7-9 p.m. October 17 & 18

Dare County Arts Council

300 Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Manteo

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Please prepare a short monologue. We ask that you wear a mask and practice social distancing. If you are unable to attend auditions, you may submit a video or contact the director to arrange an alternate time: Penelope Carroll – theatreofdareobx@gmail.com.

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“Marley was dead, to begin with…” - and what happens to Ebenezer Scrooge’s mean, sour, pruney old business partner after that? Chained and shackled, Marley is condemned to a hellish eternity. He’s even given his own private tormentor: a malicious little hell-sprite who thoroughly enjoys his work. Desperate, Marley accepts his one chance to free himself: To escape his own chains, he must first redeem Scrooge. So begins a journey of laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, during which Scrooge’s heart, indeed, is opened; but not before Marley—in this irreverent, funny and deeply moving story—discovers his own.

 

Four actors of any age, sex, race, etc., play a variety of roles, requiring flexibility and creativity.

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       ACTOR 1: JACOB MARLEY, a self-centered businessman, shackled by the chains of his own making.

 

       ACTOR 2: BOGLE, a small, free-spirited demon that lives in the ear of our protagonist.

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       ACTOR 3: SCROOGE, a grump old man who’s stuck in his ways, doesn’t believe in ghosts or

       any of the Christmas hogwash. Plays other characters throughout.

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       ACTOR 4: RECORD KEEPER, an unknown being in charge of keeping the records of every soul that

       passes through the afterlife. Plays other characters throughout.

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Performance dates are December 9, 10 and 11 evenings and December 12 matinee.

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