*PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
Director: Mike Goshorn,
Producer: Goose Creek Players
Board
Performances (8): November 27-29, December 4-6
Performance Venue: Franklin Park Arts Center, Purcellville, VA
*REHEARSAL INFORMATION:
All cast members must be available for all the rehearsals during Tech Week and all performances (see schedule). TECH WEEK IS THANKSGIVING WEEK, you get Thanksgiving off, but you are expected to be there Monday-Wednesday (Nov 23-25)
Most Rehearsals are near Waterford, VA
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Children Roles (preferred that
older kids 13-14, look younger) |
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Ralphie (!) |
Male Age 9-14 (open to female if we don't get any good male candidates) |
The protagonist, he really wants a Red Ryder BB gun for
Christmas, and we see him work through his desire. |
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Esther Jane (*) |
Female Age 9-14 |
Ralphie’s classmate,
she has a crush on him |
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Helen |
Any Gender Age 9-14 |
Ralphie’s classmate, Helen is super smart, traditionally a girl, but we can
make do with either gender |
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Flick (*) |
Any Gender Age 9-14 |
Ralphie’s close
friend, traditionally a boy, but we can make do with either gender |
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Schwartz (*) |
Any Gender Age 9-14 |
Ralphie’s close
friend, traditionally a boy, but we can make do with either gender |
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Scut Farkas |
Any Gender, Age 12-16 |
The Class Bully,
picks on Flick and Ralphie, traditionally a boy, but we can make do with
either gender |
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Randy |
Any Gender, Age 9-10 |
Ralphie’s younger
brother, whines a lot, has a touching scene with the mother, traditionally a
boy, but we can make do with either gender |
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Ensemble (many
needed) |
Any Gender * Age 7-14 |
There are a variety
of situations where we need kids on the stage,
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Adult Roles |
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Ralph/Narrator
(!!) |
Male Middle Aged or older upto 80 |
Protagonist, he tells
the story of his younger self, and relates what life was like growing up in
the 1950’s. !!This character has a lot of lines to remember!! |
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The Old Man (!) |
Male- Middle Aged |
Young Ralphie’s
Father. Grumpy, but with a tender heart. obsessed with the furnace, and winning magazine contests |
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Mother (!) |
Female – Middle Aged |
Young Ralphie’s
Mother. Tender hearted, typical caring wife, that knows how to deal with the grumpy old man |
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Miss Shields (*) |
Any Gender, Any Adult
Age |
4th Grade School
Teacher |
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Ensemble
(many
needed) |
Any Gender, Any Older Teen to Adult
Age |
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