Auditions:
Sunday, September 14
⏰ 12-4 PM for actors 15 and under
⏰ 5-9 PM for actors 16+
📍 Wayne Theatre Main Stage (521 W Main Street)
Callbacks:
Monday, September 15
⏰ 7:00–10:00 PM
📍 Cabaret Stage at the Wayne (521 W Main Street)
Open to anyone 6 years or older
Younger performers must have performed in a Studio Wayne show before they are able to audition for a Mainstage show.
All races, body types, gender identities, abilities, and backgrounds are encouraged to audition
We especially welcome LGBTQ+, BIPOC, disabled performers, actors of diverse body types, and anyone historically underrepresented on stage.
- Fill out the following audition form: Scrooge! Audition Form before or on the day of the auditions. *Those who sign up will receive the choreography combo emailed to them the week of the audition.
- Sign up for a Song Audition Time
- Upload a headshot and resume, if available
- Please EMAIL your accompaniment track to production@waynetheatre.org so that we can have your track ready for your audition. Please label your track with FirstName_LastName_Audition Track.
For those performers age 15 and under, please follow the following guidelines
- Please prepare ONE song in the style of the show (16-32 bars/about 30 seconds to one minute). Please do not use a song from the show.
- Please EMAIL your accompaniment track to production@waynetheatre.org so that we can have your track ready for your audition. Please label your track with FirstName_LastName_Audition Track.
- You will have a brief movement workshop with Rhys during your audition time.!
For those performers over the age of 15, please follow the following guidelines
- Please prepare TWO CONTRASTING songs in the style of the show (16-32 bars/about 30 seconds to one minute each). Please do not use a song from the show.
- Please EMAIL your accompaniment track to production@waynetheatre.org so that we can have your track ready for your audition. Please label your track with FirstName_LastName_Audition Track.
- The first part of the audition will consist of the vocal audition at your chosen time slot. For the second half, please be prepared to move. You will be doing approximately 3 counts of 8 of basic movement. For accessibility purposes, those who register to audition will receive the dance audition via email the week before.
If there is a potential barrier that might prevent you from being able to audition, please let us know how we can work with you so you can still audition.
While we would like you to pick your own song, we understand it can sometimes be daunting. If you are unable to pick a song, our music director has picked 2 songs for you to sing should you want/need to use it.
A Christmas Song
- A Christmas Song start at 0:55 listen for the "ding" at 0:57 and start singing at 0:58
- A Christmas Song Cut with Lyrics
God Help the Outcasts
- God Help the Outcasts Cut with Lyrics
- God Help the Outcasts Cut without Lyrics
All auditioners will be notified by email about casting decisions.
Notification date: by September 19
All performances are on the Main Stage of the Wayne Theatre
Wayne Theatre
521 W Main Street
Waynesboro VA
December 5-7, 12-14
- Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays @ 7:00 PM
- Saturdays & Sundays @ 2:00 PM
Start date: Sunday, September 21 @ 7:00 PM
Rehearsals: Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays | 7:00–10:00 PM
The week before opening, performers should plan on being present at all tech rehearsals. Every effort will be made to minimize rehearsals going over time.
Flexibility is appreciated. The artistic staff reserve the right to make adjustments to the tech schedule based on the needs of the production and the venue restrictions.
- Press Dress: Thursday, November 20
- Double Tech: Sunday, November 30 all day
- We will NOT be rehearsing the day before and the day of Thanksgiving
- No conflicts allowed during tech rehearsals, press dress, or performances
- Please be flexible—some rehearsals may run longer during tech rehearsals
A Note About Youth Performers
The Wayne strives to create a safe and structured environment for young performers. We will engage the following measures to ensure the safety of children throughout the rehearsal and performance process:
- Youth performers must have participated in a Studio Wayne show before they are eligible to audition for a Wayne Mainstage.
- We will employ a Youth Associate Director to act as a safety and creative liaison between youth performers, their families, and the creative team.
- All dressing areas will be monitored and separated by age.
- We will be thoughtful about the length of the rehearsal day for youth performers.
Email: auditions@waynetheatre.org
In this timeless musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. Its score and book are adapted from the music and screenplay of the 1970 musical film Scrooge starring Albert Finney. (This film is available to view on YouTube or for rent/purchase on other streaming services.)
We are seeking a cast of over 20 actors. Some performers will play multiple roles.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 45–70
Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor (G2–G4, character flexibility)
Description: A hard-hearted miser whose journey from greed to redemption drives the story.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 30–50
Vocal Range: Tenor/High Baritone (A2–G4)
Description: Scrooge’s humble, kind-hearted clerk. Family man with warmth and quiet dignity.
