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See this page<\/a> for details of the auditions for Ken Ludwig’s <\/em>\u2018Twas The Night Before Christmas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five adult actors are needed to play all the roles in this fast moving, funny, seasonal family play!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are multiple roles to chose from \u2013 3f, 2m or vice-versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know the poem. “And all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”<\/em>
Well, one mouse is very much stirring<\/strong>, and that’s when the fun begins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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