AUDITIONS

Signature Productions announces the upcoming auditions for the award-winning musical:

AUDITION DATES: January 3, 4, 7, 9 (2023)

Book by: Peter Parnell
Music and Lyrics by: Alan Menkin
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney® animated feature

Director: Jennifer Hemme
Musical Director: Shauna Oblad
Choreographer: Rachel Richards

VOCAL AUDITIONS are by appointment and will be accepted on or after Monday, December 12, 2022 (ages 16 and up)
SEE BELOW HOW TO SCHEDULE A VOCAL AUDITION

(Walk-ins may be seen if time permits)
Tuesday, January 3: 6pm – 8pm
Wednesday, January 4: 6pm – 8pm

PREPARE MUSIC:

Prepare 16-24 bars of music from The Hunchback of Notre Dame or similar Broadway show (please do not exceed 1 ½ minutes in length). A cappella auditions are highly discouraged. Please bring sheet music; a pianist will be provided. No recorded music please. A BLACK & WHITE headshot and resume are requested.

DANCE CALL:

Tuesday, January 3: 8pm
Wednesday, January 4: 8pm

Please bring proper clothing to move in (nothing too baggy please). Women should bring character shoes or heels with a strap, if you have them. Men should bring dance shoes or an athletic shoe you can move in.

CALLBACKS: By invitation only

Saturday, January 7: 10am (Dance)
Saturday, January 7: 1pm

CHOIR AUDITIONS:

Monday, January 9: 6pm

HOW TO SCHEDULE A VOCAL AUDITION APPOINTMENT

Email info@SignatureProductions.net on or after Monday, December 12, 2022 for an audition appointment. You will receive a reply within 24 hours of your request. Please include the following information in your email:

First and Last Name:
Requested Audition Date:
Requested Audition Time:(time slots will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis)
Role (if specific):
Cell phone number (for day of audition or callback updates):

Please bring completed audition form, a black and white headshot and a resume to your vocal audition.

Download Audition Form

AUDITION & REHEARSAL LOCATION:

Signature Productions Warehouse
3640 North Fifth Street Suite 100
Las Vegas, NV 89032
(Off East Cheyenne at the corner of Gowan and North 5th Street)

SHOW VENUE:

Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center
1771 Inner Circle Drive 89134
Theatre has 284 seats

SHOW DATES:

March 29, 2023 – April 29, 2023

REHEARSALS:

Table read will be held on January 10, 2023
Rehearsals will begin mid-January and will take place at the Signature Productions warehouse.
Note: Days/times are determined based on overall cast availability; but are generally weekday evenings after 6pm. Some additional Saturday rehearsals may be scheduled. There will not be rehearsals on Sundays.

COMPENSATION:

We are a non-profit community theatre organization and all of our roles are uncompensated.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:

From the Academy Award-winning team comes a lushly scored retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero. Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theatre and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel. The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be “Out There,” observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful gypsy, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit. The handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the gypsies, and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.

A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame an instant classic. Audiences will be swept away by the magic of this truly unforgettable musical.

CHARACTER ROLES AND DESCRIPTIONS:

Quasimodo

(Male, tenor, playing age 20-30)
The deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Claude Frollo’s charge. Lonely and staunchly obedient to Frollo, he possesses a vivid imagination. The bells and gargoyles of the cathedral are his escape. Despite his shyness and uncertainty, he quickly befriends Esmeralda. He is big-hearted, and brave when he needs to be.

Dom Claude Frollo

(Male, bass/baritone, playing age 40-50)
Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral and the most powerful cleric in Paris, he is the reluctant caretaker of Quasimodo. Though he is smart and shows some compassion toward Quasimodo and his brother, Jehan, his obsession with Esmeralda tortures him to the point of madness. He lets nothing and no one stand in his way.

Esmeralda

(Female, alto/mezzo soprano, playing age 20-30)
A beautiful and free-spirited gypsy 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.

Jehan Frollo

(Male, baritone, playing age 20-30)
Jehan is Claude’s reckless younger brother. He has been spoiled all his life and is lazy and greedy as a result. With the gypsy, Florika, he fathers Quasimodo, who he leaves in his brother’s care. He is wild, passionate, and strong-willed.

Clopin Trouillefou

(Male/Female, tenor/alto, playing age 30-40)
The clever and charismatic King/Queen of the Gypsies. 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/she is witty and playful, but he/she boasts a darker, serious nature when not performing for the crowd.

Phoebus de Martin

(Male, baritone/tenor, playing age 25-40)
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. He openly defies the corrupted Frollo.

King Louis XI

(Male, playing age 40-50)
King of France, nicknamed the Prudent.

Official

(Male/Female, bass/baritone/alto/mezzo soprano, playing age 20-50)
A judicial officer.

Florika

(Female, mezzo soprano/soprano, playing age 20-30)
A gypsy and Quasimodo’s mother.

Saint Aphrodisius

(Male/Female, baritone/mezzo soprano, playing age 30-50)
A stained-glass image that comes to life.

Father Dupin

(Male, playing age 40-60)
A priest of Notre Dame and guardian of Claude and Jehan.

Frederic Charlus

(Male, playing age 20-30)
Lieutenant of the Cathedral Guard and loyal friend to Phoebus.

Madam

(Female, playing age 35-50)
Owner of a brothel and safe haven for gypsies.

Congregation/Ensemble

(Male/Female)
Gypsies, gargoyles, statues, soldiers, revelers, parishioners, priests, prostitutes and citizens of Paris.

Choir

(Male/Female)
They are ever-present on the stage, they sing the incredible Alan Menken score. The choir will not be responsible for learning choreography or staging. Therefore, the time commitment during rehearsals for the choir is less significant.

CASTING NOTE:

A congregation of storytellers narrates The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The congregates are used when the ensemble is narrating, individually, in succession or groups, or in unison. As the play progresses, the ensemble also takes on various roles within the tale, such as gypsies, gargoyles and soldiers, and moves fluidly among them, Lines or lyrics in these generic roles will be assigned to ensemble members by the director during rehearsals.