FANTASTICKS Character Information

El Gallo (The Narrator) - male, a mature, dashing Zorro-type - any ethnicity will be considered but must have absolutely solid singing, acting and movement, baritone (A2-G4), must have charisma and "chemistry" with Luisa

Matt (The Boy) - male, plays 20-22 but in "remembrance" and should actually be somewhat older and more mature than that, baritone (A2-G4), will consider any ethnicity

Luisa (The Girl) - female, plays 16-18 but in "remembrance" and should be somewhat older and more mature than that, high soprano (B3-C6), will consider any ethnicity, must have real "chemistry" with both Matt and El Gallo

Huckabee (The Boy's Father) - male, 40s+, must be mature, a former "Navy man", commanding (most of the time), baritone (A2-G4), light song-and-dance, may attempt to match ethnicities of Matt and his father (but might not)

Bellomy (The Girl's Father) - male, 40s+, must be mature, a button-maker, very fastidious (most of the time), baritone (A2-G4), light song-and-dance, may attempt to match ethnicities of Luisa and her father (but might not)

Henry (The Old Actor) - typically male, 30+, any ethnicity, will consider a female willing to play it as a "pants part", using physical attributes, makeup, etc. to portray this "ancient" broken-down Shakespearean actor who believes himself to be far better than he ever was, spoken only except for one song which is more like a chant set to music, not really sung

Mortimer (The Man Who Dies) - typically male, 21+, any ethnicity, will consider a female willing to play it as a "pants part", spoken only except for one song which is more like a chant set to music, not really sung

The Mute - non-speaking non-singing role, plays in "mime", looking for a Marcel Marceau physical "type" but any gender/ethnicity will be considered, must be a strong actor for this very particular and peculiar role

A Note About The Fathers - Some productions have converted the roles of the fathers (or one of the fathers) into mothers, thereby offering more female roles, but the conversion to mothers weakens the text as the dialogue and lyrics as written would almost never be spoken by mothers. As with the roles of Henry and Mortimer, we may consider females who are willing to play these roles as "pants parts" (i.e., as true male, not female, characters, and not "drag" either) but we caution anyone who would like us to consider this that it will require special skills to pull off and our preference is to cast men in these roles unless no capable male auditions.