[NEohioPAL] Auditions for Children in A Christmas Story at the Cleveland Play House

[Sam Skove]

Auditions for Children in A Christmas Story at the Cleveland Play House


The Cleveland Play House will hold an open call for children who wish to
appear in A Christmas Story. The production will begin rehearsals Tuesday,
November 3, and perform November 27-December 20. Rehearsals will be after
school, except for some technical rehearsals in the last few days prior to
opening. There will also be a few student matinees. A full schedule will be
set prior to rehearsals.

There will be no rehearsals on Thanksgiving, but there will be work the day
before and the day after. There is also the possibility of an extension week
December 21-27, with no performances December 24 or 25. The theatre will
decide on whether to perform the extension week as far in advance as
possible.

The theatre is looking for boys and girls of any background who can pass for
9 years old, and one boy who can pass for 5 years old. Any child fitting
this description who wishes to audition is welcome to do so. The Cleveland
Play House is a professional theatre. The child actor will sign a contract
and be paid a weekly salary for rehearsals and performances. No children
will sign Actors' Equity Association contracts. To be eligible to audition
the child actor cannot reach the age of 14 on or before December 27, 2009.

For the audition, the child actor should prepare three minutes of anything
they wish. Most children do two monologues. There is no singing in the
production, and there will be no pianist at the audition, but children who
wish to do so are welcome to sing.

Auditions for A Christmas Story will be on Monday, August 17 and Tuesday,
August 18 from 4:00 until 8:00 at the Cleveland Play House, 8500 Euclid
Avenue. They will be by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please
reply to this email with the names of the child and at least one parent or
guardian, contact information (email, phone, address) with an indication of
which phone number is best and who the phone belongs to, and an appointment
date and approximate time preference. You can also reply to this email with
any questions. You will receive an email back with a specific time.

Please bring an up to date headshot and resume to the scheduled audition.
The picture does not have to be professionally done or in a high resolution.
However, please make sure that the child's face can be clearly seen. 


Please contact below to schedule an appointment or with any questions. 
Sam Skove
sskove at clevelandplayhouse.com 


The Cleveland Play House has gotten several messages that the above e-mail
has occasionally been x'd out in NeoPal posts. If this occurs, please call
216-795-7000 ext. 148. However, we prefer that if possible all responses be
made via e-mail, so as to make the registering process faster and more
efficient. 


Auditions for adult roles in A Christmas Story are not being held at this
time.