Casting Performers for "Into the Woods" Play

Presents as Male, Vocal Range: G2-E4. A librarian who discovers a hidden book and eventually loses himself in the story. Educated, Engaging, Expendable

Presents as Female, Vocal Range: F3-G5. After losing her mother’s magic beans, she is cursed with “ugliness”. She believes that if she can reverse this curse she will be able to secure a lasting life with a child she has kidnapped and kept in a tower. Through her journey, she comes to realize that her wish will not bring her the happiness that she has longed for and decides to take her fate in her own hands. Twisted, Torn, Triadic

Presents as Male, Vocal Range: A Flat 2-G4. This man is scared by past abandonment and is just trying to get by in life. Because of the lack of a male’s influence, he can’t grasp the reality of being a man, a husband, or a father. As we progress through the show, he learns life is messy and no one is truly alone. Innocent, Idealist, Ignorant

Presents as Female, Vocal Range: F3-G5. A mid-western house wife type desperately seeking for her life to be different. I’m not sure if she knows what she wants. Her wishes vary between children to a more glamorous life of royalty. Desperate, Determined, Dreamer

Presents as Female, Vocal Range: G3-G5. She too wishes her life were different. However upon getting her wish, she realizes it’s not what she thought it would be. How can she find middle ground in an ever changing world? Hopeful, Honorable, Hesitant

Presents as Male, Vocal Range: B2-F4. Men and Women all want to either be or be with him and he knows it. This playboy is use to all the accolades without deserving one of them. Life for him is deciding which maiden to seduce next. Self-centered, Shallow, Shame-less

Presents as Female, Vocal Range: B flat 3-F5. Coming from a life of privilege, this little one must learn to be more cautious. Her carefree lifestyle comes in contact with dangers beyond her imagination. How she deals with these situations will force her to take a good look at herself and everything she thinks she knows. Careless, Caught, Challenged

Presents as Male, Vocal Range: B2-G4. Feeling he has no friends in the world, he finds solace in the family’s cow. Unable to read his surroundings, he lives his life in dream land. It’s not until he trades the cow for magic beans that his gigantic adventures begin. His quest up a beanstalk teaches him lessons he never thought he would learn. However, with all his experiences he is still search for the ways of being a man. Bullied, Boyish, Beginner

Presents as Female, Vocal Range: B flat 3-F5. A single mother left by a dead beat husband to raise a clueless son whose imaginary friend is a cow. This is a woman who loves her son but wishes he would grow up. She has been beaten down by a life of poverty until her son finds a golden hen. How will she handle this new found way of life? Jaded, Jilted, Justified

Presents as Female, Vocal Range: B3-A5. How would you feel if your whole life you’d been trapped in a tower with only a crazy witch to talk to? Here we find a girl who wishes to see the outside world. However her lack of human contact or knowledge of the world proves to be a challenge for her. Upon being banished to aremote desert with her twins by a wondering stranger, she cracks. Utopian, Used, Unglued

Presents as Male, Vocal Range: C Sharp 3–E4. After having to live in his brother’s shadow for so long, this handsome young lad sets out to seek his own adventures. Upon falling in love with a dreamlike maiden, he is pierced with the realities of life. Will he pursue a family life or try to find happiness elsewhere? Attractive, Adoring, Annoyed

Presents as Female, Vocal Range: A3-F Sharp 5.

(STEP-SISTERS) Presents as Females, Vocal Range: C4-A Flat 5. These three women are always pursuing a glamorous lifestyle to save them from their current situation. They wear the best that they have in order to mask their poverty. They are like vultures in that they find joy feeding off others. Fake, Frustrated, Flighty

(STEP-SISTERS) Presents as Females, Vocal Range: C4-A Flat 5. These three women are always pursuing a glamorous lifestyle to save them from their current situation. They wear the best that they have in order to mask their poverty. They are like vultures in that they find joy feeding off others. Fake, Frustrated, Flighty

(May be combined with Narrator) Presents as Male, Vocal Range: G2-E Flat 4. Is he a beggar or a hermit or father to half of our characters? We know at least he is the father of the Baker and Rapunzel. This man is either on the run from responsibilities or can’t stand to face the guilt he has to live with from all the pain he has caused. You decide. Wacky, Weathered, Withdrawn

(Off Stage) Presents as Female, Vocal Range: G3-A Flat 5. Her projection of reality is heavenly. She appears in times of trouble to guide her child and help fulfill her wishes. Heavenly, Helpful, Holographic

Presents as Male, Vocal Range: B Flat 2-G Flat 4. This creature is always on the lookout for his next meal. He entices his victims with flowers and fun until they willingly succumb to his desires. Resourceful, Ruthless, Rocker

Presents as Male, Ensemble Singer. A man servant who is used to doing whatever he has to solve a problem. His only care is to please his master or the strongest personality in the room. Conniving, Callous, Coward

Presents as Female, Ensemble Singer. This is a woman who has been calloused by life. The fire in her eyes is only out shined by the love in her heart for her granddaughter. Feisty, Fearless, Fierce

Presents as Female, Ensemble Singer. The giant’s wife, yes that giant. She’s come down to seek retribution on those who stole from she and her late husband and then murdered him (her thoughts not ours). Booming, loud, pissed