Pittsfield, MA–Berkshire Theatre Group seeks local non-Equity actors of all ethnicities and genders for its upcoming community production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, adapted by Eric Hill and directed by David Adkins and Isadora Wolfe, running December 4 through December 21 at The Unicorn Theatre located in Stockbridge, MA.
BTG is seeking local youth (Grades 4 and up) and adult actors to fill roles in the production.
Auditions will take place on Tuesday, October 7th from 6pm–9pm with call backs as needed on Thursday, October 9th from 6-9pm at The Colonial Theatre located at 111 South Street, Pittsfield, MA. A special audition for youth (Grades 1-3) will be held on Thursday, October 9th at 6:00pm.
Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled by September 27 at 5pm. Audition appointments and registration can be made by emailing Allison Rachele Bayles, Director of Education, at allison@berkshiretheatre.org. Auditionees must be available to perform in all performances. Please specify if you have a youth (Grades 1–3) audition for Thursday, October 9 when scheduling an appointment.
Actors should come prepared to read excerpts from the script, which will be provided at the audition. Actors should also have a short section from a traditional Christmas carol, which they could be asked to sing a cappella–16 bars works well.
Rehearsals for A Christmas Carol will begin on Thursday, November 6 and be held after school, evenings and weekends with one day off each week. Rehearsals will be held in Pittsfield, MA at The Colonial Theatre. Attending all rehearsals will be required. Multiple rehearsal conflicts will not be honored. The production runs from December 4 through December 21 with 10am student matinees planned on Tuesday, December 9 (with snow day makeup on December 11) and December 16 (with snow day makeup on December 18).
All performances will take place at The Unicorn Theatre located at 6 East Street, Stockbridge, MA. A full schedule of performance dates can be found here: https://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/event/a-christmas-carol-2025/.
About Berkshire Theatre Group
Founded in 2010 through the merger of The Colonial Theatre (est. 1903) and the Berkshire Theatre Festival (est. 1928), Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) operates four distinct performance spaces across its historic campuses in Pittsfield and Stockbridge. In 2028, BTG will celebrate a major milestone—100 years of continuous theatre in the Berkshires. Under the leadership of Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire, BTG has expanded its programming to include award-winning theatre, music, dance and year-round educational offerings. Each year, BTG engages more than 68,000 patrons and reaches approximately 10,000 students through its BTG PLAYS! education program. In 2020, BTG became the first theatre company in the United States to receive approval from Actors’ Equity Association to produce a musical during the COVID-19 pandemic. That production of Godspell marked a national turning point for live performance. BTG remains committed to preserving and revitalizing its historic venues. The Colonial Theatre, originally opened in 1903 and restored in 2006, continues to serve as a cultural anchor in downtown Pittsfield. Planned improvements to the Stockbridge Playhouse further reflect BTG’s dedication to honoring its storied past while building for the future.