Auditions for The Gift of the Magi
Directed by Tom Schaller
Performance Dates: DECEMBER 6-8, 12-15 & 19-22 | THU-SAT 7:30 pm, SUN 2:00 pm | BlackBox Theater
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center announces auditions for The Gift of the Magi! Auditions will take place September 26-27, 2024, and are open to all non-equity actors and students grades 7-12.
The Audition
Auditions will take place on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 4:00pm-8:30pm at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in the Rehearsal Studio.
Please follow signs to enter through the 10th Street (Main Office) Entrance.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled audition time to check in and fill out any necessary paperwork.
Please prepare a one-minute dramatic or comedic monologue.
Those interested in a Caroler track, please prepare 1-2 verses of a Christmas Carol to be sung acapella.
Please bring a current headshot and resume, and if under the age of 18, a signed copy of the Application for Minors in Performance form linked below.
Callbacks
Callbacks will be scheduled by invitation only on Friday, September 27, 2024, from 4:00pm to 8:30pm in Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Rehearsal Studio.
Please follow signs to enter through the 10th Street (Main Office) Entrance.
Current Lincoln Park students under the age of 18 must download and complete the following Application for Minors in Performances form and bring with them to auditions.
Students under the age of 18 who do not attend Lincoln Park, please download and complete this full version of the form and bring to your audition.
To sign up for an audition time slot, please complete the online form.
** You will receive a confirmation email with your time after completing the form.
Synopsis
Jim and Della eat potatoes for dinner every night and stuff their boots with newspaper to get by, but everything they want is for each other. They're so head-over-heels in love they can make a cozy home in turn-of-the-century New York with little more than the coins in their jam jar. But what's to be done about Christmas? When a strange twist of fate leads the young couple to find the perfect gifts for one another at an unexpected cost, Jim and Della learn the true meaning of the holiday. Classic Christmas carols punctuate this sweet and joyful retelling of the O. Henry story.
Character Breakdown
Jim: a young man who falls in love with Della.
Digsby: Jim’s best friend.
Della: a young woman who falls in love with Jim.
Dot: Della’s sister
Clarice: Jim and Della’s neighbor
Art: Jim and Digsby’s friend
Bootman: runs a shoe store, has an Irish accent.
Shopgirl: works at Butterfield’s selling watches and fobs.
Madam Vodvaskaya: runs a barber shop that buys/sells hair, has a Russian accent.
Passersby/Carolers: Group of carolers that sing throughout the show.
Schedule
Rehearsal
Monday, November 4, 2024 - Thursday, November 7, 2024, 4-8:30PM
Sunday, November 10, 2024, 1-5:00PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - Thursday, November 14, 2024, 4-8:30PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024, 1-5:00PM
Monday, November 18, 2024 - Thursday, November 21, 2024, 4-8:30PM
Sunday, November 24, 2024, 1-5:00PM
Mandatory Run Through Rehearsals
Monday, November 25, 2024, 4-8:30PM (Designer Run)
Mandatory Tech Rehearsals
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 4-9:00PM
Sunday, December 1, 2024, 1:00-9:00PM
Monday, December 2, 2024, 4-9:00PM
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 4-9:00PM
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 4-9:00PM
Thursday, December 5, 2024, 4-9:00PM
Performances (Mandatory)
Friday, December 6, 2024, 7:30PM
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 2:00PM
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 7:30PM
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 2:00PM
Thursday, December 12, 2024, 7:30PM
Friday, December 13, 2024, 7:30PM
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 2:00PM
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 7:30PM
Sunday, December 15, 2024, 2:00PM
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 7:30PM
Friday, December 20, 2024, 7:30PM
Saturday, December 21, 2024, 2:00PM
Saturday, December 21, 2024, 7:30PM
Sunday, December 22, 2024, 2:00PM
Performers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, and performers living with disabilities are encouraged to audition.