Please complete this form and wait for an email to schedule.

Audition Requirements:
Sing 60-seconds in the style of the show (Disney princess, show tune, etc.) Must bring a backing track for auditions.
Bring a 45-60 second dramatic monologue OR cold read one at the audition.

Audition Date Information:
Wednesday, August 19 and Thursday, August 20 at the Playhouse Annex starting at 6pm. There will be a dance call on Thursday, August 20th at 4:30pm at the dance studio in the Old Fine Arts building on Murray State Campus for those who want to be considered for dance leads, featured dancers, or ensemble dancers. No need to sign up for the dance call, please do not be late.

We will call to schedule your audition time once the Google Form is completed and we get closer to the audition dates.

Any questions, please email: wayne@playhousemurray.org

Google Form to complete for audition slots:

https://forms.gle/TXoW19KGcEDNFhv36

Roles: (all ages listed are suggested playing ages and will be adjusted to fit the needs of our casting):

Anya (Dancing Role)
Age: 16+
Range: G3-F5
Anya is brave, fiery, witty, and above all determined. With no memory of her life before age 17 and having lived through the horrors of the Russian Revolution, Anya jumps at the sound of gunshots and is distrustful of strangers, but there is steel hiding just beneath the surface. Anya is strong-willed and compassionate. Her mantra, “Home, love, family” is her goal. All she knows is her family is in Paris and she will find them however she can. Is she the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov? Only time will tell.

Dmitry  (Dancing Role)
Age: 16+
Range: A2-G4
Dmitry is a scoundrel with a heart of gold. A street rat who grew into a con man, Dmitry does all he does to get out of poverty and is not above lying, cheating, and stealing to do so–that is until he meets Anya. What starts as just another scheme (albeit much bigger than anything he’s tried to pull off before) turns into the adventure of a lifetime that requires Dmitry to look inward and figure out how to put the one he loves before himself.

Vladimir “Vlad” Popov  (Dancing Role)
Age: 30+
Range: A2-F4
Vlad is Dmitry’s partner in crime (literally) and surrogate father. Before the revolution he scammed his way through society pretending to be a count. Vlad is dramatic, crafty, and a big softie at heart. While he, like Dmitry, is not above lying, cheating, and stealing, he cares greatly for his loved ones and is generally affable, though he can be calculating when he needs to be.

Deputy Commissioner Gleb Vaganov (Non-Dancing Role)
Age: 30+
Range: A2-Gb4
Gleb is the villain of the show, though not a bad person. He fully believes in the Communist ideals he follows. Loyal, honest, and hard working, Gleb almost has the potential to be a hero (he’s very much the hero of his own story). A deeply conflicted person, Gleb’s infatuation (and borderline obsession) with Anya leads to his battle with the idea of doing one’s duty vs. doing what is right.

Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch  (Dancing Role)
Age: 30+
Range: G3-C5
Lily is the lady in waiting to the Dowager Empress. She has been by the Dowager’s side since before the revolution. Lily is clever, dutiful, and above all fun (when not working for the Dowager). She deals with her exile from Russia with a sort of resigned dark humor...and a LOT of vodka. She and Vlad were once an item (unbeknownst to her oblivious husband) and rekindle their romance upon re-uniting.

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (Brief-Dancing Role)
Age: 50+
Range:F3-Bb4.
The Dowager Empress has lost everything she once held dear and must now put up with imposter upon imposter who claims to be Anastasia, never allowing her to grieve in peace. She is icy, proud, and regal (not to mention intimidating) to all but her family. Though she has a very sharp wit, she has a warmth and deep love for Anastasia. She commands authority and attention the minute she enters a room.

Little Anastasia  (Dancing Role)
Age: 8-13
Range: C4-C5
Young Anastasia is the willful, brave, proud, and precocious youngest daughter of the Tsar. She has a special bond with her grandmother (whom she calls Nana).

Little Alexi  (Brief-Dancing Role)
Age: 8-13
Range: C4-C5
Alexei was the Tsarevich (Heir to the throne) and only boy of the Romanov siblings. He suffered from debilitating hemophelia  that often left him bed-ridden. Anya mentions that he was her best friend.

Featured and Ensemble Roles Include:
The Romanov Family - (Tsar, Tsarina, Three Romanov Sisters, Other Servants and Family Members)
Citizens of St. Petersburg - (Gorlinsky, Count Ipolitov, Black Marketeers, Marfa, Paulina, Dunya, Comrades, Drunks, Policemen, etc.)
Parisian Citizens - (Reporters, Neva Club Guests, Count Leopold, Sergei, Count Gregory, Countess Gregory, Ballet Dancers, etc.)