Kids and Teens Needed for "Little Women" Play
Seeking actors ages 10 and up for "Little Women" Play. Please see the details below. About the project: Upon facing their first Christmas without their father, the March sisters-Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy-along with their mother, Marmee, try to make it the best Christmas they can. The young women live in genteel poverty while their father is away serving as a chaplain for the Union Army during the Civil War. They are not as impoverished as their neighbors, the Hummels, whom Marmee encourages the girls to help by bringing them their Christmas Eve dinner as an act of charity. This inspires their next-door neighbor, Mr. Laurence, to spread cheer and generosity on Christmas evening by sharing his feast with the March family. It is then that the girls first meet the boy next door, Theodore Laurence, though he prefers to go by Laurie. This encounter sparks a friendship between Laurie and the March sisters, especially Jo. Laurie and Jo become best friends, creating stories and getting into mischief together. Filled with joy, bickering, homemade theater, tragedy, love, and friendship, Little Women is a wonderful slice of American life during the turbulent years of the Civil War. Additional info: Cold read — No preparation required. See the attached sides for preparation. Rehearsals: December 28th — 1st Read-Through (evening) January 4 – February 25 | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday (evenings) February 21 – 25 — Tech Week Show dates: February 26, 27, and 28 March 5, 6, and 7 If interested, please apply.
4 roles
Josephine ‘Jo’ March: The second oldest of the sisters, Jo, is strong-willed and short-tempered. She’s adventurous and creative. She spends time in her attic room writing plays and stories. She is fiercely independent and is seen as masculine, a tomboy. She enjoys doing boyish activities like running barefoot outside and climbing trees. She’s very intelligent and educated. She is closest with Beth and Laurie. Jo helps Meg keep house while their parents are away.
Elizabeth ‘Beth’ March: The shyest of the March sisters is the third-born. She’s quiet, observant, sweet, gentle, and very talented on the piano. Beth often helps Jo control her temper. She is the peacekeeper of the family. She is afraid of her sisters leaving her behind to follow their dreams. She loves her home and doesn’t see herself leaving. Her kindness is ultimately her downfall as she becomes sick with scarlet fever, which limits her time with her sisters.
Amy Curtis March: The youngest girl is just as strong-willed as her older sister Jo, which makes them prone to fighting. As all sisters do. Amy is the sister that is most concerned with how society perceives her family. She can behave in a vain and self-centered manner at times. Being the youngest, she wants to be involved in whatever her sisters and Laurie are doing. Like her sisters, Amy is also creative. She is an artist. Her passion is for drawing and painting.
Theodore ‘Laurie’ Laurence: The rich boy next door quickly sparks a friendship with Jo March. After the death of his parents, he is sent to live with the grandfather next door to the March family. He is studying to one day go to Harvard under the tutelage of John Brooke. Laurie is incredibly cunning and mischievous. He’s known to play pranks on the girls, especially Meg. He’s the brother that the girls never had.
RELATED CASTING CALLS
