Production Team:
Director: Marty Wallis
Music Director: Chuck Bell
Stage Manger: Briana Conway
Asst. Stage Manager: Sadie Wallace
Ages:
14 and up
About the show:
The long-awaited sequel to the popular The 1940’s Radio Hour.
It’s Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, NJ, and set to present their contemporary “take” on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Whether it’s the noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts, or the over-the-top theatrics of veteran actor, but radio novice, William St. Claire, this radio show is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show. St. Claire’s escalating foibles and acting missteps propel the show to a simultaneously comedic and heart-wrenching dramatic climax: St. Claire has an on-air breakdown, and begins to connect his own life with that of the classic Dickens tale. In order to “save the show,” the company improvises an ending to Charles Dickens’ classic as a film noir mystery, featuring a hardboiled detective, a femme fatale, and an absurd rescue of Tiny Tim (and the Lindbergh baby) from the clutches of a Hitler-esque villain named Rudolf!
Auditions:
Saturday, September 6, 2025, 10 am – 2 pm
Callbacks (if needed) will be September 7, 2025, at 4:30 pm
The Holly Theatre Black Box, 69 W Main St, Dahlonega, GA 30533
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will be Monday and Wednesday nights from 6 pm – 9 pm
There will be a couple of Saturday rehearsals in November from 10 am – 1 pm
* Please provide a full list of rehearsal conflicts prior to auditioning. You will find a rehearsal schedule here *
What to expect at auditions:
- Please arrive a few minutes prior to your scheduled audition time.
- Those auditioning will be required to demonstrate part-singing ability. Music and lyrics will be provided at auditions; however, coming prepared with a verse and chorus of a George Gershwin, Cole Porter or a song in the style of the 1940’s would be helpful.
- If you cannot attend the audition date in person, please contact the director to schedule a separate time or arrange a video audition
- If the audition slots are full at the time of your sign up, please contact the director to arrange a video audition.
- You may also be asked to do a cold read from the script as part of your audition. Click here to find the sides you should prepare.
A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol Cast Breakdown
To Do Prior to Auditions:
For any questions, please contact the director: martywallis@hotmail.com