Larry Yando (left, above) discusses playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Goodman Theatre production of A Christmas Carol with his "Alternate Scrooge," the Reduced Shakespeare Company's own Austin Tichenor. The two actors talk about the challenge of being haunted by the Ghost of Productions Past; how Dickens’s story continues to percolate in the off-season; how they navigate script changes, especially the little annoying ones; how Scrooge compares to some of the other great roles Yando’s played (such as Scar in The Lion King, Prospero, Roy Cohn in Angels in America); how seeing another actor play “your” role can sometimes act like “an undigested bit of beef;” why the story stays relevant year after year; the value of staying on your toes; how and why Scrooge chooses Marley over Belle; and how if A Christmas Carol ended 20 minutes earlier, it’d be King Lear. (Length 21:48)
2 Comments
austin · September 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm
By now you’ve probably found our FAQ page which answers this question. Send your CV/headshot to info (at) reducedshakespeare (dot) com and we’ll keep you on file for our next round of auditions. We hire professional actors and our auditions are held in different places.
Gavin Roberts · September 18, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Hi I would very much like to audition for the reduced Shakespeare company.
But I’m having a lot of trouble finding where your auditions are held.
Please get back to me be, it would be brilliant to work with talented actors. I was also wondering does it have to be professional actors or can it be student actors as well?
Thank you for your time.
Regards
Gavin Roberts