!!!!!!AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!! Greenwood Community Theatre

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Director - Ryan Hewitt

AUDITION INFORMATION: ● Sunday September 23rd and Monday September 24th at 6:00 P.M, at the Greenwood Community Theatre. ● Please arrive between 15 and 30 minutes early to fill out appropriate paperwork. ● All audition material will be provided! ● Auditionees will be asked to read from the script and sing a short selection of music. ● CASTING Males and Females ages 6-18. No previous acting, dance or singing experience required. ● Please be prepared to provide ALL scheduling conflicts and availability - bring your planner and other extracurricular schedules to be sure that all schedule details are provided. ● Rehearsals will be mostly on weeknights, some Saturday mornings/afternoons, and some Sunday afternoons. SHOW DATES: December 6th-9th ● Performances will be Thursday,Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 as well as Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2:00pm. ● School performances will be BOTH Thursday and Friday (December 6th and 7th at 9:30 and 11:30) performers will be expected to miss school for all 4 performances. IMPORTANT INFO: ● Interested in backstage crew or a production position? Email John Keenan: [email protected] ● For more information including, character breakdown, conflict calendar, and audition form visit our website at

http://www.emeraldtriangle.us/theatre/audition

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The classic animated television special, A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS comes to life in this faithful stage adaptation where Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the other Peanuts grapple with the real meaning of Christmas. CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS was first shown as an animated television special in 1965 and has been part of the holiday tradition ever since. The stage adaptation was completed in 2013.

CASTING Males and Females, ages 6-18 Charlie Brown - The everyman; with ever changing moods; both befriended and ostracized by all; a loser- yet-leader who is often depressed but rises out of every downfall with shining hope and determination.

Snoopy - Charlie Brown’s pet beagle. A genuinely happy dog; full of energy, imagination and sass; known for his “happy dance” and his numerous alter-egos. Snoopy is very popular in the neighborhood. A physical, more than speaking, role.

Lucy - Linus’s older sister; bossy and a know-it-all, but very smart and a natural leader; has a crush on Schroeder; is ready to be older than her age; interests include psychiatry and real estate.

Linus - Charlie Brown’s blanket-toting best friend; Sally’s love interest; the most insecure but the smartest of all the characters; an intellectual, a philosopher, a theologian. Slight lisp.

Sally - The youngest of the group, with a very young sounding voice; Charlie Brown’s little sister who has a crush on Linus; is adorable and spunky but often overreacts to situations.

Schroeder - A piano prodigy (this could be mimed, though ideally seeking actor with intermediate, or above, piano playing skills); Lucy’s love interest; admirer of Beethoven; Charlie Brown’s second best friend after Linus.

Pig Pen - Known for attracting dust, making him very filthy but with a good heart.

Frieda - The girl who brags about her “naturally curly hair”; a total diva.

Violet - Lucy and Patty’s best friend; a mean and snobby girl.

Patty - Not to be confused with Peppermint Patty. Best friend to Lucy and Violet; sometimes bullies the others. Character voice.

Shermy - A friend of Charlie Brown’s. Very dry; bemoans that he has to play a shepherd in the play every year.

Ensemble- Will be in multiple scenes and each have roles in the christmas play Charlie Brown is Directing. Will participate in choral singing.