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CAST OF CHARACTERS:

• NORA HELMER: a seemingly content housewife who would be happy to have plenty of money and no worries. But when she must take drastic measures to preserve her family, can she be more than just the pretty doll everyone assumes her to be?
• TORVALD HELMER: on the surface, a doting husband and scrupulous bank manager who values appearances and propriety.
• DR. RANK: a close family friend who treats Nora as an intelligent person capable of making her own choices, instead of a fragile doll.
• CHRISTINE LINDE: a childhood friend of Nora’s. She is pragmatic, choosing security over romance, which has left her feeling empty.
• NILS KROGSTAD: one of Torvald’s employees. Both of the Helmers have their own reasons for disliking him, which he exploits to improve his own situation.
• ANNE MARIE: Nora’s childhood nanny, who is now nanny to Nora’s own children. She is a mother figure to Nora, and perhaps the only person who fully understands the difficult choices Nora has to make.

SANTAPHOBIA by Kamron Klitgaard

Directed by Melissa Baughn

A Family Friendly Christmas show!

Synopsis: Alice Gruber, a wealthy widow, must cure her estranged children of their fear of Santa Claus in order to redeem her and her late husband’s souls. She offers each of her grown children and their families, a portion of her vast estate if they will, but spend Christmas Eve with her in the Gruber mansion. But each sibling is determined to scare the others away so that they can keep the entire fortune for themselves (Scooby Doo style!) but instead of ghosts, they use the fear of Santa to do their scaring. After an action packed night of fake Santa scaring, booby traps, and a visit from the real Santa Claus, Alice must break her promise and reveal her late husband’s dreadful secret so that the family can finally learn the true meaning of Christmas.

Cast of characters

• Alice Gruber – female, matriarch of the Gruber family
• Winston – male, the butler
• Charles Gruber – male, the oldest Gruber sibling
• Maggi – female, married to Charles
• Sandra – female, snotty, teenage daughter of Charles and Maggi
• Lorena – female, goofy teenage daughter of Charles and Maggi
• George Gruber – male, middle Gruber sibling
• Nellie – female, married to George
• Ricky – male, loud preteen son to George and Nellie
• Cindy – female, loud preteen daughter to George and Nellie
• Ma Bee – female, crusty old grandma of Ricky and Cindy
• Nancy Gruber – female, youngest Gruber sibling
• Paul – male, married to Nancy
• Santa – male, the real thing (non-speaking)

Ages listed are approximate – the younger children may be aged 7-12 presenting

Auditions will be Monday, October 5 and Tuesday October 6 at 7 pm at Xenia Area Community Theatre front lobby. You need only attend one audition day. If you would like to audition, but are unable to attend those dates, please email Melodee at kirkmel@msn.com asap. We look forward to seeing you at auditions!

Production dates: Dec. 4-13