Scera Theatre

Back by popular demand, “A Christmas Story: The Musical” is the holiday show of our 2021-2022 indoor season at SCERA Center for the Arts, and it will play December 3-18, 2021 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm. It will be directed/music directed by DeLayne Bluth Dayton, with choreography by Lindsay Folkman.

Auditions for ages 10 through older adults will be held on Monday, September 20 or Wednesday, September 22 from 7-9pm. (Those interested in the part of Randy can be age 8-10). Auditioners should prepare 16 bars of a musical theatre song. An accompanist or aux cord is available – please bring your music and have it cued or marked. Please, no CD’s. Callbacks, for those invited, will be held Saturday, September 25, and will include a dance/movement section. All roles are available.

Auditions are done by appointment, and you can register online and sign up for a time at Casting Manager: https://castingmanager.com/audition/info/Z2L54x2Lh3FQ2rd. If this is your first time using Casting Manager, you will be asked to create an account, and upload a resume and headshot if you have them. If you don’t have a resume or headshot, there is space where you can add in your education, training, experience, shows, etc. However, if you are new to theatre and the audition process, don’t be intimidated…we welcome talented first-timers! If you are more comfortable, you can also submit a video audition in Casting Manager.

Rehearsals will begin September 27, and generally be held Monday-Friday evenings and some Saturdays. A more detailed schedule will be provided once casting is final.

ABOUT THE SHOW: “A Christmas Story: The Musical” received rave reviews on its Broadway run, and is based on the movie classic that runs round-the-clock on television every Christmas. Set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts—an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. Rebuffed at every turn with a similar echoing response, Ralphie plots numerous schemes to achieve his desperate desire for the coveted BB gun. All the iconic scenes from the movie are here: Ralphie’s friend Flick, getting his tongue stuck to the flagpole; his brother, Randy, getting dressed in his snowsuit; the bullies, Farkus and Dill; the leg lamp award; the bunny suit; the Chinese restaurant; Christmas dinner; and many others. Book by Joseph Robinette. Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.