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.