[mastachen]

With the permission and blessing of Aimee, I will be directing the Les Mis forum cast this year.

Rules (mostly copied off Josh's extremely well-run and civil Sweeney Todd forum cast)

1.The auditions will go from two weeks, starting from today to August 14th.
- The voting will be from August 15th to August 19th.
- If you vote before or after the time of voting, your votes will not be counted.
- I will post results as soon as possible.

2. To audition, please include your username, a brief sentence or discription of why you want the role, and if you want, you can include a picture.

3. You can audition for more than one character.

4. For the 9 leads, no cross-gender auditioning. Sorry. However, if not a lot of people audition, then yes I will allow it.

5. Cross gender auditioning will be allowed for the Barricade boys/Thernardier's gang, Gavroche, and the 4 miscellaneous roles at the bottom.

6. When voting, I will allow you to vote for yourselves, but only if you had auditioned for the role.

7. Please vote for all the characters, not just one or a couple.

8. Please vote for only one character per person.

9. Obviously, the person with the most votes wins the role.

10. In the event of a tie, I will draw from a hat. However, if it's a tie, and one of the person in the tie has won the role, I will give that role to the other person in the tie.

11. If a person wins for multiple roles, I will select from a hat which role he will get, and then the second place finishers in the other roles will be cast.

(another voting rule, but I'm too lazy to renumber everything: You do not have to audition to vote. People who didn't audition can vote in here.)

12. The understudies will be the runner-ups for the roles.

13. If people only auditioned for the lead and didn't get cast, I will put them in any ensemble role that was not cast.


These are the roles you will be allowed to audition for, and that's it. I will not be adding any more characters unless I forgot a barricade boy or something.

Jean Valjean
Jekkienumber24601, UniquePerspective, TylerMcMahon

Javert
musictheatre00, mastachen, UniquePerspective

Fantine
le_moofin, Curlyhairedsoprano91, SmallTownIngenue, Brunnhilde, Catherine, sweetsoprano, audreydarling, musical4eva, mezzo_soprano, music is my life!!!, EponineBarker

Thernardier
musictheatre00, Jarrod001, BroadwayBeast, TylerMcMahon

Madame Thernardier
elizabethjaneforrest, Lostquiche, Robinflamingo

Cosette
lizavert, psych_out, SmallTownIngenue, SomeoneLikeYou, Lostquiche, sweetsoprano, Jasmine28, NoOneMournsTheWicked, audreydarling, music is my life!!!, curlyhairedsoprano91, Marie-Rachel

Marius
jarrod001, dcrowley, Trevor reincarnate, UniquePerspective, Actor

Enjolras
mastachen, dcrowley, Trevor reincarnate, UniquePerspective

Eponine
le_moofin, SomeoneLikeYou, Brunnhilde, Elphaba22, EponineMNFF, broadway babii x0, LittleGavroche, Jasmine28, NoOneMournsTheWicked, audreydarling, mezzo_soprano, music is my life!!!, EponineBarker


The Barricade Boys:

Grantaire
mastachen, Orestes Fasting, Sythar

Courferyac
mezzo_soprano, Sythar

Combeferre
Orestes Fasting

Lesgles

Feuilly
lizavert, Brunnhilde

Joly
music is my life!!!, bramblefox

Jean Prouvaire
psych_out, Catherine


Thernardier's Gang:

Brujon

Babet
mezzo_soprano

Claquesous
Catherine

Montparnesse
dcrowley, lesmisloony


The Kids:

Young Cosette
fjays, broadway babii x0, LittleGavroche, remnantpark, music is my life!!!, theatrelover18

Young Eponine
mezzo_soprano, music is my life!!!

Gavroche
jackissensational, acc921, jarrod001, wicked_boy, broadway babii x0, LittleGavroche, remnantpark


Other Miscellaneous Roles:

The Bishop
lostquiche

Bamatabois

Factory Girl
Curlyhairedsoprano91, DontDoSadnessxx, EponineMNFF, Catherine, sweetsoprano, mezzo_soprano, music is my life!!!

Factory Foreman


Remember, this is all for fun. When the time comes, I will create a new email address where you will send the votes too. All right everyone, enjoy!!!

[elizabethjaneforrest]

Username: elizabethjaneforrest

Name: Elizabeth

Role Desired: Madame Thenardier

Reasons: I've played it before, and there's nothing I love more than a good, crass character role. To this day, I've never enjoyed a part as much as I've enjoyed Mme. T. I think she's by far the most fun female role in the show and that she can be played in so many different but equally entertaining ways. I'm not afraid to appear ugly or unattractive, like other women in my age group. In short, I have very little shame, and I would love to play the role again.

As for a picture:
(In Character)


(Out Of Character)

[wicked_boy]

I dunno what to audition for. Gimme time to think!

[le_moofin]

YESSSSS. We're doing this right now (second performance tonight) so I'm totally in the Miz zone =D

Username: le_moofin

Name: Kaiti

Role Desired: Eponine, Fantine

Reasons: As cliche as it sounds, I've been in the same emotional place as Eponine. Not just loving/idealizing another man and feeling unnoticed, but living in a broken home, being forced to help the guy I love/like be with another person, and watching old friends triumph over me. Also, I can belt high like there's no tomorrow and I don't have the build for your perfect ingenue (5'8" but slender).

