Casting
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Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
Cast Type: Mainly Men
Dance Requirements: Standard
Character Breakdown
Shakespeare
The Bard. Over the top with a huge ego.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Nick Bottom
A struggling writer who cannot stand Shakespeare. Nigel’s older brother.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: A2
Nigel Bottom
Nick’s sweet younger brother. A struggling writer who falls in love with Portia, a Puritan.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Bea
Nick’s wife. She loves Nick despite his past lack of success. She dresses up like a man to prove she can be an actor.
Gender: female
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: D3
Portia
A Puritan woman who loves poetry, theater, and ultimately Nigel.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 35
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Nostradamus
A soothsayer
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 50
Brother Jeremiah
Portia's father. A Puritan who thinks Nick and Nigel's plays are sinful.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Lord Clapham
A posh patron of the theater.
Gender: male
Shylock
An investor to whom Nick and Nigel are in debt.
Gender: male
Minstrel
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C#3
Ensemble
Roles include: Minstrel, Townspeople, Troupe, Lord Clapham, Shylock, Man Servants, Crowd, Chorus, and more