"Anastasia: The Musical" Looking for Dancers and Singers
The company is holding auditions for "Anastasia: The Musical" and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Additional info: Seeking strong singers and actors who can dance, as well as a dance ensemble and featured ballet dancers. Performances are July 19-28. Auditions will consist of a singing and dancing portion. Wear comfortable clothes and character shoes for the dance portion. If you are a ballet dancer, please bring your ballet shoes (not pointe). If auditioning for a lead, directors prefer you sing from the show. If you are auditioning for ensemble only, feel free to bring music (16-32 bars) to any song from a show that best showcases your voice. Please bring one copy of your most recent resume & headshot. If invited to callbacks, there will be additional singing, and potentially dancing. There will also be cold readings from the script. Please apply if interested.
11 roles
When we first meet Anya, she is a lost soul, but one with great strength, pride, determination, and dignity. As the story progresses, she begins to discover her sense of self and the possibility that she may be the missing daughter of Tsar Nicholas. Must move well.
The prince of St. Petersburg’s black market, Dmitry is an opportunist trying to make it on the streets of Russia by selling stolen objects from the Tsarist past. He creates the scheme to find an Anastasia impersonator in order to gain the reward for her safe return. He’s tough, persuasive, and daring. Must move well.
Gleb is a son of the Russian revolution. As a career officer in the Bolshevik secret police, he is a passionate defender of the hard-won gains of the new order. His attraction to Anya puts him in violent conflict with himself. Which will he choose?
Before the revolution, Vlad was a minor functionary at the imperial court. He’s Dmitry’s right-hand man, and because of his romantic relationship with Lily, he arranges a meeting between Anya and the Dowager Empress. Serves as a comic relief character. Must move well.
The confidante and lady-in-waiting to the Dowager Empress. She’s compassionate, respectful, and good at her job, but also delightful and worldly when she’s not with the Dowager. Serves as a comic relief character. Must move well.
The daughter of the Tsar of Russia. A sweet and impressionable young princess. Shows up throughout the show in “ghost” form. Must move well.
A loving father. Elegant. He tries to keep the peace between his mother, the Dowager Empress, and the Tsarina. As his youngest daughter grows into a young woman, he protects and guides her. Doubles as ensemble member
A stern mother. Very devout, brittle, paranoid about the collapsing regime and grief-stricken about the health of her son, the Tsarevich. Uncomfortable around her mother-in-law. Doubles as ensemble member.
He’s one of the presumptive Romanov heirs; a snob; a bit of a fop. Doubles as ensemble member.
A dignified White Russian and intellectual, grief stricken about leaving his homeland. Authoritative and formidable. Doubles as ensemble member.
6 MEN/6 WOMEN to fill featured ensemble/dance roles. There will be extensive choreography for these roles. 5-8 additional MEN or WOMEN to fill mostly singing only roles (there will be some movement as well)
RELATED CASTING CALLS
