Director Greg Hipius and Music Director Abel Searor are looking to fill all roles in this CNY premier musical. Catch Me If You Can runs for 10 performances July 18 -August 2, 2014. Rehearsals will start mid may. Actors should prepare a 16 bar musical piece and provide sheet music for our pianist.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS (ages are only approximate and perception based, with some characters needing to play a range themselves )
FRANK ABAGNALE, JR. Our story's conniving protagonist, he is a h...
Director Greg Hipius and Music Director Abel Searor are looking to fill all roles in this CNY premier musical. Catch Me If You Can runs for 10 performances July 18 -August 2, 2014. Rehearsals will start mid may. Actors should prepare a 16 bar musical piece and provide sheet music for our pianist.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS (ages are only approximate and perception based, with some characters needing to play a range themselves )
FRANK ABAGNALE, JR. Our story's conniving protagonist, he is a handsome and youthful con artist. Grew up learning to disappear into another skin to avoid his problems. He eventually falls in love with Brenda and desperately tries to change his ways.
Male, 16-25 yrs old
Range: G2 - C5
CARL HANRATTY An FBI agent leading the investigation and search for Frank Jr. A knowledgeable and habitual workaholic who idolizes the moment he catches his perp. Lives a private life of loneliness and depression.
Male, 35-45 yrs old
Range: G2 - G4
FRANK ABAGNALE, SR. Frank Jr.'s father. He is an inspiration when it comes to swindling. Upbeat and fast-talking, he undergoes a series of progressive failures that leaves him a miserable drunk.
Male, 45-65 yrs old
Range: F2 - G#4
PAULA ABAGNALE Frank Jr.'s gorgeous mother. She met Frank Sr. in France, during the war, but has fallen out of love. Caring and loving, with an underlying resentment toward her husband and son.
Female, 45-60 yrs old
Range: A3 - C5
BRENDA STRONG A young nurse and Frank Jr.'s eventual love interest. Hard-working and initially insecure, she meets Frank Jr. after running away from a wedding. Comes to trust him but his true identity clouds her feelings.
Female, 20-30 yrs old
Range: G3 - A5
ROGER STRONG Brenda's conservative father. He is stern and interrogatory, but reveals himself to be deeply romantic.
Male, 50-60 yrs old
Range: A2 - A4
CAROL STRONG Brenda's traditional mother. She is talkative and boisterous.
Female, 45-60 yrs old
Range: Bb3 - A5
ENSEMBLE (there are several small character roles played by ensemble that are not listed here) COMMUTERS; ASSISTANTS; STEWARDESSES (MINDY, CINDY, LINDY, JANE, KELLIE, SHELLIE); PILOTS; AGENTS; TARGETS; PARTY-GOERS; DOCTORS; NURSES; INTERNS