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A Hit and Miss Christmas

17 Nov 2023 - 2 Dec 2023
Warrandyte Theatre Company

Author: Emma Wood

Director: Emma Wood

Genre: Comedy

Agent: Stagescripts LTD

Synopsis

‘The Hit and Miss Theatre Company is in need a of a good Christmas show. Bums on seats, festive cheer, moral fable: A Christmas Carol! Tick. Except there’s a new artistic director in town with new ideas. And Dickens has been done every decade in living memory. The heart and soul of the company are up for grabs as the battle wages between tried and true vs daring and new.’

The play is contemporary and no accents are required.

The script has received accolades from 3 professional American companies:

Finalist, New Comedies Festival, B Street Theatre, 2020
Semi-Finalist, Headwaters Festival, Creede Repertory Theatre, 2020
Semi-finalist, Dreamcatcher Repertory, 2021

This will be the Victorian premiere.

Performances

Start Date: 17 Nov 2023

End Date: 2 Dec 2023

Performance Times:

2:30pm on:

  • Sun 19th Nov 2023
  • Sun 26th Nov 2023

8:00pm on:

  • Fri 17th Nov 2023
  • Sat 18th Nov 2023
  • Fri 24th Nov 2023
  • Sat 25th Nov 2023
  • Fri 1st Dec 2023
  • Sat 2nd Dec 2023

Ticket Prices:

Adult $25
Concession $20

Bookings: Try Booking

Theatre: Warrandyte Theatre Company

Theatre Address:

Warrandyte Mechanics Institute
180-186 Yarra Street, Warrandyte VIC 3113

Auditions

Characters Summary:

The play features an ensemble of 7 characters, each with a significant role.

1 male, 60’s
1 male, 20’s
1 male 60’s – 70’s
1 female, 20’s
1 female, 50’s
1 female, 70’s
1 female, 30’s- 40’s

No specific requirements for accents

Ages are indicative and approximate only. An actor’s true age may be different from the age of the character, if they look and sound right for the part. Please do not hesitate to audition because you are uncertain about the suitability of your age.

Audition Dates:

1:00pm on:

  • Sat 5th Aug 2023

8:00pm on:

  • Wed 9th Aug 2023

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