OPEN AUDITIONS

Sunday and Monday 
August 4 and 5, 2019
7 p.m


Produced by CHERYL KERN
Directed by SCOTT A. FLESHOOD & GEORGEANNA TEIPEN



​Buck Creek Playhouse will hold open auditions for CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, a holiday play by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus, on Monday and Tuesday, August 5 and 6, 2019, at 7 p.m. at the playhouse, 11150 Southeastern Avenue.  Directors Scott A. Fleshood and Georgeanna Teipen are looking for a diverse group of four men, five women, and 11 children/teens this production.  All roles are available.

AUDITION PREPARATION

• Please be prepared to read from the script.  Reading copies of the script may be purchased here.
• Please bring resume and headshot, if available.
• CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS is scheduled for nine performances, weekends December 6-22, 2019. Please bring a list of all conflicts from October 7 through November 29. No conflicts will be allowed after November 29, 2019.
• Rehearsals are tentatively set to begin on October 7, 2019.
  
  

After a blizzard shuts down the roads on Christmas Eve eve, a motley crew of travelers find themselves stranded at the local community center. From the lovelorn drama teacher with a bus full of students, to the quarrelsome couple on the way to their wedding, to the overeager sheriff ready for some real criminal action, everyone has their own troubles to untangle. But to have a happy holiday, they're going to need a miracle--or seven, to be exact. CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a spirited and heartwarming comedy with a healthy dash of Christmas magic.

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AVAILABLE ROLES

CHARACTER	SEX / ESTIMATED AGE	DESCRIPTION
SHELBY	Female, 30-50	Your basic amazing drama teacher. Overworked and talented, with a big heart and even bigger patience level.
RIFKA	Female, 50+	Shelby's mother, brought along to help chaperone the kids. Snark queen.
COLBY	Male, 30-50	The bus/van driver who likes Shelby. His daughter is Drew.
NOLAN	Male, 20-30	Engaged to Suzy. A good guy in a bad situation.
SUZY	Female, 20-30	Totally stressed out about their destination wedding, which they cannot get to because the state has been closed.
SHERIFF GRIFFIN	Male (age open)	Takes his job very seriously. Loves the drama of it all.
FLO	Female (age open)	The building custodian who is a nervous wreck.
KIETH	Male, 30 to 50	An old schoolmate of Shelby's. Is your basic nightmare -- rich, smart, handsome. All the things you don't want to run into when you have been driving a bus for a living.
DEPUTY DOT	Female (age open)	The sheriff's over-eager assistant.
RJ	Male, teen	Drama student. Believes in the Christmas Curse. Every bad thing that's happened to him has been on Christmas Eve and he's fully expecting something else to go wrong.
BAILEY​	Female, teen	Drama student. Idealistic, hopeful.
BEAN	Male, teen	Drama student. Bailey's loving brother.
LILLY	Female, teen	Drama student with a capital DRA and MA. She is an "actress" with all that implies. Very "method" and eager to explore her craft.
CASSIE​	Female, teen	Drama student. Really likes RJ, but doesn't get the whole curse thing.
BJORN	Male, late teens	A mysterious and odd chap.
DANA	Female, late teens	She's dressed as an elf, but she ain't no elf!
PINK	Female, late teens	Dana's younger sister. Fancies herself like the singer.
TOBY	Female, teen	Drama student. Hasn't done any of her Christmas shopping.
NANCY	Female, teen	Drama student. Refuses to speak and is very mime-y.
DREW	Female, late teens	Colby's daughter who worries very much about her father.