A Christmas Carol, the musical
by Harbor Playhouse
Sep. 21 - Sep. 22
Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!" Scrooge summates his feelings of Christmas tidings and charitable giving, but he's forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts on Christmas Eve lead him through his Past, Present and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas morning with a cheerful "Happy Christmas" before spending the day reconnecting and sharing love with those that mean the most to him.
A well known tradition in the Coastal Bend area. The Harbor Playhouses' annual production of A Christmas Carol is a spectacular adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story and is a must see event for the holidays
Originally produced at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden
AUDITIONS
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL"
Performance dates November 29 - December 22, 2024
AUDITION DATES:
Saturday, September 21st @ 6:30 PM
Sunday, September 22nd @ 4:00 PM
**Auditioners only need to come to one audition day**
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director: Isaac Acuna
Stage Manager: Johnna Binsted
Music Director: Jenna Ward
Choreographer: Sarah Juarez
GENERAL AUDITION INFORMATION
● Auditions are open to 9 years of age or older.
● All rehearsal conflicts MUST be communicated on the audition form. Rehearsals will dominantly be held Monday - Thursday 6:30-9:30, but you could be called for any day, so ALL conflicts must be listed from September 30th - November 27th. NO SHOWS or Tech Week rehearsals can be missed. Multiple conflicts brought up after casting can result in dismissal from the cast or recasting. This is at the discretion of the production team.
● Please bring a printed version of your resume and the audition form completed OR arrive early to fill out the audition form provided at the registration desk.
● All auditioners will be asked to sing one of the three provided music selections and to participate in a dance audition
● Please BRING: resume, audition form, comfortable shoes (dance shoes, if possible), comfortable and presentable clothing, list of conflicts, and a fun attitude!
Dance:
Auditioners will be taught a basic dance combination. This will be learned as a large group and performed in small groups.
Music:
Prepare one of the following cuts…
“Christmas Together”
Great Choice For: • Children
“Abundance and Charity”
Great Choice For: • Present/Tenor/Baritone/Bass
“Lights of Long Ago”
Great Choice For: • Past/Soprano/Alto
• You’ll learn the songs in a group with piano. Vocal Auditions will be sung to a track. Introductions are indicated on each cut. A cappella auditions are not acceptable. Material must be sung in the key provided.
CASTING INFORMATION
Ebenezer Scrooge HIGH BARITONE Male, hates the world, frosty, miserly. Uncaring, love of money and little else. Disdainful. Also able to play high jollity and care. He slowly reveals the inner Scrooge as he understands what he has been missing in his life. A man fighting with change.
Ghost of Christmas Past (Lamplighter) Male/Female, quietly spoken, compassionate, thoughtful and pensive. His purpose is solely to open the eyes of Scrooge to family and friends.
Ghost of Christmas Present (Sandwichboard Man) WIDE RANGE BARITONE Male, tall, jolly, full of life, large voice with the spirit of Christmas surging through every vein. Embodiment of goodwill. All that is bright and cheerful follows him.
Ghost of Christmas Future (Blind Old Hag)
Non-speaking. Dark, foreboding, tall and malevolent.
Bob Crachit BARITONE Male, long suffering, downtrodden, a different man with his children. His family is all to him. A good hearted, caring fellow. He suffers at the hands of Scrooge and is always put-upon. A man with his heart on his sleeve.
Mrs Cratchit MEZZO SOPRANO Female, a strong woman with a heart of gold. She is loving and caring to her family and like a lioness in her protection of them. She can stand her ground, as she does to Scrooge.
Fred BARITONE/TENOR Male, bright, cheery, caring. Undeterred by his Uncle Scrooge’s bad humor, he is determined to stay merry and playful to the last.
Jacob Marley TENOR Male, wiry, gaunt, gloomy, haunted, a messenger of doom. Leaden and weighted down by the world.
Tiny Tim BOY TREBLE Male, 8-10, small, weak but still holding on to the joy his family brings him. Pensive and sometimes playful.
Secondary Characters
Fezziwig TENOR Male, generous, fun-loving, rotund and jolly. Caring. The epitome of a good man. Playful.
Mrs. Fezziwig MEZZO SOPRANO Female, the mirror image of her husband in female form.
Young Jacob Marley BARITONE Male, Scrooge's colleague, materialistic, self-centered, and uncaring individual, setting the stage for his later transformation into the greedy, chain-bound ghost.
Young Scrooge TENOR Male, youthful, bright eyed, Ebenezer Scrooge who falls in love with Emily.
Emily SOPRANO Female, Young Scrooge’s only love. Caring, thoughtful and slight. Pretty and honest, wistful, demure, with a ‘heart of gold’.
OTHER CHARACTERS:
Mr. Smythe, Grace Smythe, Poulterer, Jonathan, Mrs. Mops, Judge, Scrooge at 8, Scrooge's Father, Scrooge's Mother, Mr. Hawkins, Fan, Sally Andreson, Old Joe, Charity Men; Bankers; Street Vendors; Sailors; Ghosts; Jailers; Clerks; Monks.
