"Miracle on 34th Street" Show Looking for Performers
The company is holding auditions for "Miracle on 34th Street: show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy's. Kris unleashes waves of good will with Macy's customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy's vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris shanghaied to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl's belief in Santa. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of childhood fantasy. Additional info: For Initial Auditions: Please prepare a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue Rehearsal Schedule Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30-9:30 PM Sundays 1:00-4:00 PM *NOTE: Sundays 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25 5:00-8:00 PM due to Dear Evan Hansen in production. Sundays 9/20, 9/27, 10/11*, 10/18*, 10/25*, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22 Mondays 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23 Wednesdays 9/23, 9/30, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18 Technical Rehearsals All actors must be present for all tech rehearsals and performances. Tech Weekend Saturday, 11/28 10:00 AM-10:00 PM Sunday, 11/29 10:00 AM -10:00 PM Full Dress Rehearsal @ 7:00 PM Tech Week- All Dress Rehearsals will start at 7:00 PM. Actor Call time is at 5:30 PM Tuesday, 12/1 Wednesday, 12/2 Thursday, 12/3 Please apply if interested.
17 roles
(LEAD) Doris is the victim of a bad divorce and takes it out on almost every man she meets. She has a strict sense of right and wrong and is trying to bring up her daughter the same way, but deep down she just wants to be loved.
(Supporting) “Shelly” is Doris’s smart right hand, handling many details, but she’s also afraid of her own shadow and nervous about her job.
(Cameo) Helps set the meaning of Christmas early. Will also be Ensemble.
(Cameo) Big time snob who looks down on the Bag Woman. Will also be Ensemble.
(LEAD) Fred is the principal love interest character in the play. He is a lawyer and Doris’s next door neighbor; he’s also in love with her. He cares deeply for her daughter, Susan, and hopes he can break down Doris’s resentment of men. At the end of the show, he legally proves that Kris is the one and only Santa Claus and also wins Doris’s heart.
(LEAD, [older is better], a real beard is a BIG plus) Kris IS Santa Claus! Every nice thing you’ve ever heard about Santa is embodied in this character. Jovial, kind, full of love for everyone and everything, he is the essence of the human condition – kindness, love, and compassion for one another. Doris and Fred become his big project, and he succeeds.
(Supporting) A smart and kind Psychiatrist who is very fond of Kris and, deep down, believes Kris IS Santa Claus. He does everything he can to prevent Kris from being committed.
(Cameo,) very funny role for a guy who can play a slobbering drunk. Will also be Ensemble.
(Cameo) the antelope/reindeer keeper at the zoo who vouches for Kris at his trial. Will also be Ensemble.
(Supporting) a wannabe psychologist who’s really nothing more than an HR clerk. Has many neurotic tendencies and should be the patient, not the “doctor.”
(Supporting) a nice judge running for re-election but caught in a no win situation – having to decide if Kris is the REAL Santa Claus.
(Supporting) the judge’s political advisor. Gruff, no nonsense, only cares about winning the election.
(Supporting) the prosecuting attorney. Positive that there’s no Santa until forced to admit the possibility of him existing.
(Supporting,) the judge’s bailiff. Very professional and organized.
(Cameos) the owners of the major department stores in the country, bitter enemies brought together by Kris. Will also be Ensemble.
Postal workers who figure out how to get rid of all of their Santa mail. Will also be Ensemble.
Will be cast from the Ensemble.
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