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Croswell Upcoming Show Casting Information

Avenue Q – May 11-20, rehearsals begin late March, early April

Cast size: Small (2-10)

Cast Type: Ensemble Cast - Many featured roles

Dance requirement: None/minimal

Casting notes: 3 Male, 3 Female

Puppets are used in this show
Actors play multiple characters

 

Character Breakdown

BRIAN A laid-back guy married to Christmas Eve.
B2 - F#4 Baritone 

CHRISTMAS EVE A therapist who moved here from Japan.
B3 - F#5 

GARY COLEMAN Yes, that Gary Coleman. He lives on the Avenue, too. He's the superintendent.
D3 - Bb5 
Belt voice or Alto 

KATE MONSTER A Kindergarten teaching assistant, a bit older than Princeton.
F#3 - F5 Soprano 

LUCY A vixenish vamp with a dangerous edge.
F3 - F5 Alto - Belting 

MRS. T Ancient, Kate's boss.  

NICKY A bit of a slacker, who lives with Rod.
B2 - B4 Baritenor 

PRINCETON A fresh-faced kid just out of college.
Bb2 - G4 Baritenor 

ROD A Republican investment banker with a secret.
A2 - G4 Baritenor 

THE BAD IDEA BEARS Two snuggly, cute teddy-bear types.
1 female voice (Mezzo-soprano) and 1 male voice (Baritone) 

TREKKIE MONSTER A reclusive creature obsessed by the Internet.
Bb2 - Eb4 

Legally Blonde – June 15-24, rehearsals start beginning of May

Cast size: Large (over 20)

Cast Type: Ensemble Cast - Many featured roles, Star Vehicle - Female, Strong/Large Chorus

Dance requirement: Standard (Musical Staging/Some Dance/Optional)

Casting notes: 3 Men, 7 Women, Large Highly Featured Ensemble

Character Breakdown

BROOKE WYNDAM An excercise video star who is also a former sorority girl
A3 - G5 Alto or Soprano 

CHUTNEY A serious Indian law student  

ELLE WOODS The quintessential Valley Girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School and realizes that she has more to offer than just a pretty face and a bubbly personality
Gb2 - G5 Soprano Belt 

ELLE'S DAD Elle's rich, golfer father
D3 - E#4 Baritone 

ELLE'S MOM Elle's socialite, country-clubing mother
C4 - E5 Alto 

EMMETT FORREST A smart and sensitive law student who takes Elle under his wing
B2 - A4 Tenor 

ENID A mousy, intellectual law student
G3 - G5 Soprano Belt 

KATE Bb3 - Eb5 Alto 

KYLE (UPS GUY) A great-looking, in-shape employee of the United Postal Services  

LEILANI B3 - Eb5 Alto 

MANAGER G3 - C5 Alto 

MARGOT A pretty and funny California sorority girl
G#3 - F5 Soprano Belt 

PAULETTE A brash and funny hair stylist who is friends with Elle and longs to find a man for herself
A3 - A5 Soprano Belt 

PILAR A pretty and funny California sorority girl
G#3 - F5 Soprano Belt 

PROFESSOR CALLAHAN A pompous and manipulative law professor at Harvard
A2 - F#4 Baritone 

SERENA A pretty and funny California sorority girl
G#3 - F5 Soprano Belt 

VIVIENNE KENSINGTON A smart and savvy law student who initially dismisses Elle, but grows to be her friend
A3 - F5 Soprano Belt 

WARNER HUNTINGTON III A good-looking, but pompous guy who breaks Elle's heart
Eb3 - Ab4 Tenor 

Les Miserables, Student Edition – July 13-22, rehearsals begin late May, early June

Cast size: Large (over 20)

Cast Type: Children in Cast, Ensemble Cast - Many featured roles, Showcases trained singers, Star Vehicle - Female, Star Vehicle - Male, Strong/Large Chorus. Actors must be high school age or younger.

