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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Valatie Community Theatre announces auditions
for A Christmas Carol, The Musical directed<BR>by Stephen Sanborn and Constance
Lopez.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Charles Dickens’ classic gets the full Broadway
treatment by the team of Alan Menken<BR>(Beauty and the Beast), Lynn Ahrens
(Ragtime, Seussical) and Mike Okrent (Crazy for You).<BR>This musical adaptation
of a timeless story is told again with a heart warming musical score<BR>that
appeals to all ages.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The Director seeks a large cast of varying types
and ages, all of whom need to sing and move well.<BR>Production dates are
December 5th ,6th ,7th (matinee and evening), and 8th (matinee).
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>AUDITION INFORMATION: All auditions will be
held at the Valatie Community Theatre,<BR>3031 Main Street, Valatie, NY
12184.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Friday, September 6th from 6:00 pm - 9:00
pm<BR>Sunday, September 8th from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Audition Requirements: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Auditioners are asked to sing a memorized non-rock
song (in English) no longer than 1 minute<BR>in length which shows their range.
Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key; a piano<BR>accompanist will be
provided. No singing a capella please. You will be asked to read a
short<BR>passage to determine your ability to interpret and project. This will
be provided at the audition.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Child actors without previous audition experience
may use a traditional holiday song/carol or<BR>another non-rock song that they
know well. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key.<BR>An accompanist
will be provided. No singing a capella please. Children should be
accompanied<BR>by a parent.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>* Please download and complete the Audition Form
from the VCT website. You will be asked to<BR>list your conflicts at auditions.
Please bring your conflict information with you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Principal Cast</DIV>
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<DIV>BEADLE/CREDITOR, a worker in SCROOGE'S bank.<BR>C#3 - Bb3
Baritone</DIV>
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<DIV>BOB CRATCHIT, a hardworking clerk in SCROOGE'S employment. Dedicated to his
family, especially<BR>his young son TINY TIM. CRATCHIT maintains a kind heart,
even in the face of SCROOGE'S<BR>mean-spiritedness.<BR>G#2 - E4
Baritenor</DIV>
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<DIV>EMILY, young, lovely, and goodhearted. Truly in love with young Ebenezer.
Happy with the<BR>simple things in life - friends, family, and the joy that
comes from loving someone and<BR>being loved in return.<BR>D4 - F
Soprano</DIV>
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<DIV>FRED ANDERSON, warm and compassionate, SCROOGE'S nephew, feels sorry for
the<BR>old man, yet still obligated to him, being family.<BR>C3 - D4
Baritenor</DIV>
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<DIV>GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE/BLIND OLD HAG<BR>C4 - D5 Alto
*Doubles as BLIND OLD HAG</DIV>
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<DIV>GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST/LAMPLIGHTER, a young, twinkly, spritely apparition,
full of the Christmas spirit.<BR>Eb4 - G5 Boy Soprano *Doubles as
LAMPLIGHTER</DIV>
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<DIV>GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT/SANDWICHBOARD MAN, a large jovial man who wears
a long cape and<BR>has a wreath on his head.<BR>D3 - D4 Baritone
*Doubles as the SANDWICHBOARD MAN</DIV>
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<DIV>GRACE SMYTHE, the young daughter of MR. SMYTHE. Accompanies her father to
ask Scrooge for<BR>leniency following her mother's death. Respectable, but
poor.<BR>Db4 - Db5 Soprano</DIV>
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<DIV>MARLEY JACOB MARLEY, returned from the grave to warn SCROOGE of the
consequences of living<BR>the life of a miser.<BR>D3 - Ab4 Baritenor</DIV>
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<DIV>MR. FEZZIWIG, a portly, jolly man. A kind-hearted bank-owner who helps
Ebenezer Scrooge get<BR>his start. Later, must ask Scrooge for help and is
turned away.<BR>D#3 - B4 Tenor<BR>While the range for MR. FEZZIWIG is
large, some lines are adjustable, making the range a<BR>little narrower. Please
see the score and listen to the recording of "Fezziwig's Annual<BR>Christmas
Ball" for a better sense of the requirements.</DIV>
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<DIV>MR. SYMTHE, recently widowed and left with a young daughter, GRACE. Hopes
Scrooge will be<BR>lenient and give him time to pay his debt. Respectable, but
poor.<BR>C3 - C4 Baritone</DIV>
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<DIV>MRS. CRATCHIT, a wonderful wife and mother, hopeful and generous.<BR>G#3 -
D5 Alto</DIV>
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<DIV>MRS. FEZZIWIG, the cheerful wife of MR. FEZZIWIG the banker. Happy to reach
out and help her<BR>fellow man. Later, become poor and can't understand why
Scrooge won't help her husband.<BR>D4 - Ab5 Soprano</DIV>
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<DIV>OLD JOE, a rag picker who scavenges off the dead.<BR>F3- E4
Baritone</DIV>
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<DIV>SALLY ANDERSON, the wife of SCROOGE'S nephew FRED. Tired of having "UNCLE
SCROOGE" over for<BR>Christmas dinner each year.<BR>C4 - C5 Alto</DIV>
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<DIV>EBENEZER SCROOGE, an old man whose great wealth has turned his heart to
stone. Deaf to the needs<BR>of his fellow men, SCROOGE must journey through his
past to regain the spirit of charity and<BR>kindness he had as a young
man.<BR>A2 - Eb3 Baritone</DIV>
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<DIV>SCROOGE AT 12, a poor orphan who works all day at a boot making factory.
Tired of poverty, he<BR>vows to save his money and make his fortune. He
desperately misses his parents and wants to<BR>find a home of his own.<BR>F#3 -
A4 Tenor</DIV>
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<DIV>SCROOGE AT 18, saving his money and running from a life of poverty, YOUNG
EBENEZER is still<BR>happy and sociable and deeply in love with EMILY. He is
still searching for a place to call<BR>home, but has found a second family in
the FEZZIWIGS.<BR>D3 - D4 Tenor</DIV>
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<DIV>THREE CHARITY MEN<BR>D3 - F4 TTB<BR>THREE RICH WIVES<BR>C4 - D5
SSA</DIV>
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<DIV>TINY TIM, the young son of BOB CRATCHIT. Weak and crippled, but full of
true goodness and hope.<BR>More than anyone, TINY TIME embodies the Christmas
Spirit.<BR>Bb3 - D4 Boy Soprano</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>The Valatie Community Theatre has an open call casting policy.
All roles are open, none are<BR>precast and everyone is encouraged to audition.
For additional information, including a complete<BR>cast list please visit the
theatre’s web site: <A
href="http://www.valatietheatre.org">www.valatietheatre.org</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>Questions? <A
href="mailto:info@valatietheatre.org">info@valatietheatre.org</A>.<BR></DIV>
<DIV>Michael Rivenburg</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Valatie Community Theatre,
Inc.</FONT></DIV>
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