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"A Christmas Carol" Theatre Show Needs Talent

Ingram, TX, United States
ID: 206918Exp: 9/18/2023
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Looking to cast male and female performers for the "A Christmas Carol" play. Please see the details below. About the project: A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. If interested, please apply.

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18 roles

Ebenezer ScroogeMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The miserly owner of a London counting-house, a nineteenth century term for an accountant?s office. The three spirits of Christmas visit the stodgy bean-counter in hopes of reversing Scrooge?s greedy, cold-hearted approach to life.

Bob CratchitMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Scrooge?s clerk, a kind, mild, and very poor man with a large family. Though treated harshly by his boss, Cratchit remains a humble and dedicated employee.

Tiny TimMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Bob Cratchit?s young son, crippled from birth. Tiny Tim is a highly sentimentalized character who Dickens uses to highlight the tribulations of England?s poor and to elicit sympathy from his middle and upper class readership.

Jacob MarleyMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

In the living world, Ebenezer Scrooge?s equally greedy partner. Marley died seven years before the narrative opens. He appears to Scrooge as a ghost condemned to wander the world bound in heavy chains. Marley hopes to save his old partner from suff ering a similar fate.

The Ghost of Christmas PastMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The first spirit to visit Scrooge, a curiously childlike apparition with a glowing head. He takes Scrooge on a tour of Christmases in his past. The spirit uses a cap to dampen the light emanating from his head.

The Ghost of Christmas PresentMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The second spirit to visit Scrooge, a majestic giant clad in a green robe. His lifespan is restricted to Christmas Day. He escorts Scrooge on a tour of his contemporaries? Holiday celebrations.

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to ComeMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The third and final spirit to visit Scrooge, a silent phantom clad in a hooded black robe. He presents Scrooge with an ominous view of his lonely death.

FredMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Scrooge?s nephew, a genial man who loves Christmas. He invites Scrooge to his Christmas party each and every year, only to be refused by his grumpy uncle.

FezziwigMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

The jovial merchant with whom the young Scrooge apprenticed. Fezziwig was renowned for his wonderful Christmas parties.

BelleFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

A beautiful woman who Scrooge loved deeply when he was a young man. Belle broke off their engagement after Scrooge became consumed with greed and the lust for wealth. She later married another man.

Peter CratchitMale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Bob?s oldest son, who inherits his father?s stiff-collared shirt for Christmas.

Martha CratchitFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Bob?s oldest daughter, who works in a milliner?s shop. (A milliner is a person who designs, produces, and sells hats.)

FanFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Scrooge?s sister; Fred?s mother. In Scrooge?s vision of Christmases past, he remembers Fan picking him up from school and walking him home.

The Gentlemen (or Women)Both genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Two gentlemen who visit Scrooge at the beginning of the tale seeking charitable contributions. Scrooge promptly throws them out of his office. Upon meeting one of them on the street after his visitations, he promises to make lavish donations to help the poor.

Mrs. CratchitFemale18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Bob?s wife, a kind and loving woman.

NarratorsBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

TownspeopleBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities

Party goersBoth genders18-56 y.o.All ethnicities