ASCHENPUTTEL – the Musical

ASCHENPUTTEL – the musical
Musical production of the Brüder Grimm
Festspiele Hanau
COMPOSITION: Marc Schubring
SONGS: Edith Jeske
BOOK: Frank Lorenz Engel
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHY: Bart de Clercq
Start of rehearsals: end of March 2023 Premiere: mid May 2023 Running time: until end of July 2023
PREVIEWS Sunday, 04.09.22 & Monday, 05.09.22 each from 10:00 a.m. in Berlin (exact location will be announced separately)
We are looking for outstanding musical theater performers with good dancing skills for the following roles: KONSTANZE, the Cinderella (Lyrical Soprano) Very young woman with a big heart and healthy self-confidence. DORABELLA, the Stepmother Experienced character actress, classic diva, extroverted, great vocal range, comic talent.
DORETTE, older stepsister (Soprano) Playing age mid 20’s. comic talent. likes experience in Saxon dialect. GRISELDIS, cook & good fairy, (mezzo) playing age mid 30 – mid 40, strong character actress with very positive charisma.
QUEEN GUNHILD (soprano) age 40 – mid 50’s, loving mother and queen, experienced character actress.
PRINCE BENEDICT (tenor) mid 20s – sympathetic and self-confident prince who wants to emancipate himself. KING SIEGFRIED (baritone) playing age 40 – mid 50, just ruler, experienced character actor
2 ENSEMBLE LADIES (soprano & mezzo) Good singers and dancers with comic talent for smaller roles 3 ENSEMBLE MEN (tenor & baritone) Good singers and dancers with comic talent for smaller roles Applications
AUDITION PREPARATION:
– Ballad – Up tempo song
– 1 monologue
– Bring dance clothes
The directing team will make a selection from among the applicants. Only the applicants selected for the audition will be contacted by us and will receive an invitation with further details. Separate rejections will not be sent.
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest!