Roger Ide Christmas Revels chorus performs in 2009 at the Sanders Theater in Cambridge.
Watertown-based Revels sent out the following announcement:
September Chorus Auditions announced as The Christmas Revels returns to Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre in Cambridge for its 51st annual Winter Solstice Celebration!
Audition for The Christmas Revels, one of the region’s most popular holiday entertainments!
WHEN: Sunday, September 12 & Monday, September 13, 2021
(4-6 pm children ages 7-12) (7-9:30 pm adults)
WHERE: Belmont-Watertown UMC, 80 Mt. Auburn Street, Watertown, MA
(By Appointment Only)
Revels seeks a diverse and talented volunteer chorus of adults and children to join us onstage for 15 performances of The Christmas Revels at Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, MA. While Revels uses a number of professional performers in its productions, its volunteer chorus of adults and children are at its core. There is no “standing” Revels production chorus; We audition each cast anew and encourage adults and children of diverse backgrounds to try out for the production.
About the show:
The Christmas Revels: In Celebration of the Winter Solstice (On Sale October 20)
Directed by Patrick Swanson with music direction by George Emlen, this year’s holiday celebration takes place in the present day at The George and Dragon, a 17th– century English pub famous for its annual Christmas party and jazz sessions which were compromised last year, like all celebrations. As they attempt to restart the tradition, a fussy Elizabethan bureaucrat and his entourage suddenly appear, and old and new ways meet, tying the past to the present through a magical blend of music, dance, and story. Performances are set to run December 17-29, 2021.
Please Note: Chorus Auditions are by appointment only. Sign up or learn more at www.revels.org/auditions or call 617-972-8300 ext. 35.
For more information on all things Revels please visit www.revels.org.