Audition Form: The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for Duck Creek Players “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon”.
This production is open to adults 17+.
Please click the link below to be redirected to the audition form. The show is co-directed by Amanda Parton and Leta Rexford. Please note that this is a limited cast, and depending on the number of auditioners, not everyone will be cast.
*We will not consider anyone who cannot attend all tech and dress rehearsals during the week of our performances.
General Audition Sign-Up Form – This reserves your audition slot and collects basic contact info.
AUDITIONS:
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2026.
Time: Check-in will begin at 2:00 PM, with auditions starting promptly at 2:15 PM.
Location: Elwood Opera House; 202 South Anderson Street, Elwood, Indiana
Who Can Audition: This production is open to auditioners ages 17 and above.
Experience Needed: None! All levels welcome.
What to prepare:
Actors should come prepared to deliver a memorized 30 to 60 second dramatic monologue which demonstrates some range
After monologues, select portions of the script will be read in groups to evaluate match-ups and character chemistry.
Video submissions are accepted. Video auditions must be submitted no later than Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM and should be emailed to tacs1@tds.net.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will be Sunday afternoons and Thursday evenings at the Historic Elwood Opera House.
TECH WEEK & PERFORMANCES:
Attendance is required for all tech rehearsals (December 6th -9th) with PERFORMANCES on December 10th -12th , 2026. Evening performances are on December 10th , 11th , and 12th . There is a matinee performance on December 12th .
FINALLY, if you state on your AUDITION APPLICATION that you would be willing to accept any role, please keep your word. If you have a preferred role, please list it. However, withdrawing from a production after the cast list has been announced will make it difficult for you to be cast in future productions. Thanks for understanding!
Summary:
Christmas: a time for magic. A time for the traditions we cherish. A time to watch as many original TV movies as a human being can possibly endure. Now you can enjoy the sugar rush of six Christmas movies all at once! Welcome to Hopewood Falls, Vermont, where singles in adorable sweaters converge to look for love. Can disguises help royalty and/or movie stars find the down-to-earth connections they crave? Will evil city slickers destroy charming inns and/or Christmas tree farms? Isn’t it a little creepy for a meet-cute to depend on one person being in a coma? Grab a hot chocolate and your favorite wise single friend to find out in this wildly entertaining, parody of holiday rom-coms.
Character Breakdown
Narrator 1
Narrator 2
Holly- owner of the Evergreen Inn in Hopewood Falls, Vermont. A heart of gold.
Brett- stranded by a snowstorm, but secretly a prince from Artemisia, a tiny aristocratic country in Europe that no one has ever heard of. Luckily, he is rich.
Joy- a romance novelist, visiting the inn to try to break her writer’s block.
Paul- a rival romance novelist, running his own writer’s retreat, kind of a self-important jerk but with the love of the right woman, he’s probably a pretty nice guy.
Carol- a war reporter, home for the holidays, tired of big city life.
Jackson- a veterinarian, who owns two golden retrievers.
Merry- in town to search out the perfect Christmas tree for the big Christmas celebration in the big city. A real estate lawyer businessperson with no time for love.
Blake- rugged, owner of a tree farm. He’s heartbroken but oh-so-handsome.
Kris- the son of the former Santa Claus in the town parade, but he has troubles. Currently working as a real estate lawyer businessperson.
Noelle- owner of the oldest Christmas ornament boutique in town, charged with helping Kris quit his job and become a full-time Santa. Filled with the Christmas spirit.
Sven- the secret prince of Broxtenburg, which is another tiny aristocratic country in Europe that no one has ever heard of. He is also rich as heck.
Rita- movie star filming a movie in Hopewood Falls, but pretending to be an ordinary girl.
Laertes- the real estate developer guy. We do not like him.
Bridgette- the red-headed best friend of all the women.
Jimmy- the ex-boyfriend of Holly and also plays the ex-boyfriends of every other woman.
