A Christmas Carol Youth Cast Open Auditions
Ford’s Theatre will be auditioning children ages of 7 to 13 for its 2025 production of A Christmas Carol on Sunday, August 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ford’s Theatre’s – Frances and Craig Lindner Center for Culture and Leadership, 512 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 Monday, August 25, beginning at 4pm. 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 24th and December 31, 2025. Please prepare/provide the following (document hyperlinks included):
- Children should bring a photo and resume
- Children should print and practice the male or female sides they wish to audition for
- Children should be prepared to perform a verse and chorus of a Christmas song acapella
- Review the Audition Information Sheet
- Review and return the Children’s Measurement Sheet
- Review and return the Conflict Sheet
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.
Ages 7-9 (Please be prepared to recite the line: “God bless us, every one!”)
Ages 9-11
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.
Ages 12-13