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Auditions

Auditions for Young Actors

A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE PLAY

SEEKING 

  • RALPHIE 
  • FLICK 
  • SCHWARTZ 
  • ESTER JANE ALBERRY 
  • HELEN WEATHERS 
  • SCUT FARKAS 
  • YOUTH CHORUS 

SCHEDULE* (subject to change) 

  • Youth Actor Orientation - 11/5/24 
  • First Rehearsal – 11/6/24 
  • Designer Run Thru - 11/23/24 
  • First Preview Performance – 12/4/24 
  • Opening – 12/7/24 
  • Closing – 12/22/24 

*Some rehearsals and performances will take place during weekday daytime hours. As a part of the onboarding process, parents and school principals will need to sign off approving rehearsal time that overlaps with school hours. 

AUDITION OVERVIEW 

Video Auditions – All child actors who want to be considered for a role in the show will submit a video per the instructions below to audition. 

In-person callbacks – The creative team will review all video auditions and select a group among those to attend in-person callbacks set for Wednesday 9/11 and Thursday 9/12 (evening times and locations are TBD). 

PREPARATION 

Audition videos MUST include the following elements: 

A FULL BODY, HEAD TO TOE shot of the child actor in which they say their name and their height aloud 

Child actor reading ONE of the monologues below by HELEN WEATHERS OR RALPHIE PARKER. It is the child actor’s choice which of the two monologues they would like to read. Memorization is NOT required. 

Your child telling a short joke of their choice 

To submit a video audition, families must complete an electronic form at the following link: https://pct.formstack.com/forms/pptxmasstoryaudition There, you’ll be asked to submit a link to their video audition (please only submit ONE video link with all required elements captured in it). 

ALL Audition submissions are DUE on Tuesday 8/23 by 5 pm EST.  

HELEN WEATHERS Monologue 

...So, while the "virtual velocity" of light is infinite, the apparent velocity will always appear to be the same. Even though the Michelson-Morley experiment proves that Dr. Einstein's theory is seriously flawed, I still like his book, "The Principle of Relativity." It was a nice break from my Shakespeare studies. 

RALPHIE PARKER Monologue 

"A BB gun can be used for many things besides shooting targets, birds and squirrels." 

(He smiles, puts the tablet back down on the desk and writes.)  "You can also use a BB gun to ... " (He stops.) Um ... (He sighs, tears the page out and throws it into the wastebasket. Begins writing.)  What I want for Christmas, by Ralph Parker. 

“A BB gun is a very good thing to have in case of emergency. If tigers escaped from the zoo, I could ..." No. (He tears the paper from his tablet, wads it up and tosses it into the wastebasket. Lights down on his room.) 

(Stops writing, picks up his tablet and reads). "The pioneers shot moose and bears to eat, and at my house we could save on groceries if we had . .. " No. (He tears it out, wads it up, tosses it into the overflowing wastebasket.) 

“What I want for Christmas” by Ralph Parker. What I want for Christmas is the legendary official Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot Range Model air rifle with a compass and this thing which tells time built right into the stock. It is a very good thing to get for Christmas. (Pause.) I don't think Tinker Toys are a very good Christmas present. Lincoln Logs aren't a good present, either. The end." (He puts it down, writes. Reads.) "P.S. Have a Merry Christmas, Miss Shields." 

If you have any questions, please contact Casting & Literary Director Brian Pope at bpope@ppt.org.