Dance requirement: None/minimal

Character Breakdown

BABET Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. Physically frail. He is lean and cunning.
C sharp(below middle C) to E 

BAMATABOIS Bamatabois is the "customer" who taunts Fantine into violence. He is dressed in expensive clothes. He is a wealthy dissolute young man who thinks of himself as a gentleman. He is drunk and in a sadistic mood and chauvinistically feels it is his right to buy anything, even Fantine.
D (below middle C) to High D 

BISHOP OF DIGNE The Bishop is a good man who saves Valjean with his compassion. Don't overlook the importance of this role. The Bishop of Digne's compassion carefully establishes the premise of the show by literally buying Jean Valjean's soul for God.
Low A to High E 

BRUJON Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. Pysically very strong. The body of a bear and a pea sized brain. A genuine gangster, he is stupid and evil.
C sharp (below middle C) to E 

CHAIN GANG The Chain Gang consists of Jean Valjean's fellow prisoners. There are four soloists (indicated as convict 1,2,3,4.) The overall vocal range of the convicts is low and they should be able to sing in a rich baritone if possible.
Low F to High E flat 

CLAQUESOUS Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. Tough, dangerous and secretive.
C sharp (below middle C) to E 

COMBEFERRE Member of the ABC Society. The philosopher and believer in peace. He is gentle, humane, strong and brave.
Low A to F 

CONSTABLE 1 & 2 There are two Constables with solos in the show.
E to High E 

COSETTE The beautiful daughter of Fantine. She is strong willed and loving. She is an intelligent, inquiring, personable girl. She is not in any sense a "soppy" romantic heroine. Once adopted by Jean Valjean, Cosette lives a comfortable, if secluded life. She is challenging to Valjean, behaving always with imagination and dignity. She falls instantly in love with Marius, changing her world and her priorities.
B flat (below middle C) to High C (2 octaves above middle C) 

COURFEYRAC Member of the ABC Society. A student. He is youthful, passionate and fearless.
Low A to F 

ENJOLRAS The student leader. He is handsome,brave and daring, although youthful. He combines his revolutionary ideals with a strong charismatic leadership. He is described by Victor Hugo as "a thinker, and a man of action". On the barricade he physically and vocally should dominate everyone else. He should ooze with charisma, be a natural leader, be good looking, and have a very strong high baritone or a tenor voice. Remember, Enjolras must lead the students to fight and ultimately die. His death at the barricade is one of the dramatic highlights of the show.
A to G (above middle C) 

EPONINE The daughter of the Thenardiers. She is a young girl who is streetwise and tough, but also sensitive and lonely. She is in love with Marius, knowing that he will never love her. She bravely follows Marius to the Barricades in the hope that they will die there together. Once grown up, Eponine moves with her family to Paris where they fall on hard times. Now poor, living hand to mouth, she survives by helping her father break the law. Eponine is a tragic character, hopelessly in love with Marius. She sings one of the most famous numbers in the show, "On My Own," and should therefore be an excellent singer with a contemporary edge to her voice and an excellent actress.
F sharp (below middle C) to E 

FACTORY GIRL (GIRL 5) The Shop Girl who fights with Fantine. She is mean, catty, and selfish. She also is most likely having an affair with the Foreman and jealous of Fantine.
E (below middle C) to D flat (above middle C) 

FANTINE Fantine is the beautiful young girl who, abandoned by her lover, is left to fend for herself and her daughter Cosette. She is rejected by society and forced through circumstances to become a prostitute. She is a brave woman defeated by life, sustained by her love for her daughter and clinging to her dignity. Sick with consumption, we witness her descent through poverty, hunger, cold, loneliness and destitution to death. She is a noble character, whose life becomes is a series of terrible events that rob her of her pride, character, and ultimately her life.
G flat (below middle C) to D 

FARMER The Farmer has solo lines that are a bit difficult to sing. There may be additional non-singing farmers.
Middle C to D flat 

FAUCHELEVANT The victim of the cart crash. The role requires a few solo lines and some painful yelps.
B (below middle C) to E flat 

FEUILLY Member of the ABC Society. A worker, self-educated and an orphan. A believer in "nationality." Affectionate, warm and poetic.
Low A to F 

FOREMAN The Foreman begins Fantine on her downward spiral of desperation. He should be virile, commanding and a bit sleazy around the edges.
D (below middle C) to D 

GAVROCHE Gavroche is Thenardier's son. He is left to fend for himself and lives by his wits in the streets of Paris. His "arch enemy" is Javert the Policeman. He is brave and witty. Think a young Artful Dodger. Gavroche has a very dramatic death at the barricade.
B (below midde C) to G 

GAVROCHE'S GANG Paris at this time would be full of orphans (due to years of wars and revolutions).  