As for Fantine... at my high school, I am typecast as the "mother" type. It's probably because I don't sound like a child when I sing and I'm tall. I am told I act mature for my age, and I feel that I can convincingly portray a young mother in a cruel time period. Although I am a soprano, I can easily hit the E below middle C, so the ranginess of the part is not a difficulty for me.

As for a picture:

[lizavert]

Username:lizavert

Roles Auditioning for:Cosette and Feuilly

Reasons: These are probably the two most underrated characters in the piece. Feuilly is usually just ignored in the fandom, this is partly Hugo's fault. But Hugo's lack of description is no excuse for ignoring the poor boy. As for Cosette, she is massively underutilized in the show. And because of that, I feel, she doesn't get any kind of respect. Especially from Eponine's legion of fangirls.

I may post a picture if I can find one that I like.

[psych_out]

Username: psych_out

Name: Emily

Roles Auditioning for: Cosette and Jean Prouvaire

Reasons:
Cosette: Well, I'm a teenage, brunette, soprano. But also, I feel I have similar attributes to "adult" Cosette, even if I've been blessed enough not to have her traumatic childhood. Anyway, I'm quite shy (off-stage), and as an only child, I've always been rather sheltered/spoiled by my parents. And, if it helps, I had a crush on an adorable but clueless tenor last year ( ).

Jehan: I consider myself the quiet, poetic type (I have so much random poetry stored on my computer), but if I'm dedicated to something, I am devoted to it all the way. I also love music and the arts (which is why I'm here). I will admit that I'm a total idealistic romantic, and I spend a lot of time daydreaming.

I don't take very good pictures, but I'll post one if I find one.

[curlyhairedsoprano91]

Deleted, due to unbecoming drama.

[DontDoSadnessxx]

UserName : Dontdosadnessxx

Name : Michelle

Roles Auditioning for : Factory Girl (booya!!)

My reasons: I've done the show twice in my life. The first time I was cast as the factory girl and Cosette's understudy. As for now, I've been cast yet again as the factory girl. So I don't mean to brag, but I kick ass at kicking ass
I've never been cast in a forum cast yet, so it would mean a lot to me!
Thanks

Pic:

[SmallTownIngenue]

Username: SmallTownIngenue

Name: Maggie

Roles auditioning for: Fantine and Cosette

Reasons: I'm playing Fantine right now, and it's been an incredible experience. I've really had to push myself as a performer to perfect the role, and I feel as if I have deserved it as it is my first lead ever in a musical. I am a soprano, but I have a very well developed chest-voice and now I have little trouble with the low notes. I also resemble the character physically with long, curly, blonde hair if that counts for anything! I do look a little young for the role, but I think that makes her even more heartbreaking.

As for Cosette, I have no trouble in playing soprano ingenues, it's what I'm most comfortable with! I probably relate to her character the most in real life because I am often sheltered by my father who is very protective of me, and I am a teenager still who sometimes can go head over heels in "love"!

As for pictures:
In character as Fantine, the girl obviously haha:

In real life:

[musictheatre00]

Username:musictheatre00

Name:Chris

Auditioning for:Javert,Thernardier

Reasons: Javert:I act very much so by the rules and hate it when people get by through ruthless acts, with no remorse for any of them, and there are some people in my life that I try to point out as bad but people ignore me.I've also performed the song 'Stars' in a musical revue at my school and have gotten good feedback of it. And I'm a pretty strong baritone.Thernardier:Because I think I'm quite a lover but there's not much there. I have a lot of experience with character roles. Also, I'm not afraid to be gritty. In fact, in my own house, I am a very disgusting person. My opinion, better in private than in public. Sort of like how Thernardier feeds people rat droppings and crap without their knowing.

here's my pic:


thanks for your time.

[jackissensational]

Username: jackissensational
Real name: Jack
Desired role: Gavroche
Why: I am one of the youngest and smallest males on the forum, although I'm not exactly the correct age or body type, I come as close as anybody on this forum. I often found myself wanting to be one of the "big kids," when I was younger, having two older brothers and five older sisters. So does Gavroche, always tagging along with the barricade boys. I have a real happy-go-lucky sort of attitude, which I definitely could incorporate into Gavroche since he has basically the only light-hearted solos in the entire show. Plus I'm a member of a Gavroche fan club.
Photo:

[SomeoneLikeYou]

Huzzah! This is what I've been waiting for!!

Screen Name...SomeoneLikeYou

Desired Roles...Eponine, Cosette

Why?...Les Miserables is my favorite show, and it has been my dream to play one of these roles. Unfortunately, the theatre life in my area is pretty low so I may never get the opportunity to even be in this glorious musical. I feel that if given the chance, I would bring a wonderful amount of spirit and passion to these two characters. I can belt like Eponine, but I can also play the perfect ingenue in Cosette. Likewise, I can also relate to both characters in different ways. Thank you!

[Brunnhilde]

Username: Brunnhilde (if written somewhere, it's Br�nnhilde)

Name: Johanna Konieczny

Role Desired: Fantine or �ponine

Reasons: I'll play Fantine in September. We do it with our colleges. First I was planned for �ponine, but with the girl who was planned for Fantine, we changed roles. She's younger. Neither of us is blonde.
So I learnt both roles. In my mother language, of course. And I know much of the roles in English.

