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Picketwire Players Casting Call - Anastasia
Description: Join the Picketwire Players on Stage for their Presentation of Anastasia! Open Casting Call: Auditions are on May 20 & 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Production dates are July 17, 18, & 19 at 7:30 p.m. and July 20 at 2:30 p.m.
Picketwire Players Casting Call - Anastasia
While Picketwire’s production of "The Wisdom of Eve" is opening soon, the production team of "Anastasia the Musical" wants to invite you to be a part of our summer musical. Auditions are on May 20 & 21 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Production dates are July 17, 18, & 19 at 7:30 p.m. and July 20 at 2:30 p.m.
Auditioners should come prepared to sing a song of their choice. Songs from the show or in the same style of the show are highly encouraged. Actors will also be reading selected scenes from the script for the audition panel. Actors of all ages and experience levels are welcome!
Available roles are:
Anya
• Gender: Female Identifying
• Age Range: 20s
• Vocal Range: G3-F5, Belt to D5. Disney-esque Soprano or Mezzo
• Dance Requirement: Some movement
Anya is brave, fiery, witty, and above all determined. With no memory of her life before age 17 and having lived through the horrors of the Russian Revolution, Anya jumps at the sound of gunshots and is distrustful of strangers, but there is steel hiding just beneath the surface. Anya is strong-willed and compassionate. Her mantra, “Home, love, family” is her goal. All she knows is her family is in Paris and she will find them however she can.
Dmitry
• Gender: Male Identifying
• Age Range: 20s
• Vocal Range: A2-G4. “Baritenor”
• Dance Requirement: Some Movement
Dmitry is a scoundrel with a heart of gold. A street rat who grew into a conman, Dima does all he does to get out of poverty and is not above lying, cheating, and stealing to do so – that is until he meets Anya. What starts as just another scheme (albeit much bigger than anything he’s tried to pull off before) turns into the adventure of a lifetime that requires Dmitry to look inward and figure out how to put the one he loves before himself.
Vlad
• Gender: Male Identifying
• Age Range: 40s-50s
• Vocal Range: A2-F4. Comic Baritone.
• Dance Requirement: Strong mover
Vlad is Dmitry’s partner in crime (literally) and surrogate father. Before the revolution he scammed his way through society pretending to be a count. Vlad is dramatic, crafty, and a big softie at heart. While he, like Dmitry, is not above lying, cheating, and stealing, he cares greatly for his loved ones and is generally affable, though he can be calculating when he needs to be.
Gleb
• Gender: Male Identifying
• Age Range: Mid 30s
• Vocal Range: A2-Gb4. Baritone with a strong upper extension.
• Dance Requirement: None.
Gleb is the villain of the show, though not a bad person. He fully believes in the Communist ideals he follows. Loyal, honest, and hardworking, Gleb almost has the potential to be a hero (he’s very much the hero of his own story). A deeply conflicted person, Gleb’s infatuation (and borderline obsession) with Anya leads to his battle with the idea of doing one’s duty vs. doing what is right.
Countess Lily
• Gender: Female Identifying
• Age Range: 40s
• Vocal Range: G3-C5 (Briefly sings a B5 at the end of Land of Yesterday, but the rest of the role is very Mezzo). Jazzy Mezzo with an upper extension.
• Dance Requirement: Dancer (Ideally a strong dancer)
Lily is the lady in waiting to the Dowager Empress. She has been by the Dowager’s side since before the revolution. Lily is clever, dutiful, and above all fun (when not working for the Dowager). She deals with her exile from Russia with a sort of resigned dark humor…and a LOT of vodka. She and Vlad were once an item (unbeknownst to her oblivious husband) and rekindle their romance upon reuniting.
The Dowager Empress
• Gender: Female Identifying
• Age Range: 60s-80s
• Vocal Range: F3-Bb4. A regal Mezzo.
• Dance Requirement: None
The Dowager Empress has lost everything she once held dear and must now put up with imposter upon imposter never allowing her to grieve in peace. She is icy, proud, and regal (not to mention intimidating) to all but her family. Though she does have a very sharp wit. She is especially warm with Anastasia both when a child and after it’s revealed that Anya really is the princess. She commands authority and attention the minute she enters a room.
Little Anastasia
• Gender: Female Identifying
• Age Range: 6-8
• Vocal Range: C4-C5. A sweet child soprano.
• Dance Requirement: Very little
Young Anastasia is the willful, brave, proud, and precocious youngest daughter of the Tsar. She has a special bond with her grandmother (whom she calls Nana). Strong singing and acting skills needed.
Tsarevich Alexei
• Gender: Male Identifying
• Age Range: 10-13
• Vocal Range: N/A
• Dance Requirement: Strong mover.
Anastasia’s brother and heir to the throne. The only boy of the Romanov siblings. He suffered from debilitating hemophilia that often left him bed-ridden. Anya mentions that he was her best friend.
Ensemble
A vital component of this production, the Ensemble will play a vast array of characters including Soviet officers, townsfolk, aristocrats, reporters, ballet dancers, and Parisians. Strong singing, moving, dancing, and acting skills needed. Some dancers will potentially be en pointe.
Featured Ensemble Roles:
• Olga Romanov
• Tatiana Romanov
• Maria Romanov
• Paulina
• Dunya
• Marfa
• Teen Anya (a featured dance role in the opening sequence)
• Commissioner Gorlinsky
• Count Leopold
• The Tsarina
• The Tsar
• Count Ipolitov
• Count Gregory
• Countess Gregory
• Sergei
"The Wisdom of Eve" runs May 15-17 @ 7:30 PM. Tickets are available at picketwireplayers.org/tickets for $18. As always, reach out via messenger or our website with any questions or concerns!
