Actors Needed for "The Three Musketeers" Play Audition

A young, brash, ferocious adventure out to make their fortune. Excellent fighter and rough and ready wit. Lots of stage fighting. Stage intimacy.

An older, world-weary jaded, and taciturn individual with gentility and drunkenness oozing from their pores. Patrick – Secretary to The Duke of Buckingham. Lots of stage fighting.

Cantankerous old Gascon reliving their younger days. Porthos – Brusque, jovial, friendly, and rather vain, Porthos is always the life of the party. Not always as quick-witted as the other musketeers. O’ Reilly – Elderly craftsperson in the court of The Duke of Buckinham. Very precise and careful. Lots of stage fighting.

Ridiculously handsome, chivalrous, smart, and aesthetic, Aramis is the moral center of the Musketeers. The Duke of Buckingham – The rockstar head of state of England. They are better dressed, more handsome, and more politically savvy than anyone except for their romantic attachment to Anne of Austria. Lots of stage fighting. Stage intimacy.

A fop and toady who mocks those below his station. Cardinal’s Guard (Jussac) – older and wiser leader of the Guards who likes to use his position to control others. Excellent fighter. Cardinal Richelieu – A ruthless force of nature and politics who is the power behind the throne of France. They truly believe their machinations are for the good of the country though they care little for the people caught in their web of deceit. Assassin – ruffian who attacks the Musketeers en route to England.

A fop and inveterate gossip who will mock anyone at any opportunity. King Louis – The young and slightly ineffectual king of France who is often overdressed overentitled, and underprepared for what faces his country. Cardinal’s Guard – Some fighting scenes Commissary – Comically dry servant in the Cardinal’s dungeon Stranger/Assassin – Supposedly drunken lout who attacks Porthos on the trip to England. Lots of stage fighting.

Sarcastic, Smart, Vicious, trapped in service to a person who treats them as less than they deserve, and desperately in love with Milady because they are kindred spirits in both vengeance and cruelty. Cardinal’s Guard (Biscarat) – Ferociously defiant and funny in the face of danger. Other stage fighting cameos

Some fighting scenes. Monsieur de Treville – older, minor noble father figure who is both kind and fierce in the protection of his Musketeers. A person with both a sense of pride and enough humor to balance it. Planchet – comically inept and sincerely trying at their first position in service. Assassin - ruffian who attacks the Musketeers en route to England. Lots of stage fighting.

A person who has been deeply hurt and now hurts others preemptively with exquisite cruelty. A seductive master manipulator with a dark and violent past who uses their talents ruthlessly in the Cardinal’s service. Donna Estafania – A waiting woman in the Queen’s service who has become a spy for the Cardinal. May or not may not have stage fighting depending on actor preference. Stage intimacy.

Older, fussy, and somewhat histrionic. Cadet, Anne of Austria – Noble but not always wise with their affections, Anne is almost a prisoner in the court of France with a spouse who does not love them but yet is jealous of them. They have been a pawn in the hands of others their whole life. Assassin -- ruffian who attacks the Musketeers en route to England. Some stage fighting (can be reassigned if necessary depending on actor preference.)

Saucy tavern server with a kind smile. Constance – A young and idealistic servant to the Queen who was sold into marriage to a much older spouse. Constance longs to experience romance, help her mistress, and become a part of a much greater world than the drudgery of home and court life allow. Assassin -- ruffian who attacks the Musketeers en route to England. Some stage fighting (can be reassigned if necessary depending on actor preference.) Stage intimacy.

Your basic genial Innkeeper who carefully caters to aristocrats and tries to keep on their good side. Monsieur Bonaciuex – elderly, cowardly, comical, covetous, and jealous, M. Bonaciuex is no match for his young wife politically, mentally, or emotionally. He is merely an old man troubled with wind and little conscience. (This role has no stage fighting)

Swing/Understudy, Cadet/Musketeer, Grimaud (Athos servant), Cardinal’s Guard, Servant, Assassin, Party Guest. Stage Fighting.

Swing/Understudy, Kitty, Cadet/Musketeer, Cardinal’s Guard, Assassin, Party Guest. Stage Fighting.