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Cast Breakdown: Footloose
TITLE:
Footloose
AUTHOR(S):
Book by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie; Music by Tom Snow; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Kenny Loggins
TYPE:
A musical in two acts
SYNOPSIS:
For financial reasons, Ren and his mother, Ethel, move from Chicago to the small town of Bomont, Texas where they find themselves at the center of controversy because of Ren's irrepressible energy, sense of irony, and worldliness. The townspeople see him only as a trouble making pied piper leading their children down the road to sin because he loves and needs to dance - and there's a law against dancing in Bomont.
Note: All company members need to sing and move or dance.
CHARACTERS:
NAME: Ren McCormick
AGE RANGE:
Tenor, strong actor, singer, and dancer. A teen-aged boy from Chicago, Ren is sad and angry because his father deserted him and his mother. He feels out of place in Bomont, and he challenges authority with his candid opinions and sardonic sense of humor. Dancing is a natural way for him to express his inner turmoil.
16 to 18
NAME: Ethel McCormick
AGE RANGE:
Mezzo/soprano, actor, singer, mover. Ethel is a brave, resilient, strong-willed, recently single mother, quietly guiding her son through this difficult time.
35 to 45
NAME: Reverend Shaw Moore
AGE RANGE:
Baritone, strong actor and singer, mover/dancer. Stern and unyielding, Rev. Moore is the most powerful man in town, not above using undue influence over the Bomont City Council. Following the tragedy that took his only son, Rev. Moore is determined to prevent the same thing from happening to his only daughter.
35 to 45
NAME: Vi Moore
AGE RANGE:
Mezzo/soprano, actor, mover/dancer. Rev. Moore's wife,Vi Moore, holds the family together after their tragic loss. She has vivid memories of what life was like when she and her husband had a good marriage. She hopes for better times.
35 to 45
NAME: Ariel Moore
AGE RANGE:
Mezzo/soprano, strong actor and dancer. Rev. Moore and Vi Moore's daughter. Ariel is bright, and she knows how to move between the world of her father's repressive rules and the world of her high-spirited, rough friends. Underneath her rebellious tirades, she's grieving the loss of her brother and the close relationship she used to have with her father.
16 to 18
NAME: Chuck Cranston
AGERANGE:
Tenor, actor, dancer/mover. Chuck is Ariel's foul-mouthed, fast-moving boyfriend, and he hates Ren on first sight. A bully.
16 to 20
NAME: Willard Hewitt
AGERANGE:
Baritone/tenor, comedic actor, strong dancer. Willard is slow and steady. He has a huge crush on Rusty, but he's too shy to do anything about it. He's Ren's first friend, and he takes on the role of teaching Ren the customs and laws of Bomont. Willard is loyal and big-hearted.
16 to 18
NAME: Rusty
AGERANGE:
Mezzo, three part harmony, comedic actor, strong dancer. Ariel's best friend. Deeply romantic, Rusty doesn't know how to show Willard that she has a huge crush on him. Sassy and self-assured, she knows what's happening around town.
16 to 18
NAME: Wendy Jo
AGERANGE:
Mezzo with belt, three part harmony, actor, dancer, Ariel's friend.
16 to 18
NAME: Urleen
AGERANGE:
Mezzo with belt, three part harmony, actor, dancer, Ariel's friend.
16 to 18
NAME: Jeter
AGERANGE:
Tenor, actor, dancer. Ren's friend.
16 to 18
NAME:Bickle
AGERANGE:
Tenor, actor, dancer. Friend of Willard, then Ren.
16 to 18
NAME:Garvin
AGERANGE:
Baritone, actor, dancer. Friend of Willard, then Ren.
16 to 18
NAME:Lyle
AGERANGE:
Actor, singer, mover/dancer. Chuck's friend.
16 to 20
NAME:Travis
AGERANGE:
Actor, singer, mover/dancer. Chuck's friend.
16 to 20
NAME:Lulu Warnicker
AGERANGE:
Actor, singer, mover/dancer. Ethel's sister. Ren and Ethel are living with Lulu and Wes Warnicker. She doesn't understand her sister or nephew.
35 to 45
NAME:Wes Warnicker
AGERANGE:
Actor, singer, mover/dancer. Lulu's husband, Ren's uncle by marriage. Unsympathetic to Ren.
35 to 45
NAME:Coach Roger Dunbar
AGERANGE:
Actor, singer, mover/dancer. Bomont High School's gym teacher.
25 to 45
NAME:Eleanor Dunbar
AGERANGE:
Coach Dunbar's wife. Actor, singer, mover/dancer.
25 to 45
NAME: Principal Harry Clark
AGERANGE:
Actor, singer, mover/dancer. Bomont High School's principal.
30 to 55
NAME:Betty Blast
AGERANGE:
Comedic actor, singer, mover/dancer, should be able to
25 to 40 +
NAME: Irene
AGERANGE:
Mezzo/alto, actor, mover/dancer. Lead singer for The Country Kickers band.
23 to 35 +
NAME:Cowboy Bob
AGERANGE:
Tenor/ baritone, actor, mover/ dancer. Lead singer for Cowboy Bob's Band.
23 to 35 +
NAME:
AGERANGE:
Townspeople, including Town Cop, Saloon Keeper, Country Fiddler, Doreen, various adults and teen-agers.
