Directed by: Thurmond Whatley

PRODUCTION TEAM:

• Director - Dan See
• Assistant Director - Bradley Watts
• Musical Director - Angie French
• Stage Manager - Annette See
• Play Angel - Bridget Sanito
• Costumes - Janet Bost
• Hair - TBD
• Props - Ali McCormack
• Set Build - David Hepner Jr.
• Set Decoration - TBD
• Sound Operator - Chris Martino
• Lights - Mike Dansevicus

CAST NEEDED:

CAST NEEDED:

• Victor Frankenstein
  A brilliant young scientist
  Male Age 18+
  Tenor: A3 - A5
• Robert Walton
  A Sea Captain (Doubles as The Blind Man and Ensemble)
  Male Age 30+
  Baritone/Tenor: B3 - E5
• The Creature
  The subject of Victor's grand experiment
  Male Age 20+
  Baritone/Tenor: Must have a large range from G3 - A5
• Elizabeth Lavenza
  Victor's fiancée
  Female Age 18+
  Soprano: E4 - E6
• Henry Clerval
  Victor's lifelong friend and yet adversary, a very deep and conflicting role
  Male Age 18+
  Tenor: D4 - B5
• Alphonse Frankenstein
  Victor's Father
  Male Age 50+
  Baritone/Tenor: A3 - E5
• Caroline Frankenstein
  Victor's Mother (Also doubles in Ensemble)
  Female Age 35+
  Any female range - small solo
• William Frankenstein
  Victor's 10-year-old brother
  Boy or Girl (Girl must dress as boy, all must look to be at least 10 years) Age 10 - 13
  Range: C4 - C5
• Justine Moritz
  William's Nanny
  Female Age 20+ (Age will be based on other casting, very open age range for this character)
  Alto/Mezzo: D4 - F6 sharp
• Agatha
  The Blind Man's daughter (Doubles as Ensemble)
  Female 20+ (open age range dependent on other casting)
  Alto/Mezzo - D4 - F6
• Ensemble
  Strong singers for Ensemble playing different roles.
  Estimated need of - 5 Men & 5 Women

CAST NEEDED:

• Oscar Madison
  40's
  The "messy" half of this famous "odd couple." Oscar takes pity on his best friend, the newly separated and nearly suicidal Felix Ungar, and invites Felix to live with him in his New York City apartment.
• Felix Ungar
  40's
  The "neat" member of the "odd couple". Uptight and emotional. A 40-something-year-old news writer for CBS, Felix responds to his wife’s decision to end their marriage by considering suicide.
• Murray
  30's on up
  Murray, one of the poker players, is a policeman and a methodical, even slow, thinker. He is also very gentle and caring, and demonstrates the most concern for Felix. Murray is fairly unflappable, but he is also a bit simple and naive.
• Cecily Pigeon
  late 30's to 40's
  One of the "Girls" from upstairs a little more uninhibited than her sister, Gwendolyn - British accent required.
• Gwendolyn Pigeon
  late 30's to 40's
  Gwendolyn is the "mother hen." Like her sister Cicely, Gwendolyn is attractive, and works as a secretary for the Slenderama Health Club. She is a little slower mentally than her sister - she has trouble remembering Felix's name. British accent required
• Roy
  30's on up
  Roy is Oscar's accountant and a man with an acute sense of smell. He is the poker player who complains most about air quality and bad odors in Oscar's apartment.
• Speed
  30's on up
  As his name implies, Speed is always in a hurry. He is the impatient poker player - sarcastic, complaining, and even a little mean.
• Vinnie
  30's on up
  Vinnie, the last of the poker players, is nervous and eccentric.

CAST NEEDED:

• Ralph as an adult (narrator)
  male, 30-45 years old also plays the Cowboy, the Tree Lot Owner, the Delivery Man and the voice of the Neighbor
• Ralphie Parker
  male, 9-12 years old
• Mother - (Ralphie's mother)
  female, 40+ years old
• The Old Man - (Ralphie's father)
  male, 40+ years old also plays voice of Santa Claus
• Randy - (Ralphie's little brother)
  male, 7-9 years old
• Miss Shields - (school teacher)
  female, 30-40 years old also plays voice of Schwartz's mother
• Flick - (Ralphie's friend)
  male, 9-12 years old also plays Desperado One
• Schwartz - (Ralphie's friend)
  male, 9-12 years old also plays Desperado Two
• Esther Jane Alberry - (classmate)
  female, 9-12 years old
• Helen Weathers - (classmate)
  female, 9-12 years old
• Scut Farkas - (bully)
  male, 13-15 years old also plays Black Bart

