Thursday, October 15, 2015

audition notice - YES VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS - East Valley Children's Theatre - October 27 & 28

Director: Joel Cranson
Music Director: Karen Rolston
Choreographer: Jennifer Duxbury

Rehearsals Begin: 10/31/2015
Performance Dates: 12/03/2015 – 12/13/2015

Synopsis
On Christmas Eve, 1897, in New York City, eight-year-old Virginia is left pondering whether or not Santa really exists after a series of unhappy events. Meanwhile, a young newspaper editor also struggles against tough holiday times as he is faced with losing his job if he can’t find his writer’s voice by morning. Even though they don’t know each other, the spirit of Christmas is about to bring these people together, creating an unforgettable and cherished part of classic Christmas folklore.

Character Breakdown

Grandmother, present day Granny
Ginny, present day child
Virginia O’Hanlon, a young girl of 8
Sean O’Hanlon, Virginia’s Older brother
Kathleen O’Hanlon, Virginia’s Older Sister
Mrs. O’Hanlon – mother
Mr. O’Hanlon – Father

Virginia’s Classmates & Friends:
Mary Lou, a poor girl
Patty, Mary Lou’s younger sister
Charlotte, a bully
Joshua, a follower
Mary, walks to the beat of a different drummer
Douglas, the class clown
Caroline, a good friend of Virginia
Nicholas, a good friend of Virginia
Vernon, wants to fit in

Frances Church, a newspaper reporter
Edward P Mitchell, Editor of the newspaper
Sarah Holden, a woman reporter (Rare in the 1890’s)
Danny, a type setter and wanna be reporter

Postman
Santa Claus (a skinny one)
Trudy, works at the soup line
Louise Barker, Mary Lou’s Mother
Newspaper Boy
City Dwellers (6-10)
Homeless People (4-8)

Additional Info

EVCT is in it’s 19th season as an award winning theatre by children for children performing classic children’s stories and fairytales. The theatre also offers classes and performance troupes throughout the year.

What To Prepare

Auditions will consist of singing, dancing and reading from the script. No advanced preparation is required. Come dressed for movement and bring a photo of yourself that you can leave with us at the audition.

Call For Crew

EVCT utilizes kids age 12-18 as a part of their technical crew to run the light board, sound board, act as stage crew and props master. All interested teens should fill out a technical theatre application available at our web site – www.evct.org and email it to Karen@evct.org.

Audition Details

EVCT Rehearsal Studio
4501 East Main Street
Mesa, Arizona 85205

EVCT is located on the southeast corner of Main Street and Greenfield Road in Mesa.

Audition Dates and Times:
Oct 27 and Oct 28 at 5 pm for 8-11 year olds, 7pm for 12-18 year olds,

Callback Dates and Times:
Oct 29 at 6 pm

Primary Contact:
Karen Rolston
Karen@evct.org
(480) 756-3828

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