Auditions for BOOM Theatre's White Christmas
Schedule
Mon Sep 15 2025 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
182 South Main Street, Akron, OH, United States, Ohio | Akron, OH
So excited to announce AUDITIONS for BOOM's presentation of WHITE CHRISTMAS - 12/5 - 12/21 for three weekends!Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A4A72FAAFCCE9-57551505-boom
WHEN: September 15th from 5 pm - 9 pm
WHERE: Akron Civic Theatre, 182 S. Main St., Akron, Ohio 44308
Questions: contact [email protected]
All parts are available.
Callbacks are Monday September 22 (6:00-9:00)
• CAST OF CHARACTERS
• Bob Wallace – A major singing star, Bob is the guiding force behind the song and dance team of Wallace and Davis. He wears his fame easily, but has some trouble with social and romantic interactions. Despite occasional gruffness, he is a deeply kind and principled man who is searching for true love. Excellent singer with a crooning style who moves very well. Baritone.
• Phil Davis – The fun-loving song-and-dance partner of the team Wallace and Davis. An irrepressible clown, operator, and incorrigible ladies’ man who is determined to see his friend happy, even if it requires scheming and outright deception. He has a boyish charm and sex appeal. Strong Dancer. Baritone-tenor.
• Betty Haynes – Sensible, responsible half of the Haynes sisters act. Classic elegance. Destined to be a star, but hesitant to take the spotlight. Devoted to her sister. Hides a yearning for true love under a protective shell. Female singer of quiet beauty and charm with a rich chest mix and soprano extension. Must move well.
• Judy Haynes – Younger, more ambitious and slightly scheming other sister. Wholesome and adorable, sexy and flirty. Strong jazz and tap Dancer and Strong singer with a chest mix.
• General Henry Waverly -Retired Army General with a curmudgeonly military exterior, adjusting to retired life in post WW II America. Precise and orderly, struggling to run the Inn in Vermont. A man of integrity. Underneath a warm compassionate man in need of family and love. With the exception of one line, can be non-singing role.
• Martha Watson – Once a Broadway star, now the General’s housekeeper. The true force behind running the Inn. Very dry wit and frank with a wisecracking sense of humor. Big hearted, but unsentimental. Irrepressible meddler, believing she acts on everyone’s best behalf. Strong singer and mover, Broadway belter.
• Susan Waverly – (Younger Teen Girl) to play The General’s granddaughter. Lovable and outgoing. A bit precocious, but wise beyond her years. Gets bitten by the stage bug and is great at it. Excellent belt voice, must move very well.
• Ralph Sheldrake – Jokester Army buddy of Bob and Phil’s, now a major television executive. Fast talking, loud, brash New York professional with a good head on his shoulders.
• Rita and Rhoda – (Bob and Phil’s two star chorus showgirls. Brash, sexy and fun. Perhaps not the brightest.
• Ezekiel Foster - Practical, the ultimate laid back New Englander. A man of few words. Caretaker at the Inn. Takes life at a very very leisurely pace.
• Mike –(Bob and Phil’s Stage Manager. Can be overly dramatic and often hysterical, but gets the job done. Works to attempt a sense of control and order for the company. Doubles as Mr. Snoring Man, Winter Tourist
• Tessie – (Young Character woman to play Bob and Phil’s secretary, also plays Head Seamstress and Mrs. Snoring Man, winter tourist. Mezzo-soprano, belter.
• Male and Female Ensemble - speaking and singing
• Set in the 1940's so please prepare an up-tempo Broadway song and a comedic short monologue.
White Christmas" is a musical about two World War II veterans, Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who become a successful song-and-dance duo. They follow a singing sister act to a Vermont lodge for a Christmas show and discover it's owned by their former Army General, who is now facing financial troubles. The musical centers around their efforts to help the General by putting on a show to revive the struggling inn and finding romance along the way.
