Local Talent Wanted: Classic A Wonderful Life Cast

A Wonderful Life  Show Looking for Actors

ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED.Casting call for  A Wonderful Life  show, looking for actors. See more details below.

Additional info:

Rehearsals are scheduled to begin on Monday, September 28, 2026.The production is scheduled to open on Friday, November 20 and close on Wednesday, December 30, 2026.If interested, please submit your application.

• Matthew Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  An executive angel who guides the story. A mentor to Clarence.

• Clarence Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  A loveable Angel, Second Class, trying to earn his wings by saving George Bailey.

• George Bailey Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  The compassionate, conflicted everyman of Bedford Falls who repeatedly sacrifices his own dreams to run the family Building and Loan Company.

• Tom Bailey Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  George's father. A deeply moral, hardworking man who firmly believes that ordinary, working class people deserve a fair chance.

• Milly Bailey Female 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  George's resilient and loving mother who serves as a grounding maternal presence and pillar of the household.

• Uncle Billy Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  George’s sweet natured but scatterbrained uncle, his honest mistake threatens financial ruin for the Building and Loan Company.

• Harry Bailey Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  George's charismatic younger brother. He is an all-American athlete and military hero whose path to success contrasts George’s destiny of staying trapped at home.

• Ruth (Reynolds) Bailey Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Harry's wife. She is pleasant and personable.

• Mary (Hatch) Bailey Female 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  George's sweetheart, later his wife and his rock.

• Mrs. Hatch Female 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Mary's nosey mother, who wishes Mary would have stayed with Sam Wainwright instead of George.

• Henry Potter Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Bedford Falls' wealthiest and coldest citizen who uses greed and power to try and crush the Bailey Building and Loan Company

• Harriet Female 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Potter's dutiful assistant

• Accountant Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Potter's accountant

• Bert Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  A policeman who keeps the peace in Bedford Falls and knows everyone in town.

• Ernie Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  A hard working cab driver who makes everyone who enters his cab feel like a friend.

• Mr. Martini Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Owner of Martini's Restaurant, a passionate, hardworking immigrant whom George helps achieve the American Dream of owning a home.

• Mrs. Martini Female 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Mr. Martini's wife who is so thankful to George for making her American dream come true of owning a home.

• Violet Bick Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Mary Hatch's closest friend and the town’s vibrant and free-spirited flirt.

• Sam Wainwright Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  George's friend and highly successful rival, He thinks himself the prize that Mary lost by choosing George.

• Dorothy Wainwright Female 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Sam’s wife who is beautifully fashioned and clearly comes from money.

• Karen Zimmer Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  The vibrant and entertaining M.C. at Harry's graduation dance

• Mr. Carter Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  The bank examiner

• Bob Hepner Male 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Owner of a luggage shop and a board member at the Building and Loan.

• Ensemble Both genders 18-96 y.o. All ethnicities

  Singers and dancers for the production - supporting roles will be cast from the ensemble:
  Townspeople, High-School Students, Charleston Dancers, Angel Dancers, etc.