YOUNG ANASTASIA – A great role for a younger performer who is ready to take some responsibility onstage. She sings along with the Dowager Empress but doesn’t have a solo, so cast a confident actor who can portray a precocious royal princess!

THE DOWAGER EMPRESS – True royalty, and she knows it. The Dowager Empress’s has a regal bearing but also is dealing with deep grief of losing her family. 

TSAR NICHOLAS II – Not quite as serious as his mother The Dowager Empress, especially with his young daughter Anastasia. 

TSARINA ALEXANDRA FYODORONVA – An Actor who can portray Tsarina’s regal bearing, and excel during the Romanov family’s various appearances throughout the show in Anya’s memories.

ANYA – Anya’s journey is what the show is all about: her bravery, tenacity and perseverance make her the hero of the story, even though she’s also the princess. An innate likeability and natural sense of comedic timing are both helpful for this street-smart lost princess. 

GLEB VAGANOV – The strait-laced Soviet officer with a softer side who is tasked with locating Anya. Though Gleb is the antagonist of the story, in his mind, he’s the hero – he truly believes in the Soviet cause and is doing his best to be a good soldier.
 

DMITRY – A street urchin turned con artist. Though his career choices aren’t necessarily honest, Dmitry has a heart of gold and ultimately chooses what’s best for Anya, despite what he might want for himself. 

VLAD POPOV – A charming, jovial, intelligent character who should be played by an actor with great comic timing. Vlad serves as friend to Dmitry, the trio’s “in” with Lily, and as the buffer between Dmitry and Anya’s budding romance. 

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The COUNTESS IPOLITOV – Cast an actor who can handle the dramatic subject matter of the scene. The Countess Ipolitov sings “Stay, I Pray You.”
 

COUNT LEOPOLD – Cast an actor who can make a big impression– though the Count and Lily do not interract much, he has to stand up to Lily, so cast someone with a good stage presence. Count Leopold sings “Land of Yesterday.”
 

LILY – The life of the party! She is the Dowager Empress’s lady-in-waiting, and former royalty herself. She loves everything 1920s Paris has to offer. Needs to have a strong sense of comic timing who works well with Vlad. Lily sings “Land of Yesterday.”

 

ENSEMBLE
MARKETEERS, GORLINSKY, THE EXILED RUSSIAN, THE PEOPLE OF PARIS, PEOPLE IN THE NEVA CLUB , POLICEMAN 1 and POLICEMAN 2, THE RUSSIAN COURT and PEOPLE OF RUSSIA, LUDA, GALINA, ALEXEI, SASHA, NIKOLA, MIRA, MIKHAIL