AUDITIONS

Out of the Box Theatre Company is currently casting for its spring production, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.

DESCRIPTION:

From the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy comes Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera ripped from a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Following a critically exalted premiere at Ars Nova in New York City, a subsequent off-Broadway transfer and an acclaimed run on Broadway, this award-winning musical expands the possibilities for the genre with its daring score and bold storytelling. 

OTHER INFO:

Performances are scheduled April 4-13, 2025 at Center Stage Theater (Fri-Sun). Rehearsals scheduled to start February 10, 2025 and will generally be held four evenings a week.

CASTING:

[NATASHA ROSTOVA] Female, 18-25. Ingénue. Natasha is young, She loves Andrey with all her heart. She is very impetuous, impulsive, and painfully naive. (Range: Soprano, G3-F5)

[PIERRE BEZUKHOV] Male, 30s-40s. Dear, bewildered, and awkward Pierre. Unhappily married to Helene. A man who is searching for some, any, meaning in and for his life. (Range: Bari-Tenor, Ab2-Ab4)

[ANATOLE KURAGIN] Male, 25 to 30s. Anatol is hot; he spends his money on women and wine. An attractive, self-centered, player, seducer and rake. (Range: Tenor, B2-C#5)

[SONYA ROSTOVA] PRE-CAST

[HELENE BEZUKHOVA] Female, Late 20s to 30s. Anatole's sister, (unhappily) married to Pierre. Strong, self-absorbed (like her brother), likes to stir things up and cause problems for people for her own enjoyment. Enjoys an uncomfortably close relationship with her brother and having an affair with Dolokhov, all while married to poor Pierre. (Range: Alto, G3-F5)

[MARYA DMITRIYEVNA] PRE-CAST

[DOLOKHOV] Male, 25-30s. Dolokhov is a fierce officer in the military. Anatole's closest friend, and co-conspirator. Having an affair with Pierre's wife and a crazy good shot when in a duel. (Range: Baritone, E3-F4)

[MARY BOLKONSY] Female, 20s-30s. Andrey's put-upon sister, a plain and simple daughter who tolerates her father's crusty, sometimes cruel behavior. Track includes the lead opera singer and a domestic serf. (Range: Mezzo-Soprano, G3-B4)

[PRINCE ANDREY/OLD PRINCE BOLKONSKY] Male, 25-30s. Actor double cast as father and son. Andrey is the romantic love of Natasha's life and her fiancée. He is off to fight Napoleon and "isn't here". Old Bolkonsky is crazy old and beyond cranky, verging on insane. (Range: Baritone, F2-Eb3)

[BALAGA] Male, Late 20s-40s. Balaga is just for fun! A crazed troika driver who drives a troika like a manic race car driver. Also plays the lead opera singer and several domestic serfs. (Range: Baritone, A2-E4)

APPOINTMENTS:

Auditions dates TBA. To submit for an audition, please email headshot & resume and which role (or roles) you'd like to be considered for to info@outoftheboxtheatre.org.