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Breakdown
MEDIA THEATRE 2014-2015 SEASON
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
music/lyrics Andrew Lippa
book Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman
1st Reh 9/2 runs 9/24 -11/02
Gomez Addams: Male 40-50, Bari-TenorAll Ethnicities A man of Spanish descent who takes great pride in his family and revels in all it means to be an Addams
Morticia Addams: Female 40-59, Soprano,All Ethnicities In shape, attractive, leggy, the strength of the family, an easy comedic actress with a sexy, dry wit
Uncle Fester: Male 40-59, Caucasian, The family member who serves as the musical's narrator, larger than life, an energetic, joyous, child-like presence
Wednesday Addams: Female, 18-25, All Ethnicities An attractive, in shape girl who has the same dry wit and sensibility of her mother, finds love with a “normal” boy (Lucas)
Grandmama: Female, 50+, All Ethnicities A feisty 102-year-old woman, fun and quirky, but don’t mess with her; seeking a comedic actress with strong character vocals
Pugsley Addams: Male, 11-15, Caucasian ,Young actor who plays 12 years old, a charming, funny, husky boy who loves being tortured by his sister
Lurch: Male, 30+, All Ethnicities Very tall, the Addams butler who knows and sees all, speaks in moans and groans; seeking a character actor with low bass vocals.
Mal Beineke: Male, 40-50, Caucasian Stuffy father of Lucas and exasperated husband to his rhyming wife, Alice, at one time was a follower of the Grateful Dead
Alice Beineke: Female, 35-45, Caucasian Mother of Lucas, devoted to her family so she puts aside her own desires, in shape, quirky, often speaks in rhyme
Lucas Beineke: Male, 18-25, All Ethnicities Caucasian male, attractive, in shape young man. Fell in love with Wednesday Addams and plans to marry her
The Ancestors (Chorus / Ensemble): Males & Females, 20-64, All Ethnicities,who sing and have a fun and move well, quirky sensibility, knowledge of tango and flamenco dancing a plus
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LES MISERABLES
music Claude-Michel Schonberg
lyrics Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer
book Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil
1st Reh 10/27 runs: 11/19 - 1/11/15
Jean Valjean: Male, 35-49, sings to B (high lyric baritone or tenor with strong low notes), a poor peasant who rises to affluence, has great natural nobility
Javert: Male, 35-49, baritone, sings to G, a policeman who relentlessly hunts Valjean, ideally a large man, the ultimate law and order figure, obsessed;
Thenardier: Male, 35-49, strong comic character role, a crooked innkeeper, later a petty, amoral thief, greedy, irreverent, selfish, boorish, vulgar, baritone
Marius: Male, 20-29, high baritone (sings to A) with a strong bottom (to A), a member of the revolutionary student movement, attractive and romantic
Enjorlas: Male, 20-35, high baritone (to G sharp/A), very strong singer, a charismatic political figure, the leader of the revolutionary movement
Fantine: Female, 25-40, belt up to C, sings to E flat, a poor factory girl, struggling to support her fatherless daughter, later is a pauper, a prostitute; , lyric sopranothe younger the better, Fantine’s daughter (first seen as and played by a child), delicate, elegant, vulnerable, and beautiful
Eponine: Female, 18-25, an enormous and beautiful belt voice (to C in belt; sings to E flat), the daughter of the Thenardiers, but in no way behaves like them
Madame Thenardier: Female, 30-45, tough, sharp, coarse, boorish, vulgar, strong character comedienne role, belter
Gavroche: Male, 7-11, a spunky street urchin, lots of personality, sings very well
Young Cosette and Young Eponine: Female, 7-11, sweet, innocent waifs with pretty soprano voices.
