Back Alley Productions, at The Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St. in LaFayette, will hold open auditions for its Christmas play, It’s A Wonderful Life, on Friday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Saturday by appointment from 1-9 p.m. All ages are invited to audition.
Review for It's A Wonderful Life:
The play is set in small-town Bedford Falls on Christmas Eve of 1945 and follows the life of George Bailey, whose dreams of traveling and adventure are repeatedly squashed by countless setbacks. At his lowest point, he contemplates ending it all, until his guardian angel Clarence Odbody intervenes by showing him what the world would be like if he had never been born.
The heart-warming tale is based on the critically acclaimed Frank Capra film starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. The script is very traditional to the original movie script. Visit the website at www.backalleyproductions under the audition tab to learn more.
Roles:
George Bailey - the "everyman" of Bedford Falls
Clarence Odbody - Angel, Second Class
Mr. Gower - proprietor of the drug store
Young George - age 12
Harry Bailey - George's younger brother
Mother Bailey - George's mother, kind and matronly
Aunt Tilly - George's aunt and wife of Uncle Billy
Violet Peterson - flirtatious proprietor of a beauty salon
Bert - a patrolman
Ernie - a mail carrier
Uncle Billy - George's uncle and business partner
Mary Hatch - George's love interest and later wife
Henry F. Potter - cynical and miserly business man that owns most of the town
Mr. Potter's Goon - his right-hand man
Mr. Potter's Secretary - ever-faithful to him
Mrs. Hatch - Mary's mother
Sam Wainwright - childhood friend of George turned successful entrepreneur
Miss Andrews - a townsperson
Mrs. Thomson - a townsperson
Mr. Martini - proprietor of the bar
Mrs. Martini - his wife
Miss Carter - a bank examiner
Newspaper Boy - age 10
Pete Bailey - George's oldest son, age 12
Tommy Bailey - George's son, age 10
Zuzu Bailey - George's youngest daughter, age 7
Mr. Welch - the school teacher's husband
Janie Bailey - George's daughter, age 9
The show performances will run Dec. 2-18. Read through will be Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. Rehearsals will be Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 8, then will begin Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays on Oct. 17, from 6-9 p.m.
There will be three school or special group shows on Dec. 8, 9, and 16 at 10 a.m. at a discounted rate. The show run time is two hours which includes a 15 minute intermission.
Group coordinators who would like to reserve groups seats should contact 706.996-8350 to reserve a spot. Like the group on Facebook to stay informed on other BAP shows and auditions.
It’s a Wonderful Life is licensed through Playscripts.com and is adapted by Doug Rand. Based on the screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra, and Jo Swerling.