Shine bright on our stage.

Trinity Repertory Company seeks enthusiastic, talented 8-12-year-old children to join the children’s cast of this year’s production of A Christmas Carol! Join us for auditions on Saturday, September 13 from 9:00 am-1:00 pm at Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses, located at 999 Newport Ave. South, Attleboro, MA, 02703. No registration required.

About

A Christmas Carol, adapted from the novella by Charles Dickens, original music by Richard Cumming, directed and adapted by Richard & Sharon Jenkins

  • Trinity Rep’s 49th annual production of A Christmas Carol is back at home for the holidays!  Co-directed by former Trinity Rep Artistic Director and Emmy Award-winner Richard Jenkins and esteemed choreographer Sharon Jenkins, this will be the first time the beloved tale of redemption and joy plays in the intimate Dowling Theater. As the clock strikes midnight one fateful Christmas Eve, the curmudgeon Scrooge finds himself face-to-face with the ghost of his old pal Marley. Through a supernatural journey, Scrooge must confront the past, acknowledge the present, and define the future for the good of the community – and his very soul. 

Important Dates

Please note the final rehearsal calendar and performance schedule for children is to be determined. 

  • First Rehearsal: September 30, 2025 
  • Onstage Rehearsal: October 30-31, 2025 
  • Tech Rehearsal: November 1-5, 2025 
  • Tech Rehearsal and Preview Performances: November 6-11, 2025 
  • Opening Night: November 12, 2025
  • Thanksgiving Holiday (no performances): November 27, 2025  
  • Christmas Holiday (no performances): December 25, 2025 
  • Closing: December 31, 2025 
  • Possible Extension Closing: January 4, 2026 

Age Requirement

Children will need to be ages 8-12 for the full run of the show (through January 4, 2026). 

Health & Illness Audition Advisory

To maintain the health of the community, we strongly encourage everyone in the room to be up to date with all vaccinations for common respiratory viral illnesses, including COVID-19, flu, and RSV. We ask anyone who has symptoms of illness and/or has had a fever in the last 24 hours to not attend auditions. 

Roles, Character, and Actor Information

Trinity Rep seeks eight (8) children to play multiple featured and ensemble roles. Two children will be cast in each role and will rehearse and perform on an alternating basis. Children’s parts are listed by their featured role, characteristics, and skills that we’re seeking for each actor.  

  • Tiny Tim: The youngest Cratchit child who is loving, caring, and kind. Tiny Tim has a disability which makes him very sick and weak. Seeking a strong actor who is small in stature and can sing and move well. 
  • Martha: The oldest of the Cratchit children who is caring, responsible, and hard-working. Seeking a strong singer who can act and dance exceptionally well. This actor may also play the role of Fan, Scrooge’s beloved sister. 
  • Peter: The second oldest Cratchit child who is supportive, funny and warm. Seeking a strong singer, actor, and mover.   
  • Belinda: Belinda is the second youngest of the Cratchit children who is funny and energetic. Seeking a strong singer, actor, and mover. This actor may also play the role of Fan, Scrooge’s beloved sister. 

Audition Form

Please complete the audition form prior to or on the day of auditions. We ask for contact information, theater-related experience/skills, conflicts, and any access needs that a child might have that we should be aware of.  

Preparation

Children should prepare a short verse and chorus of a favorite holiday song or carol to sing a capella (without music). Selections should be no more than 30-45 seconds.  

The directors will assign each child a role to read. Children should be familiar and prepared to perform the Cratchit family scenes linked here.

If time remains, we may select female-identifying actors to perform the Fan scene.  

The Day Of

As we expect to see upwards of 100 children at auditions, we ask that you plan to arrive no earlier than 8:45 am. To guarantee that your child is seen between 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, please plan to arrive no later than 12:00 pm. Your patience is greatly appreciated as we move throughout the day. 

In the audition room, we will see children in groups of no more than eight-10 actors at a time. The children will sing their songs individually, followed by a reading from the Cratchit family scene(s).  

We will notify you if your child has received a callback as soon as possible. Callbacks will take place in-person at Trinity Rep after 3:30 pm on a weekday within one-two weeks following auditions.  

Audition via Self-Tape

If you are unable to attend auditions in-person, please submit the audition form and send a self-tape via YouTube or Vimeo link by 12:00 pm on Saturday, September 13 to trinityrepauditions@gmail.com. Please note that we will not be granting extensions. Please do not send downloadable files.  

Rehearsal and Performance Schedule

  • Rehearsals and performances will take place at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI. Please refer to the linked performance schedule with dates and times for public, Project Discovery, and possible extension performances.
  • A Christmas Carol is a serious and big time commitment! Two children will be cast in each role and will rehearse and perform on an alternating basis 
  • By the start of regular rehearsals, stage management will provide parents with a child rehearsal schedule. Closer to tech rehearsal, stage management will provide a child performance schedule. 
  • Including previews and the possible extension, we have 73 public performances and eight (8) Project Discovery school group performances. We will not accept conflicts during the weeks of tech and previews. Stage management will attempt to accommodate conflicts during rehearsals and performances, but cannot guarantee that requests will be accepted 
  • Sundays and Mondays are production days off, except for when we get into tech and previews/performances. Between September 30 and October 29, rehearsals for youth performers will take place Tuesday – Friday between 3:30 pm – 8:00 pm and Saturdays anytime between 10:00 am – 8:00 pm.  
  • During tech rehearsal from November 1-5, youth performers are called from 4:30 pm – 9:00 pm or 10:00 pm, depending on the day 
  • Preview performances will take place November 6-8 at 7:30 pm, November 9 at 12:00pm and November 11 at 7:30 pm with rehearsal for youth performers taking place beforehand 
  • Our opening night performance will take place on November 12 at 7:30 pm, with rehearsal for youth performers taking place beforehand  
  • Youth performers will receive a letter outlining their commitment to the production which should be given to the school principal for their understanding 
  • If an adult understudy needs to go on, stage management will schedule a rehearsal for the actor with full tech and the production cast during the day. For these rehearsals, we will ask for one child from each role to be present for staging and blocking purposes as they are available 
  • The production child coordinator(s) will be the point of contact for parents and will supervise, support, and care for the youth performers while they are on site. When able, the child coordinator will record music and choreography for the youth cast and parents for rehearsal purposes only 

Pay

Each child actor will receive one (1) $500.00 stipend for their time and paid in two installments of $250.00, first at opening and second at closing.

Audition Panel

About Trinity Rep

Trinity Repertory Company has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, cyber-bullying, and verbal and physical harassment. Therefore, youth performers are subject to immediate release and will be dismissed from contractual duties if certain boundaries or policies are broken