Miracle on 34th Street Auditions

PRODUCTION DATES:  DECEMBER 7, DECEMBER 8, DECEMBER 9

DECEMBER 13, DECEMBER 14, DECEMBER 15, STRIKE DECEMBER 16

Either men or women may be cast in most of the roles, only the roles of Kris Kringle, Doris Walker, Fred Gayley and Susan are gender specific.  Smaller roles may be doubled, all will most likely attend the Macy’s parade and the competency hearing. Miracle on 34th St. is not a musical, but caroling may happen. 

Roles:

 Doctor Pierce
Resident physician at the Maplewood Home, kind hearted.  He believes.

 Kris Kringle
Lead Role The man with the bag; the real deal.        

Bag Lady
Fun featured  part that opens the show.   Establishes the spirit of Christmas

 Rich Person
  Foil for the bag lady

 Shellhammer
Assistant to Doris, at the busiest time of the year.

 Doris Walker
Lead role Career driven single mother, a realist, pragmatic.

 Susan Walker
Lead role Eight year old girl, wise for her years.  Actor must be young enough, or able to play it, to convincingly believe in Santa Claus but old enough to assume a major role

 Fred Gayley
Lead role Romantic, idealist, love interest to Doris, pal to Susan, intrepid advocate for Kris. 

 Drunk Santa
Fun featured role, someone hit the pub before the parade….

 Macy
Important featured role, knows a good gimmick when he sees one.

Sawyer
Macy’s vocational guidance counselor, the anti hero.   Out to destroy the Santa myth.  Fun part for an actor, great monologue.

Bloomingdale
Macy’s competition, also ready to make a sale

Judge Harper
Up for reelection and assigned a hot potato.  Central role for Kris’s competency hearing 

Finley
Baliff to the Court, keeps things running smoothly

Mara
District attorney tasked with putting Santa in the looney bin.  Just a little stress in the workplace…..

Halloran
Judge Harpers campaign manager. Fun featured role, all politics.

Duncan
Antelope keeper at the zoo.  Hearing witness.  Fun featured role

Mara JR
District Attorney’s child, about Susan’s age, surprise witness for the defense

Al and Lou….Native New Yorkers, Postal Employees, make a big plot point

 Newscaster Sidney Stewart: covering the “Trial of the Century!!!”

 ELVES:  We will need four to eight, middle school/high school actors welcome

  Children (3)  “Sharon” “Johnny” “Dutch Girl” “Megan”
These children all get a visit with Santa, should be young enough to convince us they believe, but old enough to learn lines.

“Extras”:  Parents, Pedestrian, Shoppers, Courtroom audience,  Postal Baggers

All very important to set our scenes and make it real.