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Prattville Way Off Broadway Theatre to Hold Auditions for ‘A Seussified Christmas Carol’

From Barbara W. Simpson

Cultural Arts and Special Events

334.595.0851

Prattville’s Way Off Broadway Theatre is gearing up for its holiday presentation of Peter Bloedel’s A Seussified Christmas Carol December 8-18. This whimsical twist on the beloved Christmas Carol will be great fun for the entire family.

Auditions will be held on Sunday, September 25, at 6:00 p.m. and Monday, September 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Way Off Broadway Theatre in the Prattville Cultural Arts Center at 203 West 4th Street.

The production will be directed jointly by Bre Gentry and Jan Roeton. Directors Gentry and Roeton are looking for a variety of male and female actors, ages 6 years and older for this large cast.

Actors will be asked to do cold readings from the script and some may be asked to sing a Christmas song acapella. Although this is not a musical, there will be dancing and singing in some areas.

AUDITIONS will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at 6pm and Monday, September 26, 2022, at 6:30pm at the Way Off Broadway Theatre in the Prattville Cultural Arts Center at 203 West 4th Street, Prattville, AL 36067.

Call backs (if needed) will be Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 6:30pm at the Way Off Broadway Theatre in Prattville.

A whimsical reinvention of Dickens’ most beloved Christmas story in wacky rhymed couplets. With zoot fruited juices and binka bird geese, from Bed-Headed Fred to Timmy Loo Hoo, this tale of glorious holiday cheer is similar to something Dr. Seuss might have come up with — if he ever had his way with the story.

For auditions: Actors will be doing cold readings from the script.

We will be looking for adults, teenagers, and children (6 and older) for this production.

Cast of Characters:

1. Narrator #1 – Any gender, adult

2. Narrator #2 – Any gender, adult

3. Jake Marley – Male, adult

4. The Scrooge – Male, adult

5. Bob Cratchit – Male, adult

6. Bed-Headed Fred – Male, older teen or adult

7. The Ghost of Christmas Past – Any gender, teen or adult

8. Boy Scrooge (Non-Speaking) – Male, child

9. Younger Scrooge- Male, child

10. Little Fan – Female, child

11. Young Scrooge – Male, teen

12. Belle – Female, teen

13. Belle’s Husband/Light Housekeeper/Sailor – Male, teen or young adult

14. The Ghost of Christmas Present – Any gender, teen or adult

15. Mrs. Cratchit – Female, adult

16. Ringo – Male, child

17. Sally – Female, child

18. Timmy Loo Hoo – Male, child

19. SVEN, The Ghost of Christmas Future (Non-Speaking) – Male, teen or adult

20. Bed-Headed Fred’s Wife – Female, older teen or young adult

21. Schoolmaster

22. Schoolmaster’s Servant (Non-speaking)

23. Lighthouse Keeper (2)

24. Sailors (4)

25. Voice at Party (4)

26. Bystander (3)

27. Carolers

28. A Boy

29. A Maid

*For questions, please contact Bre Gentry at 334-201-2293 or at bgentry@troy.edu

 or the Prattville Cultural Arts Office at 334-595-0850 or barbara.simpson@prattvilleal.gov