Casting

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Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
Cast Type: Trained Singers
Dance Requirements: Standard

Character Breakdown

Clyde Barrow
A charming small-town boy who craves notoriety. Bonnie's reckless, bold, daring lover.
Gender: male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A2
Bonnie Parker
A beautiful girl torn between love and fame. Clyde's ambitious, stubborn lover.
Gender: female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Marvin "buck" Barrow
Clyde's brother and an outlaw troubled by his wife's distaste for his lifestyle. Adventurous and loyal.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Blanche Barrow
A religious woman who disapproves of the criminal lifestyle. Honorable and righteous. Married to Buck Barrow.
Gender: female
Age: 25 to 35
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: G3
Cumie Barrow
A kind woman among those suffering in the Depression. Loyal and selfless. Mother to Clyde and Buck.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 55
Sherriff Schmid
Ted Hinton
A police officer struggling to separate his feelings from his duties. Kind and honest. Madly in love with Bonnie.
Gender: male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Young Clyde
Gender: male
Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: A5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Young Bonnie
Gender: female
Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: C#4
Emma Parker
Bonnie's widowed mother. Fragile, caring, sensitive.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 55
Preacher
The town's evangelist. Loud, passionate, boisterous.
Gender: male
Age: 45 to 65
Vocal range top: C5
Vocal range bottom: A2
Henry Barrow
A hard-working man, struggling to survive. Humble and quiet. Father of Clyde and Buck.
Gender: male
Age: 45 to 55
Governor Miriam Ferguson
An enforcer of the law and Governor of Texas. Tough and harsh.
Gender: female
Age: 40 to 60
Captain Frank Hamer
A retired Texas Ranger who joins the hunt for Bonnie and Clyde. Recruited by Governor Ferguson.
Gender: male
Age: 45 to 65
Bob Alcorn
The best sharpshooter in Texas. Recruited by Frank Hamer, he helps hunt down Bonnie and Clyde.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 45
Ensemble
Store Clerks; Cops/Guards; Bank Customers; Choir; Bread Line Folks