Talent Needed for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"

Vocal range F#2 (bottom) / G#4 (top). This actor plays the eight doomed heirs of the D’Ysquith family. All D’Ysquith family heirs are farces of British high society in the early 20th century. The actor in this role should have strong physical comedy skills and accent abilities that help differentiate the multiple characters. Must have stamina to carry the different characters throughout the show and make quick costume changes.

Vocal range top: Bb3 (bottom) / Bb5 (top). Monty learns his mother was a disinherited member of the D’Ysquith royal family and he is ninth in line for the Earldom of Highhurst. He is a leading man and often the straight man in the show, requiring strong physical comedy skills.

Vocal range Gb3 (bottom) / Gb5 (top). The girl Monty loves. Sibella has true affection for Monty but also for social status. Sibella is smart, funny and stylish, and as far as relationships are concerned, she wants to have her cake and eat it too.

Vocal range: G#3 (bottom) / high sustained C#6 with an optional Eb (top). Monty’s cousin. Phoebe was raised high-class with idealistic fantasies of love. She foils Sibella in her interest in love over status and tries to find the true virtue in people. Though she is smart and earnest, she can also be naive. Must be a true soprano with a legit, possibly operatic sound.

Mezzo Soprano (F#3 - A5) - plays Miss Shingle and various other featured roles. Must be able to portray a variety of characters with a variety of accents.

Soprano 1 (G3 - C6) - plays Miss Barley, Lady Eugenia, and various other featured roles. Must be able to portray a variety of characters with a variety of accents.

Tenor 1 (Bb2 - Bb4) - plays Tom Copely and various other featured roles. Must be able to portray a variety of characters with a variety of accents.

Baritone / Bass (C2 - G#4) - plays a variety of roles including featured characters. Must be able to portray a variety of characters with a variety of accents.