Audition for Anastasia

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Director: Sean Joseph

Auditions: Monday, December 15th & Tuesday, December 16th at 6:00 PM. Callbacks Thursday, December 18th at 6:00 PM

Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Anastasia is both a heartwarming and heart-wrenching dive into one of history’s biggest unanswered questions: what happened to Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov? Set amidst the turmoil of the Russian revolution with the Bolshevik regime on the rise, Anya, an amnesiac orphan stranded in what was once the Russian capital, St. Petersburg, is on a quest to rediscover her past which she believes lies in Paris. Joined by a dashing conman, Dmitry, and an ex-aristocrat, Vlad Popov, who want to use Anya to bamboozle the only remaining Romanov, the Dowager Empress, into believing that Anya is the lost Anastasia, she escapes to Paris with a determined Soviet officer on their heels. Including classic songs from the motion picture like “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon a December”, Anastasia explores one determined girl’s journey to find home, love, and family as she discovers who she was and embraces who she is meant to be.

Rehearsals: Tuesday/Thursday evenings 6-9 PM and Sunday afternoons 2-5 PM, beginning on December 30, 2025.
Tech Rehearsals: Sunday, March 22nd – Thursday, March 26th, 2026

Performance dates include:
Friday, March 27, 2026 @ 10:00 AM & 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 28, 2026 @ 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM 
Sunday, March 29, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

Attendance is required for all tech week dates and performance dates set forth. For more information and to register to audition, contact Amanda Menard at Amanda@stadiumtheatre.com.

Stadium Theatre & Conservatory is dedicated to celebrating and cultivating a culturally diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We acknowledge that this process is a journey and that our commitment is essential and ongoing. Actors of all abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, races, and sexual orientations are welcome to audition for any role that they are interested in playing.

Please be advised in order to enter the Theatre during auditions all individuals over 18 must provide a license or ID. Individuals under 18 must provide a license, school ID or parent's license. For all individuals entering the building bags will be checked by security.

Character Breakdown

Anya/”Anastasia” (to play 20-28) – Soprano/Mezzo
Anya, the second youngest child of the Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra, is a young woman with fading memories of her past. Throughout the show, Anya becomes passionate about re-discovering who she has always been; adventurous, passionate, strong-willed, determined, and unstoppable. Anya wears her heart on her sleeve and is destined to unveil the truth of her own life story.

Dmitry (to play 17-25) – Baritenor
Dmitry is a failed, but hopeful and sly conman looking for a chance in life. Dmitry is passionate and optimistic about pulling off the perfect scheme to prove the real Anastasia exists. Little does he know this quest will take him to new heights, show his tender, genuine, lovable side, and require him to look within at the deeper meaning of love and life.

Vlad Popov (to play 50+) – Baritone
Vlad Popov is an ex-count, and Dmitry’s partner in crime. Vlad has a playful, rich, comedic, and youthful personality, and is working to plan the perfect scheme with Dmitry. Vlad revisits an old love when he arrives in Paris.

Gleb Vaganov (to play 25-40) - Baritone, Tenor
Gleb Vaganov is a loyal, strict, Soviet officer and symbol of Russian politics in the story, whose power holds strong onstage and amongst the Russian streets. Gleb’s role replaces the character, Rasputin, in the movie adaptation of Anastasia, portraying a villainous energy. Gleb’s loyalty to the communist ideals runs deep in the world of the Russian Revolution-era.

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (to play 60+) - Mezzo-Soprano
The Dowager Empress is Anastasia’s grandmother, a loyal, elegant, lighthearted woman whose desperately searching for the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and offers a reward to those who can help bring Anya to her in Paris. The Dowager becomes increasingly less hopeful as time moves forward in the search.

Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch (to play 25-40) – Mezzo-Soprano 
Countess Lily is the Dowager Empress’ lady-in-waiting. Lily’s role is a comedic relief in a post-revolution world, and she finds her way to Paris with the Dowager after escaping the Russian Revolution lifestyle. Lily is smart, bold, and clever, and is often seen frequenting the Neva Club where her witty, brassy, and sophisticated personality shines.

Tsar Nicholas II/Count Ipolitov* (to play 35-50) 
The Tsar Nicholas II is the top political figure in power at the top of the show, and of the royal family. He appears in the first scene, prior to the beginning of the Russian Revolution. This role will also play Count Ipolitov, a Russian aristocrat, leaving for Paris in search of a new life post-revolution.

Tsarina Alexandra* (to play 35-45)
Tsarina Alexandra is a female political figure in power under the Tsarist rule, at the top of the show, and of the royal family. She is married to Tsar Nicholas II. Tsarina Alexandra is the mother of Anastasia.

Olga Romanov/Paulina* (to play 20s)
Olga Romanov is the oldest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. This role will also play Paulina.

Tatiana Romanov & Dunya* (to play 20s)
Tatiana Romanov is the second oldest daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. This role will also play Dunya.

Maria Romanov & Marfa* (to play 20s)
Maria Romanov is the third oldest/middle daughter of the Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. This role will also play Marfa.

Young Princess Anastasia (to play 6-8) & Alexei Romanov 
At the top of the show, the Prologue takes place when Anastasia is six years old. Young Anastasia is Anastasia at this young age. She is given a music box by the Dowager Empress, her grandmother, as a continuing bond the connects the two of them together when the Dowager announces that she is leaving for Paris. This role will also play Alexei Romanov, Anastasia’s younger brother, in a tableaux family scene in the Prologue ballroom sequence.

Young Princess Anastasia* (Age 17)
At the top of the show, the Prologue takes place when Anastasia is six years old. Young Anastasia at 17 is Anastasia at this age, through the passage of time in the Prologue sequence.

Featured and Ensemble Roles include: 
Odette (Swan Lake Ballet Dancer), Sergei, Gorlinsky, Count and Countess Gregory, Count Leopold, Street Marketeers, Policemen, Russian Citizens, Parisians, Ballet Dancers, Neva Club Attendees.

*Denotes characters who will also be featured in the ensemble throughout the show.