Ensemble: vriours types, ages and vocal ranges to play various characters
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THE MIRACLE WORKER
by William Gibson
1st Rehearsal 1/12/15 opens 1/28 closes 2/15/15
Annie Sullivan: Female, 22-28, Caucasian Helen’s teacher, a strong and vibrant woman who is determined to connect Helen to the world, there is a crude vitality to her
Helen Keller: Female, 9-11, Caucasian a deaf blind mute, trapped in her own world, unable to speak, hear, or see, she is almost not human as she has been blind and deaf
Captain Arthur Keller: Male, 40-50, Caucasian Helen’s father
Kate Keller: Female, 28-38, Caucasian ,Helen’s mother who is tormented by Helen’s perceivably insurmountable disability, she seeks to please Helen in order to avoid the tantrums
James Keller: Male, 18-25, Caucasian Helen’s half-brother, son of the captain, described as indolent, sees Helen as mentally defective and believes it best she be put in an asylum
Aunt Ev: Female, 40-60, Helen’s aunt, a talkative, opinionated woman who serves as the catalyst for the Kellers’ contact with the Perkins School for the Blind
Anagnos: Male, 40-55, Annie’s counselor at the Perkins Institution for the Blind, a dear and kind man who is very fond of Annie, serves as a mentor and friend
Viney, Female, 30-50, African Descent, African American servant, cheerful and very loving towards the Keller children.
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GHOST, THE MUSICAL
music David A. Stewart & Glen Ballard
lyrics Bruce Joel Rubin, David A. Stewart & Glen Ballard
book Bruce Joel Rubin
1st Reh 2/9 runs 3/24 - 3/29/15
Sam Wheat: Male, mid-20s to early 30s, tall and handsome, excellent pop/rock tenor, master of his own universe with regard to business and commerce
Molly Jensen: Female, Caucasian late 20s, excellent singer, mezzo with high belt, an artist and woman of the world, an optimist, self-made and independent
Carl Bruner: Male, Caucasian early 30s, high baritone/baritone, Sam’s best friend, desperately wants everything Sam has – including Molly
Oda Mae Brown: Female, African Descent, African American 30s-40s, needs strong comic chops and must have a big soulful vocal, a medium, spirit reader and advisor, she is a smart charlatan
Willie Lopez: Male, Hispanic early 30s, a tough thug, hired to mug Sam and ends up killing him
Louise Brown/Clara Brown: Female, African Descent, African American 30+, must have strong comic chops, vivid characters and have big soulful voices. Oda Mae’s sisters and cohorts in her scams
Subway Ghost: Male, 20s, vocal and physical dexterity essential, nimble physicality very useful, ability to do any acro tricks an advantage.
Ensemble: Males & Females, 20’s+, to play all ages,who sing and move well, seeking an Ethnic mix to play the wide variety of the residents and characters of New York City.
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HELLO DOLLY
music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart
1st Reh: 3/23 runs: 4/15 - 5/17/15
Dolly Gallagher Levi: Female, 35-50, Excellent singer, a charming, vivacious, meddling matchmaker for hire; a widow who has decided to begin her life again
Horace Vandergelder: Male, 45-65, baritone, a client of Dolly Levi; a widower of some means; believes he wants a docile young wife to take care of him
Irene Molloy: Female, 20-35, soprano, a milliner with a hat shop in New York City; she yearns for romance
Cornelius Hackl: Male, 20-35, yearns for one exciting day in NYC; a romantic at heart; falls in love with Irene
Minnie Fay: Female, character soprano,18-30, excitable, fast talking, and naïve;
Barnaby: 18-30,sweet, gullible, and follows along with whatever Cornelius suggests;
Ermingarde: Female, 18-25, the young niece of Horace Vandergelder; cries often and wants her independence
Ambrose Kemper: Male, 18-25, an explosive young artist seeking to marry Ermingard
Ernestina Money: Female, 25-40, an eccentric looking girl in need of Dolly’s matchmaker services; good comic timing
Rudolf: Male, 40-69, the major-domo of the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant.
Judge: Male, 50-69, white whiskered night court judge; easily moved to tears by romance.
Ensemble: types, ages and vocal ranges who sing and move well to play characters in NYC at the turn of the 20th century
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