Audition Listings

An O. Henry Christmas, Scarborough Theatre Guild
By Howard Burman

AUDITIONS:
Wednesday, September 19, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Thursday, September 20, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

CALLBACKS: (if required)
Sunday, September, 23 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUDITION & REHEARSAL LOCATIONS
carborough Theatre Guild Rehearsal Unit – 2105 Midland Avenue, Unit 16, Scarborough, Ontario(the building is immediately north of the Midland LRT station on east side, south of Progress. The unit and both driveway exits face Cosentino Drive)

REHEARSALS
Commence: Tuesday, September 25: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm    
Continue: Tuesdays &Thursdays: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Sundays: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm     

PERFORMANCE DATES – 2018
November 30December 1      Friday, Saturday – 8 pm
December 2                          Sunday Matinée – 2 pm
December 6 – 8                     Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 8 pm
December 9                          Sunday Matinée – 2 pm
December 14-16                   Thursday, Friday – 8 pm
December 17                        Saturday Matinée – 2 pm

All performances at Scarborough Village Theatre (3600 Kingston Road at Markham Road, Scarborough). 

SYNOPSIS
On Christmas Eve in the 1890’s, a group of hobos on the outskirts of New York have an unwelcome visitor drop in on them. They agree to let him have some of their food and share their fire in exchange for some stories about acts of kindness from unlikely sources. The visitor even has the members of the group act out the stories. It turns out the visitor is an escaped convict, but before he runs off  to avoid the police, he manages to touch the hearts of his “hosts” and to show them that Christmas is about more than the usual superficial things.

REQUIREMENTS
Please prepare a two-minute monologue. Cold readings from the script will also be required. If called back, you will be asked to read from the script with other actors. Please bring a resume and recent head-shot.

SCRIPT
If you would like to read the play before auditioning, the script is on reserve at the Arts Desk, 5th floor, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, and at the Community Desk of the Toronto Public Library, Cedarbrae Branch, at 545 Markham Road in Scarborough. 

BOOK AN AUDITION
For information, or to book an audition time, email Len Henderson at lenderson57@gmail.com
If you must cancel on your audition night, please call the STG unit at 416 439 5349.

This production is Non Paying/Non Equity

ROLES

Fran: Hobo. An accomplished pick-pocket. Also a bit of a sarcastic wise-ass.
Grover:  Hobo. Used to be a doctor until he lost his license.
Agnes: Hobo.  A farm girl who couldn’t make it in the big city
Marguerite: Hobo. Very ill and on her last legs. Used to be a high-class “society girl”
Dinty: Hobo. Secretly adores Marguerite.
Hal: Hobo. Reduced to poverty after being disowned by his father.
O.P.: A prisoner on the lam. Also a great story-teller
Guido: Policeman with a heart of gold waaay underneath the tough exterior.

We are also looking for an actor who can play the guitar. This person can be one of the hoboes noted above, or an additional cast member