Anastasia by CHCA Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio

What To Know About This Production

CHCA's production of Anastasia will be a beautiful and creative telling of this moving story. Calling all actors, singers, and dancers (especially those trained in ballet!) for this show. There are a lot of featured roles!

From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family



Performance Dates

  • Mar 14 Friday 7:30 PM
  • Mar 15 Saturday 2:00 PM
  • Mar 15 Saturday 8:00 PM
  • Mar 16 Sunday 3:00 PM

Auditions For Anastasia

What To Expect At Auditions

ALL: Please start your video with your name. Upload your video with your audition form. Due by 12/15 at midnight.

ACTORS/SINGERS: Please record yourself singing any musical theatre song (not from the show) that best showcases your voice- ballads/dramatic songs are HIGHLY encouraged.

DANCERS - please upload a video of yourself doing a one minute BALLET solo. Please include any leaps/jumps that you are particularly skilled in. If you can dance en pointe, please do your solo in your pointe shoes.


PLEASE ALSO MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER IN ULTRACAMP!!!!


Audition Form

Audition Process

Create your free Cast98 user account then return here to fill out the online audition form.

There are four steps to the audition form:

  1. General info and privacy disclaimers
  2. Contact information and background
  3. Upcoming conflict calendar
  4. Time slots and preferred roles

Once submitted, you can review your form and make changes up until your audition date.

Cast List For Anastasia

Available Roles

  • Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov - Range: G3-F5, Belt to D5. Disney-esque Soprano or Mezzo ● Dance Requirement: Some movement ● Anya is brave, fiery, witty, and above all determined. With no memory of her life before age 17 and having lived through the horrors of the Russian Revolution, Anya jumps at the sound of gunshots and is distrustful of strangers, but there is steel hiding just beneath the surface. Anya is strong-willed and compassionate. Her mantra, “Home, love, family” is her goal. All she knows is her family is in Paris and she will find them however she can.
  • Dmitry Sudayev - Range: A2-G4. “Baritenor” ● Dance Requirement: Some Movement ● Dmitry is a scoundrel with a heart of gold. A street rat who grew into a conman, Dima does all he does to get out of poverty and is not above lying, cheating, and stealing to do so–that is until he meets Anya. What starts as just another scheme (albeit much bigger than anything he’s tried to pull off before) turns into the adventure of a lifetime that requires Dimitry to look inward and figure out how to put the one he loves before himself.
  • Vladimir “Vlad” Popov - Range: A2-F4. Comic Baritone ● Dance Requirement: Strong mover ● Vlad is Dmitry’s partner in crime (literally) and surrogate father. Before the revolution he scammed his way through society pretending to be a count. Vlad is dramatic, crafty, and a big softie at heart. While he, like Dmitry, is not above lying, cheating, and stealing, he cares greatly for his loved ones and is generally affable, though he can be calculating when he needs to be
  • Deputy Commissioner Gleb Vaganov - Range: A2-Gb4. Baritone with a strong upper extension. ● Dance Requirement: None. ● Gleb is the villain of the show, though not a bad person. He fully believes in the Communist ideals he follows. Loyal, honest, and hard working, Gleb almost has the potential to be a hero (he’s very much the hero of his own story). A deeply conflicted person, Gleb’s infatuation (and borderline obsession) with Anya leads to his battle with the idea of doing one’s duty vs. doing what is right.
  • Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch - Range: G3-C5 (Briefly sings a B5 at the end of Land of Yesterday, but the rest of the role is very Mezzo) Jazzy Mezzo with an upper extension. ● Dance Requirement: Dancer (Ideally a strong dancer) ● Lily is the lady in waiting to the Dowager Empress. She has been by the Dowager’s side since before the revolution. Lily is clever, dutiful, and above all fun (when not working for the Dowager). She deals with her exile from Russia with a sort of resigned dark humor…and a LOT of vodka. She and Vlad were once an item (unbeknownst to her oblivious husband) and rekindle their romance upon re-uniting.
  • Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Romanov - Range: F3-Bb4. A regal Mezzo ● Dance Requirement: None ● The Dowager Empress has lost everything she once held dear and must now put up with imposter upon imposter never allowing her to grieve in peace. She is icy, proud, and regal (not to mention intimidating) to all but her family. Though, she does have a very shrap wit. She is especially warm with Anastasia both when a child and after it’s revealed that Anya really is the princess. She commands authority and attention the minute she enters a room.
  • Young Anastasia/Alexei (Doubles in Ensemble as well) - Range: C4-C5, a sweet child soprano ● Dance Requirement: Very little. ● Young Anastasia is the willful, brave, proud, and precocious youngest daughter of the Tsar. She has a special bond with her grandmother (whom she calls Nana). Alexei was the Tsarevich (Heir to the throne) and only boy of the Romanov siblings. He suffered from debil
  • Teen Anastasia - Younger version of Anastasia
  • Tsarina Alexandra - Anastasia’s mother and Tsarina of Russia
  • Tsar Nicholas II - Anastasia’s father and Tsar of Russia
  • Olga Romanov - Anastasia’s sister
  • Tatiana Romanov - Anastasia’s sister
  • Maria Romanov - Anastasia’s sister
  • Alexei Romanov - Anastasia’s brother
  • Marfa - Russian woman who ‘audition’ for the ‘role’ of Anastasia
  • Paulina - Russian woman who ‘audition’ for the ‘role’ of Anastasia
  • Dunya - Russian woman who ‘audition’ for the ‘role’ of Anastasia
  • Comrade 3
  • Drunk 1
  • Drunk 2
  • Drunk 3
  • Drunk 4
  • Announcer
  • Count Ipolitov - A Count from Old Russia who, saddened, plans to leave his country
  • Countess Ipolitov
  • Smoker
  • Policeman 1
  • Policeman 2
  • Gorlinskey
  • Count Leopold - presumptive Romanov heir
  • Sergei
  • Exiled Russian
  • Count Gregory
  • Countess Gregory
  • Odette - Ballet dancer
  • Prince Siegfried - Ballet dancer
  • Von Rothbart - Ballet dancer
  • Ballet Dancer 1
  • Balet Dancer 2
  • Balet Dancer 3
  • Press 1
  • Press 2
  • Press 3
  • Press 4
  • Press 5

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