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ROSS MUSIC THEATRE / M&M Productions

Present

LES MISERABLES

 

JEAN VALJEAN                                Matthew Fayson

JAVERT                                            Adrian Weaver

THE BISHOP of DIGNE                    Will Akins

FANTINE                                           Taylor Carter

The FOREMAN                                 Luke Bouman

BAMATBOIS                                     Ray Parpart

FAUCHELEVANT                             Bob Penney

Little COSETTE                                TBA

THENARDIER                                  Kevin Badten

Madame THENARDIER                   Debbie Trembicki

Young EPONINE                             TBA

GAVROCHE                                    Lucas Reinhart

EPONINE                                        Ella Swinney

COSETTE                                       Katie Reeves

MARIUS                                         Justin Williams

ENJOLRAS                                   Jared Riddle

THENARDIER’s GANG        Andrew Basile, Jacob Gardner, John Irak, Ray Parpart               

Solo STUDENTS                Will Akins, Jacob Barber, Andrew Basile, Nathan Bouman,

                                            Jacob Gardner, Ethan Gresham, Andrew Santos

Additional STUDENTS        John Irak, Paul Kendall, Jake McCoy, Ronald Moore, John Nilles,                     David                                                       

                                            Osorio, Patrick Pohrte, Jacob Reinhart Avery Sameshima,

CHAIN GANG                   WIll Akins, Kevin Badten, Jacob Barber, Luke Bouman,

                                        Bob Penney, Ray Parpart, Jacob Reinhart, Jared Riddle,

                                        Andrew Santos, TBA

CONSTABLES                            Ethan Gresham, Avery Sameshima

SAILORS                                    Luke Bouman, Nathan Bouman, Ethean Gresham

FACTORY GIRL                        Melinda Reinhart

FACTORY WOMEN                Courtney Miller, Meredith Sperling-Jeffers,

                                                Kiera Shackelford, Erin Imer

OLD WOMAN                         Courtney MIller

WHORE 1                           Kiera Shackelford

WHORE 2                           Leanne Szczpanski

WHORE 3                           Mariah Trigg

WHORE 4                          Meredith Sperling-Jeffers

ONLOOKERS                    Erin Imer, NIcole Varela

DRINKERS 1-5                    Ray Parpart, Frank Hattula, Luke Bouman,

                                        Dan Liechty, Kevin Steele

DINERS 1, 2                        Ethan Gresham, Rebekah Mongold

OLD BEGGAR WOMAN       Lauren Feagin

YOUNG PROSTITUTE        Mary Ann Wolfe

WOMEN 1, 2, 3                   Leanne Szczpanski, Mariah Trigg, Nicole Varela

SOLO BEGGAR                   Courtney MIller

ARMY OFFICER                  Ray Parpart

WOMEN AFTER THE BATTLE    Betsy Archer, Cassie Govert, Erin Imer, Rebekah Mongold,                     Melinda Reinhart, Leanne Szczpanski, Nicole Varela,

                    Courtney Miller

FARMER, LABORER, INNKEEPER, INNKEEPER’s WIFE, etc to be chosen from below:

Betsy Archer, Frank Hattula, Lauren Feagin, Dan Liechty, Andrew Basile

MEN

Will Akins

Alfredo Ayala

Jacob Barber

Andrew Basile

Luke Bouman

Nathan Bouman

Adam Clough

Devonte Davis

James Davis

Daniel Diehl

Joshua Ganz

Jacob Gardner

Ethan Gresham

Tim Howard

Frank Hattula

John Irak

Paul Kendall

Dan Liechty

Jake McCoy

Ronald Moore Jr.

John Nilles

David Osorio

Ray Parpart

Bob Penney

Malcolm Pitts

Malik Pitts

Patrick Pohrte

Jacob Reinhart

Avery Sameshima

Andrew Santos

Kevin Steele

Alex Stiles

Tyreak Thomas

Samuel Widdal Jr.

ShyVonne Williams

 

WOMEN

Betsy Archer

Cynthia Basu-Chavez

Savannah Balluch

Elise Bereolos

Lisa Blodgett

Victoria Crum

Hannah Delaughter

Morgan Farrell

Lauren Feagin

Mia Gjeldum

Cassie Govert

Alexa Grzych

Shelby Holden

Kerry Taylor Hyde

Erin Imer

Katlyn Ison

Meredith Sperling-Jeffers

Hope Johansen

Debbie Johnson

Danielle Karczewski

Cassidy Koontz

Hope Krajnak

Karissa Kubiszewski

Cynthia L. Lach

Heather Maynard

Katie McLaren

Brandi McSwain

Tonya McSwain

Courtney Miller

Rebekah Mongold

Stacy Newman

Lindsay Parpart

Samantha Reilly

Melinda Reinhart

Sydney Reyes

Amanda Ristovski

Anna Robinson

Abby Santos

Athena Schroeder

Jillian Schumann

Kiera Shackelford

Kylah Shackelford

Toni Smith

Eleni Sourunis

Rachel Steigely

M. Heidi Stiles

Haley Swanson

Leanne  Szczepanski

Andjela Tarailo

KellyThiel

Peyton Tinder

Mariah Trigg

Nicole Varela

Mary Ann Wolfe

Mary Lou Zygmunt

 

CHILDREN

Gillian Archer

Camille Bereolos

Kayla Mahaffey

Jennifer Mance

Emily Mergrabe

Emma Santos

Serena Szydlo

Women at the barricade, additional prostitutes, factory workers, and wedding guest will be chosen from the ensemble.

