DIRECTOR:
Dennis O'Donovan
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AUDITIONS
[date change]
Monday, Oct 7, 7pm
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CALLBACKS/MAKEUPS
[date change]
Tuesday, Oct 8, 7pm
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PERFORMANCES:
Dec 6-15
Meet the Director - Dennis O'Donovan
SYNOPSIS
The Charles Dickens holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast, complete with vintage commercials for fruitcake (extra-fancy), and the magic of live sound effects and musical underscoring. A handful of actors bring dozens of characters to the stage, as the familiar story unfolds: Three ghosts take Ebenezer Scrooge on a thrilling journey to teach him the true meaning of Christmas. A charming take on a family favorite that will leave no one saying "Bah Humbug!"
The actors actually perform the play, with emotive gestures and character interactions that wouldn’t be necessary in an actual radio broadcast. So, the audience gets two plays for the price of one – the actors playing their roles as the
radio personalities as well as the characters in the Dickens’ story.
Following is a list of Radio actor characters, and the characters in the story for which they will provide different voices. Ideally, this could be done with only 5 actors. Yet, for the sake of variety of voicing, additional radio actor characters may be cast.
* Age ranges refer to the character and not the actor.
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Freddie Filmore, 40s through...
Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold hearted miser
Santa Claus, in Phipps commercial
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Jake Laurents, 20s-50s
Fred, Scrooge’s nephew
Boy, a boy singing carols at Scrooge’s office
Marley, the ghost of Scrooge’s former partner
Belle’s Husband, married to Scrooge’s first love
Chost of Christmas Present, the second of the Spirits
Peter, the older Cratchit son
First Man, a business associate of Scrooge’s
Undertaker’s Man, at Old Joe’s pawn shop
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Harry “Jazzbo” Haywood, 30s through...
Bob Cratchit, Scrooge’s clerk
Young Scrooge, Ebenezer Scrooge as a young man
Fezziwig, Scrooge’s former employer
Tiny Tim, the younger Cratchit son
Little Boy, in Phipps commercial
Second Man, a business associate of Scrooge’s
Topper, guest at Fred’s Christmas party
Old Joe, proprietor of a pawn shop
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Sally Applewhite, 30s through...
Gentlewoman, seeking charitable contributions
Fan, Scrooge’s younger sister
Belle, Scrooge’s first and only love
Mrs. Fezziwig, the wife of Scrooge’s former employer
Mrs. Cratchit, wife of Scrooge’s clerk
Fred’s Wife, married to Scrooge’s nephew
Good Little Girl, in Phipps commercial
Laundress, Scrooge’s laundress
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Lana Sherwood 30s through...
Ghost of Christmas Past, the first of the Spirits
Martha, the Cratchit daughter
Plump sister, sister to Fred’s wife
Naughty Little Girl, in Phipps commercial
Charwoman, Scrooge’s housekeeper
Fred’s Housekeeper, employed by Scrooge’s nephew
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