As for a picture:



I'll upload more tomorrow.

[lostquiche]

Screen name: Lostquiche

Characters I am auditioning for:
The Bishop, Madame Thenardier, Cosette


Why YOU should pick me:
-For the Bishop, I know I would never be able to play this in real life, it being a man's role, but it is one of the most moving parts of the show for me. The grace and mercy that he shows to Valjean and the way it affects his whole life is inspiring and touching. I would love to be able to portry that to the audience.

-Cosette: I hate one dimensional, screechy Cosettes, and I would not be one of those. I would give her soul, passion and a personality beyond what the script and score give her. Also I look really good in black dresses with lacy collars, you know.

-Madame Thenardier: This would definatley be the part I would most likey be cast as in a real production. I like character roles and making people laugh with them. I would also relish the chance to cuss in front of all those people, becuase I am definatly known as a good girl and i love undermining people's set opinions. I can also look really ugly.

picutre: an old one, but it shows my face clearly

[Fantine]

Screen name: Fantine
Name: Howi Ronic
Role desired: ensemble
Reasons:
Look, unfamiliar people have come from out of nowhere! Yippee I would love to be a part of that! Especially since this cast has everything to do with casting in terms of personality! Yay!

[mastachen]

Please take your negative energy out of my thread. None of the people tjat auditioned here so far joined up just to participate in the Les Mis forum cast. They've posted elsewhere, and if they did join just to do it, who the hell cares? The more people, the better. I was reading through the "forum cast" thread and I thought long and hard about how to go about this, taking into account your opinions and how Aimee did it back in 06 and everything. Just because I decided not to do it your way (I think you wanted to to nominations) doesn't mean my way is any more invalid. Most forum casts are conducted this way anyways and they have been, for the most part, very successful.

[wicked_boy]

[mastachen]

Ok here's my audition:

Roles: Enjolras, Javert, Grantaire

Why: I'm tall and buff, so I kinda fit the basic physical descriptions for both. lol I have a lot of practice being pissed off all the time so that works for Javert. I also have a steadfast determination to get things done and am willing to take up challenges and lead, which is sorta like Enjolras. Besides, if I am ever in Les Mis, these two are my dream roles.

I also said Grantaire because I can drink like him. Strike that, I can drink better than him.

[Robinflamingo]

User Name: Robinflamingo

Role desired: Madame Thenardier

Reasons: This is actually my dream role. I'm 5'10" and a big gal with a bigger voice, and I've spent my life playing the girl next door type, or the slut with the heart of gold, like Aldonza. In recent years, I've played Mama in "Bye Bye Birdie," and Eulalie McKechnie Shinn in "Music Man."

[Quique]

Oh, how I love Robin. <3

Don't think I'll participate in this, but if I do, I'll go for Grantaire! XD

[acc921]

Username: acc921
Name: Anna

First off, I adore Les Mis. I was in it for the first time this summer at Stagedoor and I was so excited because I'd always wanted to be in it!
The roles I'm auditioning for are Eponine and Gavroche.

Eponine:*edit* not going for this part anymore, because I'm relatively new to the forum.

Gavroche: I love this part! His songs are always so fun and almost ironic in a way. In a show where there's not much to smile about, I always felt the energy pick up when Gavroche came onstage because he's got that childish, refreshing optimism even in rough times. His death is totally heartbreaking, but I love how he maintains optimism until the end and dies for a cause that, even as a kid, he knows is worth dying for.

[Elphaba22]

User Name: Elphaba22

Real Name: Katie

Roles desired: Eponine

Reason: I'm am well acquainted with being so close with, and caring so much about a person, that I will do anything for them, and let them treat me however they want, and still be nice and caring. And it has been my vice just as much as it has been my strength. I love so much, and as an actress, it is very enlightening on a personal level, and effective as a performance for me to delve into those emotions for a character. "On my Own" is as triumphant as it is sad. She loves Marius so much, and that is her strength. But because of that love, she can't stop helping him with Cosette, even though it means losing him for herself.

Hair: dirty blonde
Eyes: Green

Pictures:


(left)

[Elphaba22]

sorry, this is a good one of my eyes:

[jarrod001]

Username - Jarrod001

Name - Jarrod

Auditioning for - Marius,Thenardier, Gavroche

Marius - I'm a young, charming boy. Just because.

Thenardier - I love to be greedy and mischievous(sp?). I'll steal from you and con you MWAHA. I can be mean, too... I'd love to play this role one day.

Gavroche - I want to be Gavroche most of all. I'm small, cute, and loveable. I can be real hot tempered. I was also a little brat as a child. Kind of a stay away. I've looked all over my community for a Les Mis so I could play Gavroche, but nothing. Now I'm 15 and too old =( Make my dream come true lol.

Going to the beach this week, so hopefully when I get back I'll have taken a decent picture to put up here.

[EponineMNFF]

Username: EponineMNFF

Name: Abby

Role Desired: Eponine, Factory Girl

Why I want these roles

Eponine: I'm sure everybody is surprised by this. Eponine is, has been for years and always will be my dream role. I've lived in this fandom since I was a freshman in high school and I have read the book and I do love all of the characters, but Eponine has always been my favorite. I'm not one of those girls who "can relate" because boo hoo I've had a boy not like me. I love Eponine for her craziness and her flaws--I love her more for that, in fact. I admire her determination (even though I hope to Hugo I never am determined to the point of psychotic.) She is quite an interesting young woman who is given a bad reputation in the fandom because of those who follow her, but despite the risk of being ridiculed by online strangers, I love her and will always consider her my favorite.

