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Casting for children over 8, teens and several more adults for several smaller roles and Christmas Carolers . ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2025 Production"
(Non-musical with musical components such as Christmas Carols and Festive Party Dancing!)
Producer / Director: Andy Diskes
Co-Director / Author (based upon the work of Charles Dickens) / Ebenezer Scrooge: Tony Bellerose
(More team members will be named soon!)
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ADDITIONAL AUDITIONS, TIMES AND LOCATION:
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SEPTEMBER: SATURDAY, 13
Time: 12pm
Location: BLACK BOX THEATER, 22 Foster St., Peabody, MA
Please email Andy at [email protected] to make an auditions appt. If you cannot make that time but want to join, please contact Andy to set up a different time.
We have had initial auditions and we are casting for roles that are still open. When you contact us, we will let you know which featured roles are still open.
Message from Ebenezer Scrooge, himself, Tony Bellerose!:
"Last year's production of Neverland's A Christmas Carol was a big success! Since many people who saw it expressed that they would love to see it again, we are happy to announce that Neverland Next Chapter will once again be presenting it in December! What a thrill it is to portray Ebenezer Scrooge once again! "
"There were a number of additions to the script that I wrote for last year's production as well as some newer additions that I have written since. This year, the updated adaption now copyrighted and called: "A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Redemption" will be presented. I am so incredibly grateful to Andy Diskes for not only wanting to do A Christmas Carol again, but believing in this new updated script!"
"There have been some new characters created as well as some new and updated lines. This will allow not only for a bigger cast but for more lines for people who are cast! Once again, we are looking for a large group of not only talented people, but people who love this classic Dickens story!"
We are thrilled to not only see old friends at Auditions, but to welcome aboard new friends as well! The roles of Scrooge, Narrator and Marley have already been cast, but all other roles are open and everyone is welcome to come and audition for their favorite character! or to be a caroler/townsperson! We look forward to meeting you all at Audition."
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MORE INFO:
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Auditions will include: Scene readings from scripts that we will provide (you can also bring a one-minute monologue), Sing one verse of your favorite Christmas carol Accapella.
ALSO PLEASE COME KNOWING ALL OF YOUR CONFLICTS YOU HAVE WITH REHEARSAL SCHEDULE. We cannot cast anyone without knowing this information. If after casting, new conflicts, arise, that could change the role you were offered.
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DECEMBER SHOW DATES: (Five performances and one Thurs preview)
THURSDAY, 4th (Preview)
FRIDAY, 5th,
SATURDAY, 6th (2 performances)
SUNDAY, 7th (2 performances)
All Performances will be at the Black Box Theater
22 Foster Street in Peabody, MA.
This production includes 30+ speaking roles as well as an ensemble that will be quite busy caroling throughout the play, dancing during the Fezziwig scene, providing the guests at Fred's party & much more!!
All roles, except for Ebenezer Scrooge, The Narrator and Marley are open.
LINK TO AUDITION SCENES AND ROLES:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16qlJSZv5ukXRy_W6xj5G_qQmAkM4x2N2?usp=sharing
There will be an available copy of the script available at the audition.
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REHEARSAL INFO:
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Rehearsals will be held on Monday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons.
(Not everyone will need to come to all rehearsals but you should be available for all. Featured Actors / Carolers / Urchins will be called once or twice a week in September / Up to twice a week in October / Up to three times per week in November.
Leads (including Cratchet Family) will come up to twice a week in September and October / Up to three times per week in November.
Saturdays, in general, will be for Fezziwig Party Dancers / Christmas Carolers / Child street urchins)
Monday / Thursday will be primarily for Leads / Adult Featured Actors / Cratchit Family.
There could be exceptions to above sked, depending upon how many roles someone has.
Please note:
We will have rehearsal Monday, Oct 13 (Columbus Day)
We will have rehearsal Wed, Nov 26 instead of Thurs, Nov 27 (Thanksgiving)
We also will have rehearsal the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
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Rehearsals begin on SATURDAY, September 13th
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Rehearsals Times (not including Tech Week):
Week Night Rehearsals go from 6pm - 9:30pm.
(Not everyone will need to stay until the end. We may only have a few people stay after 9pm. We will try to have pre-teens finish in the 8pm range in Sept / 8:15pm- 8:30pm in October / 9pm in November.
Saturdays: Anytime between 12:30pm - 5:30pm
(The average time period per cast member may be in the 3 hour range.)
REHEARSAL LOCATIONS:
*Location 1: 38 Maple St.l Middleton, MA
*Location 2: Black Box Theater, 22 Foster St., Peabody, MA
It will end up perhaps half and half as far as where we are rehearsing. Saturdays will tend to be in Middleton.
TECH WEEK - Entire Cast at Black Box Theater:
Sunday, Nov 30 from 2pm - 7pm
Monday, Dec 1 from 6pm - 10pm (Children can leave at 9:30pm)
Tuesday, Dec 2 from 6pm - 10pm
Wednesday, Dec 3 from 6pm - 10:30pm
Thurs, Dec 4 - 6pm - 10:30pm - Preview (Perform for a small audience)
If we start tech week on time and everyone knows lines;blocking, we may finish up a little early. We encourage parents to come up to 1/2 hour early in case we finish up early. There are no guarantees, however.
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FINANCIAL INFO:
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All funding for our production comes from show fees and ticket sales. A smaller portion comes from concessions, raffles, and ads. Each Cast Member is responsible for the following:
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SHOW FEES: (Due by Sept 10)
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ADULTS: $100
AGES 13 - 17: $175*
AGES 8 - 12: $225*
*(Averages out to approx. $3 an hour to be involved in the production and to work with talented adults on production team as well as with talented adults.)
All Show Fees are Non-Refundable.
2. Selling 10 tickets to the show.
Although we don't have an official amount of tickets you have to purchase, we hope that each cast member can bring 10 audience members to the show since the majority of the audience comes from friends & family of the cast. (Tickets are non-refundable and will be in $22 range.)
We THANK YOU for your interest in helping to support NeverlandNext Chapter! We hope to see you there! Come with a smile and with the goal of having fun being a part of this wonderful & timeless story.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Peabody's Black Box, 18 Foster St, Peabody, MA 01960-5504, United States
