Cinderella’s Magical Christmas
Written and Directed by
Terry HIll
Produced by
Holly Leveque
Featuring songs from Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, and Jerome Kern, this holiday re-telling of the classic tale has everything we love with some twists and turns along the way. (In this version the stepmother is not evil, just dealing with misplaced anger, and the stepsisters are not ugly, just teenagers.)
Auditions:
Prepare a 2-minute comedic monologue and a song published before 1929. Sing
acapella or provide their own accompaniment.
In Person Auditions: 9/28 2 - 5 PM and 9/30 5- 9 PM
Self Tapes due: 9/30
Location: Long Beach Shakespeare Company - 4250 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807
Show dates: 11/21, 11/22, 11/23, 11/28, 11/29, 11/30, 12/7
Rehearsals: October - November
*Please note LBSC is a non paying and not equity theater. *
Please note: We welcome actors of all ages, genders, races, and physical abilities to audition. All roles are open to diverse casting, and we encourage performers of any background to bring their unique interpretation to these iconic characters. We are casting for the following roles:
Characters:
WILBUR, male, mid 20s-40s (ages 18 yrs), Gertrude’s husband, Ella’s father. Loves his wife and daughter. Gets a second chance at love after his wife’s death when he meets Prudence. 1 duet, dances.
GERTRUDE, female, mid 20s-30s. Home schools Ella and looks after villagers when they are ill, catches TB and dies. (Will also portray Celeste, Cinderella’s fairy godmother.) 1 duet.
ELLA/CINDERELLA, female, 18+ to play 15/18. Lives a carefree life until an accident turns her world upside-down. With some magical help, she meets her prince. 1 solo, 1 duet, dances, chorus.
PRUDENCE: female, mid 30s-40s, Ariadne and Persephone’s mother. Recently widowed, she meets, falls in love, and marries Wilbur. A misunderstanding changes her behavior towards her stepdaughter. 1 duet, dances, chorus.
ARIADNE: female, 18+ to play 15/18. Fraternal twin to Persephone. In love with Barnaby. 1 duet, dances, chorus.
PERSEPHONE: female, 18+ to play 15/18. Dances, chorus.
BARNABY: male, 18+ to play 18/21. A stableboy with aspirations employed by Wilbur. Loves Ariadne. 1 solo, 1 duet, dances, chorus.
REGINALD: male, mid 20s-40s (ages 18 yrs). Queen Annabelle’s husband and Charming’s father. Spends his days writing proclamations, reviewing petitions, and passing judgments. Loves his wife, disciplines his son. 2 solos, 1 duet, dances.
QUEEN ANNABELLE: female, mid 20s-40s (ages 18 yrs). Busy running the castle, she leaves raising her son to staff/tutors. Escapes castle by attending village dances incognito. 2 duets, dances, chorus.
PRINCE CHARMING: male, 18+ to play 15/18. When not with his tutors, spends his time thinking up pranks to play on the staff. Longs to find someone to spend his life with, but how? A ball, of course. His mystery woman vanishes, leaving just a shoe. Will he ever find her again?
HAROLD: male, 60s-80’s (ages 18 yrs). Announces the King’s proclamations and assists in Court. Often the object of Charming’s pranks, he nevertheless remains a faithful and loyal servant. Dances, chorus.
BERTHA: female, 20s-40s (ages 18yrs). A midwife and love interest to Mortimer. Dances, chorus.
MORTIMER: male, 20s-40s. A jeweler in love with Bertha. Resorts to drastic measures when she stops speaking to him. Dances, chorus.
SEBASTIAN: male, 20-60’s. A farmer, but what mysteriously happened to his crop? Dances, chorus.
CELESTE, female (same actress as Gertrude). A fairy godmother, she helps Cinderella get to the ball. 1 solo, 1 duet, dances, chorus.
Cinderella’s Magical Christmas
Written and Directed by
Terry HIll
Produced by
Holly Leveque
Featuring songs from Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, and Jerome Kern, this holiday re-telling of the classic tale has everything we love with some twists and turns along the way. (In this version the stepmother is not evil, just dealing with misplaced anger, and the stepsisters are not ugly, just teenagers.)
acapella or provide their own accompaniment.
Location: Long Beach Shakespeare Company - 4250 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, CA 90807
Show dates: 11/21, 11/22, 11/23, 11/28, 11/29, 11/30, 12/7
Rehearsals: October - November
*Please note LBSC is a non paying and not equity theater. *
Please note: We welcome actors of all ages, genders, races, and physical abilities to audition. All roles are open to diverse casting, and we encourage performers of any background to bring their unique interpretation to these iconic characters. We are casting for the following roles:
Characters:
WILBUR, male, mid 20s-40s (ages 18 yrs), Gertrude’s husband, Ella’s father. Loves his wife and daughter. Gets a second chance at love after his wife’s death when he meets Prudence. 1 duet, dances.
GERTRUDE, female, mid 20s-30s. Home schools Ella and looks after villagers when they are ill, catches TB and dies. (Will also portray Celeste, Cinderella’s fairy godmother.) 1 duet.
ELLA/CINDERELLA, female, 18+ to play 15/18. Lives a carefree life until an accident turns her world upside-down. With some magical help, she meets her prince. 1 solo, 1 duet, dances, chorus.
PRUDENCE: female, mid 30s-40s, Ariadne and Persephone’s mother. Recently widowed, she meets, falls in love, and marries Wilbur. A misunderstanding changes her behavior towards her stepdaughter. 1 duet, dances, chorus.
ARIADNE: female, 18+ to play 15/18. Fraternal twin to Persephone. In love with Barnaby. 1 duet, dances, chorus.
PERSEPHONE: female, 18+ to play 15/18. Dances, chorus.
BARNABY: male, 18+ to play 18/21. A stableboy with aspirations employed by Wilbur. Loves Ariadne. 1 solo, 1 duet, dances, chorus.
REGINALD: male, mid 20s-40s (ages 18 yrs). Queen Annabelle’s husband and Charming’s father. Spends his days writing proclamations, reviewing petitions, and passing judgments. Loves his wife, disciplines his son. 2 solos, 1 duet, dances.
QUEEN ANNABELLE: female, mid 20s-40s (ages 18 yrs). Busy running the castle, she leaves raising her son to staff/tutors. Escapes castle by attending village dances incognito. 2 duets, dances, chorus.
PRINCE CHARMING: male, 18+ to play 15/18. When not with his tutors, spends his time thinking up pranks to play on the staff. Longs to find someone to spend his life with, but how? A ball, of course. His mystery woman vanishes, leaving just a shoe. Will he ever find her again?
HAROLD: male, 60s-80’s (ages 18 yrs). Announces the King’s proclamations and assists in Court. Often the object of Charming’s pranks, he nevertheless remains a faithful and loyal servant. Dances, chorus.
BERTHA: female, 20s-40s (ages 18yrs). A midwife and love interest to Mortimer. Dances, chorus.
MORTIMER: male, 20s-40s. A jeweler in love with Bertha. Resorts to drastic measures when she stops speaking to him. Dances, chorus.
SEBASTIAN: male, 20-60’s. A farmer, but what mysteriously happened to his crop? Dances, chorus.
CELESTE, female (same actress as Gertrude). A fairy godmother, she helps Cinderella get to the ball. 1 solo, 1 duet, dances, chorus.