Miracle on 34th St

2024-08-10

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2024-08-10

Meredith Willson’s Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical
Book, Music, and Lyric’s by Meredith Willson

Directed by Billie McBride
Music Director – Donna Debreceni
Assistant Director – Colby Bleicher
Choreographer – Kelly Kates

Rehearsals: October 13 – November 14, 2024
Generally Sunday through Thursday evening

Tech: November 16 – 21, 2024

Performances: November 22 – December 29, 2024

There are 14+ roles for adults (18+) and 6 roles for kids (who can play ages 6-12)
All roles are paid a $500 rehearsal stipend and a per show rate between $55 and $70. Understudies will receive an additional rehearsal stipend. Swings are paid a $500 rehearsal stipend and $100 per week on-call stipend for the run, plus a per-show rate for any shows they cover.

No AEA/Equity contracts are available for this production.

Town Hall Arts center adheres to the Community Standards for Theater for Colorado as set forward by the Colorado Theater Guild.

Rehearsal and Performance calendar below (subject to change). There is also a downloadable version on the SignUpGenius link

Adult Actors (18+) – In-Person Auditions

Saturday August 10th – 10am to 5pm
Town Hall Arts Center
2450 W Main St, Littleton, CO 80120

Requirements

32 bars of a musical theater song or Christmas Carol – Bring sheet music in the correct key – an
accompanist will be provided.
1-minute monologue in the style of the show
Hard copy of headshot and resume (please also upload a digital copy prior to the day of auditions at
the link below)

Child Actors – (to play ages 6-12) Video Auditions

Requirements

32 bars of a musical theater song or Christmas Carol
Short monologue or tell us a story about your favorite Christmas or family memory
Upload a digital of headshot (or picture) and resume at the link to the right

Please submit your video via email to thacauditions@gmail.com no later than Wednesday August 8th.

Invited callbacks will be held on Saturday August 17th from 10am to 3pm
Location: THAC Annex at Aspen Grove

Character Breakdown

The genders attached to characters are as they identify within the script. Actors of all genders are welcome to
audition for any role they feel comfortable presenting on stage.

Doris Walker (F)
Age: 30+
Vocal Range: Alto – F3 to F5
Special Event Coordinator at Macy’s Department Store. Sharp, free-thinking career woman. Mother to Susan.

Susan Walker (F)
Age: 6-12
Vocal Range: Alto – G3 to Eb5
Wise beyond her years, strong willed, self-sufficient city girl. Doris’ daughter.

Fred Gailey (M)
Age: 30+
Vocal Range: Bari-tenor – Ab2 to Ab4
Military Captain mustering out into Civilian life. Smart, hopeful, and warm

Kris Kringle (M)
Age: Mature
Vocal Range: Bari-tenor
Recently hired as a Santa Impersonator for Macy’s. Claims to be the real deal.

Supporting and Ensemble Characters (Both Adult and Children)
Age: Various
Vocal Range: Various
Character actors to play a collection of people from the Owner of Macy’s to Lawyers and Secretaries, Parents
and Kids and everyone in between.

Town Hall Arts Center Operating Statement

By acknowledging this statement, you confirm your understanding that Town Hall Arts Center operates as a Semi-Professional Theater and not a Regional, Equity, LORT, or Professional Theater. While THAC is proud of the high-quality productions we have come to be known for, and the fact that we pay our artists comparable to, or better than, other local non-professional theaters, we are not currently able to operate as a living wage theater. We are also financially unable to offer amenities often available at Equity- or LORT-level houses. We are entirely transparent about our pay scale from the moment auditions are announced, in our offer letters, and as disclosed in our contracts. By receiving this statement, auditioning, signing a contract, and acknowledging this statement, you are stating that you are ready and willing to perform duties as specified in your contract, and have been made aware of THAC’s:

Audition stipends – THAC pays a rehearsal stipend. While professional theaters have the resources to pay actors per day or per week, from first rehearsal to closing performance, we are not able to do so at this time. Our stipends are offered in good faith to assist contractors offset costs accrued during the process.

Performance pay – THAC will compensate every performer for every performance, as well as additional rehearsals after opening (such as put-in/Swing rehearsals) at the contracted per-show rate.

Rehearsal schedules – THAC is entirely transparent about the rehearsal schedule from the time auditions are announced, in our offer letter, and as disclosed in our contracts. Performers who are cast in our productions will be expected to attend every rehearsal to which they are called, unless conflicts were approved prior to casting. The Directing Teams will do their best to not call actors who are not in the scenes/songs being worked and will release actors at a point when they are no longer being utilized in rehearsal. While we work hard to respect everyone’s time, there will be instances when an actor will have down time at rehearsal. We encourage you to use down time to work independently on your materials.