Audition Announcement
& Seeking Production Crew
Theatre III Auditions
THEATRE III AUDITION
ANNOUNCEMENT!
"A CHRISTMAS STORY"
Theater III will be holding auditions SEPT. 27 &
29, 2010 for Jean Shepherd's
"A Christmas Story"
Based on the Motion Picture
A heart-warming, funny, nostalgic look at Christmas in a
simpler time and place. It's Christmas 1938 in
Hohman, Indiana, and nine year old Ralphie Parker only
wants one thing this holiday -- an official red Ryder BB
gun!
Details:
Dates: Monday Sept. 27th and Wednesday Sept.
29th; callbacks Sept. 30th if necessary
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Theatre III, 250 Central Street, West Acton, MA
Performance Dates: Dec. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, & 18 at 8:00
PM and Dec. 5 & 12 at 3:00 PM
Directed by: Mary Spinosa-Wilson
More information and updates will be made available at the
Theatre III website: www.theatre3.org. (You can also
click the logo at the top of this email for a direct
link.)
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS FOR “A CHRSTMAS
STORY”
Narrator/Adult
Ralphie: age 35+
(flexible); Adult Ralphie is the Narrator throughout the
entire show. His perspective is the audience's perspective.
Mrs. Parker:
age 30-40 (flexible); This is
the mother of Ralphie and Randy. She babies both of them.
Mrs. Parker makes Ralphie bite on soap for punishment after
saying the F word. She is extremely protective.
The Old Man:
Mr. Parker, age 30-40
(flexible); This is the father of Ralphie and Randy. He
loves turkey and swears with unknown words when he gets
mad. He is over the top in many ways.
Ralphie Parker:
age 9; Ralphie is a young
boy, age 9, that only wants a Red Rider BB gun for
Christmas. He is mischievous yet sincere - a good kid.
Typical 9 year old.
Randy Parker:
7-8 years old; The typical
little kid brother. Mischievous. Always tries to get his
big brother in trouble.
Flick: age 9;
This is one of Ralphie's
friends from school. Flick sticks his tongue to a cold
flagpole at school to try to prove that a human tongue will
not get stuck to a freezing cold pole. Good kid, but gets
in trouble by hanging around with the others.
Desperado One:
age 9 (plays 9-13); Separate
cast member but also could be played by character that
plays Flick.
Schwartz:
age 9; This is the friend
that Ralphie blames for teaching him about the F word. A
great target of an actor.
Desperado Two:
age 9 (Plays 9 –13);
Separate cast member but also could be played by character
that plays Schwartz.
Miss Shields:
flexible age range;
Ralphie’s teacher in school.
Scut Farkus:
age 9 (plays 9-13); This is
the neighborhood bully for Ralphie and everyone else. Along
with his short assistant they bring terror into the lives
of the younger neighborhood boys. Farcus thinks that
Ralphie is a wimp and teases him and others.
Black Bart:
age 9 (plays 9-13); Separate
character but could also be played by actor that plays Scut
Farkas.
Grover Dill:
age 9 (plays 9–13);
Termed as the Toady of Scut Farkas, “a bully.”
Questionable who is worst, he or Scut. Raphie knocks him
down before facing off Farkus.
Santa Claus:
voice, age 50 +/-; off stage
voice. This is the Santa Claus that works at the local
mall.
Esther Jane
Alberry: age 9; a
classmate
Helen Weathers:
age 9; a classmate
Schwartz’
mother’s voice: age range flexible; female voice off
stage
The radio
announcer: off stage
voice; mature adult voice - male
The Goldblatt’s
Public Address Voice: mature adult voice - male
The “Cruising
Adolescents” (4)
who cheer and honk; 15 – 16 year olds
NON-SPEAKING
ROLES:
Boys in School; girls in school; 3 or 4 of each or less.
Age 9 (play 9-13) Also dub as street kids; Kids in
classroom are not seen but heard.
The
Cowboy: (adult male) - mature