Rooftop Auditions – A Christmas Chaos

Rooftop Productions announces Auditions for A Christmas Chaos

The Royal Shakespeare Company hasn’t arrived as promised to perform their stirring rendition of “A Christmas Carol.” So our intrepid band of hapless actors and technicians must put together their own production in only seven hours! What a pity that they are not quite up to the task, even though they give it their all. Have you ever experienced backstage mayhem? Well, you haven’t seen anything yet! The play focuses on these poor but dedicated thespians doing their best while chaos is all around them: two kids fighting over who gets to play Tiny Tim, a confused actor who thinks she’s in another show, a haughty lead actor, one actor playing both Bob and Mrs. Cratchit, an out-of-control director, thrown together props and costumes, ridiculous scenery, and tons of flubs and confusion. Most of the actors in the show play multiple roles in this extremely fast-paced and physical comedy. Even the light and sound board operators are characters in the show! The play is a hilarious backstage comedy that pokes fun at the classic novel and everything that can go wrong with a theatrical production.

Covid Policy: COVID vaccination is mandatory except with a religious or medical exemption. Anyone who is not vaccinated due to these exemptions or under age for the vaccine must provide weekly proof of a negative COVID test. (PCR testing is required for this weekly proof.) Everyone must wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.

Please be prepared to read from the script.  If you have a one minute comedic monologue, you may do that as well, but it’s not required.  

Audition Form:  Please download the form and fill it out to bring with you to the audition.

If you are unable to make the audition on Thursday, September 30, please submit a video audition to Kimberly@virginiaartfactory.org.

Cast Requirements:  6 females, 4 males, 6 either, 16 total cast, Flexibility: gender flexible

Director:  Christine Maxted

Audition and Performance Venue:  Kellar Family Theatre at the ARTfactory

Callbacks are Sunday, October 3 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Performance Dates:  November 27 and 28; December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12

Rehearsals:  Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Select Monday from 7 – 9 p.m. depending on cast availability.

For more information, contact Kimberly Kemp at kimberly@virginiaartfactory.org or (703) 330-2787.