GRANTAIRE Member of the ABC Society. A student. He is the opposite of Enjolars. He believes in nothing. Although he admires Enjolras, he loves to mock him. Witty and drunken, he is happy being with the group and the put up with him because of his good humor. He also keeps a watchful eye on Gavoche, the mascot of the group, and is most heartbroken when Gavroche is killed. So much so that Grantaire abandons his cynicism and rushes to die on the barricade.
Low A to F 

IMPOSTER JEAN VALJEAN AND FAMILY These characters are also non-singing. This is the man who Javert believes to be Jean Valjean.  

JAVERT The inspector who serves as antagonist to Jean Valjean. Javert is unswerving in his belief that men cannot change for the good. "Once a thief, always a thief" is his mantra. At first glance Javert might appear to be the villain of the story, but on closer examination it is clear that he is not an evil man. He is aware that in society some people achieve control through evil and others through power of the law. He is a dedicated policeman, with a profound sense of duty. Unlike Valjean he cannot change. His attitudes are rigid and unmoveable. He is stern, forbidding and lacking in compassion. Javert should be an actor who can convincingly stand up to Jean Valjean.
Low F to High F sharp 

JEAN VALJEAN The hero of the show. It is his life journey that we follow. Jean Valjean is supposed to be stronger than other men, and so physically should appear robust. He should resaonably carry himself as mature and paternal. Valjean's ability to change is his greatest asset. the key to his character is his great humanity and compassion. Jean Valjean is a vocally demanding role.
Low A to High A 

JOLY Member of the ABC Society. A medical student. Eccentric and light-hearted, although sometimes morbid. His name is derived from the English word "Jolly."
Low A to F 

JUDGE The Judge or Judges are non-singing roles.  

LABOURERS The Laborer has solo lines that are a bit difficult to sing. There may be additional non-singing laborers.
A sharp to D flat 

LESGLES Member of the ABC Society. A student. Cheerful. laughing at life but unlucky. His close friend is Joly.
Low A to F 

MADAME THÉNARDIER She is the wife of Thenardier, Madame Thenardier is as "one" with Thenardier. Together they con the world as partners in crime. They were made for each other, although she complains about him, she loves him deeply. She is coarse and vulgar, unhappy in her existence without knowing why. She is romantic, greedy, stupid, evil and larger than life. She is mean and nasty to Young Cosette and able to improvise in nearly any situation.
G sharp (below middle C) to D 

MARIUS The handsome romantic hero of the story. He is impulsive, passionate, willful and headstrong. His moods change according to his circumstances. He is sweet and tender but also capable of great courage and compassion. In Act 1 Marius plays Romeo to Cosette's Juliet. Marius matures after the Cafe Song as a result of his experiences on the barricade. Marius should have a lovely, lyrical voice with a contemporary edge.
Low A to High A flat 

MONTPARNASSE Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. A teenager. Handsome and dangerous. Kills with a knife. He is well dressed, strongly built and supple.
C sharp (below middle C) to E 

OLD WOMAN The Old Woman is a nice feature part. This is the character that purchases Fantine's hair.
E (above middle C) to D 

PIMP The Pimp controls the prostitutes at the docks. he is mean, aggressive and abusive. The Pimp has a small solo line in The Docks.
E (below middle C) to D 

PROUVAIRE Member of the ABC Society. A student of social studies. He is kind, softly spoken and at the right moments strong and masterful. He is also a poet.
Low A to F 

SAILORS Three sailors begin The Docks scene. All three have solos.
Low C to middle C 