Les Miserables Character Descriptions

JEAN VALJEAN

is the hero of the show. It is his life journey that we follow. Jean Valjean is supposed to be

stronger than other men, and so physically should appear robust. He should reasonably

carry himself as mature and paternal. Valjean's ability to change is his greatest asset. The

key to his character is his great humanity and compassion. Jean Valjean is a vocally

demanding role.

Low A to High A

JAVERT

is the inspector who serves as antagonist to Jean Valjean. Javert is unswerving in his

belief that men cannot change for the good. "Once a thief, always a thief" is his mantra.

At first glance Javert might appear to be the villain of the story, but on closer examination

it is clear that he is not an evil man. He is aware that in society some people achieve

control through evil and others through power of the law. He is a dedicated policeman,

with a profound sense of duty. Unlike Valjean he cannot change. His attitudes are rigid

and unmovable. He is stern, forbidding and lacking in compassion. Javert should be an

actor who can convincingly stand up to Jean Valjean.

Low F to High F sharp

CHAIN GANG

The Chain Gang consists of Jean Valjean's fellow prisoners. There are four soloists

(indicated as convict 1,2,3,4.) The overall vocal range of the convicts is low and they

should be able to sing in a rich baritone if possible.

Low F to High E flat

CONSTABLE

1 & 2

There are two Constables with solos in the show.

E to High E

FARMER

The Farmer has solo lines that are a bit difficult to sing. There may be additional non-

singing farmers.

Middle C to D flat

LABOURERS

The Laborer has solo lines that are a bit difficult to sing. There may be additional non-

singing laborers.

A sharp to D flat

BISHOP OF

DIGNE

The Bishop is a good man who saves Valjean with his compassion. Don't overlook the

importance of this role. The Bishop of Digne's compassion carefully establishes the

premise of the show by literally buying Jean Valjean's soul for God.

Low A to High E

FANTINE

Fantine is the beautiful young girl who, abandoned by her lover, is left to fend for herself

and her daughter Cosette. She is rejected by society and forced through circumstances to

become a prostitute. She is a brave woman defeated by life, sustained by her love for her

daughter and clinging to her dignity. Sick with consumption, we witness her descent

through poverty, hunger, cold, loneliness and destitution to death. She is a noble

character, whose life becomes a series of terrible events that rob her of her pride,

character, and ultimately her life.

G flat (below middle C) to D

FOREMAN

The Foreman begins Fantine on her downward spiral of desperation. He should be virile,

commanding and a bit sleazy around the edges.

D (below middle C) to D

FACTORY GIRL

(GIRL 5)

The Shop Girl who fights with Fantine. She is mean, catty, and selfish. She also is most

likely having an affair with the Foreman and jealous of Fantine.

E (below middle C) to D flat (above middle C)

SAILORS

three sailors begin The Docks scene. All three have solos.

Low C to middle C

BAMATABOIS

Bamatabois is the "customer" who taunts Fantine into violence. He is dressed in expensive

clothes. He is a wealthy dissolute young man who thinks of himself as a gentleman. He is

drunk and in a sadistic mood and chauvinistically feels it is his right to buy anything, even

Fantine.

D (below middle C) to High D

OLD WOMAN

The Old Woman is a nice feature part. This is the character that purchases Fantine's hair.

E (above middle C) to D

PIMP

The Pimp controls the prostitutes at the docks. he is mean, aggressive and abusive. The

Pimp has a small solo line in The Docks.

E (below middle C) to D

FAUCHELEVANT

is the victim of the cart crash. The role requires a few solo lines and some painful yelps.

B (below middle C) to E flat

JUDGE

The Judge or Judges are non-singing roles.

IMPOSTER JEAN

VALJEAN AND

FAMILY

These characters are also non-singing. This is the man who Javert believes to be Jean

Valjean.

YOUNG

COSETTE

is the child of Fantine. She is the ward of the Thenardiers forced into child labor and sings

"Castle On A Cloud." She is a trembling little creature, underfed, beaten by Madame

Thenardier and bullied by Eponine. make sure Cosette is small and looks properly pathetic

and yet warms the audience's heart who should be sympathetic to her plight.

A (below middle C) to C

MADAME

THÉNARDIER

She is the wife of Thenardier, Madame Thenardier is as "one" with Thenardier. Together

they con the world as partners in crime. They were made for each other, although she

complains about him, she loves him deeply. She is coarse and vulgar, unhappy in her

existence without knowing why. She is romantic, greedy, stupid, evil and larger than life.

She is mean and nasty to Young Cosette and able to improvise in nearly any situation.

