The Elliott Taubenslag Theater
East Brunswick Community Arts Center
721 Cranbury Road * East Brunswick, New Jersey

Playhouse 22 is seeking a diverse cast for this traditional telling of a Holiday Classic. Playhouse 22 is committed to inclusive casting and encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, body types, and abilities to audition. All roles are open. Actors will be playing multiple parts, as week seek to recreate the magic of a 1930 radio studio. Singing is a plus but not required.

 

Directed by Erik Hall

 

Audition Dates: September 28 and 29 at 7pm. Auditions will be held at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, New Jersey.

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Callbacks will be by invitation only on October 1st at 7pm.

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Performance Dates: The show will run December 11-20; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Rehearsals will begin on or around October 2, 2026.

 

Tech/Dress Rehearsals: December 6-10, 2026

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BREAKDOWN:

 

Seeking 7 men and 3 women (various age ranges), as well as 2 boys and 2 girls (ages 11-17), to play 63 different characters. Dependent on auditions, the director may elect to expand the cast by 1-2 actors.

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CHARACTERS:
P.A. VOICE . . . . . . . . . . in the radio studio. Unseen (played by the stage manager)
CALL-LETTER SINGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in the radio studio
ANNOUNCER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . radio announcer
MR. GOWER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the Bedford Falls druggist
MRS. BAILEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Bailey’s mother
BERT THE COP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a close friend of George’s
ERNIE BISHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cabdriver and George’s friend
MARY HATCH-BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s wife
ZUZU BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s youngest daughter
THE BOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a big man in heaven
JOSEPH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . an angel
CLARENCE ODDBODY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s guardian angel
YOUNG GEORGE BAILEY . . . . . . . . George as a boy. He works at Gower Drug
YOUNG HARRY BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry as a boy. George saves his life
YOUNG MARY HATCH . . . . . . . the little girl who will grow up to marry George
YOUNG VIOLET BICK . . . . . a precocious little girl who likes every boy she sees
TILLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the secretary at Bailey Building & Loan
HENRY F. POTTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the richest man in the county
MR. BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s father
GEORGE BAILEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a man with a wonderful life
JOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . owner of a luggage store
HARRY BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s brother
VIOLET BICK . . . . . . likes every man she sees, but has always secretly loved George
SAM WAINWRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . George’s wealthy friend who left Bedford Falls
MR. PARTRIDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the school principal
MARTY HATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary’s older brother
FREDDIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary’s hopeless date at the dance

MICKEY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a troublemaker
MAN ON PORCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . witness to love
UNCLE BILLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s befuddled uncle
CHAIRMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chairman of the board, Bailey Building Loan
MAN AT BOARD MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . member of the board
ANOTHER MAN AT BOARD MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . member of the board
RUTH DAKIN BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harry’s new wife
MRS. HATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary’s nosy mother
ED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
CHARLIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
TOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
MAN IN BUILDING; LOAN MOB . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
MRS. THOMPSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
WOMAN IN BUILDING; LOAN MOB . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
MAN 2 IN BUILDING; LOAN MOB . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
MRS. DAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has an account at Bailey Building & Loan
POTTER’S SECRETARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . office gatekeeper for Henry Potter
MR. REINEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . collects rents for Henry Potter
MR. CARTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a frosty bank examiner
HORTENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a bank teller
JANIE BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s oldest daughter
PETER BAILEY II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s oldest son
TOMMY BAILEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George’s youngest son
MAN AT MARTINI’S RESTAURANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a diner
MARTINI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . an ebullient Italian restaurateur
NICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a bartender at Martini’s
WELCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a customer at Martini’s
MAN ON THE STREET . tells George that the Bailey Building & Loan is no more
OSGOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a public library employee
HELEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a public library employee
MAN 1 NEAR LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a witness
WOMAN 1 NEAR LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a witness
MAN 2 NEAR LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a witness
WOMAN 2 NEAR LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a witness
SHERIFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . has a warrant for George’s arrest
REPORTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with the Bedford Falls Courier

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