Auditions for Anastasia are just one week away!! See below for details!!
📢AUDITION ALERT!!! 📢
Anastasia Youth Edition!!! (Ages 8-18)
Audition dates: October 4th and 5th at 7PM
(Doors Open at 6:30PM!)
Prepare 30 seconds of a song to sing a capella and wear comfortable clothes for the dance portion of the audition. Songs from the show are acceptable. Virtual Auditions accepted on a case by case basis. For more info or questions email jcarrvocals@gmail.com
Performances: December 4th-14th
Character Information:
YOUNG ANASTASIA – A great role for a younger performer who is ready to take some
responsibility onstage. She sings along with the Dowager Empress but doesn’t have a
solo, a confident actor who can portray a precocious royal princess!
THE DOWAGER EMPRESS – True royalty, and she knows it. aThis actor needs to read
as older onstage, and can encompass both the Dowager Empress’s regal bearing but
also her deep grief as losing her family. This character does not need to dance but
should be an excellent actor and singer. The Dowager Empress sings “Once Upon a
December.”
TSAR NICHOLAS II – Not quite as serious as his mother The Dowager Empress,
especially with his young daughter Anastasia. This actor needs to read as older onstage
and makes a good pair with Young Anastasia. This role requires ensemble singing and
some acting, but cast an actor who is comfortable dancing and performing
choreography.
TSARINA ALEXANDRA FYODORONVA – A good role for a dancer who may not be
comfortable performing a larger role with solos and dialogue. A dancer who can
portray the Tsarina’s regal bearing, and excel during the Romanov family’s various
appearances throughout the show in Anya’s memories.
The RUSSIAN COURT, including the PHOTOGRAPHER, Anastasia’s THREE
SISTERS, her BROTHER, and other members of the COURT – appear throughout the
show as figments of Anya’s lost memories. This is a good place for performers who are
movers or dancers and excel with ensemble singing.
ANYA – The undisputed lead of the show. Anya’s journey is what the show is all about:
her bravery, tenacity and perseverance make her the hero of the story, even though
she’s also the princess. An innate likeability and natural sense of comedic timing are
both helpful for this street-smart lost princess. This role requires your strongest singer
and actor, as Anya has multiple solos and must portray a large emotional range
throughout the show. Anya sings “Learn to Do It,” “Once Upon a December,” Journey to
the Past” and “In a Crowd of Thousands.”
GLEB VAGANOV – The strait-laced Soviet officer with a softer side who is tasked with
locating Anya. Though Gleb is the antagonist of the story, in his mind, he’s the hero –
he truly believes in the Soviet cause and is doing his best to be a good soldier. A
strong actor and singer in this role who can understand the nuances of this character.
Gleb sings “The Rumors Never End.”
DMITRY – A street urchin turned con artist. Though his career choices aren’t
necessarily honest, Dmitry has a heart of gold and ultimately chooses what’s best for
Anya, despite what he might want for himself. If Anya is the lead of the show, Dmitry is
a close second – cast a mature, responsible performer with innate charm and comic
timing. Dmitry must be an excellent actor/singer and a good dancer. Dmitry sings “Learn
To Do It,” “My Petersburg” and “In a Crowd of Thousands.”
LUDA, GALINA, ALEXEI, SASHA, NIKOLA, MIRA, MIKHAIL and
the MARKETEERS – Good roles for performers who may be new to the stage, or who aren’t ready to take on a larger role. These roles require featured lines and solos and
are great spots to involve more young people.
VLAD POPOV – A charming, jovial, intelligent character who should be played by an
actor with great comic timing. Vlad serves as friend to Dmitry, the trio’s “in” with Lily, and
as the buffer between Dmitry and Anya’s budding romance. This is the role for your
strongest comedic actor. Make sure he reads as older onstage, is a good singer and
fine mover, and pairs well with Lily. Vlad Popov sings “Learn to Do It.”
The COUNTESS IPOLITOV – A featured acting and singing role with lines and a solo.
An actor who can read as older onstage and who can handle the dramatic subject
matter of the scene. The Countess Ipolitov sings “Stay, I Pray You.”
COUNT LEOPOLD – A featured acting role. Cast an actor who can make a big
impression from a few lines – though the Count isn’t onstage very long, he has to stand
up to Lily, someone with a good stage presence. Count Leopold sings “Land of
Yesterday.”
LILY – The life of the party! She is the Dowager Empress’s lady-in-waiting, and former
royalty herself. She loves everything 1920s Paris has to offer. Lily must be an excellent
dancer and good actor and singer, someone with a sense of comic timing who
works well with Vlad. Lily sings “Land of Yesterday.”
ENSEMBLE
The ensemble in this musical is a great place for anyone who would like to be involved
in the show. The MARKETEERS have a few sung lines, and GORLINSKY, the EXILED
RUSSIAN and ANNOUNCER have spoken lines. The PEOPLE OF
PARIS and PEOPLE IN THE NEVA CLUB should be dancers or strong movers, but
everyone else should simply have a willingness to put on a great show! POLICEMAN
1 and POLICEMAN 2, the RUSSIAN COURT and PEOPLE OF RUSSIA are great roles
for ensemble.
