Upcoming Auditions
We Need 2 Tiny Tims
Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit on Christmas Day. Dickens's Children illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1912
AUDITION DATES:
Monday, July 13 @ 6:30pm
Sunday, July 19 @ 1pm
Warehouse Gallery, 3 Central Ave., Wellsboro
Performance Dates:
December 5 all day with an additional performance
Hamilton-Gibson is seeking two children to perform in our annual productions of A Christmas Carol during the Dickens of a Christmas Festival. The 2026 productions will mark the 27th year Hamilton-Gibson produces this play. These two different productions are performed over one weekend at The Coolidge Theatre and The Warehouse Theatre. Open auditions will be held Monday, July 13 at 6:30pm and Sunday, July 19 at 1:00pm. Both auditions will be held at the Warehouse Theatre Gallery (lobby). Auditions are open to any child ages six to ten years old. Whoever is cast as Tiny Tim will also play other roles. As actor 1, they will join four other performers to tell the tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, a coldhearted man who learns the value of love thanks to the intervention of three ghosts who come to haunt him on Christmas Eve. The mix of holiday cheer, whimsical humor, and a good dose of scary thrills combine with the timeless truths and themes in this story of a man's redemption, making it one all can embrace. Actor 1 serves as a Narrator and plays several characters, including Tiny Tim and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Be. Gender does not matter, but the child must be able to read well and memorize lines. Actors should be energetic, able to dance and move quickly, and have a keen sense of humor. This is a large role, so learning the lines and blocking will be a challenge, but children have embraced and excelled in this role for many years. The Coolidge Theatre edition is directed by Thomas Putnam, and has a school performance Friday morning, December 4, and performances all day on December 5. The Warehouse Theatre edition is directed by Gabe Hakvaag, and also performs all day on December 5 with a single matinee performance on December 6. Hamilton-Gibson uses the one act adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Christopher Schario. The production makes full use of Dicken’s prose, with just five actors playing dozens of characters. This long-standing annual production has delighted families for decades, with many members of the cast returning year after year. The Warehouse Theatre is located at 3 Central Ave, Wellsboro. Questions may be directed to thomas@hamiltongibson.org or gabe@hamiltongibson.org.
This is a Women's Project Production
Audition Dates:
Saturday, August 1 @ 10:30am
Sunday, August 2 @ 6:30pm
Monday, August 3 @ 6:30pm
Warehouse Gallery, 3 Central Ave., Wellsboro
If you cannot make an in-person audition, you may record a one minute monologue of your choice and send it to jessie@hamiltongibson.org.
Performances: November 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15
Directed by Jessie Thompson and Hazel James
By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Sponsored by The Ernest L. and Mildred Roberts Sweet Foundation, Linda Williams, Wellsboro Business and Professional Women, and Leete & Prough, PLLC
Full Audition Info: EMILIA is a dynamic, high-energy ensemble piece that blends music, movement, and storytelling to celebrate the life and legacy of one extraordinary woman. It is funny, fierce, lyrical, and unapologetic - a rallying cry across the centuries. We are seeking a diverse, committed, and enthusiastic cast of women and non-binary performers to bring this contemporary classic to life. Below is a list of some of the main characters. It is also an ensemble piece where there can be chorus roles, and roles can be doubled up. All of the male roles will be played by women/non-binary actors. The writer intends for all three of the actresses playing the three Emilias (at different ages) to be people of color, and we'd greatly appreciate you sharing this audition info with anyone in your circle who might be able to help us find the right people for these roles. Emilia (Adult) – The central figure. Intelligent, passionate, sharp-witted, and fiercely determined to have her voice heard. We follow her journey from youth to published poet. Person of color - 20s - 30s. Young Emilia – Emilia as a child/teenager. Curious, observant, imaginative; already questioning the world around her. Person of color - 18 to 20s to play younger. Older Emilia – A reflective, often more direct-address presence who helps frame the story and its legacy. Person of color - 30s and up. Lady Mary Sidney – Countess of Pembroke; educated, literary, politically aware. Represents female intellectual possibility within constraint. Susan Bertie, The Countess of Kent – A noblewoman and patron figure; independent and outspoken. Lady Katherine Howard – A courtly woman who reveals the precarious position of women at court. Lord Thomas Howard - He embodies the patriarchal values of the time, believing that women should be obedient, modest, and silent rather than intellectual or outspoken. Lady Margaret Clifford – A noblewomen who encourages Emilia intellectually and symbolizes women pursuing learning despite societal barriers. Lord Henry Carey (Lord Hunsdon) – Emilia’s patron and lover; powerful, charismatic, entitled. Alfonso Lanier – Emilia’s father, a court musician. William Shakespeare - Famous playwright who appears as one of the men in Emilia’s life. Alfonso Lanier Jr. - Emilia’s husband, through which the audience sees how Emilia’s talents and ambitions are restricted. Plot: Emilia tells the story of Emilia Bassano, a 16th-century poet widely believed by some scholars to have been the “Dark Lady” of Shakespeare’s sonnets — and one of the first published female poets in England.