Audition: A Christmas Story - Dynamic Narrator & Family

AUDITION DATE: Monday, June 15, 2026 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E) Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Please prepare a short cut of a Broadway song in the style of the show, preferably an up-tempo or comedic song. You may sing from the show. Those actors coming in for Jean Shepherd should prepare a short story-telling monologue. Singing from the show is fine. Please bring a picture and resume, stapled together.

SEEKING:
Jean Shepherd:

(Narrator) Male 40 – 55: Charismatic storyteller with a dynamic speaking voice who can draw the audience into the world of the play. Non-singing.

The Old Man:

Male 30-45: High baritone or tenor to a high G. Good comic ability. He has a good heart, but it’s buried under a rough exterior.

Mother:

Female 28 – 40: Mezzo-soprano Low G to high Db. Good comic ability. She is more in charge then she would ever let anyone know. Warm but strong–willed, straight forward, no nonsense, likable, midwestern – a kind of every-mom.

Miss Shields:

Female 25-40: Alto belter. She is Ralphie’s elementary school teacher. Great with comedy. Flexible voice who is comfortable singing both legit and contemporary Broadway. Great mover and a strong tapper

Santa:

Male 30-60s: The Santa Claus at Higbee's Department Store is ill-tempered, slightly inebriated and very unhappy with his job.

Ralphie:

age 9. A 5th grade boy who wants an Air Rifle for Christmas: He is a bright, winsome, mischievous, cute kid. Not a smart-aleck or overly precocious, Ralphie's imagination drives several scenes. An excellent singer and fluent reader with mega-watt stage presence. Ralphie's dance is minimal.

SALARY: Dinner Theatre $810 weekly minimum. UNION: AEA

Organization Fireside Dinner Theatre (Fort Atkinson, WI)

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