Auditions (Sherwood Park): It’s a Wonderful Life – Festival Players, Theater News

It’s a Wonderful Life – The Musical
Book and Lyrics by Keith Ferguson
Music by Bruce Greer

It’s a Wonderful Life is based on the story The Greatest Gift
by Philip Van Doren Stern

The Greatest Gift is used by permission of The Greatest Gift Corporation

Festival Players Creative Team
Director – Marcie Pringle
Musical Director – Brad Heintzman
Choreographer – Shelley Tookey

It’s A Wonderful Life is a musical adaptation of Frank Capra’s masterpiece film. This is the saga of George Bailey, the Everyman from the small town of Bedford Falls, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been squashed by family obligations and civic duty, and whose guardian angel has to descend on Christmas Eve to save him from despair, and to remind him – by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born – that he has had, after all, a wonderful life.
It’s a Wonderful Life – The Musical is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)

AUDITION INFORMATION
Festival Players It’s A Wonderful Life
Performance Dates December 11th – 30th 2026

AUDITION & CALLBACK DATES AND TIMES
Auditions will be held on the following dates at FESTIVAL PLACE
We are looking non-equity strong singers, actors and dancers/movers.

Auditions:
Monday, June 22, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm (Ages 14+)
Tuesday, June 23, 5:00 pm-10:00 pm (Ages 14+)
Wednesday, June 24 5:00 pm-10:00 pm (Ages 14+)

ALL people 8-14 yrs old MUST submit a video audition.

DO NOT come in person or sign up for an audition time.

Please submit video auditions prior to Friday, June 20. Send video auditions to: fpitsawonderfullifethemusical@gmail.com

CALLBACKS – Thursday, June 25 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Callbacks (in person ONLY)
When signing up for an audition or submitting a video audition, please ensure to include the role you are auditioning for, including whether you would like to be considered for ensemble. Email your headshot, resume and a list of conflict dates at the time of submission or sign up.

For those unable to attend in person, video audition submissions will be accepted.

Not everyone will be required to attend. Callback emails will be sent out no later than 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 24. Callbacks will be held at FESTIVAL PLACE and may include a movement audition for those invited to attend. Not receiving a callback does not mean that we are not considering you for a role in our production.
At this time we also do recommend getting familiar with the songs the character you are auditioning for sings in the show. We will be asking those attending the callbacks to prepare songs from the show.

Auditions and callbacks may be recorded for internal reference by the artistic team only.

PERFORMANCES:
December 11, 2026 – 7:30 pm (County Staff Preview Night)
December 12, 2026 – 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
December 13, 2026 – 2:00 pm
December 15, 2026 – 7:30 pm
December 16, 2026 – 7:30 pm
December 17, 2026 – 7:30 pm
December 18, 2026 – 7:30 pm
December 19, 2026 – 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
December 20, 2026 – 2:00 pm
December 22, 2026 – 7:30 pm
December 23, 2026 – 7:30 pm
December 26, 2026 – 2:00 pm
December 27, 2026 – 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
December 29, 2026 – 7:30 pm (tentative)
December 30, 2026 – 7:30 pm (tentative)
Call times are generally 2 hours before curtain.

REHEARSALS: will start Monday August 31 6:00 – 9:00 pm with read thru and measurements. Rehearsals will be Monday and Wednesday evenings 6-9pm, Sunday afternoons 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Not everyone will be needed 3 times a week. We do ask that those who accept a role make this show a priority and ensure they are available every Monday 6-9pm, Wednesday 6-9pm and Sunday 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the unlikely event we must move things around in our schedule. You may not be called, but please ensure you are available. Final run throughs and tech week starts November 30, and everyone will be expected to attend all rehearsals and shows from that point onwards with no exception.

Please prepare/bring for your audition:
a short monologue or a poem that suit the character you are auditioning for. If you are auditioning for ensemble, please ensure your monologue fits the period our musical takes place.

2 contrasting (one up-tempo and one ballad) musical theatre songs that suit the character you are auditioning for. Please prepare 32 bar the whole song is not necessary. Bring sheet music with you in a binder. An accompanist will be available, or alternatively bring your own phone with the track ready (you may want to bring a Bluetooth speaker). Please ensure the song selections does suit the character you are auditioning for.

Please ensure your monologue and songs are 100% memorized.

Resume and headshot – please ensure you have both of these.

You must bring ALL potential conflicts to your audition. This is a mandatory requirement for everyone auditioning. This includes trips, school concerts/shows, regular other commitments that may conflict with our rehearsal schedule. Casting will be done taking your absences into serious consideration. We do expect as close to a 100% availability as possible. Unfortunately, we will not be able to cast anyone who has recurring commitments on one of our rehearsal days. Once casting is completed, any new conflicts may result in roles being recast.

Sign up here – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4CAFAC28A1FF2-64143844-its#/