About the Show

From the bonny shores of England comes the Styckes-Upon-Thump Repertory Theatre Company, a stuffy old travelling troupe embarking on their fifteenth annual farewell tour of the Dickens’ tale. The company includes Sir Selsdon Piddock, the consummate actor, in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, with Mrs. Bettina Salisbury, Dame Rowena Middleton-Lewis, Mrs. Cordelia ffoliet-ffolkes ffortescue Woods, Teddy Shub and Elyot Crummels in multiple supporting roles. Sweet Cynthia Imbry, the general understudy, suddenly finds herself thrust onstage to perform a role she’s ill-prepared for! Bettina, the company diva, pretends to be ill, certain the production will be cancelled. However, much to her shock and rage, the show does go on without her! Roles are shuffled at the last minute and poor Cynthia finds herself center stage. The play begins but mid-way through the theatre doors open and in rushes Bettina, determined to reclaim her roles. Mayhem ensues as this professional company scrambles to keep the show going and everything that could possibly go wrong does, to hilarious, ridiculous results!

Auditions

Audition Days

Dickens’ Christmas Carol is a hilarious play within a play…Which happens to be a Traveling Travesty in Two Tumultuous Acts performed by The Styckes-Upon-Thump Repertory Company who Proudly Present…”The Fifteenth Annual Farewell Tour of Charles Dickens’ Holiday Classic”

Sir Selsdon Piddock
A “Classical” actor in the truest sense of the word who will be playing Ebeneezer Scrooge.
(age range 40-on up

Mrs. Cordelia Ffoliet Ffolkes Ffortescue Woods
An actress who wishes her resume were as long as her name. She will be playing multiples roles.
(age range- late teens-40s)

Dame Rowena Middleton-Lewis
An actress of some pretensions who plays multiple roles.
(Age range 30s- on up)

Cynthia Imbry
A young actress who is the company understudy and is SUDDENLY forced into the production and isn’t prepared but anxious to make an impression.
(Age range late teens-30s)

Mr. Elyot Crummels
A once dashing leading man now playing character parts. He will be very busy in this production.
(Age range 30s-50s)

Teddy Shub
An over-anxious young actor who appears to be all teeth. He plays every scene as if it were MacBeth.
(Age range late teens-30s)

Mrs. Bettina Salisbury
The company diva who was pretending to be ill for the performance, assured that the show would be canceled. It has not been, and she appears mid-way through the show determined to play her roles.
(Age range 20’s-50’s)

Volunteers

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Ushers are responsible for scanning tickets, helping patrons to their seats, and cleaning the theater after the show. As a thank you, you can enjoy the show for free!

Production Team

Production Staff to be announced at a later date