Casting

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Cast Size: Large (21 or more performers)
Cast Type: Strong/Large Chorus

Character Breakdown

Storyteller 1
Storyteller 2
Storyteller 3
Shrek

May be a big, scary, green ogre to the rest of the world, but as the story reveals, he’s really just a big fellow with a big heart

Gender: male
Vocal range top: D#5
Vocal range bottom: G#3
Fiona

May appear to be an ideal princess straight from the fairy-tale books, but there is more to her than that stereotypical image. She is an audacious young lady with a wonderful sense of humor and – surprisingly – manners akin to those of a teenage boy.

Gender: female
Vocal range top: F#5
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Teen Fiona
Gender: female
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Young Fiona
Gender: female
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Donkey

A brash, loud, fast-talking animal with no concept of “quiet time.”

Gender: male
Lord Farquaad

A very short man with gargantuan ambition! He is solely interested in gaining as much power as possible.

Gender: male
Mama Ogre
Gender: female
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: D4
Papa Ogre
Gender: male
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: G4
Young Shrek
Pinocchio

The wooden boy who cannot tell a lie without being belied by his growing nose. Pinocchio begins in a sour mood about his second-class status but ends the story as a natural leader among the Fairy-Tale Creatures.

Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Pig #1

One of the classic three little pigs with a German twist.

Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Pig #2

One of the classic three little pigs with a German twist.

Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Pig #3

One of the classic three little pigs with a German twist.

Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Ugly Duckling

Finds camaraderie among his fellow fairy-tale outcasts.

Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Papa Bear
Mama Bear
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: E4
Baby Bear
Wicked Witch
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: C#4
Big Bad Wolf
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: E4
Gingy

Based on the Gingerbread Man who runs away like a fugitive from his baking captors.

Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: D4
Peter Pan

The boy who never grew up, and he continues to act the part in this story.

Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: G4
Fairy Godmother

The sweet, benevolent woman she’s often imagined to be, but this time, she’s upset not only because of the eviction but also because the Guards broke her wand.

Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: E4
Captain of the Guards
Dwarf
The Fairy-Tale Creatures
Ensemble

The DRAGON, STORYTELLERS, the CROWD, GUARDS, PERFORMER, the DULOC PERFORMERS, the DULOCIANS, the ROOSTER, and the BISHOP.