Theatre Auditions for "A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol" Show
Th company is holding auditions for "A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol" show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A play with music and original songs. Come be part of this incredible original and exciting adaptation of the Dickens' classic being performed for the first time outside of Colorado. Cast members will have the opportunity to work directly with one of the playwrights along with the composer of the show. Rate: Unpaid Additional info: Callbacks: October 17, 2025 Callbacks Time: 5:30 – 8:30 PM Rehearsals: October 23 - November 20, 2025 Days: Monday – Friday Times: 5 – 9 PM Please note that these are the tentative rehearsal days & times and may change slightly based on cast availability. Cast members may NOT be called to every rehearsal. Show Dates: Friday, November 21, December 5 @ 8 PM There is a potential of a School performance on Friday, December 5 in the morning. TBD. Saturday, November 22, December 6 @ 2 PM & 7 PM Sunday, November 23, December 7 @ 2 PM Thursday, December 4 @ 7 PM Auditioners should come prepared with a memorized monologue no longer than 1-minute in the style of the character they are auditioning for (please see the character breakdown/descriptions) If you would like to be considered for the roles of either Thomas Crockett or Doc Susie, auditioners should also come prepared with a cut of a memorized musical theatre ballad lasting no longer than 1-minute. Please provide sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. No a cappella and no tracks please. Only those considering one of these roles will NEED to sing at auditions. There will be NO dance audition. The Choreographer may have a short movement/combination that she will look at during the first few days of rehearsal with those that are cast.
6 roles
Bob is a long, lean man dressed nicely in a suit that is somewhat faded & tattered...much like himself. He is a bit of a goofy, fun loving, good ole boy with a strong character that you instant like...he is the type of man who enjoys cracking bad jokes and the worse they are the more he enjoys them. In 1890, Bob Womack staked a claim at Poverty Gulch, which led to the discovery of the significant gold deposits in the Cripple Creek Mining District, but died penniless.
(Tenor) Thomas Crockett is the Bob Cratchett of our story, is overworked, under-appreciated and belittled by Zachariah Gooch...but it’s always the one there to do the grunt work as the clerk of the mining exchange office. Crockett wears a nice suit that is beginning to fray a bit at the edges. Come prepared with a cut of a memorized musical theatre ballad lasting no longer than 1-minute. Please provide sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. No a cappella and no tracks please.
Soprano with a belt) Doc Susie is a strong, independent woman (but not a feminist) ahead of her time, which she has to be in order to survive in the old west in a male dominated profession. She is a healthy woman handsomely dress. Come prepared with a cut of a memorized musical theatre ballad lasting no longer than 1-minute. Please provide sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. No a cappella and no tracks please.
Sings but doesn’t need to be the strongest | Dances in the show) The lovable town drunk with a characteristic thunderous laugh. Also see him in the past, before he turned to the bottle for solace, as a very gregarious & boisterous Irish pub owner. Traditional Ghost of Christmas Past from the Dickens novel.
The spirit of Winfield Scott Stratton is a white hair man dressed in a nice black Victorian frock coat wear nice riding boots. Stratton was a carpenter turned prospector who came to be known as the King of Cripple Creek for striking the richest gold strike in the Rockies. When he died, he left instructions in his will that nearly all his fortune was to be used to establish and maintain a home for poor people.
The spirit of Mollie Kathleen wears a nice but not overly done Victorian dress. She is weathered & has the look of a woman who had a hard life...but there is an inner glow of goodness to her. She was a woman who defied the odds of the day to become the first female mine owned in Cripple Creek
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