Audition Notice
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol
by Tom Mula
The Wimberley Players are committed to casting productions based on the highest level of talent regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, body-type or age. Everyone who is dedicated to creating amazing theatre is encouraged to audition with The Wimberley Players. Due to the rise in COVID 19 cases in the Wimberley area, all actors and crew members must show proof of vaccination before rehearsals begin.
Company/Venue: The Wimberley Players, Wimberley Playhouse, 450 Old Kyle Rd. Wimberley Texas, 78676
Directed by: Trish Rigdon
Production Dates: November 26 – December 12 (9 performances), Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm (6:00 actor call), and Sundays 2:30 pm (1:00 actor call)
Rehearsals: Tuesday – Friday 7-10 pm, & possible Saturdays (TBD) October 19 – November 19
Tech Rehearsals: Full-day Saturday and Sunday, November 20 & 21 (time TBD)
Dress Rehearsals: November 22, 23, & 24, 6 – 10 pm (no rehearsal Thanksgiving Day)
Audition Dates:
ZOOM by appointment Tuesday, October 12, 7 – 10 pm
IN PERSON by appointment, October 13, 7 – 10 pm at Wimberley Playhouse
VIDEO audition accepted until 10:00 pm, Thursday, October 14
Callbacks: In person by appointment, Saturday, October 16, 12 – 5 pm, at Wimberley Playhouse
Link to submit: https://forms.gle/a4AsJvZQEfAvMmgg7
Synopsis: “Marley was dead, to begin with…” —and what happens to Ebenezer Scrooge’s mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained and shackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He’s even given his own private tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite who thoroughly enjoys the work. Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: To escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption, and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart, indeed, is opened; but not before Marley—in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovers his own.
Time and Place: London, in Dicken’s time. The action is continuous
Style: “Story Theatre” on simple unit set with levels. Imagination required of actors and audience! All actors play multiple roles.
Characters:
Actor 1
Jacob Marley – middle-aged; awful; a sour, proud, lonely angry old pill
Christmas Past – the Artful Dodger – obnoxious
Christmas Present – as in Dickens: God
A boy – very young, very sad little Marley
Young Marley
Actor 2
Bogle – a small demon? Mean enough. Lots of energy, enjoys the work. And there’s more here than meets the eye – stakes are high!
A little girl
Actor 3
Scrooge – as bad as they say
Young Scrooge
A damned soul
Actor 4
Record Keeper – comfortable old Rumpole type, and a lot more, too
Fezziwig – as in Dickens
A damned Woman
Fred – Scrooge’s nephew
Cratchit – a low-status office clerk
Dick Wilkins – a bully
Marley’s father – terrible
The Shadow
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