All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
MTW's 2024 Christmas Production
Directed by S. Henry Hettick
Musical Direction by Dan Jackson
Written by Peter Rothstein
Vocal Arrangements by Erick Lichte & Timothy C. Takcach
Auditions: September 8 & 9, 2024 at the Riverside Playhouse
Evening performances December 5-7 & 12-14, 2024 at 7:30pm
Matinee performances December 7-8 & 14-15at 2:00pm
At the Riverside Playhouse
On Christmas Eve, 1914, in the first year of WWI, a daring German soldier stood up with a small Christmas tree above his head and began singing “O Tannenbaum” (“Oh, Christmas Tree”). That night, somewhere between 10 and 100 thousand soldiers climbed out of their trenches, greeted their enemy with shared rations and helmets, played soccer, and sang Christmas songs in a strong demonstration of peace. “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” is a truly powerful, poignant, emotional, and inspirational piece of theater celebrating an actual event with the songs and actual words of the men who lived it.
AUDITIONS
Please sign up now to get your audition slot for All Is Calm auditions on September 7 & 8. Auditioners will be heard in groups of four auditioners per half hour beginning at 6pm on Sept 7 and 8. We are looking for strong singers in all vocal ranges, no stage experience needed. This show consists of full harmony a cappella arrangements of classic songs and hymns from 1914, as well as short monologues taken from the soldier's letters home and other sources.
Please download and read the audition information and your audition music here, and sign up for your audition slot at Cast98 All Is Calm Auditions.
This casting website requires you to set up a login and profile, but it is free. If you choose not to sign up in advance we will take walk-in auditions between 6-8pm at the Riverside Playhouse on Sept. 7 and 8.
E-mail cynthia@mtow.org with any questions.
CAST
Stewart
Anderson
Baritone
Michael
Carlos
Tenor 2
Evan
Davies
Tenor 1
Anton
Grasch
Tenor 1
Doe
Jessica
Calm Star
John
Merritt
Bass
Tim
Meyer
Tenor 2
Kevin
Pitts
Tenor 1
John
Ryan
Baritone
Ben
Sharples
Tenor 2
Matt
Smeller
Tenor 2
Bass
Wagner
Bass
Michael
Wardlow
Baritone
Dave
Williams
Bass
Brent
Youlden
Bass
