Village Players of Fort Thomas is holding auditions for THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER by Barbara Robinson
A holiday comedy courtesy of Concord Theatricals
Directed by Amy Waldfogle

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Auditions will be held at the street-level Judith M. Sarakatsannis Gallery at 8 N. Fort Thomas Ave, Fort Thomas, KY, 41075.

Sunday, September 17 from 4:30-8:00pm (Children only); 8:00-9:00pm (Adults only)
Wednesday, September 20 from 6:00pm-8:00pm (Children only); 8:00pm-9:00pm (Adults only)

Sunday, September 24 from 3:00pm-6:00pm (Children only)

If you are not able to attend either day, video auditions can be sent to bcpe2023@gmail.com until 4:00 on Sept 17th (before the live auditions). Please record yourself delivering your chosen monologue and reading at least one of the scenes provided (an off-camera voice should read other lines).

Rehearsals begin in October. Show dates are December 1-10, 2023.

Resume and headshot appreciated but not required. 
 

Please review the audition packet, here and sign up for an audition time here​. The packet contains selections from the script - choose one to deliver as a short monologue as well as scenes that you'll perform with other auditionees. 

If you have any questions, you can call or text the director Amy Waldfogle at 513-505-6166 or send an email to bcpe2023@gmail.com. 

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Characters (ages are approximate):

Mother/ Grace Bradley (adult) - warm, friendly, a bit nervous/overwhelmed PTO mom type

Beth Bradley (10-12) - narrator, strong voice and presence

Imogene Herdman (11-13) - loud, bossy, sneaky, tough

Father/Bob Bradley (adult) - solid family man

Mrs. Armstrong (adult) - opinionated, bossy church matron

Mrs. McCarthy (adult) - younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong

Alice (10-12) prim, proper “teachers pet” type

Charlie (8-10) - Beth’s little brother, nice boy but a little cheeky

Ralph (12-14) - ragged, slouching cool-kid

Leroy (10-12) - tough, sure of himself ○ Claude (9-11) - tough, ready for a fight

Ollie (8-10) - tough, Claude’s “partner in crime”

Gladys (7-9) - small, wiry, feisty

4-8 Sunday School Kids, each with at least a few lines

 

Please come to auditions ready to recite one of the options listed, and to read any role in the scenes. Please review the audition packet, here and sign up for an audition time here.

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