On a more technical side, the role is completely in my range. I have been aquatinted with this character for so long and have seen so many adaptations, that I am definitely prepared to do it justice. I can bring a different side of her character to light and not just be a replica. I have been experimenting with different interpretations of all of her lines and songs for four years (Yes, pathetic, but she's pathetic for Marius, isn't she? XD) and have a lot of ideas of my sleeve. I wrote my college essay about how much I love the character, if that's any proof of my dedication. Not to mention--I already have a costume.

I have practically written another essay about how much I love the character, but in all seriousness, playing this role has been my longest dream and I would be so happy to see this dream (virtually ) come true.

Factory Girl: Let's be serious. Factory Girl is the bomb. (Yes, I'm bringing "the bomb" back.) I have had conversations with Haviland Stillwell at the stage door about how awesome the character is. I don't get many chances to play a character like this, but I would totally rock it if I did.

Pictures:




(Sorry for the creepy facial blurring of my friend--I just didn't want to post pictures of him on the internet. Yes, this is at a costume party.)

[Sythar]

Username: Sythar

(As my username is gender non-specific, I will take this chance to note that I am female... and thus deprive myself of the chance to audition for Javert. See? I'm so noble!)

Preferred Main Role: If cross-gendering ends up being allowed - Javert. If not, Fantine or Eponine.

Reason: I've tried out for Eponine before. She has a lot of spunk - and playing a slightly more book!canon Eponine in the musical would be great fun. I also like the fact that of all the main female roles, she gets the most fun. Dying on stage surrounded by Barricade Boys FTW!

Fantine: Dramatic role with lots of scope for tugging at the audience's heart-strings. She also gets to be around when Javert and Valjean do their confrontation scene!

Javert: Um - I love him?

Preferred Minor Role: Courferyac or Factory Girl/Turning Woman

Reason: I empathise with Courferyac as the 'centre' of the students. It's the role I often end up taking in life.

Picture: I have no pictures I like. I am of medium height with brown-chestnut hair and green/hazel eyes.

[fjays]

hi guys
my first try out at a forum cast.. awesome!

well i'm one of the youngest on this forum, and i look pretty young, and even though I don't really look eight years old whatever, I shall go anyway

Username ~ fjays
Real Name ~ fiona
Auditioning for ~ young cossette

Reason ~ because as cheesy as this sounds, I know what its like to dream about how life could be, in a fantasy, while suffering from abuse. Plus castle on a cloud is a beautiful song, right in my range.









thanks guys

[Catherine]

Well then. This should be fun!

Name: Catherine (same as username)
Characters I am auditioning for: Lesee... Fantine, Factory Girl, Claquesous and Jean Prouvaire.
Why?
Fantine - Right, this is basically what I said in the Sweeney Todd forum cast. I love tragic characters, I think they're so interesting, and for some reason I have this weird obsession with being beaten up and/or dying onstage. So losing my bf and kid, selling my hair and locket (should be teeth really, but whatevs ) becoming a prostitute and dying 8 times a week = heaven to me! OK, that sounds kinda weird, but who cares, its a reason

Factory Girl - So who doesn't like being a bitch onstage? This role would be so fun to do, and I have the range for it aswell. Hurrah! I think I'd really relish it and do a good job, frankly.

Claquesous - I like Claquesous. Evil characters are really fun, and even if I would only get 3 words in the revival and London, I would try to be the most canon!Claquesous ever. Yep, I'd bring a mask, I'd even learn ventriloquism. It'd be cool to play a mystery that no one knows, and lets face it, the Patron Minette might not be poetic and brave like the students, but they're fun and evil, and that's whats really important. OK, it isn't, but its fun.

Jean Prouvaire - He's the sweetest Ami, probably the most creative, I like to think I'm creative as well. OK, so I'm not a poet and I don't play the flute, but I'm really good at writing, I love poetry and I play the cello. I just think he's lovely, and I'd be cool to play him.
Picture!


And closer up

I'm on the right.

[wicked_boy]

Username: wicked_boy
Role: Gavroche

Well, the main reason I want this role is because I personally don't fit the requirements for any of the other characters. Gavroche is the ultimate role for a kid my age. He kinda reminds me of the male version of "Annie". Happy and wanting to be "in with the gang". He has this happiness about him and that kinda reflects me. I always look on the brighter side of things, what's the point of being miserable?

I've always believed in helping someone in desperate need. He does this and in return ends up dieing. Even though it's sad, it's such an amazing way to die in a musical. A real heart braker.

Picture:

[broadway babii x0]

Username: broadway babii x0

Name: Jessica

Roles auditioning for: Young Cosette, Gavroche, Eponine

Reasons: Young Cosette : I am probably one of the younger auditioning, and I know how it feels to be abused, in more way than one, and dremaing of a much better place, where everything is perfect. I'm really short for my age, so that would help im portraying the role as well. I also have the voice for that character.

Gavroche: I really don't know how to explain. I can be spunky in the right suitation, and I think I would suit this role very well. As for the song little people, I can relate to that because I'm 4'10, and my best friends are between 5'3 and 5'6, haha. I also have the voice, I am very capable of sounding like a little boy, lol.

