Auditions for Anastasia
Directed by Justin Fortunato
Choreographed by Sharon Schaller
Performance Dates: MAY 2-4 & 9-11 | FRI-SAT 7:30 pm, SUN 2:00 pm | MainStage Theater
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center announces auditions for Anastasia. Auditions will take place on January 8-10, 2025, and are open to all Actors’ Equity and non-equity and grades 6th-12th.
The Audition
Please arrive a minimum of 10 minutes before your scheduled audition time to check in and fill out any necessary paperwork including all known conflicts.
Vocal Audition:
Vocal auditions will take place on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, from 4:00-8:00pm at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in the Rehearsal Studio.
Please follow signs to enter through the 10th Street Entrance (Main Office) to check in with Stage Management.
Please prepare two contrasting 16 bar cuts of contemporary or classic musical theater songs. Songs from the show are not discouraged.
Please bring sheet music in the correct key for the provided accompanist.
Please bring a current headshot and resume as well as a signed copy of the Application for Minors in Performance form linked below.
All actors must attend the Dance Call on Thursday, January 9, 2025, to be considered for casting unless specifically told not to attend by producer.
The Dance Call
The Dance Call for those auditioning will take place on Thursday, January 9, 2025, from 4:00-8:00pm in the Rehearsal Hall.
Please follow signs to enter through the Artist’s Entrance on 9th Street to check in with Stage Management.
There will be a musical theatre style combination, a jazz combination, and a ballet combination for men and for those who dance en pointe.
You must attend the Vocal Audition to be considered for casting.
Appropriate dance apparel includes: Leotard or solid color fitted shirt, skin-colored tights, black tights, or jazz pants (a ballet or swing skirt over leotard and tights is also acceptable). You will need character shoes, and jazz or ballet shoes. If you dance en pointe, please bring your pointe shoes.
Please have your hair pulled back away from your face.
Callbacks
Callbacks will be scheduled by invitation only on Friday, January 10, 2025, from 4:00-9:00pm in the Rehearsal Studio.
Please follow signs to enter through the 10th Street Entrance (Main Office) to check in with Stage Management
Current Lincoln Park students under the age of 18 must download and complete the following Application for Minors in Performances form and bring with them to auditions.
Students under the age of 18 who do not attend Lincoln Park, please download and complete this full version of the form and bring to your audition.
To sign up for an audition time slot, please complete the online form.
** You will receive a confirmation email with your time after completing the form.
Synopsis
Based on the beloved animated movie from 20th Century Fox, Anastasia is both a heartwarming and heart-wrenching dive into one of history’s biggest unanswered questions: what happened to Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov? Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the Russian capital, St. Petersburg, is on a quest to rediscover her past which she believes lies in Paris. Joined by a dashing conman, Dmitry, and an ex-aristocrat, Vlad Popov, who want to use Anya to bamboozle the only remaining Romanov, Dowager Empress Marie into believing that Anya is the lost Anastasia, she escapes to Paris with a determined Soviet officer on their heels. Including classic songs from the motion picture like “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December”, Anastasia explores one determined girl’s journey to find home, love, and family as she discovers who she was and embraces who she is meant to be.
Character Breakdown
Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov
Range: G3-F5, Belt to D5. Disney-esque Soprano or Mezzo
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.
Dmitry Sudayev
Range: A2-G4. “Baritenor”
Dmitry is a scoundrel with a heart of gold. A street rat who grew into a conman, Dima 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 Dimitry to look inward and figure out how to put the one he loves before himself
Vladimir “Vlad” Popov
Range: A2-F4. Comic Baritone
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 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
Range: A2-Gb4. Baritone with a strong upper extension.
Gleb is the villain of the show, though not a bad person. He fully believes in the Communist ideals he follows. Loyal, honest, and hardworking, 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
Range: G3-C5 (Briefly sings a B5 at the end of Land of Yesterday, but the rest of the role is very Mezzo) Jazzy Mezzo with an upper extension.
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 Romanov
Range: F3-Bb4. A regal Mezzo
The Dowager Empress has lost everything she once held dear and must now put up with imposter upon imposter never allowing her to grieve in peace. She is icy, proud, and regal (not to mention intimidating) to all but her family. Though, she does have a very sharp wit. She is especially warm with Anastasia both when a child and after it’s revealed that Anya really is the princess. She commands authority and attention the minute she enters a room.
Young Anastasia (Doubles in Ensemble as well)
Range: C4-C5, a sweet child soprano
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).
Alexei (Doubles in Ensemble as well)
Alexei was the Tsarevich (Heir to the throne) and only boy of the Romanov siblings. He suffered from debilitating hemophilia that often left him bedridden. Anya mentions that he was her best friend.
Ensemble
The Ensemble has a TON to do in this show and plays a vast array of featured characters
Schedule
(*Please note that rehearsals include days over LPPACS’ spring break.)
Rehearsal
Monday, March 24 – Thursday, March 27, 2025: 4:00-8:30pm
Sunday, March 30, 2025: 1-6:00pm
Monday, March 31 – Thursday, April 3, 2025: 4:00-8:30pm
Sunday, April 6, 2025: 1-6:00pm
Monday, April 7 – Friday, April 11, 2025: 4:00-8:30pm
Sunday, April 13, 2025: 1-6:00pm
Monday, April 14 – Tuesday, April 15, 2025: 4:00-8:30pm
Run Through (Mandatory)
Wednesday, April 16 – Thursday, April 17, 2025: 4:00-8:30pm
Tuesday, April 22 – Thursday, April 24, 2025: 4:00-8:30pm
Mandatory Tech Rehearsals
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 1-7:00pm
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 1-9:00pm
Tuesday, April 29 -Thursday, May 1, 2025, 4-9:00pm
Performances (Mandatory)
Friday, May 2, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 7:30pm
Sunday, May 4, 2025, 2:00pm
Friday, May 9, 2025, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:30pm
Sunday, May 11, 2025, 2:00pm
Seeking strong singers and dancers; all genders, types, and ethnicities encouraged to audition.
Performers of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, and performers living with disabilities are encouraged to audition.