AUDITION INFORMATION 

Please come any time during the audition dates and times.   Auditions will last about 30 minutes.  There will be cold readings from the script.  No prepared material is required.  All roles are volunteer and unpaid.

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*Bring your calendars and be prepared to note any rehearsal conflicts from the information below.
 

REHEARSALS

Our first read through/parent meeting will be Tuesday, October 8 at 7pm and rehearsals beginning Thursday, October 10.  These will generally be Tuesday and Thursdays evenings from 6:30-8:30pm (except for a few Wednesday rehearsals), and Saturdays from 3-6pm.  NO absences allowed during tech weeks (November 18-23 & Dec 2-5) and during performances.  A more specific rehearsal schedule will be available at auditions.

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PERFORMANCES

December 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21 & 22, 2024

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Rehearsals Dates

October 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 23, 29 & 30 

November 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23

December 2, 3 & 4 

*We will NOT have rehearsal the week of Thanksgiving (November 24-Dec 1).

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CASTING INFORMATION

Actors are required to be ages 8 & up.  All ages below are a suggestion, and can be adapted to suit available actors.  Total of 15+ actors are needed. 

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Jean Shepherd/Narrator: Late 40s+. A charismatic storyteller who has the ability to weave a spell and draw an audience into his magical world. 

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The Parkers:
Ralphie: 9 -10 (may be played by a 9 to 12 year old). Cute and winsome, but not precious. A regular kid you wouldn’t mind having as a next-door neighbor.

Mother: 30s to 40s. 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. 

The Old Man: 30s to 40s. A guy with a good heart, though it is buried beneath a sometimes gruff (and rough) exterior.

Randy: 7 to 8, (may be played by a 8 to 10 year old).Ralphie’s younger brother. Cute, cuddly and whiny. 

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The Kids:  (Ages 8-15)
Schwartz: a classmate
Flick: a classmate
Esther Jane: a classmate
Mary Beth: a classmate
Helen: a classmate
Penny: a classmate
Scut Farkus: Age 12 to 15. The textbook example of a schoolyard bully.
Grover Dill (Dill): 9 to 12. Farkus’ sidekick. 

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The Adults: 
Miss Shields: 30s - 60s. The local elementary school teacher. A seemingly stereotypical 1940s educator – prim and proper. 
Santa: 20s to early 60s. The Santa Claus at Higbee’s Department Store is Ill-tempered and slightly inebriated, he is unhappy with his job. 

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*Other characters may be available or doubled. ​

 

Questions: Contact the Director at director@onstagewalton.org

 

*On Stage is committed to diversity and inclusion.  We encourage performers of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities and abilities to attend auditions.  

 

*A CHRISTMAS STORY is presented by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing Company.

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