Auditions

Creative Team

Director/Music Director: Leia Wasbotten
Producer: Darin Shryock

More Information and/or Questions

Darin Shryock
darin.shryock@mesacc.edu

Leia Wasbotten
leia.wasbotten@mesacc.edu

Auditions for MCC Musical Theatre's production of
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Who?
Director - Ricky Araiza
Music Director - Darin Shryock
Vocal Music Director - Leia Wasbotten
Choreographer: Chelsea Neiss

When?
Audition Dates: December 7 - 8, 2023 from 4:30PM - 8:30 PM
Callbacks: Saturday December 9 starting at 9:00 AM

Where?

Auditions
MCC Music Building, Room MU-3
1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202

Callbacks
MCC Performing Arts Center Stage
1520 S Longmore, Mesa, AZ 85202

How?

Please prepare 2 songs not to exceed 2 minutes each in length. One of these should be a pre-1965 selection and one should be a post-1965 selection.

Those auditioning for named roles should also prepare a 60 - 90 second monologue.
Those auditioning for an ensemble role only do not need to prepare a monologue, but are welcome to do so if desired.

An accompanist will be provided. Please bring music in the correct key properly marked.

PLEASE NOTE - All actors cast in the production are required to sign up for a 1 credit class at MCC

Please complete the audition form: SIGNUP HERE

Once you have completed the form, please email dalrq1@gmail.com to request an audition time.

Company Meeting and Start of Rehearsals on January 17, 2024

The normal rehearsal schedule will be 5 - 8pm M, W, F evenings as well as some selected Saturdays, 11AM-2PM. Saturday rehearsal days will be determined prior to January 17.

Tech begins March 18, 2024. Performances are March 29 - April 6.

Character Descriptions

Claude Frollo
Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral and the most powerful cleric in Paris, he is the reluctant caretaker of Quasimodo. He will do whatever it takes to rid the city of the Roma “vermin,” even as he lusts after Esmeralda. Calculating, manipulative, and obsessive.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: D4
Vocal range bottom: E2
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance:

Jehan Frollo
Claude’s reckless younger brother. With Florika, he fathers Quasimodo, who he leaves in his brother’s care. Wild, passionate, and strong-willed.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: G#2
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XX

Florika
A Romani woman and Quasimodo’s mother.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C#4
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XXX

Father Dupin
A priest of Notre Dame and Claude and Jehan’s guardian.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C4
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: X

Quasimodo
The deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Claude Frollo’s charge. Lonely and staunchly obedient to Frollo, he possesses a vivid imagination that brings to life the bells and gargoyles of the cathedral. Despite his shyness and uncertainty, he quickly befriends Esmeralda. Big-hearted, and brave when need be.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XX
Sports/Fitness/Gymnastics: X
Dance Movement: XX

Clopin Trouillefou
The clever and charismatic King of the Roma. An air of mystery surrounds Clopin, who often leaves the scene in a puff of smoke. As the master of ceremonies for the Feast of Fools, he is witty and playful, but he boasts a darker, serious nature when not performing for the crowd.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XX

Captain Phoebus de Martin
Returning to Paris after serving in the war, Phoebus takes up his new position as Captain of the Cathedral Guard. Overconfident yet charming, this handsome, strong soldier makes the ladies swoon, yet his moral compass is also strong, and he openly defies the corrupted Frollo.
Gender: Male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XX

Lieutenant Frederic Charlus
Lieutenant of the Cathedral Guard and loyal friend to Phoebus.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XX

Esmeralda
A beautiful and free-spirited Romani woman who possesses the strong sense of justice and morality that Frollo lacks. Compassionate, she frees Quasimodo from the frenzied mob at the Feast of Fools and, against her better judgment, falls for the cocky Phoebus.
Gender: Female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: Db5
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XXX

King Louis XI
King of France, nicknamed the Prudent.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 50
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XX
Acting: XXX
Dance: X

Tribunal
A judicial officer.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 50
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: G2
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XX
Acting: XX
Dance: XX

Madam
Owner of a brothel and safe haven for the Roma.
Gender: Female
Age: 35 to 50
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XXX

Saint Aphrodisius
A stained-glass image that comes to life.
Gender: Male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XX

Congregation
Roma, gargoyles, soldiers, and citizens of Paris.
Gender: Any
Challenge Level for This Role:
Singing: XXX
Acting: XXX
Dance: XX

MCC Music Theatre practices and supports non-traditional casting. Standbys and swings will be selected from those auditioning.

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com