Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Large cast is needed!

CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Ebenezer Scrooge...Miserly old man (male)
The Narrator...Charles Dickens (male)
Marley's Ghost...Spirit of Scrooge's partner (male)
Second Spirit...Ghost of Christmas Present - Jovial spirit (male or female)
First Spirit...Ghost of Christmas Past - old/Young Spirit (male or female)
Nephew Fred...Scrooge's kind nephew (male)
Belle...Scrooge's young fiancee (female)
Bob Cratchit...Scrooge's meek clerk (male)
Mrs. Cratchit...Bob's kind/feisty wife (female)
Fezziwig...Jovial Boss (male)
Poole...charity seeker (male)
Lamb...charity seeker (male or female)
Tiny Tim Cratchit...Bob's crippled young son (boy)
Peter Cratchit...Bob's 12 year-old son (boy)
Belinda Cratchit...Bob's 15 year-old daughter (girl)
Guests 1, 2, 3...(3) of Fred's party guests (male or female)
Old Joe...Rag and bottle shop owner (male or female)
Charwoman...Coarse cleaning lady (female)
Mrs. Dilber...Lower class laundress (female)
Buck...Street urchin (boy)
Businessman 1, 2, 3...(3) Greedy businessmen (male)
Boy Caroler...Poor street caroler (boy)
Frederick Cratchit...Bob's 8 year-old (boy) one line in dialogue
Harriet Cratchit...Bob's 7 year-old daughter (girl) one line in dialogue
Carolers...(2) other carolers (boys or girls)
Doorstep Woman...non-speaking part (female)
9-year old Scrooge...non-speaking part (boy)
16-year old Scrooge...non-speaking part (male)
Young Scrooge (age 22)...non-speaking part (male)
Fiddler...non-speaking part (male or female)
Concertina Player...non-speaking part (male or female)
Ignorance...non-speaking part (boy)
Want...non-speaking part (girl)Undertaker's Man...non-speaking part (male)

Also:  Crowds of passersby, moaning phantoms, party goers, dancers, carolers

Cast Size:  Rarely are more than 7 people on stage at once.  Doubling is suggested.

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