
Goose Creek Players is having SAFE auditions for “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” adapted by Mike Goshorn.
Auditions will be on Saturday September 12 from 1-4 at Trillium Gathering Building in Purcellville, VA.
NEW! Audition Form and Rehearsal Schedule is here.
SignUp Genius link is here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c48aaa62faaf58-auditions
Note: For performances, seats will be limited, will be socially distanced, and masks will be required. We will have masks, hand sanitizer, and gloves available at the door.
Actors will not be wearing masks on stage, but will be 8 feet away from the audience. Actors will wear masks when not on stage. Actors can wear masks during performances if they choose.
Theater will be cleaned and sanitized before every performance.
Dates for performances are December 11-13 and December 18-20.
LIST OF CHARACTERS And Gender/Age requirements:
Many of the minor roles will come from the Ensemble. Likely people will take on many minor roles. Same for Children. They will be in Christmas Past as kids at the school, as Belle’s kids, in Christmas present and future as Cratchit kids, and on the street, etc…
LIST OF CHARACTERS
Narrator 1 (could be doubled as Bob Cratchit) – minor role – Any adult
Narrator 2 – minor role Any adult
Bob – major support – M 25-35
Ebenezer Scrooge – lead – M 40-70
Fred – major support M 20-35
Mr. Bertram – minor role Any – Adult
Mr. Applegate- minor role- Any – Adult
Marley – major support – M 40-70
Mr. Harrington – minor role – M 20 – 40
Ghost 1 – of Christmas Past – major support – F 16-50
Fan – cameo – F 12-16
Boy Scrooge – cameo – M 10-12
Fezziwig – minor – M 30-70
Young Scrooge – major support role – M 20-35
Dick – minor – M 20-35
Mrs. Fezziwig – cameo F 30-60
Belle – minor – F 21-35
Child 1 Any
Child 2 Any
Child 3 Any
Child 4 Any
Husband – Belle’s Husband – (Could be Dick) M 20-35
Ghost2 – major support – M 40-65
Mrs. Cratchit – minor role – F 25-35-
Martha – cameo – F 14-16
Tiny Tim – minor B – 10-12
Peter – cameo B 12-16
Singer 1 – cameo -Any
Singers 2&3 (maybe more) – cameo – Any
Wife – Fred’s Wife – minor role – F 18-35
Topper cameo – M 25-40
Spectre (non-speaking) – minor Any (tall person, 5’ 10” or greater)
Man 1- cameo – Any Adult
Man 2- cameo – Any Adult
Man 3- cameo – Any Adult
Mrs. Oliver- cameo – F Adult
Old Joe- cameo – M 30-60
Mrs Dilber- cameo – F Adult
Mr. Tackleton- cameo- Any Adult
Caroline – (Mr. Harrington’s wife) – cameo – F 18-40
Boy – (gets turkey) – cameo – Any 10-16
Poulterer- cameo Any Adult
Servant – add Fred’s house (could be doubled as Martha)- cameo – F 14-18
Ensemble: Adults and Children
- Spirits –
- 2 spirits that haunt Ebenezer,
- 2 spirits that haunt Marley (non -speaking)
- 1 Spirit haunt Mrs Cratchig
- 1 Spirit haunt Topper
- Ensemble
- Townspeople, Any
- Party (Fezziwig, Fred’s) – ad lib lines 2 M, 3 F Adults
- Spirits
- Choir – a few songs