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A Christmas Carol
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Union or Non union
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'A Christmas Carol' operates under the CAEA Artists Collective Policy. For more detailed information about pay/compensation, please see our full casting notice here: https://tinyurl.com/326yehzb
Deadline:
Oct 2, 2024
Cities for response:
Toronto
Storyline
The Three Ships Collective, with the support of Soup Can Theatre, is holding auditions for the upcoming remount of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, directed by Sare Thorpe and written by Justin Haigh.
Now in its sixth year, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a highly original, immersive, and critically acclaimed adaptation of Charles Dickens’ story, staged in the historic Campbell House Museum at Queen and University in downtown Toronto. Our production invites audiences to step into the world of Victorian London and follow flinty miser Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly journey of redemption. For more information about the show, please visit our website (christmascarolto.com) and/or read our reviews (including NNNNN from NOW Magazine) on our press page (christmascarolto.com/about-2023/press-reviews-2023/).
Now in its sixth year, A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a highly original, immersive, and critically acclaimed adaptation of Charles Dickens’ story, staged in the historic Campbell House Museum at Queen and University in downtown Toronto. Our production invites audiences to step into the world of Victorian London and follow flinty miser Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly journey of redemption. For more information about the show, please visit our website (christmascarolto.com) and/or read our reviews (including NNNNN from NOW Magazine) on our press page (christmascarolto.com/about-2023/press-reviews-2023/).
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | BOB CRATCHIT / ENSEMBLE | All 27 - 45 Years old |
Description A modest and good-humoured family man pained by his child’s illness. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | JACOB MARLEY | All 27 - 60 Years old |
Description (Please note unconventional age range) - The wry spectre of Scrooge’s deceased business partner; a supernatural guide and constant observer. Also acts as the audience guide through the house. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | MRS. DILBER / ENSEMBLE | All 30 - 55 Years old |
Description Scrooge’s housekeeper; a no-nonsense woman with steely resolve, and a champion of the less fortunate. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | VIOLINIST / TBD / ENSEMBLE | All 20 - 50 Years old |
Description In addition to supporting the musical elements of the show, the actor-violinist will also play at least one narrative character; in past iterations that has often been the ‘Ghost of Christmases Past’ but may be any open part depending on the fit. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | LYDIA BERRYMAN / ENSEMBLE | All 18 - 27 Years old |
Description The bold and headstrong teenage daughter of a man indebted to Scrooge. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | TINA / TIM CRATCHIT | All 8 - 12 Years old |
Description (Please note gender-flexible nature of role) - The Cratchits’ youngest child; kind and big-hearted. | ||