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Syracuse Stage to Hold Youth Auditions for 2023-24 Season Holiday Production

Thursday, April 6, 2023, By Joanna Penalva
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Department of DramaSyracuse Stage

Text: "Children's Auditions" against the backdrop of three performers-including two children-from a Syracuse Stage productionThe Syracuse Stage artistic team is seeking local youth actors for roles in the upcoming production of its recently announced 2023-24 season’s holiday production, “A Christmas Carol.”

Auditioners should note that the production schedule for “A Christmas Carol” includes morning student matinees in addition to regularly scheduled matinee and evening performances. The production runs Nov. 24-Dec. 31 and cast members must be available for rehearsals beginning Oct. 24 at Syracuse Stage. Rehearsals are not held on Mondays. Young actors will not be required to be at all rehearsals. Rehearsals for youth actors will generally be held weekdays after 4 p.m. and during the day on weekends.

The opportunity:

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Adapted for the stage by Richard Hellesen and David deBerry
Music orchestration by Gregg Coffin
Directed by Melissa Rain Anderson
Music direction by Brian Cimmet
Choreography by Andrea Leigh-Smith
Aerial design by 2 Ring Circus
Co-produced with the Syracuse University Department of Drama

Seeking casting for:

  • Beggar child/school boy: Any ethnicity, young boy aged 8-12. Excellent singer/actor who moves very well. Seeking a versatile actor with strong language skills, fun playful energy and grounded genuine honesty.
  • Fan/Belinda Cratchit: Any ethnicity, young girl aged 9-12. Excellent singer/actor who moves very well. Seeking a versatile actor with strong language skills, fun playful energy and grounded genuine honesty.
  • Boy Scrooge/Edward Cratchit: Any ethnicity, young boy aged 8-10. Excellent singer/actor who moves very well. Seeking a versatile actor with strong language skills, fun playful energy and grounded genuine honesty.
  • Tiny Tim/school boy: Any ethnicity, young boy or girl aged 5-8. Actor who moves very well. Seeking a versatile actor with fun playful energy and grounded genuine honesty. Says: “God bless us everyone.”
  • Turkey boy/school boy: Any ethnicity, young boy or girl aged 8-10. Excellent singer/actor who moves very well. Seeking a versatile actor with strong language skills, fun playful energy and grounded genuine honesty.
  • Chestnut seller/school boy: Any ethnicity, young boy or girl aged 10-12. Excellent singer/actor who moves very well. Seeking a versatile actor with strong language skills, fun playful energy and grounded genuine honesty.

Auditions will be held in-person on April 28 and 29. All audition submission instructions will be updated on the Syracuse Stage website.

Notes:

  • Actors are required to bring a picture and resume.
  • Actors will be emailed a few pages of the script in advance to prepare for auditions.
  • Actors should prepare up to 32 bars of a song or Christmas carol and bring the sheet music for that song to the audition.
  • Actors of all ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition.
  • Please note that proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to work at Syracuse Stage.
  • Interested actors must sign up for an audition slot.

Any questions about the auditioning process should be directed to Cynthia Reid.

The greatest ghost story ever told, Charles Dickens’ beloved “A Christmas Carol” is a tried-and-true family favorite. It shines a light on the power of kindness and love in an uplifting tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his journey to redemption. “A Christmas Carol” is “a beautiful, timeless message of generosity’s triumph over greed,” according to the Chicago Tribune.

Subscriptions for the 2023-24 season are on sale now at syracusestage.org or by calling the Box Office at 315.443.3275. Single tickets go on sale in July.

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