General Info About OLT Auditions
Auditions are typically held on a Monday and a Tuesday evening, starting at 7:00 p.m or a Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. You do not have to attend both nights of auditions, but you are welcome to read both nights of auditions if you’d like. If callbacks are necessary, the director will schedule the date and time.
Audition appointments are not necessary unless you are unable to attend auditions on the regularly scheduled days and times. In that case, the Director may agree to schedule a separate audition appointment for you. This choice is entirely up to the Director.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. You do not need to have prepared monologues. Copies of the scripts for the current season’s plays are available at the Downtown, Lacey, and Tumwater branches of the Timberland Library. You may ask for a copy of the script at the information desk. Scripts are only available for use at the library and may not be checked out.
Headshots and resumes are welcome at auditions, but are not necessary.
Rehearsals are typically Monday through Thursday. Additional rehearsals and/or the rehearsal schedule are at the Director’s discretion. Performances are typically Thursday through Sunday; Sunday is the only matinee.
Olympia Little Theatre is a community theater and you need not have any previous experience, just passion and commitment!
Audition Announcement: The Gifts of the Magi written and directed by Kendra Malm. Based on the short story by O. Henry.
Dates: October 11th 2:00pm
October 12th 7:00pm
Place: Olympia Little Theatre-Annex
Production Dates: December 4th-20th, 2026
You do not need to prepare anything. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. No appointment needed. Simply show up at the listed place and time on one or both dates (coming to both audition days are not necessary but you are welcome to do so if you’d like).
Characters:
Della Young: The wife in our newlywed couple. Young and enthusiastic, but with a determined, practical streak.
Jim Young: The husband. Proper and straightforward, but not prim. Deeply in love with his new bride, as she is with him.
Maude Young: Jim’s younger sister. Greatly approves of her new sister-in-law, but is not above teasing her as much as she has always teased her big brother.
Mr. Skinner: Jim’s boss. A grumpy man with a pessimistic outlook on life as well as being tight-fisted. The Depression suits him.
Mm. Sofronie: The wigmaker. Sour-faced and nowhere near as sophisticated as the appellation “Mme.” would indicate.
Merv Frankengold: The pawnshop owner. Sardonic and witty; has seen it all. But with the proverbial heart of gold.
Valarie Frankengold: Merv’s wife. Cheerful and down to earth, always wanting to help people out.
While the Youngs are young, the other characters can be nearly any age, nor are any of them limited to a specific ethnic group. For that matter, gender isn’t necessarily as strict as all that either. For all that it’s set in 1930’s New York City, this is a holiday fable and strict realism isn’t a requirement. This is a new version, first being presented and you’ll be able to help develop the characters and the script as we go!
Audition Scheduling
Audition announcements for our upcoming season will be posted here and to our Facebook page. Stay tuned for more information!
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Scripts
Copies of the scripts are on reserve at the Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater branches of the Timberland Library.