Auditions for the XACT Christmas Special – Two Staged Readings of Radio Classics.
Tuesday and Wednesday Oct 19 and 20th at 7pm at XACT, 45 E Second Street, Xenia.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script(s). These will be staged readings re creating the original radio productions, so lines need not be memorized. This is a great opportunity to get your “feet wet” on the stage.
GRACIE’S CHRISTMAS PARTY (1947) … Burns and Allen
1 woman, 6 men.
George, Gracie, narrator , Bill Goodwin, Judson, Meredith Willson , Doctor Miller, and Son Bobby.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL …. Orson Welles Production for THE CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE (1939)
5 women and 11+ men.
Announcer, Orson Welles, Narrator, Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Fred- Scrooge nephew, Man- do gooder, Jacob Marley, Ghost of Christmas Past, Fezziwig, Belle- young and old, Robert- Belle’s husband, Ghost of Christmas Present, Mrs. Cratchit, Martha- daughter, Tiny Tim, Boy and girl at Cratchit house, Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come, Charwoman, Joe, Boy in street.
Production dates: Dec. 3-12
Questions? Contact director Debra Zweber at xeniaarea@gmail.com
