Possum Point Players to hold auditions for ‘A Christmas Carol’ Sept. 30, Oct. 1

Possum Point Players and director Steven Dow will conduct auditions for a holiday production of “John Jakes’ A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30 and Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Possum Hall, 411 Old Laurel Road, Georgetown.

Show dates are Friday to Sunday, Dec. 6 to 8 and 13 to 15; Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script; go to possumpointplayers.org for details and a link to the script sides. Interested actors should come to auditions knowing what parts they would like to read for. The director will prioritize requests to read for specific characters.

Dow said Possum Point Players has received special permission from the publisher allowing this show to be blind cast in terms of gender, race and age. He said, “Anyone can be anything!” Also by special permission, this production will be set in 1933 London, approximately 100 years after the original story's setting.

According to Dow, not every character has a side they appear in. Those auditioning are asked to come prepared to do a British or transcontinental/mid-Atlantic accent. He said a decision on accents will be made after the show is cast. Any questions can be sent to the director at stevendow37@gmail.