CAST NEEDED:

• Becca
  (late thirties/early forties) has shut down emotionally as a result of the incident. She appears to handle normal, daily activities, as any strong career woman would in her situation, but, in reality, has one foot in the moment and one in quiet madness, which makes this a plumb acting role for the actress who can avoid histrionics and play it naturally.
• Howie
  (late 30s/early 40s) is visibly more emotional than his wife, Becca, in coping with the incident. Howie is NOT a weakling, however, and shouldn't be played as such.
• Nat
  (60s) has the levity and poignancy that you would expect from a mom wanting to comfort her daughter and make everything all right. A lovely role for a veteran actress.
• Izzy
  (early 30s) is dizzily hyper, but not ditsy. She's always been Becca's less responsible kid sister, but the actress playing her should exhibit character growth (need to show some range, here) with a depth of understanding and readiness to accept responsibility.
• Jason
  (17-year-old) is a teenager exhibiting the usual goofiness, awkwardness, and a gentle cockiness you'd expect from an intelligent being of this age.

CAST NEEDED:
12 male, 18 female

• Dr. Maxwell Clarke - High School principal
• Sylvia Barrett - First year teacher
• Beatrice Schachter - An experienced teacher
• Paul Barringer - Handsome English teacher
• J.J. McHabe - Adminstrative Assistant - primarily the disciplinarian
• Ella Friedenberg - Guidance Counselor
• Frances Egan - School Nurse
• Samuel Bester - English teacher promoted to Administrator
• Charlotte Wolf - Overworked librarian
• Ellen - Sylvia's best friend

• Joe Ferone - Intelligent but hostile student
• Alice Blake - A Romantic
• Linda Rosen - Social and popular
• Harry Kagan - Class politician
• Helen Arbuzzi - Small but important role
• Lou Martin - Class clown
• Carrie Blaine - Outspoken girl
• Elizabeth Ellis - Overly serious, dramatic
• Rusty O'Brien - In an "anti-girl" phase
• Lennie Neumark - Another clown
• Jill Norris - Bright, works on the school paper
• Edward Williams - Often suspicious of other's prejudices, sometimes surly
• Rachel Gordon - Attractive, reacts strongly to Lou's antics
• Carole Blanca - Changed her name from Carmelita, warm-hearted
• Jose Rodriguez - Shy and lonely
• Vivian Paine - Shy, insecure, has a difficult life
• Katherine Wolzow - Student helper in the office
• Francine Gardner - Student helper

CAST NEEDED:

• Isabel (Izzy) Grossman
  mid 20s-late 30s
  Clerk in a small bookstore, granddaughter of Bubbie, whom she visits every Sunday. She works downtown, but lives uptown in her own apartment. Unmarried, Jewish, attractive, modern; an independent, liberated woman who wants to make her own choices in life. Clashes with her grandmother over "ancient Jewish traditions". Thinks she is in love with Tyler.
• Bubbie
  60+
  Grandmother to Izzy and good friend of Hannah; lives the Jewish faith and traditions; set in her ways, a bit sassy, but lovable; a big-hearted woman who likes to be in control but does so out of love and caring for her granddaughter; a very giving person. She is looking to find Izzy a nice Jewish boy to marry. Yiddish accent required.
• Hannah
  50+
  The matchmaker and a good friend to Bubbie; a woman with a very large appetite; eccentric, bold, brash, "larger than life" personality. Very sweet and sincere, she takes her work very seriously, and genuinely wants to make people happy. Also takes the old Jewish traditions very seriously. Yiddish accent required.
• Sam Posner
  mid 20s-late 30s
  A pickle vendor in Bubbie's neighborhood who has his eye on Izzy; Jewish, charming, persuasive, but not pushy; philosophical, intellectual, a poet, a genuinely nice, decent guy. Very warm, caring and gentle; has a good heart. Somewhat quiet and shy around women, but can easily strike up a conversation with any of his customers. He lives in the present, but has an appreciation and respect for old Jewish traditions. Slight Yiddish or NYC accent.
• Tyler Moss
  late 30s-late 40s
  A somewhat successful author with a big ego. Non-Jewish, self-indulgent, a schmoozer, smarmy and a cad; extremely good-looking, a sexual charmer, exudes charisma with all the women. He is "going out" with Izzy, but is not into long-term commitments.

