Merry Mayhem Mashup - Audition Call!

This production contains two one-act plays that will be presented with an intermission between them each night. Auditioners will be considered for both shows, but will only have the opportunity to be cast in one of them. 

• Thursday, September 10 - 6:30-9:30PM
• Sunday, September 13 - 6:30-9:30PM
• Callbacks - Thursday, September 17 - 6:30-9:30PM 

A tree lot. Christmas Eve. One Man. One woman. One Tree. Who should get it? Each gives reasons through tales of woe as to why they are more deserving of the tree, and each seems unmoved by the other’s predicament. A story filled with laughs, heart and good old-fashioned Christmas spirit

When a professional theatre company gets stranded across the country, it’s up to a rag-tag group of local theatre people to throw together their own version of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. It quickly becomes apparent that this group is far from ready to put on a show, let alone A Christmas Carol. There are two actors vying for the role of Tiny Tim; there’s an extremely flighty and confused crew member who believes she is in the cast; two cast members are very unhappy with each other; one actor who plays both Bob and Mrs. Cratchit at the same time: and others who are struggling to make the best of a terribly funny situation.

Rehearsals will be held Monday and Wednesday Evenings beginning Monday, September 28. Extra rehearsals will be added starting November 22. 

6 Performances in December 2026 (Dec 3-5, 10-12)

PLEASE NOTE: Extra Performances may be added November 27 and 28 if ticket sales demand. You will need to be available these days as well in case the shows are added. 

Auditions will be held in individual 10 minute slots. Below are excerpts of the script from each show. Memorization is not required, but please be familiar with the scenes. A reader will be available to run the scene with you in the audition. You may be asked to read for more than just the character you are auditioning for, as well as for both shows. 

You can sign up for your 10-minute slot at this link.

Note: You will be asked to provide an email and phone number, but will not have to create an account to sign up. 

• Christmas Tree #1
• Christmas Tree #2

• Christmas Chaos #1
• Christmas Chaos #2

• Daniel: adult male. Aloof, sarcastic.
• Sonja: adult female. Fashionable, quick-witted. 

Note: Each role has facets of both the Christmas Carol character they are playing as well as the community theatre actor portraying the character. 

• Scrooge: Male - Considers himself a “professional actor.” He is appalled when others don’t take the craft seriously. Strong willed. 
• Stage Manager: Male or Female - Tough, no-nonsense type. Doing their best to keep things on track. 
• Narrator: Male or Female - Considers themself a great speaker. Loves to show off their vocabulary. 
• Confused Actor: Male or Female - Quite talented, yet very flighty. Confused about what show they are in. 
• Tiny Tim 1: Female - Strong willed. Used to getting her own way. 
• Tiny Tim 2/Singer: Male - Considers himself the local child star. 
• Nervous Actor/Fred/Christmas Future: Female - Was the understudy for the production. Suffers from stage freight and is very shy and nervous. 
• Bob Cratchit/Fan/Belle: Male - A goofball. Thinks he’s a good actor, but tends to over play things. In a relationship with the actress playing YOUNG SCROOGE and they frequently butt heads. 
• Christmas Past/Christmas Present/Business Man 1: Male or Female - Comedic actor who loves to ad-lib or find humour in everything. Frequently amuses themselves. 
• Peter/Business Man 2: Male - loves being involved in the theatre, even though his talents are minimal. He strives to do his best, though he is rarely successful. 
• Charity Lady/Mary: Female - Very quick on her feet. Can always make the best of a tough situation. 
• Marley/Bob & Mrs. Cratchit: Male or Female - Strong performer that loves a challenge. Able to ad-lib well and roll with whatever is presented to them. But has a tendency to go overboard with her characters. 
• Young Scrooge/Boy: Female - Strong-willed and hard-headed. In a relationship with the actor playing FAN and they frequently argue. Tends to “lose” herself in her roles.