The Windham Theatre Guild Announces Auditions for Miracle on 34th Street
- Sunday, September 20th at 5 p.m. Burton Leavitt Theatre
- Monday, September 21 at 7 pm. Burton Leavitt Theatre
Potential Callbacks: September 27 & 28th.
Production Dates: December 4-13
Directed by Tessa Craft.
Rehearsals will be on Mondays, and Wednesdays (time tbd), although they will run later the week the show opens, some additional days may be added closer to tech week.
Auditioners are asked to prepare 32 measures (~1 minute) of an acapella holiday christmas song, a short monologue (under a minute) and will also be given sides to read during auditions. All ages are welcome to audition, reading and memorization is a requirement.
Synopsis:
“This is a tale that we want to believe in, that creates a world we seem to desperately desire, free of the blatant commercialism that surrounds us, where love and decency and generosity of spirit are their own rewards. What we want Christmas to be all about, really.” So writes the Santa Cruz Sentinel of this most heartwarming holiday story. By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets a job working as Santa for Macy’s. Kris unleashes waves of goodwill with Macy’s customers and the commercial world of New York City by referring parents to other stores to find exactly the toy their child has asked for. Seen as deluded and dangerous by Macy’s vocational counselor, who plots to have Kris committed to Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. Especially at stake is one little girl’s belief in Santa. In a dramatic decision, the court confirms Kris as the true Santa, allowing Susan and countless other children to experience the joy of childhood fantasy.
See Link for Character Descriptions
Questions: Please contact Director Tessa Craft at littleshoplct.543@gmail.com