Audition Notice for It's a Wonderful Life
Geyer Performing Arts Center
111 Pittsburgh Street
Scottdale, PA 15683
Auditions for adults and children (ages 8 and older) will be held on Tuesday October 21st, 6:00 – 9:00 PM.
Things to Remember:
- Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Please email director Barb Rolla at
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- Auditions will be held in groups. You may be asked to stay past your audition time
- Please bring a resume, headshot and list of conflicts. Most rehearsals will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 6-9 pm and Saturdays from 10 am-1 pm
- Plan to arrive a few minutes before your time slot in order to fill out an audition form
Sign up for an audition slot at this SignUpGenius Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0548ADA82BA3F49-59123076-its#/
Production Staff:
Director – Barb Rolla
Stage Manager – Don Seder
Tech Director - Rich Bair
Costumes - Felicia Seder
Lights - Matt Hladio
Sound - Thomas Sherbine
Crew Notice: We are also looking for crew members interested in learning lights, sound, costuming, set building, and artistic design. Please email a letter of interest to Barb at
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Synopsis:
Joseph, an unseen angel, calls on The Boss for advice, and they decide on Clarence Oddbody, an Angel Second Class who, after 200 years, has yet to earn his wings. Joseph takes Clarence into the past to see George as a boy, rescuing his brother from drowning, enduring a beating from grieving druggist Gower, saving a child from accidental poisoning, then growing up to forgo college so he can save the family business and keep the citizens of Bedford Falls from being ruined by the Depression and the machinations of the conniving Henry Potter. George marries his childhood sweetheart, has a family, and resigns himself to a life of "failure." When his Uncle Billy misplaces $8,000 of the Building and Loan's money, George takes responsibility and runs to the bridge to commit suicide. Clarence stops him, and when George wishes he had never been born, makes the wish come true. Now George wanders through a Bedford Falls that has been rechristened Pottersville and has fallen far without him to save it. He realizes how many lives he has touched, how many people he has helped—and that he has been a success, after all. Clarence brings him back to "his" Bedford Falls and even manages to make Henry Potter pay for his sins.
CAST LIST:
ADULT CAST: 18 AND UP
Clarence, the Second Class Angel
Joseph, Angel (Voice Work Only)
Voice of God (Voice Work Only)
Bert, the cop
Ernie, the taxi driver
George Bailey, our hero
Mr. Gower, the pharmacist
Mr. Martini, recent immigrant
Mrs. Martini, his wife
Harry Bailey, George’s brother
Violet Bick, George’s friend
Mother Bailey, George’s mother
Uncle Billy, George’s uncle
Cousin Tilly, George’s cousin
Henry Potter, the richest and meanest man in town
Pop Bailey, George’s father
Sam Wainwright, George’s friend
Marty Hatch, Mary’s brother
Mary Bailey, George’s wife
Ruth Dakin Bailey, Harry’s wife
Mr. Reineman, Potter’s employee
Mayor of Bedford Falls
Mr. Carter, the Bank Examiner
KIDS CAST: 8 AND UP
Pete Bailey, George and Mary's older son (12-15 years)
Janie Bailey, George and Mary's older daughter (10-14 years)
Tommy Bailey, George and Mary's younger son (8-10 years)
Zuzu Bailey, George and Mary's younger daughter (8-10 years)
Young George Bailey, (12-15 years)
Young Mary, (12-15 years)
Young Violet, (12-15 years)
Young Harry, (12-15 years)
Young Sam, (12-15 years)
ENSEMBLE:
Bedford Falls Townspeople and Children, including an assortment of minor speaking roles
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