[Capdist-auditions] Schenectady Civic Players auditions for A CHRISTMAS STORY - 2nd notice

[lwandruski at aol.com]

Schenectady Civic Players auditions  for Jean Shepherd’s A  Christmas Story 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.  
 
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.

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."  

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. A  Christmas Story is destined to become a theatrical holiday perennial favorite. 

AVAILABLE  ROLES: 

Ralph  (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. 

Mother  (35-45).  Young Ralphie’s  mother. 

Miss  Shields (30-60s)  Ralph's teacher. 

Ralphie  Parker (8-12)  Ralph at 9 years old. 

Randy  (7-9) His little brother. 

Flick  (8-12) His friend and classmate. 

Schwartz  (8-12) Friend and classmate. 

Scut  Farkas (10-14)  A bully. 

Esther  Jane Alberry (8-12)  A classmate. 

Helen  Weathers (8-12)  A classmate. 

A Christmas Story 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).


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