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Auditions: A Christmas Story (Callbacks)

  • Theatre Huntsville Studio Theatre 2211 Seminole Dr SW Huntsville, AL 35805 United States (map)

A Christmas Story Auditions

by Jean Shepherd

Directed by Jessica Alexander Bradley

When?

Saturday August 13, 2022, Kids - 10:00am – 12:00pm

  • Adults 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Sunday August 14, 2022, Kids & Adults - 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Callbacks - Tuesday August 16, 2022, 6:00pm -9:00pm

Where?

The Studio Theatre

Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment

2211 Seminole, Dr, SW

Huntsville, AL 35805

Who?

Ralphie Parker, age 9-14: The hero of the story, obsessed with owning a Red Ryder BB gun

Randy Parker, age 6-10: Ralphie’s baby brother

Flick, age 9-14: One of Ralphie’s best friends and sidekicks

Schwartz, age 9-14: Another of Ralphie’s best friends and sidekicks

Esther Jane. age 9-14: Ralphie’s classmate and the object of his reluctant affection

Helen, age 9-14: The prototype nerd and classmate of Ralphie

Scut Farkas, age 12-16: The mythical schoolyard bully

Ralph Parker: Age 40+: The adult version of Ralphie; narrator of the story

The Old Man: 35+: Ralphie’s grumpy father, contest fanatic and furnace warrior

Mother, 30+: Ralphie’s frazzled mother, the glue holding the family together

Miss Shields, any age: A befuddled teacher who struggles to understand her students

No prepared material required. Auditionees will read from the script. Performances are at the Von Braun Center Playhouse November 11-20, 2022.

For more information contact us at auditions@theatrehsv.org

Production Dates:

November 11-20, 2022 | VBC Playhouse

Synopsis:

Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun under the tree for Christmas. Ralphie pleads his case before his mother, his teacher and even Santa Claus himself, at Higbee’s Department Store. The consistent response: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” All the elements from the beloved motion picture are here, including the family’s temperamental exploding furnace; Scut Farkas, the school bully; the boys’ experiment with a wet tongue on a cold lamppost; the Little Orphan Annie decoder pin; Ralphie’s father winning a lamp shaped like a woman’s leg in a net stocking; Ralphie’s fantasy scenarios and more. A Christmas Story is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial.

Earlier Event: August 14
Auditions: A Christmas Story
Later Event: August 20
Rocket City Playwright Series 2022