MOUNT CARMEL - Anthracite Citizens' Theatre (ACT) will present a production of "A Christmas Carol," an adaptation by William Sanders and Sharon Lee Glassman, July 25 to 28 at the Mount Carmel Area Jr./Sr. High School auditorium.
The play focuses on Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser, who learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve, when he reflects on his past, present and future collectively, whereupon the mean old miser undergoes a radical change of heart and is awakened on Christmas morning a changed man.
Christopher Olson, of Bethlehem, who has been involved with ACT since 2000, will be directing.
In preparation for this event, open auditions will be held in Mount Carmel Area Jr./Sr. High School's choral room on the following dates and times:
- 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, for children 12 years of age and younger, and 7 p.m. for adults 13 years of age and older.
- 1 p.m. Sunday, April 28, for children 12 years of age and younger, and 2 p.m. for adults 13 years of age and older.
Children should come prepared to sing their favorite Christmas Carol without instrumental accompaniment. Children wanting to audition for a specific role may be asked to read a short dialogue from the play.
Adults should come prepared to do a cold reading from the show. These readings, known as sides, will be available to those interested an hour prior to the adult audition.
Everyone is asked to bring a recent full face photograph of themselves as well as a listing of conflicts that would interfere with attending rehearsals, usually scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, from May through July.
On the Net: www.actheatre.org.