Eponine: Yes, a totally different age that Young Cosette and Gavroche, but as I will say below, I can pull off both. I can really relate to being in such a tragic time in your life, and yearning to have one thing, just that one thing right; but it doesn't work out; and everything has pretty much been spiraled down to nothing. But, I don't think I will get this role because, even though technically can belt this song; but it doesn't sound very good; but I can mix it and it sounds like I'm belting. I would have auditioned for Cosette, but I don't think I have a mature enough voice at this time in my life for that role.

Picture: Just a side-note, I am pretty young (13), and I can look younger (Young Cosette. gavroche) or older (Eponine) depending on how my hair is styled and what im wearing and such. I'm 4'10, its pretty easy for me to pull off both (for older, character shoes = love).

younger looking:


older looking:

[dcrowley]

Username - dcrowley

Name - Daniel

Auditioning for - Marius, Enjolras

Why I am auditioning: I adore Les Miserables, i know the entire show line by line. I have read the book 3 times (4 by the end of the summer).

Marius: Well... I have the dark, messy, curly hair. I have played the romantic guy in practically every role I have ever played. Marius has been a dream role of mine for years now.

Enjolras: While I don't look like Hugo's Enjolras, I play leader well. I can relate to his passion and stubborness... and his unspoken desire for Grantaire.

If I don't get either of these, I would like to be cast as montparnasse (sp?). Cool role. and I want to sexually assault Eponine.

[dcrowley]

Username - dcrowley

Name - Daniel

Auditioning for - Marius, Enjolras

Why I am auditioning: I adore Les Miserables, i know the entire show line by line. I have read the book 3 times (4 by the end of the summer).

Marius: Well... I have the dark, messy, curly hair. I have played the romantic guy in practically every role I have ever played. Marius has been a dream role of mine for years now.

Enjolras: While I don't look like Hugo's Enjolras, I play leader well. I can relate to his passion and stubborness... and his unspoken desire for Grantaire.

If I don't get either of these, I would like to be cast as montparnasse (sp?). Cool role. and I want to sexually assault Eponine.

[sweetsoprano]

Username - sweetsoprano
Name - Meg
Auditioning for - Fantine, Cosette and Factory Girl

Why I am auditioning: Les Miserables has been a part of my life since I was about 8 and it was actually the first musical I fell in love with. I knew every lyric by heart and it's been my dream to be a part of the show since I can remeber.

Fantine: Fantine is one of my favorite characters of all time and I'd be honored to play her. I absolutely adore singing "I Dreamed A Dream" and I feel it really sounds great in my belt. (I'm actually more so a mezzo/belter than a soprano ). I admire Fantine's deep connection with her child and how she eventually sells her body just so her child has a miniscule chance for a better life. Her passion is just so...admirable. I would seriously drop everything if I ever had a chance to play the role.

Cosette: Here's where my soprano plays in. I love Cosette and think it'd be a fantastic challenge to make the audience love her instead of being indifferent toward her. Cosette and I are fairly similar personalitiy wise, in the fact that we fall in love very quickly. Plus "In My Life" is a fun song to sing!

Factory Girl: I used to go around singing all her lines when I was about 10 years old. Who doesn't want a chance to play the bitch? I would LOVE to play the Factory Girl because I typically don't get the chance to play characters like her!

[LittleGavroche]

Username: LittleGavroche

Name: Nicole

Roles Desired: Gavroche, young Cosette, Eponine

Gavroche - Note the username. Probably my favorite child characeter in all of musical theatre. He is just ridiculously awesome. I'd love to see an older Gavroche like myself [although I'm only five feet tall...]. I can't stand the six-year-olds they cast, I like a nice Artful Dodger-esque Gavroche. I love that he's the one to out Javert. I love that he's the Thernadiers' son. I'm not sure if I would say he's my favorite character in the show, but he's the one I consistently adore.

Young Cosette - This is going to sound bizarre, but I had a dream the other night that I played her and I was loving it. It'd be great to play her in a Forum Cast as I'm now too old [seventeen] mostly because her La's with Jean Valjean are one of my favorite musical passages in the show. I think I play young very well, and I would be able to make her sufficiently lovable. And not creepy.

Eponine - Up until recently, I really hated her. Thought she was a whiny bitch and all that jazz. But I have come to realize were I to play the part, I would be able to act her or even direct an Eponine in a way that makes her less annoying. I'd love to do a wistful smile at the end of "On My Own" and have Eponine stick around to hear Jean Valjean read Marius' letter, so she could have "On My Own" be her realizing that it'll never work, and her being okay with that. I'd love to expand her beyond her romance with Marius, and it'd be nice to see her more involved with the ensemble, as well as create a clearer dynamic with her parents and with Gavroche. Physically, I look more like an Eponine than a Cosette, I think, but until a few weeks ago I would have never auditioned for Eponine, I'd always been a Cosette person.

A picture is forthcoming, got to upload photos from my camera...

[Jekkienumber24601]

Name: Jekkienumber24601

Part Desired: Jean Valjean

Reason: Playing Valjean was the most amazing experience and I really grew as an actor and explored things with the character that others haven't done. Namely read the book. lol. But yeah, vote for me and let's do a forum cast recording just for the heck of it.

