As A Christmas Story, The Musical! prepares to launch a five-city national tour for the 2011 holiday season, the show's producers, including Peter Billingsley, who starred as Ralphie in the original 1983 film, take their search for talented children to the internet. Young performers can now submit their audition by visiting www.achristmasstorythemusical.com/casting and following three simple steps:
1. Record a video of yourself singing a brief song that is rhythmic and that shows us your voice, high notes, and personality. A classic Broadway or a holiday song is suggested. We want to you to have a good time and show us your personality!
2. Get a recent digital picture or headshot of yourself and your resume. (If you don't have a resume, just prepare a brief paragraph about yourself in a Word Document.)
3. Go to
www.achristmasstorythemusical.com/casting and follow the link to register with our online casting site, LetItCast®, and follow their instructions to submit your video, photo, and information.
Casting directors are seeking to fill the iconic lead role of Ralphie and his troupe of friends and classmates, including: Randy, Flick, Schwartz, Scut Farcus, Grover Dill, Mary Beth, and Esther Jane. Children, ages of 8 - 13, should be extraordinary actors, singers, and dancers. The production seeks young actors of all ethnicities who are 4' 11" and shorter. (Boys, your voice should not have changed yet.)
Online casting for A Christmas Story, The Musical!,is facilitated by LetItCast®, an innovative casting technology firm. Let It Cast allows actors to submit an audition video online,free of charge, while receiving the same level of privacy afforded any actor in a traditional casting session. The videos are only made available to the creative team and producers of A Christmas Story, The Musical!, Submissions should be no longer than 90 seconds and only one audition video is allowed
"We are pleased that we will be able to widen our search for young talent that we can consider for roles," says
Stephanie Klapper, Casting Director for A Christmas Story, The Musical! "LetItCast® is a fantastic resource for having actors post themselves and their auditions online. It is simple, straightforward and easy to access."
A Christmas Story, The Musical! will rehearse in Chicago, October 10 before commencing a five-city national tour: Hershey, PA (Hershey Theatre, Nov. 8 - 13); Detroit, MI (Fisher Theatre, Nov. 15 - 27); Raleigh, NC (Memorial Auditorium, Nov. 29 - Dec. 4); and Tampa, FL (Straz Center, Dec. 6-11), before returning to The Chicago Theatre for performances Dec. 14 - 30, 2011.
For more information about the audition, visit
www.achristmasstorythemusical.com/casting.