• ANGEL DUMOTT SCHUNARD
  A cross-dressing street drummer infected with HIV. Incredible dancer with a magnetic personality. C3 - A4 (Tenor)
• BENJAMIN COFFIN III
  Wealthy landlord of Mark and Roger's building. Benny wants to start a multimedia studio. Eb3 - F4 (Tenor)
• JOANNE JEFFERSON
  A headstrong public interest lawyer, and Maureen's lover. Bb3 - E5 (Alto)
• MARK COHEN A filmmaker and video artist, determined to capture "real" life on film. Roger's roommate. C#3 - G4 (Tenor)
• MAUREEN JOHNSON
  A performance artist and Mark's ex-girlfriend. C4 - F5 (Soprano Belt)
• MIMI MARQUEZ
  A dancer with AIDS and a drug problem. Desperate for a place to feel safe and protected. F#3 - E5 (Alto)
• ROGER DAVIS
  An edgy, struggling musician who's HIV+. He hopes to write one last meaningful song before he dies. B2 - A4 (Tenor)
• TOM COLLINS
  An HIV+ computer genius who has recently returned to New York after an absence. Has a deep capacity for love and understanding. F#2 - A4 (Baritenor) There is only one high A (A4) for this character. It is of short duration.
• ENSEMBLE
  Strong singer/actors for ensemble - portray many different characters
  Cops, Vendors, Support Group, Homeless, Junkies, Parents, Choir, Back Ups, The Man, Alexi Darling

CAST NEEDED:

• Vivian Bearing
  (Female) - Age 50 - Ph.D, Professor of 17th Century Poetry
• Harey Kelekian, MD
  (Male) - Age 50 - Chief of Medical Oncology
• Jason Posner, MD
  (Male) - Age 28 - Clinical Fellow, Medical Oncology
• Susie Monahan, RN, BSN
  (Female) - Age 28 - Primary Nurse, Cancer Inpatient Unit
• E. M. Ashford, D. Phil.
  (Female) - Age 80 - Professor Emerita of English Literature
• Mr. Bearing
  (Male) - Age 40 - Vivian's father
• Lab Technicians
  (mixed) - Age 20's - 30's
• Clinical Fellows
  (mixed) - Age 20's - 30's
• Students
  (mixed) - Age 18 - 20's
• Code Team
  (mixed) - Age 20's - 30's

CAST NEEDED:

• Tony Alto
  30s-late 40s - A local mob boss who runs a strip club as a cover - New Jersey accent
• Toffee Alto
  30s-late 40s - Tony's wife, who has the hots for her priest - New Jersey accent
• Chris
  20s or 30s - Tony's incompetent nephew. He wants to be a made-man and a Hollywood star. - New Jersey accent
• Uncle Senior
  60s or 70s - Tony's Uncle and Nona's brother. Under indictment. He hates Tony and wants to run things himself. - Italian accent
• Nona
  60s or 70s - Tony's mother. She hates him for trying to send her to a home. She's nuts. - Italian accent
• Dr. Malaise
  20s - 50s - Tony's shrink. Could have slight New Jersey accent
• Father Flip
  30s-late 40s - Has the hots for Toffee. - Could have a slight New Jersey accent or Italian accent
Also potential for two minor roles (Delivery Man and Hitman). Can be played by same actor as Father Flip or individually cast.

CAST NEEDED:

• Morrie Schwartz
  60-to-80-years-old - Morrie now suffers from ALS, a debilitating, incurable disease which ravages his body, but, cruelly, leaves him intellectually lucid. He had taught sociology at Brandeis, and continues to teach it to Mitch, instructing him on "The Meaning of Life," and how to accept death and aging. He does not suffocate his emotions, but shares them openly, and rejects the popular cultural norms in favor of creating his own system of beliefs.
• Mitch Albom
  Late 20's-to-40-years-old - Morrie's former student at Brandeis University. After having abandoned his dreams of becoming a famous musician, he is disgusted by his desire for financial success and material wealth, though neither fill the void and unhappiness he feels. Each Tuesday, he learns from Morrie that he needs to reassess his life; and to value love over money, and happiness over success.