<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Schenectady Civic Players auditions for Jean Shepherd’s <i>A Christmas Story</i> adapted by Philip Grecian, will take place on Tuesday, September 11 and Thursday, September 13 at the Playhouse, 12 S. Church St., Schenectady, NY 12305. <br>
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<b>Please note: Registration for children’s auditions begins at 6:30 p.m., with readings from the script from 7-8:00 p.m. each night. Adults should plan to arrive after 7:30 p.m. to register; readings continue 8-10:00 p.m.</b><br>
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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 Goldblatt's Department Store. The consistent response: "You'll shoot your eye out." <br>
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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. <i>A Christmas Story</i> is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial favorite. <br>
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<b>AVAILABLE ROLES: </b><br>
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<b>Ralph </b> (35-55) As an adult; a storyteller. May also play The Cowboy, The Tree Lot Owner, The Delivery Man and The Voice of a Neighbor. The Old Man (45-55) Young Ralphie's father. <br>
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<b>Mother</b> (35-45). Young Ralphie’s mother. <br>
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<b>Miss Shields</b> (30-60s) Ralph's teacher. <br>
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<b>Ralphie Parker</b> (8-12) Ralph at 9 years old. <br>
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<b>Randy</b> (7-9) His little brother. <br>
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<b>Flick</b> (8-12) His friend and classmate. <br>
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<b>Schwartz</b> (8-12) Friend and classmate. <br>
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<b>Scut Farkas</b> (10-14) A bully. <br>
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<b>Esther Jane Alberry</b> (8-12) A classmate. <br>
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<b>Helen Weathers</b> (8-12) A classmate. <br>
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<i>A Christmas Story</i> will be directed by Debbie May. Production dates are December 7-9 and 12-16, 2007. Volunteers are needed to help build the set and work backstage. For more information, contact the director at 382-1251 or email her at _evilthespian at yahoo.com_ (mailto:evilthespian at yahoo.com).<br>
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