A smiling man in Victorian-style clothes and a top hat stands with a group of children, also in Victorian-style clothing, in front a large Christmas tree.
Photo of Craig Wallace and the young cast of A Christmas Carol (2022) by Titus Ogilvie-Laing.

A Christmas Carol Youth Cast Open Auditions

Ford’s Theatre will be auditioning children ages of 7 to 13 for its 2024 production of A Christmas Carol on Saturday, August 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ford’s Theatre’s – Center for Education & Leadership, 514 10th St, NW (directly across from the theatre). Diverse actors are encouraged to attend. We are asking all interested attendees to sign up in advance of the open call.  To sign up, please click the link below and complete the form.

Callbacks for A Christmas Carol will be held Sunday, August 25, beginning at 10 am. Decisions for callback auditions will be made by the end of the day of open calls and if we wish to see your child again, we will call you. Please do not attend auditions if you have any conflicts between October 18th and December 31, 2024. Please prepare/provide the following (document hyperlinks included):

Young Male Roles

To prepare and save time at the audition click the appropriate role to download, print and practice the provided script lines. Please note, children called back for the roles of TINY TIM will be asked to prepare/perform a selected song. Sheet music can be found with the associated sides.

TINY TIM CRATCHIT

Ages 7-9 (Please be prepared to recite the line: “God bless us, every one!”)

TURKEY BOY/URCHIN
BOY

Ages 9-11

PETER CRATCHIT

Ages 11-13

Young Female Roles

To prepare and save time at the auditions, please click on the appropriate role to download, print and practice the provided script lines. Please note, children called back for the roles of FAN will be asked to prepare/perform a selected song. Sheet music can be found with the associated sides.

FAN/URCHIN GIRL

Ages 8-11

BELINDA CRATCHIT

Ages 10-12

MARTHA CRATCHIT

Ages 12-13