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Call Type
Equity Principal
Time(s)
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Lunch is 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Contract
COST
COST Tier 1 minimum - $651/wk
Location
Casa Manana Rehearsal Studio
3101 West Lancaster
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Located at the corner of Lancaster and University, directly behind theatre.
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Seeking
Equity/non-equity singers
Preparation
Prepare a short song in the style of the show. Singing from the show is appropriate. An accompanist will be provided but will not transpose. Bring picture and resume stapled together.
Other Dates
First rehearsal on/about June 6, 2015; Opens June 19, 2015 and Closes June 28, 2015
Other
All Stage Manager positions have been filled at this time.
www.casamanana.org
Personnel
Wally Jones, Executive Producer
Tim Bennett, Director
Ben Gunderson, Associate Director
James Cunningham, Music Director
· EPA Rules are in effect.
· A monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Appointments
By Appointment only. Contact Laura Christoferson by email
laura.christoferson@casamanana.org
Performers of all ethnic and racial background are encouraged to attend.
Always bring your Equity Membership Card to auditions.
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Breakdown
MALE PRINCIPAL ROLES
Jean Valjean: 40s, ages to 60s. High lyric baritone or tenor with strong low notes, A to high B.
A paroled convict, the protagonist and moral center of the show. Unable to work because of his criminal record, he conceals his identity to live his life as an honest man. He redeems himself repeatedly with selfless acts of generosity and love. Must be believable as having great physical strength. Vocal stamina, Very Strong Singer/Actor
Javert: 40s, ages to 60s. Baritone, F to F#/G.
Police Inspector who relentlessly pursues Valjean for breaking parole. He sees the world and its people in shades of black and white, and believes that no one—including himself—is capable of change or redemption. Must be able to believably balance against Valjean in strength, determination and power. Very Strong Singer/Actor
Thenardier: late 30s-40s, ages to 50s-60s. Tenor, C to G.
An immoral opportunist who has survived by robbing, cheating, stealing and looking out for himself. Crooked, irreverent, selfish, and vulgar. He plays the “bon vivant” host because it serves him well, and later leads a gang of dangerous thieves. Comic relief along with his wife Madame Thenardier. Strong Actor.
Marius: 20s, Tenor, C to High Ab.
A young student who is searching for himself and his purpose through his studies and through the revolutionary ideas of his peers. He is a casual friend of Eponine, but falls in love with Cosette instantly at a chance meeting. Marius’ experiences at the barricade age and mature him. Strong Singer/Actor
Enjolras: late 20s. Tenor, A to high G#.
Charismatic leader of the student revolutionaries. He believes that “the people” will join him in the fight to make a better world. Powerful political figure and describedby Hugo as “a thinker and a man of action”. Friend to Marius and the students who are willing to follow him to the barricades and beyond. Strong Singer/Actor.
Bishop of Digne: 50s-60s, Bass.
Houses Valjean after his release from jail and gives him gifts of silver and absolution. His act of kindness inspires Valjean to improve himself and escape the label of “criminal”. This is an important featured role. The actor will double in the ensemble.
FEMALE PRINCIPAL ROLES
Fantine: early to mid 20s, alto, Gb to High Eb.
Desperate, haunted, terrified, hopeful, proud and fiercely protective of Cosette, Fantine is a woman who has been abandoned by her lover and seeks to support herself and her child, first by reputable work and then by selling everything that she has, including her body. Strong Singer/Actor.
Eponine: 18, alto, F to High F.
Daughter of the Thenardiers, she has followed in her parents’ footsteps to life on the street. Once pampered, now a ragged waif, she has learned to take what she needs and wants from anyone not strong enough to protect it. The only thing she can’t have is the love of Marius. Physically, this actor must believably be able to pass for a young boy. Strong Singer/Actor
Madame Thenardier: 30s, ages to 50s, alto, G# to D.
Opportunistic wife of Thenardier. She is coarse, greedy, larger than life, and able to improvise in any situation. Scheming, comic and quick to see an opportunity.
Cosette: looks 18, Soprano, Bb to high, High C.
Fantine’s daughter, she has become beautiful under Valjean’s care. She is lively, personable, curious and mischievous. She challenges him, behaving with dignity and imagination. She falls instantly in love with Marius, changing her world and her priorities. A young woman on the cusp of adulthood.
MALE/FEMALE ENSEMBLE
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