When & Where

Sunday October 14, 2018 (5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.)
Monday October 15, 2018 (7:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.)

Beatniks On Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond IN

Performance Dates

December 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16, 2018
at
Beatniks On Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond, IN

Synopsis

This is the most hopeless place in the world!” Hilda intones as she dreams of faraway places and only finds tedium in running the Holly Railway Station. That is, until Leo Tannenbaum drops in out of nowhere the day before Christmas Eve. Suddenly, an old radio that hasn’t worked in years springs to life, the local group of carolers (which usually yowls like a gang of wet cats) begins to sound like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the whole town gets the Christmas spirit. Coincidence? …. Or is Leo doing all this? This nostalgic theatrical greeting card is full of eccentric small town characters, wise-cracking their way to finding the true wonder of Christmas. And on the way they make us all wish we could take a ride on The Christmas Express.

Casting requirements

Railway Station.
SATCH BRUNSWICK: Hilda’s assistant with a better outlook on life, in his 40’s.
MAGGIE CLOONEY: A mail carrier in her mid-30’s. (40’s?)
LEO TANNENBAUM: A pleasant, mysterious man in his 50’s. (or older)
PENELOPE BLAISEDALE: Editor of the local newspaper, “The Holly Herald”, in her mid-30’s.
MR. FAIRFAX: An ominous man, in his mid-50’s. (60’s?)
MRYNA HOBSNAGLE: Secretary at City Hall, in her 40’s.
DONNA FAY CUMMINGS: A stubborn newlywed, in her 20’s.
JERRY CUMMINGS: Donna’s equally stubborn husband, a little slow at times, in his 20’s.
DEBORAH SMITH: A slightly haggard woman, in her 30’s. (40’s?)

Materials to Prepare

You may be asked to join in singing a few stanzas of a Christmas Carol; otherwise, nothing needs to be prepared. Auditions will include readings from the script.

Contact - for more information

For further information contact the director Wayne Puchkors at: hctdirector@gmail.com