[jackissensational]

[EponineMNFF]

[lesmisloony]

What the heck, I'll bite.

Username: lesmisloony

Roles Auditioning For: Oh good Lord, if you don't know then Hi, it's nice to meet you.
Montparnasse.
Or any of the gang, really.

Reasons:
1. He owns my soul.
2. No one else asked for it.

(Um, if Kragey is able to show up and asks for the part, I'm voting for her, by the way, and would encourage you to do the same. But in her absence... )

Um, and I've already posted the picture of me stalking Mike Evariste at the stagedoor, poor guy. If you didn't see it you're not missing anything. It's in some other long-fallen thread.

[Trevor reincarnate]

I'm auditioning for Marius and Enjy. Because I'm good. And tall. And buff. ...and maybe a little asian?

[Orestes Fasting]

I want to be Combeferre. Because I'm a giant nerd.



There, have a picture of me standing in front of the map of 1849 Paris that's hanging on my wall. And since I'm typing this from an apartment somewhere between Belleville and P�re Lachaise, if anyone wants further proof of my nerdiness, I would be happy to supply pictures of me in any Les Mis location you care to name.

Alternately, I should totally be Grantaire, because I'm a sarcastic bastard and I want to screw Enjolras.

(Also, I freaking take issue with the gender-specific casting, because there are a lot more girls than boys on this forum, and let's face it, they've got a pretty crappy selection of roles.)

[Catherine]

^ So true.

[lizavert]

[Elphaba22]

[Jekkienumber24601]

[bigR]

I don't care much for forum casts but am I allowed to say that the rules are totally unfair for the people who want to do it?

The non-cross gender rule is certainly a good way for the few boys who usually participate in the forum to get all the fun parts, but I find totally unfair the way so many people who never write in this forum have magically appeared from nowhere claiming that the want to be javert or enjolras, when most girls who give life to the forum are going to be stuck with "3rd whore from the left"".

Also, the auditioning part is kind of weird. We have plenty of people who never write here claiming to be characters they like just because they are cool... I liked it much more when during the last forum cast the members just voted for whoever they though was more adequate for the role. No auditions involved.
This way it is like: we hadn't enough with the eppyboppers, guys, let's all become enjyboppers, javyboppers and gavyboppers!...

So, at the risk of having my votes ignored, I'm going to ignore the non-cross gender rule because it doesn't make any sense and I am going to ignore the �uditons because 90% of the members have auditioned for roles I will never vote them for.

By the way, you can do whatever you want with me, but getting into audition mood, I really really would love to be "the girl who pulls the cart in Turning", because ehm, I like to pull things around and walk in circles?

Edit: I've just changed my mind. If some enjybopper auditions for the role because he is unearthly pretty, and a virgin (and plans to remain so), and can make criminals knee with a glance, I'm voting for him

[Brunnhilde]

Orestes: please, do some pics between the Pont Notre Dame and Pont-au-Change... you know where.
*melts into a puddle*
*obsessed*
*angsty*

Oh, I desperately want to see it. I was in Paris, but that time, I was with group and had no fun.

[mastachen]

Alright, it seems like my rules are getting ragged on here so I think I'm going to explain myself.

Aimee had stressed to me a couple months ago how close to her heart the Les Mis forum cast is, and I'm honored she's letting me do it because she easily could've just said "Wait til I come back from vacation and I'll run it." I'm trying hard not to disappoint her, the Mizzies that frequent here, and also the other people that I know would want to be a part of the forum cast that don't come here as often. This is my first time directing a forum cast and I've basically been thinking about how to go about this since the first time I asked Aimee for permission back in February. I'm doing the best I can.

[bigR]

Can I be " barricade warnings" then?

[Orestes Fasting]

[Quique]

[LittleGavroche]

[UniquePerspective]

Hi peoples.

Name: UniquePerspective

Roles Auditioning for: Valjean, Javert, Marius and Enjorlas

Reasons why:

Valjean: One of my dream roles, I very much admire his sense of justice and his desire to do the right thing, even if he doesn't necessarily understand the entirety of some things.

Javert: Another one of my dream roles, I in particular sympathize with his changing of circumstances once he realizes what's going on. Also, I'm a fairly low bass so I fit him vocally.

Marius: I can understand his youth and his desire to make a difference in the world. He also seems to at times go into things without fully understanding the deep impact, which I have felt myself from time to time.

Enjorlas:
I admire him in a sense, the fact that he is so determined and ambitious with his desires and dreams, especially at a student's age, when I feel those desires are at his strongest.

[Elphaba22]

Part 2 of my Eponine audition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZbbXIW-qZk
LOL

[Quique]

[Elphaba22]

[DontDoSadnessxx]

I've been reading a couple pages back and I think it's a bit ridiculous how some people are taking this innocently enjoyable forum cast and turning it into an argument.
can't we just have fun?

Anyways, Id like to take myself out of the audition for Cosette. I really only want the factory girl part. It's such an enjoyable minor role and I hope that me pulling out ( ) of the race for Cosette will show you guys how much I truly care about this silly oppurtunity to make a banner reading "factory girl"

thanks love.

[mastachen]

[Brunnhilde]

Adding to my former page:

If I can't get Fantine, I want Feuilly. He's my favourite Ami. And Poland rocks I'm a Hungarian and we are traditionally friends with Polish people.

