"Jane Eyre" Musical Casting Performers
Theatre is announcing auditions for 2023-2024 season opening musical, "Jane Eyre". Seeking cast. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see the breakdown below. About the project: Nominated for five Tony awards, Charlotte Brontë's great love story comes to life with music to lift your heart and set your spirit soaring. This beloved tale of secrets and the lies that secrets create, of unimaginable hope and unspoken passion, reminds us what it is to fall deeply, truly and completely in love. Additional info: Casting a medium-sized ensemble of strong singers and actors of all ages and ethnicities. Multiple roles per cast member is highly likely. Rehearsals will be maximized for efficiency, and cast members will be expected to work outside of rehearsals to learn the material (resources available to help). Please prepare a 16-32-bar cut (one minute or less) from a contemporary musical. An accompanist will be provided. Please do not prepare to sing a cappella. British accents are not required. If you are interested, please apply.
23 roles
F#3 - E5. Our story's protagonist. A young, strong-willed woman who is outwardly quiet, watchful and shy. Her beauty does not come from her physical appearance but rather from her character, humor, and strength.
D#4/F5. Jane's unpleasant aunt, who raises her until she is ten years old.
D3 - G4. The owner of Lowood School. He must be an imposing and frightening figure to Young Jane; cold-eyed, zealous and pontifical.
D4 - D5. A teacher at Lowood, she is a hard-faced and embittered middle-aged woman whose nature has been warped by dogged obedience to Mr. Brocklehurst and a natural distrust of anything unusual or imaginative.
D4 - E5. A servant at Lowood School. An ex-schoolgirl herself, she has been kept to do the dirty kitchen work and cleaning. She is semi-moronic and entirely without humor. Aged 15-25
F3 - C5. Rochester's elderly relation and the house-keeper of Thornfield Hall who is fussy, garrulous, and kind-hearted.
Bb2 - Bb3. The Butler at Thornfield, he is dry and intelligent, and a martyr to Mrs. Fairfax's whims. An understanding and reliable servant to Rochester.
A3 - D5. Bertha Mason's minder and nurse who is caring and capable, and has an occasional fondness for the liquor pot.
B2 - G4. An intelligent and powerful male presence, he has been greatly damaged by life and is therefore quite prickly and demanding, but has a keen sense of humor and engaging personality.
B3 - B5. The clever, sophisticated, and stunningly beautiful woman who is to be married to Rochester. She is witty and graceful but also possesses a stunning voice.
Blanche Ingram's mother. An amply proportioned woman who wears an expression of almost insupportable haughtiness, her eyes are fierce and her voice deep. She is pompous and dogmatic.
Blanche Ingram's father.
Sister to Blanche.
Member of high society.
Member of high society.
Member of high society.
Member of high society.
Member of high society.
C3 - G4. Bertha Mason's brother. He is a well educated gentleman, but mentally and emotionally weak as he is haunted by the wrong he has done to Rochester and the need to care for his deranged, unhappy sister.
C#4 - C#5. Rochester's mad wife, kept in the attic of Thornfield Hall. She is strangely beautiful yet a criminally deranged bride stuck in the moment of her final happiness.
C3 - G4. The appealing and handsome curate of the parish of Gateshead who is caring for Mrs Reed at her death. He is a complex young man, passionately devoted to his Christian faith and duty.
Ensemble.
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