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Arena Dinner Theatre presents SCROOGE IN ROUGE Book & Lyrics by RICKY GRAHAM, Additional Material by JEFFERY ROBERSON, Other Interesting Bits by YVETTE HARGIS, Original Music Composed by JEFFERSON TURNER
This quick-change version of the Charles Dickens classic is set in a Victorian music hall. The Royal Music Hall Twenty-Member Variety Players are beset with a widespread case of food poisoning. This leaves only three surviving members to soldier on through a performance of A Christmas Carol. The undaunted trio gamely face missed cues, ill-fitting costumes, and solving the problem of having no one to play Tiny Tim. Done in the style of British Music Hall, Scrooge In Rouge abounds in bad puns, bawdy malapropisms, naughty double-entendres, and witty songs. A raucous holiday treat!
Director REUBEN ALBAUGH and Music Director CHRISTY MALONEY are casting 3 roles (1 female, 2 male). The role of Alfred will be played by CHRISTY MALONEY.
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Cast of Characters: In the original production, the role of Lottie was played by a man in drag. Actors of either gender can play every role. The whole show is a wild romp, and mixing genders adds to the anarchic fun of the show. However, if the opposite gender is cast in a role, it should be played for the reality of the character. Actors of all gender identities and ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition. ​
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CHARLIE SCHALTZ, a character actor, plays, Fred, Bob Cratchit, Marley’s Ghost, The Ghost of Christmas Past, Mrs. Fezziwig, Devil, Mrs. Dilber
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LOTTIE OBBLIGATO, a singing soubrette, plays Charity Dowager, Fan, Mr. Fezziwig, Alice, The Ghost of Christmas Present, Mrs. Martha Cratchit, Hermione, The Ghost of Christmas Future, Mrs. Dilber, Street Boy
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VESTA VIRILE, a “male impersonator,” plays Scrooge, Gladys
Auditions will be on Sunday, October 19, and Monday, October 20, at 7 pm at Arena Dinner Theatre. Rehearsals will begin the week of October 27. Please have a schedule of all rehearsal conflicts at auditions. Please prepare a traditional or modern Christmas Carol that showcases not only your voice but also your performance skills.
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Arena Dinner Theatre presents CHICKEN & BISCUITS by DOUGLAS LYONS
Director PRENTIS MOORE is casting 8 roles (5 female, 3 male). No roles are precast, and all roles are open. This is an ensemble cast of predominantly African American characters, including a juvenile female character (15), and one white Jewish young adult male.
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Cast of Characters: age refers to stage/character age. Actors in real life can be older or younger in reality, but need to pass for the age of the character believably. ​
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BANEATTA MABRY-An upstanding and stern Christian woman. Mother to Kenny and Simone, and wife to Reginald. She's overbearingly full of love, but quite uptight and stubborn in her religious ways. Late 40s-mid 50s, African American.
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REGINALD MABRY-Baneatta's faithful husband and the new pastor of their home church. He's the peacemaker of the family. Reginald is a ball of love with a side of corny dad jokes. 50s, African American.
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KENNY MABRY-Baneatta and Reginald's youngest child. He's proudly queer, but cowers in the presence of his mother. Kenny bites when he needs to, but at the end of the day, he just wants to be loved. Mid-late 20s, African American.
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LOGAN LEIBOWITZ-Kenny's neurotic and dramatic Jewish boyfriend of four years. He often spins himself into a tizzy, but always wants to be there for Kenny. Logan's weed pen is his crutch for tough times. Mid-late 20s, white.
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BEVERLY JENKINS-Baneatta's younger sister. The "fun aunt" who's always in a push-up bra. But don't mistake her vibrance for incompetence. She's a savage, "classy;' not so boujee, but definitely ratchet when necessary. Early 40s-50s, African American.
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LA'TRICE FRANKLIN-Beverly's daughter. She's nosy, loud, and in everyone's business but her own. When not on her phone, she shows love-but in her own Gen Z way. Sarcasm is her love language. 15, African American.
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SIMONE MABRY-Kenny's older sister and Baneatta's favorite. She followed the "right path:' Though pulled, she can be shady. While fierce on the exterior, Simone is internally wounded from a recent failed engagement. 30s, African American.
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BRIANNA JENKINS-Baneatta and Beverly's half-sister through an affair. She didn't know her father, but has come to his funeral to gather more details on him. She's sweet, vulnerable, and collected. Early 40s-50s, African American.
Auditions will be on Sunday, November 23, and Monday, November 24, at 7 pm at Arena Dinner Theatre. Please have a schedule of all rehearsal conflicts at auditions and be prepared to read scenes from the script.
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