Hi, my name is Mackenzie Wilkin and I play Belinda Cratchit and Fan in A Christmas Carol. I am nine years old and in the fourth grade.Before I was in A Christmas Carol at the Goodman, I did lots of shows at my community theater. I was in Peter Pan, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Sound of Music and Broadway Bound. I love to sing, play the piano and read.
I was inspired to audition for A Christmas Carol because my mom and dad have taken me to lots of shows in Chicago. I thought that it would be really cool to be on the Goodman’s big stage with so many people watching you, so I asked my mom about it. She found the audition for A Christmas Carol online, so I auditioned!
For my first audition I had to prepare a one-minute monologue and sing a Christmas song. I must have done well because I got a “callback,” which meant they wanted to see me again!
For the second audition I had to prepare two pages of the script. I practiced it over and over again with my eight-year-old brother Jack. I had a lot of fun at the audition because I really got to act out the scene.
I'm really excited about being in the cast, and I can’t wait until the performances start!
See you soon,
Mackenzie
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I can't wait to see the play. Your "blog" makes me think you and the other cast members are having a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteWhere do you go to find monologues and scripts, if you want to audition and practice?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Hi There,
ReplyDeleteYou can find all the information you need on A Christmas Carol kids auditions here. You won't need the script, just arrive prepared with the one-minute monologue or poem of your choice as well as a song to sing.