Casting Call

Equity/Non Equity Auditions for A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Stephen Temperley 

Auditions-Company: Centenary Stage Company  

Paid: Yes SPT 4 

Category: Performer 

Description: THE CHRISTMAS CAROL by Stephen Temperley, author of SOUVENIR.  A new dramatization of the classic Charles Dickens novel for a versatile small cast of versatile performers. Six actors will bring to life all the Dickens characters. A Christmas Carol, probably the most popular piece of fiction that Charles Dickens ever wrote, was published in 1843.  Charles Dickens, through the voice of Scrooge, continues to urge us to honor Christmas in our hearts and try to keep it all year round. 

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Contact: Hackettstown NJ• An Equity Theatre in residence at Centenary University 

Box office 908-979-0900  

Personnel: Carl Wallnau Artistic Director

Audition Date: Monday Oct 25th 2021    

Location: 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 

Audition Time: 10:30-6:30 

Dates of Rehearsals: Nov. 9th -Nov. 25th     

Performance will be Nov. 26th-De. 12th, Wednesdays and Sundays 2PM, Thursdays 7:30PM, Friday and Saturday at 8PM. 

Other:  

Must call theatre-office to make Appointment Time. Centenary Stage Company is a not- for- profit equity theatre located on the campus of Centenary University in Hackettstown NJ (715 Grand Ave) approximately 50 miles west of NYC. You may call the office at 908-979-0900 to schedule an audition time. Auditions will be held in the Lackland Center Kutz Theatre, 715 Grand Ave Hackettstown NJ 07840. CSC supports non-traditional casting. If unable to attend, send resumes to boxoffice@centenarystageco.org Att: Casting 

Actors may do a monologue appropriate to the material or read from sides. Sides will be provided. 

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CSC supports non-traditional casting. 

Seeking: CHRISTMAS CAROL breakdown 

CAST BREAKDOWN 

ACTOR 1              Narrator, Timothy Cratchit,  

ACTOR 2              Mrs. Dilber, Christmas Past,  

ACTOR 3              Businessman, Fezziwig,  Ghost of Christmas Present. Old Joe 

ACTOR 4              Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, Businessman 

ACTOR 5              Fan, Want, Annabel 

ACTOR 6              Fred, Young Scrooge, Peter Cratchit 

ACTOR 7              Belle, Mrs. Cratchit, Ignorance 

Sides

FOR ALL OTHER CASTING CONSIDERATION

Submit headshot and resumes to:

Attn: Carl Wallnau

Artistic Director

Centenary Stage Company

400 Jefferson Street

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Important Information regarding COVID - 19 policies and procedures for in-person auditions.

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Auditions are by appointment only. Must call the box office to schedule an appointment.  Walk-ins will be asked to sign up for an audition slot upon their arrival and then return at that designated time.  Performers will be required to fill out a COVID-19 screening questionnaire upon their arrival.  Masks or face-coverings must be worn at all times while in-doors and only permitted to be removed by the performer during the designated audition slot.  All are required to observer social distancing while present.  Performers are asked to arrive no sooner than 5 minutes prior to their audition time slot and must leave following their scheduled appointment.  Extended gathering or waiting in the Lackland Center lobby is not permitted.