Audition Call for Alamance Children’s Theatre Production of
Directed by Andy Kielty
Stage Manager – Vacant
Interested Individuals Encouraged to Apply (See Below)
Alamance Children’s Theatre (ACT) will present A Christmas Carol at the Sara McMillan Brown Theater at Studio 1 in Burlington, NC.
Here is a delightfully refreshing version of Charles Dickens’s classic Christmas tale told from a new perspective — a young boy’s grandfather. Thomas enjoys spending time at his grandfather’s prominent London business, but has trouble understanding why his grandfather would give his hard-earned money to the poor. This gives Grandfather the perfect opportunity to tell the story of Ebenezer Scrooge as he recalls it, and a traditional retelling of A Christmas Carol comes to life onstage as a play-within-a-play. As the story goes, of course, revelations brought by visiting his past, present, and future with three ghosts persuade Scrooge to turn his life around. In this beautifully written adaptation, you’ll find all of the classic Charles Dickens characters, including Jacob Marley, Scrooge’s sister Fan and even his long-lost Belle. The play ends uniquely with a heartwarming surprise for all as we learn who Thomas’ grandfather really is.
Regular performance dates are December 4-6 and 11-13, 2026. There will be at least eight regular performances in total. There will be no school shows for this production.
Auditions are open to youth ages 8 to 18. A prospective cast member must be a minimum of 8 years old and a maximum of 18 years old on the day that individual auditions for the production.
Auditions will be Tuesday, October 13, 2026 and Wednesday October 14, 2026 from 7-9pm.
Location:
Alamance Lutheran Church
4008 Highway 62 South
Alamance, NC
Please use the following sign-up genius to register for your audition spot. Walk-ins will not be allowed.
ACT A Christmas Carol Audition Sign Up
Those auditioning should:
- Print out and complete the forms provided below prior to arrival at auditions.
- Be prepared for a cold read with other auditionees from materials provided at the auditions.
- Auditions will take approximately 30 minutes.
Potential cast members need to attend only one night of auditions.
There will not be any callbacks.
A Character List is provided below.
In preparation for auditions, please read these materials and bring the completed forms to the audition. You may attach your own picture to the Audition Form. ACT will also be taking individual pictures each night.
ACT is seeking a Stage Manager for A Christmas Carol. ACT encourages interested individuals to email actchristmascarol2026@gmail.com by October 8th. Stage Manager applicants also need to fill out the Tech Crew Application.
STAGE MANAGER REQUIREMENTS: Must be in 9th grade and have participated in at least three ACT productions as either a cast member or tech crew or have had previous Stage Manager experience with Alamance Children’s Theatre. Stage Managers must have a good working knowledge of production and must complete any appropriate training or mentoring as requested by the director.
ACT is seeking individuals ages 12-18 to participate as part of the Tech Crew. Interested parties need to fill out the following form linked below. Parents of Tech Crew are required to attend both the initial Parent Meeting and Mid-Production Meetings. It is expected that Tech Crew will begin to attend rehearsals approximately one week prior to Tech Week. An exact date will be confirmed prior to the initial Parent Meeting.
The final cast list will be posted on ACT’s Facebook Page (and potentially ACT’s website) by Thursday, October 15th at 11am. Those individuals must email to accept or decline their roles at actchristmascarol2026@gmail.com by Saturday, October 17th at 2pm.
On Monday October 19, 2026, all cast, tech crew, parents/guardians, directors, and producers will meet at Alamance Lutheran Church at 7:00pm. A great deal of important information will be discussed, so it is MANDATORY that each Cast/Tech crew member and a parent/guardian attend this meeting. A $60 Participation Fee will be collected from each cast member ($50 for each additional sibling). This fee helps to cover some of the production costs. Scholarships for participation fees are available to ensure that no young person is unable to participate. Please email actchristmascarol2026@gmail.com or speak to one of the producers at the parent meeting to make these arrangements. Scholarship families will be requested to “Pay what they can” and will be asked to contribute additional volunteer hours to the production.
Rehearsals will predominantly occur at Alamance Lutheran Church and will generally occur between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. There may be occasional Saturday morning/afternoon rehearsals and potentially a few Sunday afternoon/evening rehearsals. Not all cast members will be scheduled for each rehearsal, but each cast member will be expected to attend all of the rehearsals for which he or she is scheduled.
You MUST put any potential times your actor may not be able to attend rehearsals on the audition paperwork. These conflicts include weekly classes, scheduled vacations, band concerts, or any reason your actor would need to miss or be late for a rehearsal. Conflicts affect rehearsal scheduling as well as building chemistry with the cast, affect spacing due to missed cast members, etc so it is important to limit the number of conflicts to only necessary conflicts.
Failure to disclose conflicts during auditions may be grounds for removal from the production. For this show especially it is imperative that all conflicts are communicated AT THE TIME OF AUDITION.
Tech week begins on Sunday, November 29, 2026, with rehearsals each night at Studio 1. Tech Week rehearsals may extend to 10:00 pm or later depending on the needs observed during Tech Week. All cast members should be present this week with no exceptions! However, if an auditionee has a mandatory or long-term commitment that may conflict with attendance during Tech Week, that conflict should be detailed on the audition form and specifically discussed with production staff at auditions.
Regular performances will be in the Sara McMillan Brown Theater at Studio 1 at 7:00 pm on December 4-5 and 11-12 with 2:00 pm Matinees taking place on December 5-6 and 12-13, 2026. All cast and tech crew members must be present for all performances.
Auditionees should be aware that participation in other productions or other activities that overlap and/or create conflicts with rehearsals for A Christmas Carol will be considered in casting decisions.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
OLD MAN – grandfather of Thomas; owner of a prominent London lending business in the early 1900s
SOLICITOR – middle-aged London businessman
THOMAS – school-aged boy who adores his grandfather, but doesn’t understand generosity
BOB CRATCHIT – poor clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge’s; always finding the bright side of life, upbeat
SCROOGE – miserly old man, bitter and gruff to all
MR. TURLEY – friendly, good-natured caretaker at St. Beatrice’s Orphanage; quite confident with his orphan charges, but terribly afraid of Sister Angelene
EMMA – young orphan
LILLIAN – young orphan
FRED – good-hearted nephew of Scrooge; fun loving and generous
MRS. DILBER – Scrooge’s housekeeper and cook helps support her family by “borrowing” from her employer
MARLEY- Scrooge’s deceased partner
PAST – young teenage girl dressed in white with pale complexion; shows little emotion toward Scrooge
FAN – young teenage girl who was Scrooge’s older sister
BOY SCROOGE – Scrooge as a young boy in boarding school between 8-12 years of age
YOUNG SCROOGE – Scrooge as a young adult man during his apprenticeship
BELLE – young woman of similar age to Young Scrooge; daughter of Fezziwig, under whom Scrooge apprenticed
PRESENT – person who sarcastically deals with Scrooge’s reluctance to see the error of his ways
TINY TIM – crippled youngest son of the Cratchits
MRS. CRATCHIT – woman of similar age to Bob with a strong will towards Scrooge and passionate feelings towards Tiny Tim
SISTER ANGELENE – elder nun who runs St. Beatrice’s Orphanage; kind and loving to her charges, but a taskmaster towards Mr. Turley
TOPPER – not-so-bright friend of Fred; enamored with Mary
MARY– beautiful friend of Elizabeth
ELIZABETH – wife of Fred
FUTURE – stark character dressed and veiled in black – non-speaking but very imposing
OLD JOE – lower-class pawnbroker friend of Mrs. Dilber’s
ENSEMBLE
Townspeople/Street Walkers, Orphans, Fezziwig and his Employees