THE BHT CHRISTMAS SHOW
PRODUCTION DATES: 28TH December – 24th January
THE SNOW QUEEN, The Witch and the Mirror
Minimum age for audition/casting for this production is 16 years
There will be a read-through on Wednesday 2nd September 2015 at 7.30pm at
The Bob Hope Theatre
AUDITIONS
September 6th at the BHT 10.30 am - 3.00 pm
10.30 am Characters: Gerda, Snow Queen, Kai, Borg, Caw, Cora, Feolin, Laddich
12.00 am Characters: Private Idle, Private Simple, Red Beard, Hanni, Prince Henri,
Princess Rietta
2.00 pm
Characters: *Skaters, Towns Folk, Robbers, Courtiers
September 13th at the BHT 10.00 pm – 12.30 pm
Musical Audition pieces are; Gerda ‘Wishing You Were Here Again’ (Phantom),
Snow Queen ‘Defying Gravity’ (Wicked), all other parts ‘It’s Not Where You Start it’s
Where You Finish’(Fields & Coleman).
Dialogue pieces will be available at the auditions.
CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
All roles require the ability to act, sing and do basic movement/dance. Several
parts can/may be doubled.
Gerda, the heroine (F). She is a brave and determined girl whose kind, caring love
is great enough to defeat the Snow Queen. She needs to show charm, otherwise
not everyone would want to help her.
Kai, (M). A typical young man sure he can do anything even if he has no
experience. As the story unfolds he becomes more under the Snow Queen’s
control.
Snow Queen, (F). She is icy and ethereal. She has no heart and her actions reflect
her control of the land and all within it.
Borg, (M). He is a troll and therefore very hairy. Sometimes you see that he has a
mind of his own and that the Snow Queen’s control is not absolute.
Caw, (M /F). He is one half of the crow partnership. He is very important is his own
estimation but also brave. He needs the audience to warm towards him and really
like him.
Cora, (F). She is the female half of the crow partnership. She is the ‘brains’ of the
two. She has royal connections whereas Caw appears fancy free.
Private Idle and Private Simple, (M). They are the Palace Guards whose task it is to
defend the Princess’s Palace, but they are not very effective. They are a comedy
duo.
Princess Rietta, (F). She is in charge of her principality, clever and charming. She is
kind and generous.
Prince Henri, (M). He is a match for Princess Rietta. He has his finger on the pulse
of the principality.
Feolin, the Reindeer (M/F). He is a dignified character but brave and determined to
do his best for Gerda. He is played as a two legged character by one actor, although
costumed as a reindeer.
Laddich, the snow man (M/F). Quite lonely but always determined to be optimistic.
This character wears a snowman costume and does movement/dance costume
permitting, and is a speaking/singing part.
Red Beard, the Chief Robber (M). A rough and tough character, he has trouble with
his robber band; they are not the best in the world.
Hanni, the Chief Robber’s daughter (F). She knows what she wants and gets what
she wants from her father. She recognises Gerda’s bravery and kind heart.
Robber Band, (M/F). These are robber lads and lasses who are always hungry as
they are not very good at robbery and have lost a fair number of the band through
their clumsy ineptitude.
Towns Folk. *Some need to be able to ‘ice skate’ i.e. roller skate proficiently, as they
have a spectacular part in the opening scenes. You will need to bring your roller
skates, which must have stoppers, to the audition. Need to be able to sing even
while skating.
Other Towns Folk are also needed.
Chorus of Courtiers.
Fuller details of the above characters are posted in the foyer of the BHT.
We look forward to seeing you at the auditions in September.
Chris.