Auditions
Audition Dates
TBA
Performance Dates
December 21 & 22, 2022 at 7:00pm
Synopsis
Who do the children of the world turn to for answers when they’ve got serious questions about Christmas or the Big Man himself? Why, Mrs. Claus, of course! With a very long, pre-Christmas “to-do” list nearly complete, Mrs. Claus is in for a surprise when her Personal Elf Assistant Buddy informs her there’s still a lot more to do: the North Pole mailroom has received stacks and stacks of inquiries about everything from Santa’s health to how reindeers fly! Mrs. Claus resolves to answer all the curious children’s letters, but quickly finds that she needs expert advice to guide her best and most thoughtful responses. So she turns to the elves for help! Mailroom elves, Santa’s personal trainer elves, Santa’s pit crew elves, spy elves, and even Bartholomew, the nerdy elf in charge of Reindeer Flight Design, all provide Mrs. C the scoop on what goes on behind the scenes at the North Pole — and all around the world on Christmas Day!
Casting
- MRS. CLAUS – wife of the Big Guy himself [F – Lead]
The Elves
- BUDDY – personal assistant to “Mrs. C” [E – Lead)
- BEUFORD – mail room elf [M – small role]
BELINDA – mail room manager [F – small role] - BUNNY [E – small role]
- BILL – Communication and Navigation Department elf [M – small role]
- BOB [M – small role]
- BAMBI – Santa’s personal trainer [F – small role]
- BRENDA [F – small role]
- BERNICE Wardrobe Department elf [F – small role]
- BABETTE [F – small role]
- BARTHOLOMEW – Reindeer Flight Design Department elf [M – supporting role]
- BUSTER- pit crew elf [M – small role]
- BARRY [M – small role]
- BARNEY [M – small role]
- SPY ONE – Santa’s Secret Spy Service elf [E – small role]
- SPY TWO [E – small role]
- SPY THREE [E – small role]
- SPY FOUR [E – small role]
- SANTA [M – Cameo/Voice Over]
About the audition
Audition Information
We are looking for both adults and children to be a part of the show. Mrs. Claus will be played by an adult. Must be at least 13 to audition for this production.
What to prepare
We will be doing readings from the script. They will be posted here soon.
Audition Dates
TBA
Performance Dates
February 11, 2022 (tentative)
Synopsis
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner, both born to wealth and position, are childhood friends whose lifelong correspondence begins with birthday party thank-you notes and summer camp postcards. Romantically attached, they continue to exchange letters through the boarding school and college years—where Andy goes on to excel at Yale and law school, while Melissa flunks out of a series of “good schools.” While Andy is off at war Melissa marries, but her attachment to Andy remains strong and she continues to keep in touch as he marries, becomes a successful attorney, gets involved in politics and, eventually, is elected to the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, her marriage in tatters, Melissa dabbles in art and gigolos, drinks more than she should, and becomes estranged from her children. Eventually she and Andy do become involved in a brief affair, but it is really too late for both of them. However Andy’s last letter, written to her mother after Melissa’s untimely death, makes it eloquently clear how much they really meant, and gave to, each other over the years—physically apart, perhaps, but spiritually as close as only true lovers can be.
Casting
- Andrew Makepeace Ladd III [M – lead]
- Melissa Gardner [F – lead]
We may cast multiple couples to play these two characters – switching off throughout the evening.
We are planning this to be a dinner -theatre performance.
About the audition
Audition Information
Open to adult performers only. We are looking for several males and females to read the love letters. Married couples are welcome to audition together. The piece is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two people who grew up together, went their separate ways, but continued to share confidences. As the actors read the letters aloud, what is created is an evocative, touching, frequently funny but always telling pair of character studies in which what is implied is as revealing and meaningful as what is actually written down. This is a unique and imaginative theatre piece which, in the words of the author, “needs no theatre, no lengthy rehearsal, no special set, no memorization of lines, and no commitment from its two actors beyond the night of performance.”
What to prepare
We will be doing readings from the script. They will be posted here soon.