Casting Actors for 2025-26 Season Shows

The play’s lighting and sound operator; he simply wants to get on with the show, curmudgeonly and doesn’t care for actors, easily distracted and does many things he shouldn’t, including engaging with the audience, when things go really sideways he is forced to act in the play, and he hates acting. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

Vain with a huge ego; wants to be loved, has ambitions to go to Hollywood and will hurt anyone standing in her, smart enough to stay on the good side of someone who can help her (like the director), her stakes are very high. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

The stage manager, cannot bear to be on stage, but must step in to one of the roles, initially terrified by acting, she grows to live it and by the end is willing to kill for it, the biggest journey of any of the characters; starts small but grows and grows. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

A bit bland, but sees himself as a James Bond type, excited and having fun, but not naïve, cares about the play, but not to the same extent as the others, actor has to drive the show; very physical role. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

Wannabe Richard Burton, declamatory style, an actor with real vocal power, unaware of others around him, does not feel badly when things go wrong and never learns from his mistakes, desperate to become president of the Cornley Poly Drama Society. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

Has never been on stage before; knows his lines and does exactly what he’s told, no more, no less, has zero connection with any of the other actors, but when he gets a laugh he breaks the 4th wall and engages with the audience, childlike and naïve; his mistakes are fundamental, doesn't think anything through, just looks for approval. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

The director of the show and this is the biggest day of his life, rigid, uptight, self-important, his pain is evident and every time someone laughs the pain deepens, equal amounts of contempt for his fellow actors and the audience, high status clown. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

No interest in theatre, he just wants to make friends (of which he has none), slightly oblivious, but understands when he gets things wrong, laughter from the audience is a personal tragedy and failure for him. "THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG"

58 years old, Puerto Rican, a matriarch. She is Afro-Latina, a dark-skinned Boricua woman. "SANCOCHO"

33 years old, Puerto Rican, a lawyer (Caridad's sister). She is fair skinned, a white Latina. "SANCOCHO"

(Male-identifying) A man of business. Incredibly wealthy, but frugal. Miserly even. Personal loss has made him hard. He will be cracked open by play’s end. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"

(Male-identifying) SCROOGE’S clerk. A devoted husband and father. Long-suffering and compliant. He will stand up to his employer by play’s end. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"

(Male-identifying) SCROOGE’S nephew and only living relative. A doting husband. Playful and generous. His persistence will be rewarded by play’s end. Also plays FEZZIWIG and THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"

(Male-identifying, physically disabled) A mystery, until he is not. An instigator. His true identity will be revealed by play’s end. Also plays SOLICITOR 1, ELLIS and THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"

(Female-identifying) SCROOGE’S sister. SCROOGE’S sister. A compassionate advocate. Also plays PAST and MARTHA. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"

(Female-identifying, open to all physical types) SCROOGE’S great love. Clever and spirited. Also plays LILY. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"

(Male-identifying) Bookish and earnest. Also plays HEADMASTER SHAW. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL"

Female-identifying. Corie is a free-spirited, energetic young woman who is deeply in love with her husband, Paul. She is optimistic, adventurous, and often acts on impulse. "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"

Male-identifying. Paul is a more reserved and practical individual, contrasting Corie’s spontaneity. He is a lawyer who takes his job seriously and often finds himself caught between his wife’s desires for excitement and his own need for stability. "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"

Male-identifying. Victor is Corie and Paul’s eccentric neighbor, who lives in the attic of their apartment building. "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"

Female-identifying. Ethel is Corie’s mother and a widow. Slightly more conservative and traditional compared to Corie’s carefree nature. However, Ethel’s love for her daughter shines through. "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"

The telephone repairman who ends up becoming entangled in Corie and Paul’s life. "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK"

Whose name means “honor earns a crown or rain”, mina call her ’de, an only child, a cousin, born 1991. "FURLOUGH’S PARADISE"

Whose name means love, an only child, a cousin, born 1991. "FURLOUGH’S PARADISE"

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 II. "ANASTASIA"

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. "ANASTASIA"

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 Countess Lily, he arranges a meeting between Anya and the Dowager Empress. "ANASTASIA"

Gleb is a patriot 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. "ANASTASIA"

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. "ANASTASIA"

She is the formidable and imperious grandmother of Anastasia. Anastasia is her favorite grandchild, and she loves her with all her heart. She never gives up the belief that her granddaughter might be alive but finally, after years of enduring impersonators, she becomes bitter and hardened. "ANASTASIA"

The Ensemble plays a vast array of featured characters.

The Ensemble plays a vast array of featured characters. "ANASTASIA"