Auditions for "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey"

SCERA is collaborating with BYU to co-produce a new musical based on the best-selling children’s book “The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey” by Susan Wojciechowski. The production, written by Ward L. Wright, Randall Wright and Marvin Payne, will be live on stage at the SCERA Center for the Arts during the 2011 holiday season. Rodger Sorensen, chair of the BYU Theatre Department, will direct.

Open auditions for this production will be Thursday August 18 and Friday August 19 from 7-10pm at SCERA, 745 South State, Orem. No appointment is necessary to audition. A boom box or IPOD playback will be available, or you may bring your own accompanist.

Auditioners should prepare to sing 16 bars of a folk-style song. The music of the show is a hybrid of country, bluegrass and musical theatre.

The role of Jonathan Toomey, the Widow, and Thomas are already cast and will be played by David Morgan, Annadee Morgan and Caiden Kehrer. Available roles include a minimum of six men and six women and some children for the chorus. Families are encouraged to audition together.

Rehearsals will begin in September. The production will open on November 25 and run through December 17 on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays @ 7:30pm, with Saturday matinees at 2pm on Dec 10 and 17.

For more information, contact SCERA at (801) 225-ARTS.