AUDITIONS:
October 13, 2025
A NICE FAMILY CHRISTMAS
BY PHIL OLSON
Directed by Jim Hormel
SYNOPSIS
It’s Christmas Eve, and a young newspaper reporter on the brink of being fired has been assigned a last-chance story about a typical family Christmas – his family’s Christmas. He goes home to his recently widowed mother, his crazy uncle, his eccentric grandmother, and his battling siblings and their neurotic spouses, who provide no shortage of material. One by one, we learn each family member’s secrets, problems, and dysfunctions, and when they learn that he’s writing an article with some very personal family information, the fruitcake hits the fan. The question is, will the magic of Christmas bring this family back together?
PERFORMANCES:
December 6-21, 2025
Wednesday at 7 pm (12/17)
Thursday at 7 pm (followed by Q & A)
Friday at 8 pm
Saturdays at 2 pm (12/13 & 12/20)
Saturday at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
Sundays at 7 pm (12/14 & 12/21)
PRODUCTION CALENDAR
PREPARE
For Returning TTC Actors, please fill out the submission link below only.
For NEW actors who have never worked with us before, please self-tape a 1-2 minute comedic monologue and email to TorranceTheatreCo@gmail.com
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
CARL - 20's - 30's. The middle brother. Grew up in the shadow of his older brother, Michael, the doctor. Has a little inferiority complex toward Michael. He writes a column for the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper.
MOM - 50's - 60's. Very nice. Always putting on a happy face, her goal is to keep the peace and get thru the family event without incident. Mom’s husband, Carl (senior), died three years ago. She's doing her best to get over the loss and keep everyone happy.
GRANDMA - This role has already been filled.
MICHAEL - 20's - 30's. The older brother. The doctor. A little nerdy. Wears a bow tie. The favorite son, at least at first. He’s a little self absorbed, a little blind to what he needs to do to keep his marriage to Jill, his wife, intact.
STACY - 20's - 30's. The younger sister. Nice. Kind of a wholesome innocence, even given what we learn about her. Overlooked, but not angry about it.
UNCLE BOB - 50's - 60's. A partier. Fun loving. Has an agenda. Everyone has a crazy Uncle Bob.
JILL - 20's - 30's. Michael's trophy wife. Emotional from being hormonal. Sometimes a little spacey. The only one who seems to understand Grandma’s crazy sayings.
AUDITIONS:
Monday, October 13, 6:00-9:00 pm.