THÉNARDIER The true villain of Les Miserables. He is embodiment of evil. That said, he should also possess a wicked sense of humor. He delights in cheating, robbing, fraud and blackmail, relishing every aspect of them with glee. He is tough, greedy, brutal, stupid and creafty and yet irresistable. He hates society and blames it and everyone else for all his misfortune. thenardier is also the opportunist and realist of the show. He is a thief, a liar, a cheat, steals valuables from the dead with no remorse. He is also the comic relief of the production. However, his comedy is based in reality and shouldn't be too exaggerated. He is married to Madame Thenardier and father to Eponine and Gavroche (although he has abandoned Gavroche to the streets of Paris.)
C (below middle C) to G sharp (above middle C) 

YOUNG COSETTE The child of Fantine. She is the ward of the Thenardiers forced into child labor and sings "Castle On A Cloud." She is a trembling little creature, underfed, beaten by Madame Thenardier and bullied by Eponine. make sure Cosette is small and looks properly pathetic and yet warms the audience's heart who should be sympathetic to her plight.
A (below middle C) to C 

YOUNG EPONINE Little Eponine is the pampered daughter of the Thenardiers. She does little except enter the stage and taunt Little Cosette. The role requires no singing or speaking. She should be a smaller version of grown Eponine and resemble Eponine in appearance and features.
Non-singing

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – August 10-19, rehearsals begin late June, early July

Cast size: Medium (11-20), Large (over 20), Flexible

Cast Type: Ensemble Cast - Many featured roles, Showcases trained dancers, Star Vehicle - Female, Star Vehicle - Male, Strong/Large Chorus

Dance requirement: Heavy (Extensive Dance Sections/Solos)

Casting notes: 7 Men, 7 Women, Large Ensemble 12+

Character Breakdown

ADAM PONTIPEE The oldest of seven brothers. Tall, good looking hunk. A farmer and a hunter. Vigorous. Confident. All male, but with a twinkle in his eye. 
30-35 yrs old 

ALICE Bride. Sweet, not too bright, ultra clean. 
16-18 yrs old 

BENJAMIN Brother. The second oldest/in command; a take-charge kind of guy. 
28-32 yrs old 

CALEB Brother. A hunter, solid. 
22-26 yrs old 

DANIEL Brother. Like a twin with Ephraim.
18-22 yrs old 

DORCAS Bride. Sexpot: works in parents' store; pushes the dress code; acts as if she is not the virgin that she is. 
20-22 yrs old 

EPHRAIM Brother. Like a twin with Daniel. 
25-30 yrs old 

FRANK Brother. A hot head, always ready to erupt. 
25-30 yrs old

GIDEON Brother. Youngest brother; shy; sensitive.
16-20 yrs old 

JEB Suiter. A carpenter. 

JOEL Suiter. Blacksmith. 

LIZA Bride. Still at home: does everything with Martha. They're two sides of the same coin. They could finish each others' sentences. They've known each other since birth. Liza is superstitious. 
22-24 yrs old 

LUKE Suiter. General store. 

MARTHA Bride. Still at home. Does everything with Liza. 
18-20 yrs old 

MATT Suiter. Blacksmith. 

MILLY BRADON A feisty, beautiful, frontier woman with a vibrant sense of humor.
20-25 yrs old 

MR. HOALLUM Owner of general store. Also town Mayor, Dorcas' dad, guitar/banjo
45-55 yrs old 

MR. SANDER Owner of the local restaurant, Ruth's father, guitar/banjo. 
45-55 yrs old 

MRS. HOALLUM Mr. Hoallum's wife. Also Dorcas' mother, accordionist
40-50 yrs old 

MRS. SANDER Mr. Sander's wife, Ruth's mother, plays "jug", "washboard bass", and autoharp
40-50 yrs old 

NATHAN Suiter. Young lawyer. 

PREACHER Also Sarah's father, violinist
45-55 yrs old 

RUTH Bride. A buttoned-down teacher, very practical, a problem solver. The mother of the group of girls. She's been the mom in her family since she was 12. 
20-22 yrs old 

SARAH Bride. Still at home; gardener, a "tom boy" raised in a family of boys. She has a red head sense of exuberance. 
24-26 yrs old 

ZEKE Suiter. A carpenter.

Summer Auditions

Saturday, March 3, Noon-4pm

Sunday, March 4, 4pm-7pm

Sunday, March 11, 10am-Noon

Call-Backs: Sunday, March 11 2pm-5pm