CHRISTMAS STORY Submission role of Ralphie - Fifth Avenue Theatre Auditions

CHRISTMAS STORY (Ralphie) – Photo / Resume Request

Fifth Avenue Theatre – Seattle, WA WCLO; $965/week

Executive Producer / Artistic Director: David Armstrong

Managing Director: Bernadine Griffin

Producing Director: Bill Berry

Director: Eric Rosen

Book: Joseph Robinette

Music / Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Musical Director: Ian Eisendrath

Choreographer: Kelly Devine

Seattle Casting: Brandon Ivie

New York Casting: Stephanie Klapper

1^st rehearsal: 10/22/10. Runs: 11/26–12/30 (no rehearsal/performance on 11/25, 12/6, 12/24, 12/25)

NYC auditions will be held on October 7, by appointment only.

For consideration, mail picture and resume to:

Stephanie Klapper Casting

39 West 19th Street, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10011

Attn: CHRISTMAS STORY – NYC Appointments

PLEASE NOTE: Especially interested in seeing videos that show the actor’s singing ability. If you have a video please email the link to
klappercasting@gmail.com, along with headshot and resume.

Seeking:

Ralphie: 11. Caucasian boy. His voice must be UNCHANGED. MUST be shorter than 4’11. Possibly a bit pudgy; a regular kid – cute but not handsome, winsome but not precious. He wouldn’t be lost in a crowd, but he wouldn’t stand out either. Bright, but not precocious; a kid you wouldn’t mind living next door to. Seeking a young kid who is comfortable on stage but real. VOICE: Boy’s unchanged voice. Must be an excellent singer and able to carry a show.

For all non-Seattle based kids, guardians will be provided with housing and travel only. Please make sure that actors and guardians are able and willing to go out of town for the dates provided above. Schooling and/or tutoring will be provided for the children.

This classic holiday tale centers on a mischievous, bespeckled boy, Ralphie, who dreams of getting a BB-gun for Christmas. In the weeks before the big holiday, Ralphie, his friends and his family get into all kinds of situations— including run-ins with a bully with “yellow eyes”, a tongue stuck to lamp post, a bar of soap in the mouth, a garish leg lamp, a major award and a Chinese Christmas dinner. Based on the humorist Jean Shepherd’s novel “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash,” this is a Tribute to the Original, Traditional, One-Hundred-Percent, Red-Blooded, Two-Fisted, All-American Christmas.

For more information:
www.achristmasstorythemusical.com,
www.5thavenue.org

Note: This boy will carry a HUGE part of a HUGE production. We’re seeking boys with natural star quality. FOR AUDITION, kids should prepare songs that are rhythmic, classic Broadway, and show off their voice and personality.