Gender: Female Presenting
Age Range: 30–50
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano (A3–E5)
Description: Loving wife and mother, practical and protective. Often the voice of reason in the Cratchit home.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 6–12
Vocal Range: Treble (A3–E5)
Description: The youngest Cratchit child. Frail but full of hope and faith.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 45–70
Vocal Range: Baritone/Bass (G2–F4)
Description: Scrooge’s deceased business partner, appearing as a ghost to warn him. Darkly comic with a show-stopping number
Gender: Female Presenting
Age Range: 20–40
Vocal Range: Soprano (C4–A5, light/lyrical)
Description: Ethereal, whimsical spirit who shows Scrooge his younger years. Requires a bright, warm singing voice.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 30–60
Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor (A2–G4, robust)
Description: A larger-than-life personality, joyful and commanding. Symbolizes abundance and generosity.
Gender: Any
Age Range: Flexible
Vocal Range: Non-singing
Description: A silent, foreboding figure. Often tall and imposing, with strong physical presence.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 25–50
Vocal Range: Baritone/Tenor (A2–G4)
Description: Warm and optimistic townsman who leads “Thank You Very Much.”
Gender: Female Presenting
Age Range: 18–30
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano (A3–E5)
Description: Scrooge’s former fiancée. Gentle, kind, and deeply emotional. Appears in the Christmas Past sequence.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 20–35
Vocal Range: Tenor (B2–A4)
Description: Scrooge’s cheerful, good-hearted nephew. Represents family, warmth, and forgiveness.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 40–65
Vocal Range: Baritone (A2–F4)
Description: Jovial and generous employer from Scrooge’s youth. Leads the rousing party number “December the 25th.”
Gender: Female Presenting
Age Range: 40–65
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto (G3–D5)
Description: Spirited and fun-loving partner to Mr. Fezziwig.
Gender: Male Presenting
Age Range: 30–60
Vocal Range: Baritone/Bass
Description: Darkly comic tradesman who profits from death. Appears in Future scenes.
Gender: Female Presenting
Age Range: 30–60
Vocal Range: Mezzo-Soprano/Alto
Description: Comic role; one of the opportunists who steals Scrooge’s belongings in the Future sequence.
Roles: Charity Collectors, Carolers, Street Vendors, Beggars, Merchants, Spirits, Cratchit Children, Party Guests, Townsfolk.
Vocal Parts: Mixed SATB for adults; children’s chorus in treble parts.
Age Range: Wide (children through adults).
Depictions of Poverty and Starvation
Scenes showing extreme poverty, hunger, and suffering (especially the Cratchit family’s struggles)
Death and Grief References to death (Tiny Tim’s illness and possible death, Marley’s ghost, other spirits)
Lesley Larsen is the Artistic Director of the Historic Wayne Theatre. A Teaching Artist with the Virginia Commission for the Arts, Lesley holds a BFA in Acting from Brigham Young University as well as an Masters of Literature (MLITT) and MFA in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature in Performance (ACTING) from Mary Baldwin University/The American Shakespeare Center. Lesley has been working professionally in the theatre for more than 20 years as a director, actor, improv comedian, and voice actor. A collaborator and advocate for consent-based theatre, Lesley is fiercely committed to filling the rehearsal room and stage with elevated, vulnerable, playful work. Lesley is the founder of the Improvisators: a Teen-Improv troupe specializing in long-form improv. Serving on the Virginia Theatre Association (VTA) Board, Lesley is the Co-Chair of Community Theatre. Alongside her colleague, Corey Holmes, Lesley has created Professional Development for educators on the topics of: "Improv to Improve Classroom Culture for the Gen Ed Space.” Lesley and her colleagues were presenters for the 2024 National Conference for the League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT) on “Mindful Collaboration for the Non-Profit Theatre.” Lesley has taught acting and theatre at James Madison University, Mary Baldwin University, and Washington & Lee University.
Favorite companies she has performed with include the American Shakespeare Center (Blackfriars Playhouse), and the Actor’s Repertory Theatre Ensemble (ARTE) . Lesley’s selected directing credits include The Tempest (Southern Virginia University), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Washington and Lee University), Into the Woods (FAIR), and The History Boys (540). Wayne Theatre Directing Credits include: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Wayne at Wintergreen), Nickelodeon the SpongeBob Musical, Something Rotten, Deep Into the Darkness: An Adaptation of Poe’s Works (adapted by Lesley Larsen & Whitney Larsen), Deathtrap, The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Story, the Musical, The Importance of Being Earnest: Boy Band Edition, Little Shop of Horrors, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Elf the Musical, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice adapted by Melissa Leilani Larson, as well as various children’s productions.
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