Casting

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Cast Size: Small (Up to 10 performers)
Cast Type: Star Vehicle Female
Dance Requirements: Standard

Character Breakdown

Adam
Masculine, practical, and stubborn. At first confused and put-off by Eve, he soon learns to love her.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Eve
Beautiful, curious, and playful. She knows what's best, and greatly seeks Adam's admiration and companionship.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
The Snake
A tuxedoed, smooth-talking Broadway type. Stealthy and manipulative.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Balladeer
The mischievous, all-knowing storyteller. Can double as the Tiger-Keeper.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 45
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: C4
King Arik
A hot-blooded, commanding King with absolute power and father to Barbara. Demanding, idealist, advocate of justice.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Princess Barbara
A high-maintenance, seductive vamp. Barbara is the Princess and Arik's daughter. She is secretly in love with a common soldier and becomes insanely jealous.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Captain Sanjar
A hardy and well-intentioned Captain who has just come back from a terrible war. He is secretly in love with the Princess Barbara.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Nadjira
A sweet-hearted girl, and one of Barbara's servants.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Narrator
A dapper man in a tuxedo who guides the audience through the story. He takes joy in his all-knowing presence, and uses it to playfully tease the other characters.
Gender: male
Age: 35 to 55
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: F4
Ella/passionella
An ordinary chimney sweep who becomes Passionella, the glamour girl, when she dreams of being a movie star. Humble, joyful, and full of passion.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: C3
Flip/george L. Brown
A normal, nerdy guy, who dreams of becoming a rock star. As Flip, he is part Marlon Brando, part Elvis, and part Bob Dylan.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: G5
Vocal range bottom: C4
Ensemble
King's Men, Handmaids, Guards, Prisoners, Film Crew, Subway Passengers