Auditions for children and teens who look 14 or younger for KRIS KRINGLE THE MUSICAL
Location: Cleveland, OH
Type: Theater
Angel Polar Bear LLC, in association with Olmsted Performing Arts
AUDITION INFORMATION – KRIS KRINGLE THE MUSICAL
Kris Kringle The Musical is a new Broadway bound show being developed in Cleveland by NY’s Angel Polar Bear LLC in association with Broadway’s Creative Licensing Group (Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet, Chicago, The Addams Family, GHOST, Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan), and the producers of the Tony Award Nominated musical Little Women.
The script and music will be presented with a reading in May of 2015 and then a full scale production in December of 2015. Should the show continue on to Broadway in 2016 or 2017, the show will be cast in NYC. It is possible that select members of the Cleveland cast will be asked to join the NYC production.
Kris Kringle lights up the stage in a new Christmas musical filled with unforgettable songs that are sure to become instant holiday classics. This captivating new holiday musical reveals the untold story of Kris Kringle. Discover what happens when an evil toy company CEO crosses paths with a jobless toy maker whose family name carries a curse with the power to destroy Christmas. Christmas is looking merrier already!
AUDITION DATE, LOCATION & APPOINTMENTS
Open Call:
Friday, April 24, 4:00 – 10:00pm
To make an audition appointment, please write to fsternfeld@gmail.com with time preference as well as your email address and phone number. If you are unable to attend the 4/24 audition, you may submit a video audition, along with picture/resume/audition form to the same email address. No phone calls please.
Olmsted Performing Arts is located at 6941 Columbia Rd., Olmsted Falls, OH 44138. Walk-ins will be seen as time permits.
AUDITION PREPARATION
Please prepare a one minute Disney or Classic (pre-1970: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bock & Harnick, Lerner & Lowe, etc.) song that is character and objective driven, and a one minute contemporary monologue. An accompanist will be provided. Download this audition form, fill it out and bring it with you.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Reading: A performance will take place on Monday evening, May 18 at 7:30pm for an invited audience. It will be a modified “table read.”
Full Production: December 4 – 13, 2015. Fridays – Sundays. Friday, December 4, 7:30pm (preview), Saturday, December 5, 2:00pm (preview), Saturday, December 5, 7:30pm (opening), Sunday, December 5, 3:00pm; Friday, December 11, 7:30pm, Saturday, December 12, 2:00pm & 7:30pm, Sunday, December 13, 3:00pm.
REHEARSALS
Reading: There will be several rehearsals the week before the May 18 “reading.”
Full Production: For most of the cast, the rehearsal period will be 5-6 weeks. Some AEA members may rehearse less weeks. Total rehearsal period is October 19 or 26 to December 3, 2015. The number of rehearsals per week for each actor will depend upon the amount of scenes in which they appear. Weeknight rehearsals will generally be from 6:30 – 10:30pm. Saturday rehearsals could be morning or afternoon. Sunday rehearsals could be afternoon or evening. Please mark your conflicts and availability carefully on your audition form: IE – “can arrive on all weeknights by 7pm” “can arrive after church on Sunday by 1pm” etc.
ROLES AVAILABLE
All roles are open. Non-AEA actors will receive a competitive stipend for their participation. AEA “guest artist” contracts will be considered. The “reading” and “full production” will be compensated separately. A cast is being sought to do both the “reading” and the “full production,” but if there are conflicts for the “reading” that might be able to be worked around.
DIRECTOR
Fred Sternfeld is an award winning director with more than 100 plays to his credit. For more information about Fred: http://www.fredsternfeld.com/
musical book by Maria Ciampi
music and lyrics by Tim Janis & Angelo Natalie
based on the original book by Maria Ciampi
Director – Fred Sternfeld
Music Director – Tim Janis
Associate Music Director – Charles Eversole
Questions? Contact Fred Sternfeld at:
fsternfeld@gmail.com.
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: Cleveland, OH
Please submit to: fsternfeld@gmail.com by 2015-04-23
This casting notice was posted by: Angel Polar Bear Productions LLC
I love to sing, and act. I love to do lots of things. I’m a 13 year old girl, that loves little kids and is always singing nonstop, ask anybody. But anyway, I hope you can email me and let me at least have a chance because no one ever gives me a chance so I’ll be grateful even if I can get this little chance to sing in a musical. Again I sing non-stop, even make my own songs.