*A Holiday Comedy* *The Christmas Express* by Pat Cook Directed by Douglas A. Farren *Auditions:* Tuesday, August 13 & Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30pm *Production Dates: *Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm, Nov. 8 - Dec. 8, 2019 (no performance on Thanksgiving) There are parts for 6 women and 4 men. All are part of “small-town Americana”. The play takes place in a dilapidated railroad station. *The characters are as follows:Women:Hilda *- station master, 40’s-50’s *Maggie *- mail carrier, 20’s-50’s *Penelope* - editor/reporter for the town newspaper, 30’s-50’s *Myrna *- town mayor/choir master at local church, 40’s-60’s *Donna *- Jerry’s wife, 20’s-30’s *Debora* - Fairfax’s daughter, 30’s-50’s *Men:Satch* - Hilda’s assistant, 50’s-60’s *Leo Tannenbaum* - a visitor 60’s-70’s *Fairfax *- railroad executive/Debora’s father, 60’s-70’s *Jerry *- Donna’s husband, 20’s-30’s *Hilda, Satch, Maggie, Penelope and Myrna are required to sing acappella. * *The Story: *“This is the most hopeless place in the world!” Hilda intones as she and Satch argue over what time it is. Hilda dreams of faraway places to fight the tedium of running the Holly Railway Station until, that is, Leo Tannenbaum drops in out of nowhere just before Christmas. Suddenly an old radio springs to life and the local group of carolers begins to sound like the Morman Tabernacle Choir. The whole town now gets into the Christmas spirit. Coincidence? This nostalgic story is full of eccentric small-town characters who begin to discover the true wonder of Christmas, making us all wish that we, too, could take a ride on The Christmas Express. Open auditions will be cold readings from the script. No appointment is necessary. Auditions will be held at Clague Playhouse, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake. Please bring a head shot and resume, if available. If not, a photo will be taken as needed. Please visit www.clagueplayhouse.org to download and print an audition form <http://clagueplayhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ClagueAuditionForm18-1.pdf>. A limited number of perusal scripts are available to borrow for 3 days with a $10 refundable deposit from the Clague Playhouse Box Office (Wed.-Sat. 1-6pm). All perusal scripts must be returned by Saturday, August 10, 2019. - - - - - - - - - Clague Playhouse, Inc. 1371 Clague Road Westlake, OH 44145 news@clagueplayhouse.org 440-331-0403 www.clagueplayhouse.org *Follow us on **Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/ClaguePlayhouse/>*!*