Miracle on 34th Street

Audition announcements

Auditions will be first come first served. Auditions will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both days. Gary Kingsbury will direct the show with assistant direction by Chris Guertin and stage management by Morgan Griffin. The show dates are December 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 for a total of 8 performances. Performances will be held on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, September 14^th and continue to be held 2-3 times a week. Rehearsal days are tentatively scheduled for Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The schedule may change based on cast availability. In the case of inclement weather and canceled rehearsals, please expect to have rescheduled times.

Minimum age to audition is 10 years old. Parents are expected to attend auditions and rehearsals. Families are encouraged to audition for this community production. As production time nears, rehearsal time will increase. Auditioners will be given script sides to read at auditions. Monologue memorization is not required.

LCT is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. As such, we encourage performers of all races and ethnicities, gender identities, sexualities, abilities, and ages to attend every audition. To performers with disabilities, you are encouraged to audition. Please indicate if you need special services, assistance, or appropriate modifications to fully participate in this event by contacting Andrea Bingham, Production Manager, andrea@landmarkcommunitytheatre.org

Plot Summary: Based on the Twentieth Century Fox motion picture, Miracle on 34^th Street, a department store Santa Claus claims to be the real Kris Kringle, challenging the cynicism of a young girl and her pragmatic mother in New York City. As Kringle's genuine belief and kindness begin to transform those around him, he faces a court hearing that will determine his sanity and the very existence of Santa Claus. The play explores themes of faith, imagination, and the Christmas spirit, ultimately proving that belief and magic can triumph over skepticism and commercialism.

• 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 Lo - Native New Yorkers, Postal Employees, make a big plot point
• Newscaster Sidney Stewart - covering the “Trial of the Century!!!”
• Ensemble -  Parents, Elves, Young children, Pedestrian, Shoppers, Courtroom audience,  Postal Baggers