Character Breakdown

 

LEAD ROLES

 

CINDERELLA – 18-28 years old, female presenting. A young adult in the midst of discovering herself. She flees her abusive home to attend the King’s festival and ends up pursued by a Prince. Soprano Vocal Range: G3-G5

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BAKER – 30-45 years old, male presenting. A hopeful, simple man and pastry chef. He sets into the woods to become a new father and quickly finds himself reckoning with his past while attempting to foster his future. Baritone Vocal Range: Ab2-G4

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JACK – 16-20 years old, male presenting. An empty brained youth obsessed with his only friend in the world, his cow, Milky White. He wishes to provide for his mother by venturing out to sell Milky White and ends up climbing a beanstalk to reach the realm of the Giants where he learns important life lessons that have costly consequences. Tenor Vocal Range: B2-G4
 

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD – 18+ years old, female presenting. A strong willed, quick witted yet naive girl bringing sweets to her Granny, she learns an important childhood lesson when The Wolf diverts her from the path. She becomes a fiery, confident and potentially dangerous girl once she dons the skins of the Wolf that ate her and Granny. Mezzo Soprano Vocal Range: Bb3-F5

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BAKER’S WIFE – 30-45 years old, female presenting. Being married to a baker doesn’t come with everything she hoped, particularly a child. She sets out to support her husband on their venture to lift the curse preventing them from having their son. However, once the family is complete, she still wonders if peasant life is what she really wants. Actor must be comfortable with stage intimacy: kiss. Mezzo Soprano Vocal Range: F3-G5

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THE WITCH – 30+ years old, female presenting. Rapunzel’s only family that she knows, the Witch has been the unhappy neighbor of the Baker and his family for generations. She wishes to regain her beauty but can only do so with the Baker’s help of reversing the curse. Reckoning with the role of parents in our lives, she leaves us with the quintessential message, “Children Will Listen”. Mezzo Soprano Vocal Range: F3-G5

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ENSEMBLE ROLES

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RAPUNZEL - 20 to 30 years old, female presenting. A loopy-but-lovely maiden who is sheltered by the Witch and terribly lonely. She yearns to experience the world. Vocal range: Top A5 - Bottom B3

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JACK’S MOTHER - 50 to 65 years old, female presenting. Browbeating and weary, Jack's protective mother who is independent, bold, and strong-willed. Vocal range: Top Gb5 - Bottom Bb3

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NARRATOR - male presenting. An intellectual and pleasant story-teller who helps to orchestrate the show and illustrate lessons to the audience. Vocal range: Top E4 - Bottom G2

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WOLF - 30 to 35 years old, male presenting. Hungry and insatiable hunter who takes advantage of the weak by misleading and captivating his prey. Vocal range: Top Gb4 - Bottom Bb2

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CINDERELLA’S PRINCE - 30 to 40 years old, male presenting. Vain and gorgeous, he is a disloyal lover who is currently searching for the next new, exciting thing. Actor must be comfortable with stage intimacy: kiss. Baritone Vocal range: Top  F4 - Bottom B2

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RAPUNZEL’S PRINCE – 20-30 years old, male presenting. The second half of the brotherly Princes, he competes with his brother, Cinderella’s Prince, to find the best maiden with the most glorious venture to make her his own. Baritone Vocal Range: Top E4 - Bottom C#3

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CINDERELLA’S STEPMOTHER – 40+ years old, female presenting. Cinderella’s mean-spirited stepmother, she demands Cinderella wait on her daughters every need while neglecting any semblance of parental duty. Mezzo Soprano Vocal Range: Top F#5 - Bottom A3 

 

FLORINDA – 18-28 years old, female presenting. One of Cinderella’s beautiful yet black-hearted stepsisters. She mutilates herself just for a chance at being a Princess but has to live with the consequences without ever becoming royalty. Mezzo Soprano Vocal Range: Top Ab5 - Bottom C4

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LUCINDA – 18-28 years old, female presenting. One of Cinderella’s beautiful yet black-hearted stepsisters. She mutilates herself just for a chance at being a Princess but has to live with the consequences without ever becoming royalty. Mezzo Soprano Vocal Range: Top Ab5 - Bottom C4

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CINDERELLA’S MOTHER - 40 to 55 years old, female presenting.  with her soul guarding and aiding her daughter from a tree. Vocal range: Top F4 - Bottom: E4

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MYSTERIOUS MAN - 50 to 65 years old, male presenting. A mischievous vagrant and nosy meddler. He is a good-natured protector and observer. Vocal range: Top Eb4 - Bottom: G2

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GIANT -   40 to 60 years old, female voiceover.  The Giant's wife is an angry and vengeful 'monster.' She is seeking restitution for her loss.

 

*Roles may be doubled for ensemble.