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Auditions set for
‘Scrooged in Astoria’
ASTORIA — Auditions for the Astor
Street Opry Company’s holiday produc-
tion of “Scrooged in Astoria” take place
on Saturday, Oct. 12, from noon-6 p.m.
and Sunday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m.
Auditions take place at the playhouse,
located at 129 West Bond St. in Astoria.
No acting experience necessary.
The production calls for 21 characters
— nine male, 12 female, ages 9 to 90.
Rehearsals begin Oct. 14 and run for
six weeks. The show runs Dec. 6-22 on
Friday and Saturday evenings with three
2 p.m. Sunday matinees on Dec. 8, 15 and
22.
The play is written by by local play-
wright Judith P. Niland. The productions
features original music by Philip Morill.
Stylized as a 1960’s style Holiday TV
special, this show will take you through
a magical tale of love, loss and renewal,
loosely based on the “Christmas Carol”
by Charles Dickens, but with characters
straight out of the opry company’s long
running summer melodrama “Shanghaied
in Astoria.” This show even has sing-
ing commercials written by ChrisLynn
Taylor.
The cast of characters include Krooke,
a greedy villain; Sneake, Krooke’s hench-
man-side kick, married to Vivian; Viv-
ian, the former owner of a Saloon and
now Krooke’s Housekeeper married to
Sneake; older Eric Olsen, Sweet but poor
fi sherman, married to Virginia, father of
fi ve; Mrs. Lena Sorgenson-Sweet. Vir-
ginia’s mama, married to Sven Sweet;
young Virginia Sweet, sweet and innocent
daughter of Sven & Lena; young Eric
Olsen, young, sweet but dumb wanna be
poor fi sherman; Sven Sweet, salty old sea
captain, good and kind owner of cannery
Grandpa Sorgenson; Lena’s Papa, miner
from Alaska, forever old; young Krooke,
Maxwell Krooke Jr. from his young inno-
cent days; Virginia Sweet-Olsen, good
natured wife and mother of fi ve, worn and
tired; Ingrid Olsen, Eric’s mama, sturdy
and wise; Olsen girls or boys, young but
sturdy daughters of Virginia and Eric;
Ole Olsen, the youngest child of the
Olsen’s, sickly and a wise cracker; Ghost
of Christmas present Yule Macie, lovely
but pack a wallop Ghost of Xmas Future;
Saint Lucia, sweet hearted angels with a
dark side; Ethel Krooke, Krooke’s Mama
who left her family for a traveling Side-
Show Doctor.
Acting class set to start at
Pier Pressure Productions
ASTORIA — A beginning acting
class with Karen Bain will be held on
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. at Pier Pressure Productions,
located at 1015 Commercial St. The
class will start on Oct. 7 and goes for six
weeks. The cost is $100. Call 971-704-
4678 to register.
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The class consists of technical
fundamentals and the search for truth.
This is an intensive class. Students will
be asked to memorize, read plays and
rehearse outside of class. Class size is
limited to 12 students. The class will
have a positive, fun and supportive
environment.
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