Marriott Theatre
CONTRACT
Dinner Theatre $862 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL (see breakdown).
Local actors encouraged to submit.
All stage managerial positions have been filled.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare the materials for the character you are auditioning for at https://www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/acs . If a reader is not accessible to you, you may perform a monologue in the style of the show. Submit at https://www.marriotttheatre.com/audition/acs . Deadline: 10am CDT on Friday, May 6th, 2022.
Deadline: Fri, May 6, 2022
PERSONNEL
Viewing auditions:
Director: Scott Weinstein
Choreographer: TBD
Musical Director: Ryan T. Nelson
Associate Artistic Director: Peter Sullivan
Associate Producer: Peter Blair
Artistic Assistant: Sana Selemon
OTHER DATES
First day of rehearsal: Thursday, October 13th, 2022
Previews: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Opening: Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
Closing: January 1st, 2023
Rehearsals are typically 10am to 6pm, six days a week (Mondays-Saturdays).
Show schedule: Wednesday-Sunday with two shows on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.
OTHER
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Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
SEEKING:
All roles will be understudied.
Jean Sheppard/Narrator: Late 40s to early 60s. Singing is a plus. Dance ability is not required. A charismatic storyteller who has the ability to weave a spell and draw an audience into his magical world. He is omniscient but not overpowering – a good-natured curmudgeon with a deadpan sense of humor. He holds the audience with his tremendous presence and spark. He has a great sense of play allowing him to slip in and out of minor roles.
The Old Man: 30s to 40s. Vocal range: B flat 2 - G4. Strong movement skills. A devoted husband and father who loves his family but doesn’t overtly show it. He is good-hearted, though it is buried beneath a sometimes gruff (and rough) exterior. While he usually expects the worst, he is capable of great excitement if the situation warrants it (though it usually doesn’t). In his moments of fantasy, he is transformed from his usual grumbling blue-collar self to a true song and dance man.
Mother: 30s to 40s. Vocal Range: G3 to D flat 5. Strong movement skills. The smartest person in the Parker family and more in charge of the family than the Old Man is (but she would never let him know it). She is warm and affable … at times a bit daffy … but not a pushover. A vibrant woman, she is always busy and is the secret engine that keeps the family running, keeping the household together with an impressive balancing act.
Miss Shields: 30s to late 50s. Vocal Range: F#3 to D5, belt. Has tap skills. The local elementary school teacher. A seemingly stereotypical 1940s educator – prim and proper. Stern when necessary, though warm– and even humorous— when the situation merits it. In Ralphie’s fantasy, she becomes a dynamic, show-stopping belter and tapper — a force to be reckoned with.
Ralphie: 9, going on 10. Vocal Range: F#3 to D5. Strong movement skills are a plus. Bright, but not precocious. Cute and winsome, but not precious. A regular kid you wouldn’t mind having as a next-door neighbor. He’s a bit mischievous and rascally but with a twinkle in his eye and single-minded determination to get what he wants.
Randy: 7 to 8. Vocal Range: F#3 to D5. Tap and strong movement skills are a plus. Ralphie’s younger brother. He’s at the stage of childhood wherein he seems opposed to everything, but he’s still lovable — not a brat. He admires Ralphie but won't admit it.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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