But we really should do cross-gender casting. How many men are here?

[Jekkienumber24601]

Where's the love for Joly and Courferyac

[BroadwayBeast]

Username: BroadwayBeast

Name: Shane

Role Desired: Thenardier

Reasons: I would love to play this role! I am a crazy guy with a crazy personality. Ive never played a villian by any means, but i have played comedic roles...many a time! Plus I have to voice for it! I make tons of thenardier faces in everyday life, and while working at a restaurant, which is what i currently do, you learn how to persuade people into giving more money!(as in tips). Im an expert at that!

as for a picture!...

[bigR]

I'm sure that you did everything in good faith, mastachen, and I think that it is very nice of you to start the game, and count the votes, and everything. It is a work that you are going to do for everybody enjoyment. I' not "against" you.

BUT I also think that maybe you should have asked if most people were happy with the rules. And I really think that the people who give life to this forum day after day should have had a saying in it.

Because this way it is really not fair at all. I honestly don't care about the forum cast and I'd absurdly happy with any kind of ridiculous role, like the barricade warnings, or the girl pulling the cart. or fantine's first client, but I think that the rules are very unfair for a lot of people who really contribute to the forum, write fun and interesting posts on a regular basis and DO care about the forum cast

You say that this way, a lot of people who never write here get a chance to be cast in the main roles, but that's not fair at all. I know for sure that my Javert would be Brunnhilde, and my Enjolras would be Orestes. Do you really think that it is fair that someone who's never here gets a chance to get the role while they don't? At least, Loony is one lucky girl because she can't be voted as Montparnasse. Do you think it would be fair it we wouldn't allowed to vote for her and the role went to someone who's never writen here just because he's a guy and he asked for it at the last moment?

And there is a reason why I don't like the idea of auditions either (although I know that this is only my point of view, but I think that we could have discussed it at least, before starting with the process). Part of the fun of the forum cast is voting for someone you think that will fit the character, remainds you of some one, or deserves it simply because he|she is obsessed. By limiting the options to the members who have auditioned for a part, you limit the fun... Maybe someone deosn't see himself as a certain character but everybody else thinks that he fits it perfectly. That's whay I think that we should be allowed to vote for people who haven't auditioned for a certain character.

I not attacking you, really, but I think that it is absurd to be forced to choose, for example, a Javert, among the people who have auditioned for him, when from my point of view none of of the candidates has any special conexion with that role. I want to vote for Brunnhilde because it would be the fairest choice.

[Brigantine]

username (duh): Brigantine
roles auditioning for:

Madame Thenardier: She is so totally opposite of me, it would be fun to be her on stage. To be abusive and totally crass and frank, and have no consequences! I love her part in Master of the House... him going on and on about being the "master"... until she starts to sing. the power she has in pointing out that he obviously has no control over his immediate household.

Factory Girl: I'll jump on the bandwagon. Again, someone different from myself- spiteful, vindictive. A memorable cameo, but if it were a real show, I'm sure she'd also be doing the fun ensemble stuff as well, and that would be awesome.

Alas, I've usually played the 'mother' type (due to height and voice) or lead/ingenue type (due to voice and lack of other choices)...
If this were real, I'd love to play someone totally outside myself, really get INTO a role and have to stretch to pull it off.

Photos: (sorry, I haven't taken any super recently, the shorter hair is from about March, and the curly hair is from about January... my hair is somewhere inbetween the two now! )

[Orestes Fasting]

[jasmine28]

Username:Jasmine28
Name:Vanessa
Roles Auditioning for:Cosette and Eponine

My reasons:
1. Les Miserables is one of my favourites musicals.
2.Eponine is the character with always I feel identify .I dream with know Eponine in person that will be in two weeks when I will go to see Les Miserables here in London. And I would like to have the good luck of Cosette and I can to be one Cossette in the future. (Sorry for my english).

Photos:

[remnantpark]

Username: remnantpark (Yes, I am a newbie)
Name: Rosa
Character: Young Cosette/Gavroche

Gavroche: I'm 14 years old (going on 15), and I'm ridiculously short for my age. I'm only 5'0", and not only am I short, but I "look" like I am 12. Some think that I am 10. Both my face and my stature make me look younger than I really am. I think I can pull off a good Gavroche since I myself have a boyish side (that I don't show in pubilc)! In fact, I used to live with 4 male cousins...so I was a real tomboy then. I always wanted to live up to the boys, despite that I was a female just as Gavroche wanted to live up to the "gang" despite his age and stature. I had a keen taste for adventure, just like Gavroche. In fact, I did tae-kwon do back then, too...I liked many boyish things, and I can relate to Gavroche in many ways. It's so frustrating to be small and out of the norm! I still feel the same way, since I am younger and shorter than the people of my class (of '11!)...so I get made fun of a lot...which reminds me of the song "Little People"

Young Cosette: I have two sides of myself, though. I also have a weaker side to me. Just as Cosette had to deal with the absence of her parents, I had to deal with the absence of dad since I was 5. He lived far away from us (out of the country) due to complicated situation with jobs, etc. He loved my mom, as my mom had loved my dad...I loved my dad, too. However, he couldn't live at home with us so I just waited for my dad all year, until he finally comes home once or twice during his vacations. It really hurts, especially if you're really young, so I think I can truly relate with Cosette's emotions. Moreover, I have a lot of imagination...and when I was 5 (the age when I first moved to America), I had a lot of difficulties. I felt small and dumb compared to rest of the kids in my kindergarten class....and this continued all the way up until 3rd grade. I've always dreamed to be like my older sister, who was more mature, popular, and intelligent...while I never did so well in English, or really anything due to language issues. As to the vocal needs to play Cosette, my vocal range fits the role perfectly. I think I am able to play this naive character...partially because I look as naive as a 10 year old (X_X, which I dread sometimes), but also because I have a little bit of Cosette inside of me.

