Cast includes 16 Theatre Conservatory students
COSTA MESA, CA. (November 15, 2011) – The cast of South Coast Repertory’s 32nd annual production of A Christmas Carol includes 33 actors, 16 of them from the Theatre Conservatory’s Kids and Teen Acting Program.
The young students alternate in eight roles, allowing them time to share the holidays at home with their families as well as onstage with the SCR family, which includes Director John-David Keller, who has staged the show every year, and the inimitable Hal Landon Jr., SCR’s one and only Scrooge.
Keller holds auditions for the young actors’ roles, choosing from Conservatory students who have completed at least a year of training. According to Keller, “So many of our actors and other artists have been a part of A Christmas Carol through the seasons and are a very special group; however, most of the youngsters are newcomers, so it’s great fun to see the joyful fresh faces and welcome them to our cast of professionals.”
The young actors include Alison Wexler/Jennifer Frazin (Martha Cratchit), Alex Kinsbursky/Christopher Huntley (Peter Cratchit), Chaney Lieberman/Emme O’Toole (Belinda Cratchit), Kylee Aitken/Nick Charles Currie (Tiny Tim), Brooke Boukather/Lindsey Wiercioch (Fan/Teen Girl), Shelby Hayes/Sophia LaFrance (Girl About Town), Huxley Matthew Berg/Tristan Steward (Boy Ebenezer), Max Salinger/Josef Frankhouse (Turkey Boy).
Kids and Teen Cast by Cities: Aliso Viejo - Chaney Lieberman, Tristan Steward Corona del Mar - Josef Frankhouse Fountain Valley – Jennifer Frazin Irvine – Brooke Boukather, Shelby Hayes, Emme O’Toole Ladera Ranch – Max Salinger Lake Forest – Sophia LaFrance Mission Viejo – Huxley Matthew Berg Newport Beach – Nick Charles Currie, Christopher Huntley, Alison Wexler San Juan Capistrano – Kylee Aitken Santa Ana – Lindsey Wiercioch Villa Park – Alex Kinsbursky
A Christmas Carol runs on the Segerstrom Stage November 26 – December 24, 2011. For further information, please call (714) 708-5555 or visit www.scr.org
