Join us for auditions on:
Monday, July 27 at 7pm
Tuesday, July 28 at 7pm
215 South 3rd St
Hamilton Ohio 45011

Character Breakdown:

Stephen Hopkins
Delegate from Rhode Island. Hopkins' drinking has led to an appearance befitting of the 2nd oldest in the Continental Congress. He has a dirty old man playfulness about him.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Roger Sherman
Delegate from Connecticut. A coffee drinker with a penchant for hyperactivity, Sherman is a simple and balding cobbler.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Robert Livingston
Delegate from New York. Recently a father, Livingston's disposition has become one of humility and graciousness. He has changed considerably over the years.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Benjamin Franklin
Delegate from Pennsylvania. Franklin is intelligent, well-traveled, and pleasantly cunning. A jolly and admirable fellow with whom one would desire to have a friendship.
Gender: male
Age: 60 to 70
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2

John Dickinson
Delegate from Pennsylvania. A thin, hawkish gentleman. He is sharp-tongued and a touch detestable.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: A2

Col. Thomas Mckean
Delegate from Delaware. McKean is florid and likable with a charming, yet commanding, Scottish Brogue.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Richard Henry Lee
Delegate from Virginia, Lee is a willowy aristocrat. His flamboyancy is intoxicating and borderline infuriating.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Thomas Jefferson
Delegate from Virginia. Though noticeably tall, Jefferson is mild-mannered and sweet. Along with being a well read man, he is very much in love with his wife.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Edward Rutledge
Delegate from South Carolina. Despite his good looks, Rutledge is haunting and somewhat ominous as the youngest member of the Continental Congress. There is a serpent-like quality to him.
Gender: male
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C3


Martha Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson's very-much-in-love wife. Her looks are striking, her dancing delightful, and her humor appealing. She doesn't shy away from a good time. Joy radiates from her.
Gender: female
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: Bb3

Courier
The message runner between General Washington's army and the Continental Congress. He has witnessed the hardships of war firsthand, although his innocent disposition and appearance may imply otherwise.
Gender: male
Age: 15 to 20
Vocal range top: Db4
Vocal range bottom: C3

additional delegates  8-12 men, varying ages

The roles of John and Abigail Adams have been cast.