Seeking Talent for "Les Misérables" Musical
Announce auditions for "LES MISÉRABLES". Seeking actors. Please see the details below. Rate: Please note that this is a community theatre production and all roles are volunteer/non-paid. About the project: Set against the social and political upheaval of 19th-century France, Les Misérables follows Jean Valjean, a former prisoner who spends decades attempting to build a new life after breaking parole, while the relentless Inspector Javert pursues him in the name of the law. Their intertwined story unfolds alongside Fantine, a desperate mother fighting to provide for her daughter; Cosette, the child Valjean raises as his own; Marius and Éponine, whose lives become entangled in love and sacrifice; the unscrupulous Thénardiers; and a passionate group of young revolutionaries preparing to take their stand on the barricades. Additional info: Callbacks: Monday, November 16, 2026, in the evening. Those invited to callbacks will be notified by email. PERFORMANCE DATES: Friday/Saturday evenings, Saturday/Sunday matinees, March 5–7 and March 12–14, 2027. Please prepare 16–32 bars of a song in the style of the show. Please do not sing a song from Les Misérables. Please sing in your natural speaking/singing voice—no accents or dialects are needed for auditions. An accompanist will not be provided. A piano will be available for auditioners who wish to bring sheet music and their own accompanist. Otherwise, please bring a recorded accompaniment track cued to the correct starting point for your 16–32 bars. Please do not plan to sing a cappella. If available, please bring: • A current headshot or photograph • A theatrical résumé Callbacks will be held on Monday evening, November 16th. Those cast should expect to provide all or part of their own costumes, in accordance with the production team's costume guidelines. The Front Porch Players maintains a costume wardrobe, and appropriate pieces may be available depending upon character, size, and availability. Theatre-owned costume pieces may be used for a cleaning fee. Specific costume requirements will be communicated after casting. If interested, please apply.
13 roles
Male-presenting. A former prisoner transformed by an act of extraordinary mercy. Powerful, compassionate, physically and emotionally resilient. Requires an exceptional dramatic actor and strong tenor.
Male-presenting. A police inspector whose unwavering belief in law and order drives his lifelong pursuit of Valjean. Authoritative, controlled, formidable, and emotionally complex. Strong baritone/bass-baritone.
Female-presenting. A working-class woman whose circumstances become increasingly desperate as she attempts to support her daughter. Vulnerable yet fiercely loving and resilient. Strong mezzo-soprano with significant dramatic ability.
Female-presenting. Fantine's daughter, raised by Valjean. Warm, hopeful, romantic, and sheltered from much of the darkness of her childhood. Lyric soprano.
Male-presenting. An idealistic young student who becomes torn between revolutionary friendship and romantic love. Earnest, passionate, and emotionally open. Tenor.
Female-presenting. The Thénardiers' daughter. Tough, resourceful, perceptive, and deeply vulnerable beneath her hardened exterior. Secretly in love with Marius. Strong mezzo/belter.
Male-presenting. Innkeeper, thief, opportunist, survivor, and comic force of nature. Requires excellent comic timing, strong characterization, and confident singing.
Female-presenting. Thénardier's formidable wife and partner in crime. Bold, coarse, funny, intimidating, and larger than life. Strong character singer with excellent comic instincts.
Male-presenting. Charismatic leader of the student revolutionaries. Intelligent, passionate, commanding, and utterly committed to the cause. Strong tenor/baritone with significant stage presence.
Male-presenting. A compassionate bishop whose extraordinary act of mercy changes the course of Valjean's life. Strong singer and grounded dramatic actor. May double with another role.
Male-presenting. A cynical, witty, hard-drinking member of the student group whose devotion to Enjolras and his friends runs deeper than his cynicism suggests. Strong character actor/singer.
Combeferre, Courfeyrac, Feuilly, Prouvaire, Joly, Lesgles and others. Young revolutionaries with distinct personalities who form the heart of the barricade. Strong singers and committed ensemble actors.
Les Misérables offers an unusually rich ensemble with many opportunities for featured performances and character work, including factory workers, the Factory Foreman, sailors, prostitutes, inn patrons, beggars, townspeople, students, revolutionaries, soldiers, wedding guests, and others. Several ensemble performers will portray multiple characters throughout the production, making versatility, storytelling, movement, and strong ensemble singing especially valuable.
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