Below you can find information on all audition opportunities for productions at the Mauldin Cultural Center.


AUDITION INFORMATION

UPCOMING AUDITIONS


Hunchback of Notre Dame

DIRECTOR: Kristofer Parker 

AUDITION DATE: Saturday, May 27, 2023 | 10am – 6pm (5-minute time slots)

  • Pre-registration for auditions is REQUIRED.

CALLBACK AUDITIONS DATE: Saturday, May 27, 2023 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Please make sure you are available for the callback time as well.

AGE: 14 years old and up

SHOW DATES: September 21 – October 1, 2023 (8 shows planned)

REHEARSAL: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 6:30pm – 9:30pm and (some) Saturdays – 10am – 1pm. Beginning in the month of September, rehearsals will extend.

  • Cast Meeting/Read Through – Tuesday June 20th, 2023
  • First Official Rehearsal – Monday, July 10th, 2023
  • Tech Week – September 11th – 16th. 2023
  • Dress Rehearsal – September 18th – 20th, 2023

You may not be called for every rehearsal. 

Please read the below, as our process has changed.

Audition Prep

  • Please prepare two 16 to 32 measures contrasting musical theatre pieces in the style of Hunchback of Notre Dame.
  • Please bring sheet music to your auditions. Pianist will be provided.

Audition Day

  • Please arrive 10 minutes before your audition time.
  • Vocal and reading callbacks are May 27th at 7:30pm (same day as auditions) in the front room of the Mauldin Cultural Center. If you receive a callback, will be notified by email at 2:15pm and 6:15pm.
  • Dance callbacks are May 27th at 7pm (same day as auditions) in the artisan room at the Mauldin Cultural Center. You will be notified at your audition if you are called back to dance.
  • If you don’t receive a callback, that does not mean you are not cast.
  • AUDITIONING DOES NOT GUARANTEE ACTORS A ROLE. All auditionees will be notified if they have been offered a role in the production.
  • Pre-registration for auditions is REQUIRED. Please view registration, audition form, and headshot information below.

AVAILABLE ROLES: 

*The role of Quasimodo has been cast*

Available Roles

Quasimodo Understudy – Will also be cast in the show – The deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Claude Frollo’s charge. Lonely and staunchly obedient to Frollo, he possesses a vivid imagination that brings to life the bells and gargoyles of the cathedral. Despite his shyness and uncertainty, he quickly befriends Esmeralda. Big-hearted, and brave when need be.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 20 to 30

Vocal range top: Bb5

Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Claude Frollo – Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral and the most powerful cleric in Paris, he is the reluctant caretaker of Quasimodo. He will do whatever it takes to rid the city of the gypsy “vermin,” even as he lusts after Esmeralda. Calculating, manipulative, and obsessive.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 40 to 50

Vocal range top: Bb4

Vocal range bottom: E2

Jehan Frollo – Claude’s reckless younger brother. With the gypsy Florika, he fathers Quasimodo, who he leaves in his brother’s care. Wild, passionate, and strong-willed.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 20 to 30

Vocal range top: Eb5

Vocal range bottom: F3

Florika – A gypsy and Quasimodo’s mother.

Gender: Female

Stage Age: 20 to 30

Vocal range top: F#5

Vocal range bottom: E4

Father Dupin – A priest of Notre Dame and Claude and Jehan’s guardian.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 40 to 60

Vocal range top: A3

Vocal range bottom: C3

Clopin Trouillefou – The clever and charismatic King 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 is witty and playful, but he boasts a darker, serious nature when not performing for the crowd.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 30 to 40

Vocal range top: F#5

Vocal range bottom: D3

Captain Phoebus de Martin – 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, and he openly defies the corrupted Frollo.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 25 to 40

Vocal range top: Ab4

Vocal range bottom: A2

Lieutenant Frederic Charlus – Lieutenant of the Cathedral Guard and loyal friend to Phoebus.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 20 to 30

Esmeralda – 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.

Gender: Female

Stage Age: 20 to 30

Vocal range top: D5

Vocal range bottom: E3

King Louis XI – King of France, nicknamed the Prudent.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 40 to 50

Tribunal – A judicial officer.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 20 to 50

Vocal range top: E4

Vocal range bottom: G2

Madam – Owner of a brothel and safe-haven for gypsies.

Gender: Female

Stage Age: 35 to 50

Saint Aphrodisius – A stained-glass image that comes to life.

Gender: Male

Stage Age: 30 to 50

Vocal range top: E4

Vocal range bottom: B3

The Gargoyles (3 performers) – Quasimodo’s friends, advisers, and confidants; they are not the comic relief characters of the animated film but a much more ominous troupe on the whole. They are also, in the strictest technical sense, statues. Significant solo and small ensemble singing, no dancing.

Ensemble – Gypsies, Gargoyles, Soldiers, Citizens of Paris, and Congregation

Registration & Audition Form

Pre-registration is required. All auditionees should arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to his/her scheduled audition block to ensure a smooth schedule. All actors must be available for all production dates.  Actors are strongly encouraged to provide a completed audition form and headshot photo in advance

Click here to pre-register.

Questions may be directed to the Mauldin Cultural Center at [email protected]

The cast will be posted and actors notified at a date to be determined by the director.