Casting Call for Kids for "Musicville" Show

Is Radical Rhythm’s best friend, Grand Staff and Queen Gliss’s daughter and Sorcerer of Silence’s niece. • The heroine of the show. Adventurous, free-spirited, and strong-willed. The leader of the troupe strong singer/ actress combination Range: A3-Eb5

RADICAL RHYTHM is Maiden Melody’s best friend, Mother Rhythm’s son and Off-Beat’s older brother. Innocent, pragmatic, and loyal to Melody. Prefers to stay close to home • Initially is afraid of change and confrontation, but matures becoming strong-willed. Raps throughout the show, so cast a strong actor that can deliver spoken language clearly and succinctly; he doesn’t need to be a strong singer Range: mostly raps, sings with ensemble, A3-D5

GRANDSTAFF is Maiden Melody’s father, Queen Gliss’ husband and Sorcerer of Silence’s brother. King of Musicville; confident and composed leader • Requires an actor who can portray a stature of a king. Doesn’t need to be a strong singer Range: A3-D5

QUEEN GLISS is Maiden Melody’s mother, Grand Staff’s wife, and Sorcerer of Silence’s sister-in-law. Queen of Musicville. Reminds Melody to stay out of trouble

MOTHER RHYTHM is Radical Rhythm and Off-Beat’s mother. Nurturing and protective, especially towards Off-Beat.

OFF-BEAT is Mother Rhythm’s son and Radical Rhythm’s younger brother. Small physically, rambunctious, curious, and joyful. Communicates “off-the-beat” so find someone that can effectively deliver lines as a stutter, or in a surprising way

Helpful, kind, and easy going. Town person 1 accidentally bumps into the henchman and is apologetic. Town person 2 pokes fun at the Sorcerer’s crankiness

Appear at the beginning and end of Musicville. • Represents all kinds of people in Musicville: merchants, farmers, artists, musicans • Encourage actors to pick a profession and act out their specific characteristics

Is Maiden Melody’s uncle/aunt. • Has sensitive ears, neglected and an outcast • Grumpy and smart, unafraid to be bossy. Uses magic to silence those who make noise. Takes great pleasure in his evil plans • strong singer Range: A3-C5

BREATH-MARK is the Sorcerer’s assistant and righthand man/woman. Comedic, intelligent and highly organized.The mastermind behind the silencing operation • Secretly desires to overthrow the Sorcerer one day. Range: A3-G5

HALF-REST and EIGHTH-REST are the Sorcerer’s gullible henchmen. Not very bright, but loyal and constantly eager to please the Sorcerer. Yearn for adventure and loves belonging to a group • Good singers, stronger actors able to do physical comedy

HALF-REST and EIGHTH-REST are the Sorcerer’s gullible henchmen. Not very bright, but loyal and constantly eager to please the Sorcerer. Yearn for adventure and loves belonging to a group • Good singers, stronger actors able to do physical comedy

TANGY ERROR is a Tanguerro and also the Sorcerer’s secret spy. Sneaky, persuasive, cunning. Eager to please the Sorcerer. Could speak with a Latin accent. Strong singer Range: A3-G5

COUNTERPOINT is the first friend Melody and Rhythm meet and is part of the Troupe. Loves to party, positive, spirited, high-energy. Strong singer and actor with good comedic timing. Becomes good friends with Radical Range: A3-D5

BITTY BASS leads the group in playtime. Extremely friendly, welcoming and inviting Range: Range: A3-C5

TALENTED TENOR is the brains of the Doo Wops. Must be able to speak large words clearly Range: Range: A3-C5

Demands that Melody and Radical not leave the Doo Wops and join the fun. Strong actor with good physical acting. Deep voice Range: Range: A3-C5

Loves to play and have fun. Extremely friendly, welcoming and inviting Range: Range: A3-C5

just want to play all day. Extremely friendly, welcoming and inviting. Range: A3-C5

PIANO is Forte’s twin and is part of the Troupe. Tiny voice but has a lot to say, so to express herself she should be good with physical comedy. Piano and Forte always appear together. Range: C3-D5

FORTE is Piano’s twin and is part of the Troupe. Large voice. Takes Piano’s soft-spoken words and boldly helps deliver her messages. Piano and Forte always appear together. Range: C3-D5

TRILL, ACCENT, FERMATA, REPEAT are very dramatic. Very sensitive and emotional. Willingness to deliver lines using heighten language or operatic singing. Strong physical movements using dramatic poses • Group singing Range: A3-C5

TRILL, ACCENT, FERMATA, REPEAT are very dramatic. Very sensitive and emotional. Willingness to deliver lines using heighten language or operatic singing. Strong physical movements using dramatic poses • Group singing Range: A3-C5

TRILL, ACCENT, FERMATA, REPEAT are very dramatic. Very sensitive and emotional. Willingness to deliver lines using heighten language or operatic singing. Strong physical movements using dramatic poses • Group singing Range: A3-C5

TRILL, ACCENT, FERMATA, REPEAT are very dramatic. Very sensitive and emotional. Willingness to deliver lines using heighten language or operatic singing. Strong physical movements using dramatic poses • Group singing Range: A3-C5

Are dramatic and very expressive. Encourage actors to respond to everything in the scene through their facial expressions and body movement. Range: A3-C5

Is the admirable leader of the Tanguerros. Charming, witty, confident, strong actor and singer who isn’t afraid to take charge Range: C#5

Are the toughest of the bunch. Demanding, forceful, and intimidating. Range: C#4-D5

Are very dedicated and passionate about dance. Will take down anyone that threatens their tango. Very proper and have distinguished mannerisms. Actors should maintain great posture for this scene. Range: C#4-D5

SOLO OF SOUL is the wise, recluse, no-nonsense, mentor. Appears mystically throughout the show, reminding the Troupe to “Head the Map”. Strong “belt” voice. Range: A3-C#5

Is Solo of Soul’s helpful assistant. Eager to help and enjoys being called on. Range: C4-A4

Lives in the Castle of Composition. Vocally intimidating and a demanding person. Strong voice over actor; not strong singer. Actor should be able to imitate the Wizard in the “Wizard of Oz”