"Gifts of the Magi" Play Looking For Young Talent
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Seeking young talent for "Gifts of the Magi" play. See the details below. About the project: This production is a heartwarming holiday musical based on two O. Henry short stories set in New York City around the turn of the 20th century. The original production off-Broadway ran for ten consecutive seasons and has had hundreds of productions worldwide. Book by Mark St. Germain. Music by Randy Courts. Rate: Equity and non-Equity roles available Additional info: Performances: Thursday, December 10 – Sunday, December 20 WHAT TO PREPARE: 1. Please prepare sixteen to twenty four bars of a song from musical theater of your choice. (Children can option for a Christmas carol or a pop song). 2. All City Hims/Hers should be able to move well. Two need to be strong dancers. (Acrobatic ability is a plus!) 3. Please also prepare a short monologue, thirty to sixty seconds, that you most enjoy. Can be comic or dramatic. Children, in lieu of a monologue, can just share a short story about something that happened once in their life that they thought was funny. If you are interested, please apply.
3 roles
The "Newsie", the charismatic narrator. Can be played by a boy (or girl), age 11 - 15, with high range singing voice. OR an adult, 16 +, boy tenor.
3 girls - 3 boys - all roles are singing roles
Singing role