08/11/2026
AUDITION NOTICE:
A Christmas Carol
PPI is currently casting for our winter holiday play and we want YOU!
Play Description:
There is a timeless magic to the holiday season—a gentle pull toward memory, reflection, and the quiet hope that no heart is ever truly beyond the reach of redemption. For generations, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has stood as the testament to this truth, reminding us that even in the deepest midwinter chill, the warmth of human kindness can thaw the coldest heart. It is a story of second chances, echoed in the soft glow of candlelight and the quiet magic of Christmas Eve.
This Christmas Carol takes on a new form, where redemption echoes just as powerfully through the haze of a Roaring Twenties twilight.
In this reimagining, we step away from Victorian hearths and fog-laden London alleyways into the velvet-draped, dimly lit interior of a 1920s jazz lounge. Here, amidst the gentle clink of crystal, the amber glow of low-hanging lamps, and the melancholic pull of a lone saxophone, Edgar Scrooge is not a counting-house miser in a nightcap, but a cold, secluded proprietor of a high-society speakeasy.
Come join our cast for this holiday play that is sure to delight audiences!.
Audition Dates:
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Friday, August 21, 2026 – 6:00 PM
Sunday, August 23, 2026 – 2:00 PM
Audition Location:
Maizie (Black Box) Theater at the Brewery Arts Center.
Casting will be open cold reading.
Show Dates:
Week 1
Friday, November 27, 2026 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 28, 2026 – 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 29, 2026 – 2:00 PM
Week 2
Friday, December 4, 2026 – 7:00 PM
Saturday, December 5, 2026 – 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 6, 2026 – 2:00 PM
Performances take place in the Maizie (Black Box) Theater at the Brewery Arts Center.
Character Descriptions:
Edgar Scrooge: (M, late 30s/early 40s) He’s jagged, rough, and jaded by war. When he needed to be reminded of his humanity, his heart was broken and darkness crept in. He’s cruel but only because he’s closed himself off from love and hope.
Young Scrooge: (M, late teens to 20s) Hopeful, patriotic.
Narrator: (M, F) Narrator requires voice inflections and levels. Does not just read off a page – can be seen onstage or kept off stage.
Ghost Marley: (M, late 30s/early 40s) Like Scrooge, Marley is jaded, harsh, but desperate to convince Scrooge to change. He focused on his pain and influenced Scrooge for that darkness to seep into his soul as well. Now that he’s caught in hell, he’s trying to finally do something good after death.
Young Marley: (M, late teens, early 20s) Patriotic but desperate to keep his friend alive through the war, even if it means hardening his heart.
Elenore Franklin: (F, 20s to 40s) Lounge singer at the Gin Joint. Desperate to provide for her dying child while being profusely protective of Scrooge. Sad, close to broken. Closed off from love.
Elenore’s child: (M,F young child. No older than twelve)
George MacGregor: (M, 30s to 50s) Bouncer at the Gin Joint and Scrooge’s nephew. He catches every woman’s eye, but he only wants the sad, beautiful Elenore. He’s protective with smoldering anger.
Thomas Burns: (M, 20s-60s): Piano player at the Gin Joint. Gruff.
Jack/June Gray: (M,F 40s-60s) Bartender at the Gin Joint. Loyal and no nonsense.
Martha Dority: (F,M 20s-60s) A philanthropist that tries to convince Scrooge he needs to donate to the poor because a man is remembered by how he helped overs.
Annalise: (F, 30s to 40s) Scrooge’s girlfriend from before the war. She loved him but when she feared he was dead, knew it was time to let him go and move on.
Young Annalise: (F, late teens, 20s – Can be the same actress possibly) Anxious, loving, scared for an unknown future with Scrooge as war threatens the world.
Annalise’s child: (M,F young – no older than 12.)
Ghost of Christmas Past: (M, late teens to 20s) The Ghost of Christmas past is a young, patriotic military recruit, anxious to prove himself and proud to die. This ghost comes to show Scrooge what he used to be and lost on the battlefield.
Ghost of Christmas Present: (F, late 20s-40s) The Ghost of Christmas Present is a lounge singer – broken and tossed aside by Scrooge who comes to remind him how he’s blind eye to humanity and the needs of those around him.
Ghost of Christmas Future: (M, 40s to 70s) The Ghost of Christmas Future is a grizzled old grave digger, the physical manifestation of dead who leads Scrooge to the realization that, in the end, no one will miss him and the toll of his heartlessness.
Extras: grave diggers, mourners.
All Characters are open for flexing ages and s*x.