G sharp (below middle C) to D

THÉNARDIER

is the true villain of Les Miserables. He is embodiment of evil. That said, he should also

possess a wicked sense of humor. He delights in cheating, robbing, fraud and blackmail,

relishing every aspect of them with glee. He is tough, greedy, brutal, stupid and crafty

and yet irresistible. He hates society and blames it and everyone else for all his

misfortune. Thenardier is also the opportunist and realist of the show. He is a thief, a liar,

a cheat, steals valuables from the dead with no remorse. He is also the comic relief of the

production. However, his comedy is based in reality and shouldn't be too exaggerated. He

is married to Madame Thenardier and father to Eponine and Gavroche (although he has

abandoned Gavroche to the streets of Paris.)

C (below middle C) to G sharp (above middle C)

YOUNG

EPONINE

Little Eponine is the pampered daughter of the Thenardiers. She does little except enter

the stage and taunt Little Cosette. The role requires no singing or speaking. She should be

a smaller version of grown Eponine and resemble Eponine in appearance and features.

Non-singing

GAVROCHE

Gavroche is Thenardier's son. He is left to fend for himself and lives by his wits in the

streets of Paris. His "arch enemy" is Javert the Policeman. He is brave and witty. Think, Artful Dodger. Gavroche has a very dramatic death at the barricade.

B (below middle C) to G

GAVROCHE'S

GANG

Paris at this time would be full of orphans (due to years of wars and revolutions).

EPONINE

is the daughter of the Thenardiers. She is a young girl who is streetwise and tough, but

also sensitive and lonely. She is in love with Marius, knowing that he will never love her.

She bravely follows Marius to the Barricades in the hope that they will die there together.

Once grown up, Eponine moves with her family to Paris where they fall on hard times.

Now poor, living hand to mouth, she survives by helping her father break the law. Eponine

is a tragic character, hopelessly in love with Marius. She sings one of the most famous

numbers in the show, "On My Own," and should therefore be an excellent singer with a

contemporary edge to her voice and an excellent actress.

F sharp (below middle C) to E

ENJOLRAS

Is the student leader. He is handsome, brave and daring. He combines

his revolutionary ideals with a strong charismatic leadership. He is described by Victor

Hugo as "a thinker, and a man of action". On the barricade he physically and vocally

should dominate everyone else. He should ooze with charisma, be a natural leader, be

good looking, and have a very strong high baritone or a tenor voice. Remember, Enjolras

must lead the students to fight and ultimately die. His death at the barricade is one of the

dramatic highlights of the show.

A to G (above middle C)

MARIUS

is the handsome romantic hero of the story. He is impulsive, passionate, willful and

headstrong. His moods change according to his circumstances. He is sweet and tender but

also capable of great courage and compassion. In Act 1 Marius plays Romeo to Cosette's

Juliet. Marius matures after the Cafe Song as a result of his experiences on the barricade.

Marius should have a lovely, lyrical voice with a contemporary edge.

Low A to High A flat

COSETTE

is the beautiful daughter of Fantine. She is strong willed and loving. She is an intelligent,

inquiring, personable girl. She is not in any sense a "soppy" romantic heroine. Once

adopted by Jean Valjean, Cosette lives a comfortable, if secluded life. She is challenging

to Valjean, behaving always with imagination and dignity. She falls instantly in love with

Marius, changing her world and her priorities.

B flat (below middle C) to High C (2 octaves above middle C)

BRUJON

Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. Physically very strong. The body of a bear and a

pea sized brain. A genuine gangster, he is stupid and evil.

C sharp (below middle C) to E

BABET

Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. Physically frail. He is lean and cunning.

C sharp(below middle C) to E

CLAQUESOUS

Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. Tough, dangerous and secretive.

C sharp (below middle C) to E

MONTPARNASSE

Member of Thenardier's gang of thieves. A teenager. Handsome and dangerous. Kills with

a knife. He is well dressed, strongly built and supple.

C sharp (below middle C) to E

COMBEFERRE

Member of the ABC Society. The philosopher and believer in peace. He is gentle, humane,

strong and brave.

Low A to F

FEUILLY

Member of the ABC Society. A worker, self-educated and an orphan. A believer in

"nationality." Affectionate, warm and poetic.

Low A to F

COURFEYRAC

Member of the ABC Society. A student. He is youthful, passionate and fearless.

Low A to F

Les Miserables Character Descriptions

JOLY

Member of the ABC Society. A medical student. Eccentric and light-hearted, although

sometimes morbid. His name is derived from the English word "Jolly."

Low A to F

PROUVAIRE

Member of the ABC Society. A student of social studies. He is kind, softly spoken and at

the right moments strong and masterful. He is also a poet.

Low A to F

LESGLES

Member of the ABC Society. A student. Cheerful, laughing at life but unlucky. His close

friend is Joly.

Low A to F

GRANTAIRE

Member of the ABC Society. A student. He is the opposite of Enjolras. He believes in

nothing. Although he admires Enjolras, he loves to mock him. Witty and drunken, he is

happy being with the group and the put up with him because of his good humor. He also

keeps a watchful eye on Gavroche, the mascot of the group, and is most heartbroken

when Gavroche is killed. So much so that Grantaire abandons his cynicism and rushes to

die on the barricade.

Low A to F