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Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
By Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Lou Bellamy
First Rehearsal: August 25th, 2025
First Preview: September 24th, 2025
Opening: September 27th, 2025
Closing: November 2nd, 2025
PUMPKIN - Black woman. Late 20s. Pretty in a plain way. Simple. Sweet. Waitress, cook and caretaker of Paradise Club. A loving thing with a soft touch. Adores poetry.
BLUE - Black man. Early to mid 30s. Handsome. Mysterious. Sexy. Quiet danger. Aloof. A hard shell and a hard exterior. Battling many demons. A gifted trumpeter.
CORN (aka Cornelius) - Black man. Late 40s to Early 50s. Slightly chubby. Easygoing and thoughtful. A real sweetheart with a weakness for love. The pianoman.
P-SAM (aka Percussion Sam) - Black man. Mid/Late 30s. Busybody. Sweet-talker. Hustler. Always eager for his next gig. The percussionist.
SILVER - Black woman. Mid/Late 30s. Mysterious. Sexy. Charming. Spicy woman. Gritty and raw in a way that men find irresistible. Has a meeeeaaaannnn walk.
Written by Charles Dickens
Directed by Charles Grant
First Rehearsal: October 27th or November 3rd, 2025
First Preview: November 25th, 2025
Opening: November 29th, 2025
Closing: December 28th, 2025 or December 31st, 2025
EBENEZER SCROOGE (offer pending) - The miserly owner of a London counting-house.
MARLEY/PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE (offer pending) - The spirits who visit Ebenezer Scrooge.
BOB CRATCHIT/MR. FEZZIWIG/BUSINESSMAN (offer pending) - Scrooge's clerk, a kind, mild, and very poor man with a large family / The jovial merchant with whom the young Scrooge apprenticed / A contemporary of Scrooge who is in a similar profession.
MRS. CRATCHIT/YOUNG SCROOGE/EDNA (offer pending) - Bob's wife / The younger version of Scrooge / A guest at Fred’s party.
FRED/MOLLY/BUSINESSMAN (offer pending) - Scrooge's nephew / A woman who sells some of Scrooge’s belongings to Old Joe / A contemporary of Scrooge who is in a similar profession.
BELLE/HERMIONE/OLD JOE (offer pending) - Young Scrooge’s ex-fiancé who loved him deeply / A guest at Fred’s party / A shop owner who buys the belongings of Scrooge.
COLLECTING MAN/MRS. FEZZIWIG/MRS. DILBER/ELIZABETH (offer pending) - A gentleman who visits Scrooge seeking charitable contributions / Fezziwig’s wife / Scrooge’s laundress who steals his clothing and sells it to Old Joe / Fred’s wife.
COLLECTING MAN/DICK WILKINS/TOPPER (offer pending) - A gentleman who visits Scrooge seeking charitable contributions / Young Scrooge’s friend / One of Fred’s party guests.
Written by Pearl Cleage
Directed by TBD
Portland Playhouse dates
First Rehearsal: January 5th, 2026
First Preview: February 11th, 2026
Opening: February 14th, 2026
Closing: March 15th, 2026
BETTY SAMSON - A 65-year-old African American woman; manager/agent; looking for a home.
ANNA CAMPBELL - A 65-year-old African American woman; actress and performance artist; looking for a future.
KATE HUGHES - A 45-year-old African American woman; producer; looking for a hit.
PRECIOUS “PETE” WATSON - A 25-year-old African American woman; burlesque artist; looking for a change.
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