REAGLE MUSIC THEATRE

of GREATER BOSTON

Robinson Theatre

617 Lexington Street Waltham, MA 02452

Phone: 781-891-5600 Fax: 781-647-5584 www.ReagleMusicTheatre.com

AUDITIONS – 45th

Anniversary Summer Season 2013

Les Misérables Auditions

Principals and Singing Ensemble Monday, May 20th - 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Sign-ups begin at 2:10 p.m., and end at 9:00 p.m..) Auditions will be held at the Robinson Theater, adjacent to Waltham High School, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham, MA 02452. Seeking strong singers and actors for principal roles and singing ensembles in our August production of Les Misérables. This is an Adult Equity Performer Audition for High School age and above. Children's roles will be cast at another time. Non-Equity actors are strongly encouraged to attend, and will be seen whenever no Equity Member is auditioning or waiting to audition. No appointments necessary. No Phone Calls Please. There will be a sign up sheet for auditions upon arrival. Waltham High School is still in session and school buses will be around the theater entrance until 2:10 p.m. No one will be allowed into the building until the buses have cleared, so please plan accordingly. Equity Membership Candidate points are available to those cast. All Non-Union performing positions are unpaid. WHAT TO PREPARE: Be prepared to sing no more than 16 bars of a song in the style of the show, showcasing your vocal and acting ability. Members of Actors' Equity may have a minimum of two minutes. Please prepare for the role(s) in which you are interested. Please bring 2 resume/headshots and be prepared to be possibly moved by the choreographer. Callbacks will be held the afternoon/evening of Tuesday, May 21st, as needed.

LES MISÉRABLES Director: David Hugo

Music Director: Dan Rodriguez Rehearsals start Tuesday, July 23, and are held every day and evening, including weekends, until opening.

Performances are the weekends of August 8-18.

No Phone Calls Please.

Equity Membership Candidate points are available to those cast. All Non-Union performing positions are unpaid.

REAGLE MUSIC THEATRE

of GREATER BOSTON

Robinson Theatre

617 Lexington Street Waltham, MA 02452

Phone: 781-891-5600 Fax: 781-647-5584 www.ReagleMusicTheatre.com

AUDITIONS – 45th

Anniversary Summer Season 2013

Les Misérables Character Breakdown

Jean Valjean: 35-40s. Sings to B (high lyric baritone or tenor with strong low notes). A poor peasant who rises to affluence, he

has great natural nobility and dignity. A powerful figure, ideally a large man with a character of operatic size and passion. The voice needs to have a pop/rock sound or a classical sound of extraordinary textual clarity. Javert: Baritone, sings to G. Policeman who relentlessly hunts Valjean. Ideally a large man. The ultimate “law and order” figure.

Obsessed, to the point of irrationality, with a rigid and merciless moral code. He too is a character of operatic size and passion. Both belt voice and classical can suit this role but must have a darker quality than Jean Valjean. Thenardier: Late 30s-40s. Strong comic character role. A crooked innkeeper, later a petty, amoral thief. Greedy, irreverent,

selfish, boorish, vulgar. Baritone, sings to F sharp.

Marius: 20s. High baritone (sings to A) with a strong bottom (to A). A member of the revolutionary student movement. Attractive and romantic but in a sensitive, 19th century “byronic” way. Enjolras: 20s-early 30s. High baritone (to G sharp/A) very strong singer. Charismatic political figure. Leader of the revolutionary movement. Fantine: Late 20s, early 30s. Belt up to C, sings to E flat. Poor factory girl, struggling to support her fatherless daughter. Later is a pauper, a prostitute, a consumptive and a ghost. Earthy and poignant. Although is finally defeated by circumstances she should appear to be strong and a survivor. She puts up a valiant fight against the horrors of her life. Cosette: 18-25. Fantine’s daughter . Delicate, elegant, vulnerable and beautiful. Falls in love with and later marries Marius. Soprano (to high C) but a light, young “floating” sound. Eponine: 18-25. An enormous and beautiful belt voice, to C in belt (sings to E flat). Daughter of the Thenardiers but in no way behaves like them. Fired by an unrequited love for Marius. Small, gamine, waif-like. Hasn’t learned to disguise her emotions; wears her heart on her sleeve. Madame Thenardier: 30s-early 40s. Tough, sharp, coarse, boorish, vulgar. Strong character comedienne role. Belter.

Bit parts will be chosen from among the Ensemble.

LES MISÉRABLES Director: David Hugo

Music Director: Dan Rodriguez Rehearsals start Tuesday, July 23, and are held every day

and evening, including weekends, until opening. Performances are the weekends of August 8-18.