The Chatham Community Players will hold open auditions for their beloved Philip Wm. McKinley's original musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' most famous work, A Christmas Carol. The show, which has been produced annually since 1985, is being restaged and reimagined with new sets and special effects.
Director Bob Cline seeks a large cast of varying types and ages, all of whom need to sing and move well. Production dates are: December 4-December 21.
Auditions will be held for Children (16 years and younger) on Sunday, September 14 at 7pm at The Chatham Playhouse, 23 North Passaic Ave., Chatham. Auditions for Adults will take place on Monday, September 15th at 7:00pm at The Chatham Playhouse 23 North Passaic Ave., Chatham and Tuesday, September 16th at 7:00pm at The Chatham United Methodist Church, 460 Main Street, Chatham.
Musical Director Judy Stanton asks that auditioners be ready to sing a song, which shows their vocal range, and must bring sheet music in the appropriate key. An accompanist will be provided.
Child actors without previous audition experience or material can choose a traditional holiday song or another non-rock song that they know well.
For more information, please visit the auditions page.
2008 - 2009 Season Monday, 11 August 2008Wait Until Dark - By Frederick Knott
Dates – October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 8pm October 12 at 3pm
Directed By Stephen Davis
Image from Ah, Wilderness - 2008An unforgettable film, a hit on Broadway and London’s West End, this electrifying thriller, begins from the opening scene, as three sinister con men embark on a mission to find a very valuable doll in a dark Greenwich Village apartment. But they get more than they bargain for when the blind Susy Hendrix returns home and begins to suspect all is not as it seems. The deadly cat-and-mouse game builds to a heart-pounding “lights out” climax that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. [May not be suitable for young children.]
A Christmas Carol – Book and Music by Philip Wm McKinley
Dates – December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 8pm and December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 3pm
Directed By Bob Cline and Musical Directed by Judy Stanton
CCP's 2005 'Carol.A Christmas Carol. returns this year (20 years after making it's Chatham bow) after a three year absence. Join us for a very special two hours of original music, laughter, and the timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge as he and Charles Dickens takes us on his Ghostly journey. This show has been delighting Chatham audiences for over twenty years. If you haven't seen it before, you won't want to miss it, if you have, you know you'll want to be there this year. Buy your tickets early, as it sells out regularly. Be there to hear Tiny Tim proclaim - "God Bless us Everyone"
Inherit The Wind - By Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Dates – March 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 8pm March 15 at 3pm
Directed By Jonathan Wierzbicki
Image from Little Women - 2008A high school teacher is jailed for teaching Darwin's famous book, Origin of the Species, and two of the most famous lawyers in the country are brought in to represent the opposing sides, making this case the trial-of-the-century. Deemed "one of the truly great American dramas" of the 20th century, this exciting and absorbing play based on the famous Scopes trial is as relevant today as it was fifty years ago.
"The portrait it draws of an explosive episode in American culture…remains as fresh as it ever was." — New York Times
California Suite - By Neil Simon
Dates – May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 8pm and May 10 & 16 at 3pm
Image from Crimes of the Heart - 2007
The laughs are abundant in this play by one of the masters of American comedy. The story surrounds four couples from London, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York who separately inhabit a Beverly Hills hotel suite, bringing along their problems, anxieties, and comical marital dilemmas. “If these walls could talk…what stories could they share?”