Mound City State Theater

09/27/2026

Come on down to the Theater!

AUDITIONS tonight and tomorrow for our upcoming production of "The Rented Christmas!"

Looking forward to seeing you at 6:30 either night!

09/24/2026

Okay, so we were wrong...

“THE RENTED CHRISTMAS “

Reminder of auditions this coming Sunday and Monday night at 6:30.

Unfortunately with copyright restrictions we cannot provide any part of the script prior to the audition. 🤦‍♀️

That said, we're still looking forward to seeing everyone and we're certain it will all turn out just wonderfully!

09/22/2026

A bit more info:

“THE RENTED CHRISTMAS”
Breakdown of characters:

Anne Weston-attractive woman in her late 30’s; owns a rental shop.

Jimmy-part-time employee at the shop and one of the orphans helping with the “Rented Christmas“; late teens

John Dale-prominent businessman in his 40’s

Bridget-John’s housekeeper

Martha- John’s cook; Bridget’s sister

Orphans:
Jean - about 16
Cynthia - about 13
Willie - about 8
Lettie - about 6

Mrs. Alice Lindsay - Matron in charge of the orphanage

Fred - John’s business partner

Christmas Carolers- children from the orphanage

**apprpximate ages are listed but if you feel like you could portray a 13 year old (for example) you could still try for the part.

Keep an eye out tomorrow for some samples of each part!

09/22/2026

“THE RENTED CHRISTMAS “ will be being performed on December 12-13th at the State Theater in Mound City.

Characters are needed!!
John, a prominent businessman in his 40’s, enters the “We Rent Anything” store owned by Anne., an attractive woman in her late 30’s. He wants to “rent” Christmas with a tree and presents in addition to having….5 kids and a wife!

The characters are as follows:
2 male parts, 4 female, and children/teens ages 17-6. Plus additional children are needed for Christmas carolers.

AUDITIONS are Sunday and Monday, September 27th and 28th at 6:30 pm.

If you have any questions, please contact Susan Miller at 660-442-6611 or email [email protected].
This will be a very heartwarming Christmas play!

06/17/2026

06/17/2026