The Hippodrome State Theatre 2024-25
The Hippodrome State Theatre Auditions: Non-union, Local Actors for A Christmas Carol / Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Gainesville Christmas Show
ACTIVELY LOOKING TO CAST Local Kids & Adult Actors
Gainesville, FL SPT+6
Artistic Director: Stephanie Lynge (at all auditions)
Auditions:
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
2pm-7pm both days
Location:
Hippodrome State Theatre
25 SE 2nd Place
Gainesville, FL 32601
Guidelines for Auditions:
- To request an audition time, please email HippAuditions@gmail.com
- Please bring a headshot and resume, stapled together
- We are looking for local, non-union, actors, students, and children
- Housing is not provided
- This is a professional show, local actors must be available for daytime rehearsals 6 days a week, 12-6pm. Kid rehearsals: Weekdays 3-6pm and 12-6 on weekends/no school days
Capacity
Maximum Capacity of the Holding room is 18
Maximum Capacity of the Audition room is 75
Preparation
For A Christmas Carol
Adults: prepare a brief (not to exceed 1 min.) classical (not modern) monologue.
Kids: prepare a 1 minute memorized monologue
Everyone: prepared to sing Deck the Halls.
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For Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Gainesville Christmas Show
Adults: prepare a one minute comedic monologue
The Hippodrome Theatre operates under AEA Safety Protocol Guidelines.
Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big Gainesville Christmas Show
by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen
Director: Stephanie Lynge
1st rehearsal: November 8
Run: November 29 – December 23
A Christmas Carol, a story about transformations, is transformed into a fast, funny, and highly theatrical reimagining of the most beloved holiday story ever told. The show gives us everything we love about the story of Scrooge, from ‘Bah, Humbug!’ to the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, to Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family. Don’t miss this riotous Dickens mash-up described as fun, fast-moving, full of laughter and festive.
Roles Available:
Actor 1 Any Gender, any age. Plays Fred, Young Scrooge, Medium Scrooge, Tiny Tim puppet, Isaac, Leader of the Sons of Pitches, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Actor 2 Any Gender, any age. Plays Gertrude Saint, Lavinia, Ghost of Christmas Present, Archibald,Team Captain, Boy, Maxine, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Actor 3 Any Gender, any age. Plays Prudence Saint, Ghost of Christmas Past, Lady Marmalade, Mrs. Cratchit, Jennie, Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Actor 4 Any Gender, any age. Plays Mr. Cratchit, Marley, Charles, Fezzi, Purser, Jack, Jean,Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Actor 5 Any Gender, any age. Plays Ebenezer Scrooge
A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Niall McGinty from Charles Dickens
Director: TBA
1st rehearsal: November 12
Run: November 30 – December 23
Join Scrooge, Marley, the Cratchits and a host of Christmas ghosts for this classic holiday story in an adaptation new to the Hippodrome. Most actors play multiple roles
Roles Available:
Scrooge: 50s-60s. Vicious old man.
Jacob Marley: 40s, narrator, back from the dead to guide (and torture) Scrooge
Bob Cratchit: 30s-40s, Hopeful middle-aged man
Mrs. Cratchit: 30s-40s, Kindly, hopeful, loving, strong
Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig: 30s, jolly, fun and funny, looking for Singers or actors who play instruments
Young Belle: 20s, in love with young Scrooge, strong and honest
Young Scrooge: 20s, torn by his love for Belle and his love of money
Children: Male and Female to play all Cratchit children, Fan, Scrooge as Boy, Belle as Girl, Dick, Turkey Kid, Want, Ignorance