HHS Auditions Coming Soon
The most excellent and lamentable tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet
House Montague House Capulet
Romeo Juliet
Lord Montague Lord Capulet
Lady Montague Lady Capulet
Benvolio Nurse
Abraham Tybalt
Balthasar Petruccio
Serving men of the Capulet’s:
Peter
Samson
Gregory
Tybalt’s page
Citizens of Verona:
Mercutio
Escalus Prince of Verona
Paris
Page to Paris
Friar Lawrence
Fria John
Apothecary
Chief Watchman
Ensemble:
Masquers, guests, gang members, citizens of the watch (the Princes police force), choir of angels (dancers), apothecary
Principal roles:
Sampson- Sampson is the livelier, funny man to Gregory who is smarter, slower to anger and tolerates his companion’s attempts at humour. Ensemble singer, dancer and sword fighting (will be part of the ensemble)
Gregory Sampson is the livelier, funny man to Gregory who is smarter, slower to anger and tolerates his companion’s attempts at humour. Ensemble singer, dancer and sword fighting (will be part of the ensemble)
Abraham An intimidating presence. Ensemble singer, dancer and sword fighting (will be part of the ensemble)
Balthasar smaller male, fighter but younger or same age as Romeo. Boyish but trying to be one of the lads, a little scared of what this leads him to at times, sensitive. Ensemble singer, dancer, sword fighting and emotional range. (Will be part of the ensemble)
Benvolio sensible one of the group who is Romeo’s friend and sometimes mentor, credible fighter. Ensemble singer, dancer, sword fighting and emotional range.
Tybalt good looking capable, cruel and must be believed to be capable of spiteful violence. Passionate role with no softness. Sword fighting and emotional range as he has a death scene. Gender neutral role. (Will be part of the ensemble)
Capulet an older man. Powerful actor, quick to anger and violence. (Will be part of the ensemble)
Lady Capulet, Mrs C ranges between cold anger as well as strong anger. Powerful character with large emotional range, prepared to kill for her daughter, or disown her if she lets the family down. (Will be part of the ensemble)
Montague an older man. A caring father (Will be part of the ensemble)
Lady Montague Mrs M needs to do a lot of weepy stuff (Will be part of the ensemble)
Prince older but not as old as Capulet and Montague, regal looking. Gender neutral role. Strong and powerful vocal actor. (Will be part of the ensemble.
Romeo, needs to be able to handle lines, fight, needs to have a good acting range. Sword fighting is required. Should be able to play cocky, but also self-pitting, prepared to play a romantic part with kissing.
Paris regal looking, credible fighter, gentle at times. He is the good looking, cocky, privileged young man about town. Sword fighting, emotional range as he has a death scene. Prepared to play a romantic part with kissing. (Will be part of the ensemble)
Nurse needs to be secure with lines and confident. Will need to be able to pull off the comedy, and later on in the play, the intense drama of this role. (Will be part of the ensemble)
Juliet needs to be confident with lines and again have a good acting range. Prepared to be lifted, big emotional range. Prepared to play a romantic part with kissing.
Mercutio clownish alpha male, must be charismatic, able to fight, crack jokes and generally show off, big confidence, cocky part, and sword fighting. (Will be part of the ensemble)
Friar Laurence Big acting role with lots of lines, might be looking for someone who is able to rap, although for the right actor this would not be imperative. An optimist and an idealist, one who hopes for the best. Romeo’s friend and mentor.
Rosaline Romeo’s former beautiful muse, dancer (will be part of the ensemble)