THEATER OF DEATH
AUDITIONS FOR CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION 2025
Casting Call: Theater of Death’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Notice to all Thespians in and around Highway 14. ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
Highway 14 Presents will be producing Theater of Death’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL in December of 2025 at the Engine House Theatre in Madrid, New Mexico. We are calling on all actors, want-to-be-actors, technicians, costumers and creatives to join us in this family friendly and community inspired production. It will be a traditional telling of the Charles Dickens story but with a sci-sci fi twist.
Performances will be evenings Thursday, Friday and Saturday and matinees on Saturday and Sunday from December 4th through Dec 21st. Weekend matinees and evening shows. We are inviting adults and children to be involved.
Auditions and interviews will be held Monday and Tuesday of October 20th and 21st. They will be held at The Engine House Theatre in Madrid, N.M. beginning at 5pm. Rehearsals will begin the last week of October on Monday and Tuesday evenings until Tech and Dress week beginning the first week of December.
Please email info@theaterofdeath.org or call 505-471-1916 for any questions.
Acting roles available:
Note: Some actors will play more than one role. Group singing and some dancing. An English accent is required for the human/victorian characters.
Cast of Characters
COMMANDER XARATH- A stern but fair leader of an alien craft of unknown world. 30-40
ZILKA- Military advisor to The Commander. Ready to annihilate Earth. 30-40
NOZA-Another alien at the controls in charge of deep space communications and navigation. 25-35
NAVI- A young idealistic alien. Part of the research team on board the ship. Intrigued by human behavior. 20-25
EBENEZER SCROOGE ~ A Middle-aged Merchant, 45-55
BOB CRATCHIT ~ Scrooge's Clerk -Younger than Scrooge, 35-40
FRED ~ Scrooge's Nephew, 20s
THE GHOST OF JACOB MARLEY ~ Scrooge's Partner, 45-55
FIRST SPIRIT ~ The Ghost of Christmas Past
SECOND SPIRIT ~ The Ghost of Christmas Present
THIRD SPIRIT ~ The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be
A CHOIR OF CAROL SINGERS
MR FEZZIWIG~ A Jolly Old Merchant, 45-55
MRS FEZZIWIG ~ One Vast Substantial Smile, 45-55
FLORA, FELICITY AND MARY MAY FEZZIWIG (sisters, 20s)
HOUSEMAID ~ 20s-30s
BAKER ~ 30s-50s
COOK ~ 30s-50s
MILKMAN ~ 30s-50s
LITTLE BOY ~ Tween
YOUNG SCROOGE ~ Scrooge as a Young Man, early 20s
DICK~ His Fellow Clerk, early 20s
THE OLD FIDDLER ~ Plays violin (Virginia Reel)
BELLA ~ Scrooge's First and Only Love, 18-20
MRS CRATCHIT ~ 35-45
BELINDA ~ Age 18
MARTHA ~ Age 17
PETER ~ Age 14
BOB ~ Age 11
BETTY ~ Age 9
TINY TIM ~ Age 5-7
SANTA CLAUS ~ A jolly old guy with a grey beard, red suit and he hands out candy.