I love playing child roles; I am able to connect them with them very easily! And I have experience in them...one of which was Abigail Williams' sidekick in The Crucible.

Those were really long explanations. Sorry!

[NoOneMournsTheWicked]

Username: Noonemournsthewicked
Name: Erika
Roles: Cosette and Eponine

Why?
I'm an ingenue, always have been always will be. Lyrical soprano voice, petite build, wide-eyed innocence and naiivete. When it comes to Cosette, I already have experience playing the romantic lead soprano (as Maria in WSS) and a deep love for the role. As for Eponine, I can belt the hell out of her songs and I feel like I can really connect with her emotions.

Picture:

[audreydarling]

Username: audreydarling

Roles Desiered and Why:
Eponine - She is my absolute favorite..and I feel with her...ponine has been with me since I discovered les miz in fifth grade and she has such a sentimental value to me vocally and personality wise. Smart, Gutsy, and a history of being hopelessly in love with a boys who would much prefer the light flirty "stupid" girl. not that I think cosette is dumb...but she is a little more airy that eponine. I also have a mean Belt which actually goes up to an E and the same birthday as Sutton Foster (which is how I discovered her). I have worked so hard all my life trying to be noticed and I feel like my ownly solace is singing at night when i'm "on my own." I'm also constantly inagining people are there when they aren't. waah. oh and i can SCREAM!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!!!!! (pitch drops.)

Cosette - I've been told I'm the typical ingenue...though that has yet to be tested except in my voice lessons where I consistintly hit Fs above the staff. my father is overprotective and seems to want to keep me shut away. i'm no stranger to secrets and recently was seperated from my "lover". i have been working on my soprano for years and it's finally ready. plus broadwaybeast cast me as cosette based on my pic though i encourage everyone to have their own opinion.

Fantine- why not?...and she is so tragic. as am I...I may be a little young but I am certainly worn. and thank goodness I don't have a child. but at times I have certainly felt like it. "I Dreamed a Dream" sits nicely in my voice (very rich) and I certainly know what it feels like to have a reputation marred but experience kindness.

i am just so passionate about les miz i got a little carried away. this is all so exciting.

oh and did I mention... je parle francais!!

c'est moi



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[mastachen]

I've updated to reflect the latest auditions. I meant to do it last night, but an 18 page paper got in the way and I haven't slept for pretty much 29 hours. Auditions are still open though.

Also, I noticed that people are putting their real names into their auditions.. um, you don't have to if you don't want to. If you're not comfortable with putting your real name down, it's not a requisite to audition.

[audreydarling]

thanks for that. I was confused beacuse i got contradicting info. good luck with your paper.

[mezzo_soprano]

Name: Mezzo_soprano

Parts: Fantine, Eponine, Factory girl,

I am auditioning first for Fantine because she is my favourite role in the whole show. She has such a tragic story! I also love the song I dreamed a dream.

I am auditioning for Eponine because I think a melodramatic death scene is just my style.

I am auditioning for the factory girl because she is my favorite cameo role. Being mean and fighting onstage, what fun!

[Sythar]

[mastachen]

^That's fine. I'll update the front page later tonight when I'm back from class.

[Fantine]

[Fantine]

[bigR]

Exactly. I don't know 90% of the people who've magically appeared out of nowhere for the forum cast. Why would I vote for them?

[elizabethjaneforrest]

[mastachen]

[Brunnhilde]

bigR: thanks

I really want be Javert, but I can't turn into a man , but if there will be cross-gender casting, I'll go for my beloved Inspector. *sighs*
*goes to hear ten different versions of the Suicide*
*beginning and ending with PQ*

[Jekkienumber24601]

[Jekkienumber24601]

[bigR]

Mastachen, I really think that you misunderstand me. If I don't like this kind of cast it is precisely because it is exclusive.
What I've been trying to say from the begining is that EVERYONE should get a chance to be casted as any character. By forbiding cross-gender casting you are making exclusive rules, where I would like everyone to have a chance at every role.

Also, I never said anything about excluding people who don't usually post here. What I said is that it wasn't fair for the frequent posters who give life to this forum to be excluded while people who are never here get the chance to get casted in the role they love.

In short, what I want to say is that everybody should get a chance to be casted as everyone. That's all. You made up rules who are very unfair for the girls who frequent the forum. That's a fact. There is a lot of people who would like to have a chance to get casted as Enjolras or Javert. As you do. And they can't. You tell me who is being exclusive.

And that'll be all. I'm not getting into a fight when I've always thought that forum casts were silly, and I honestly never intended to be part of one. I am not a player here and it is up to the players to make the rules, I suppose

[musical4eva]

Username: musical4eva

Name:Megan

Role: Fantine

Reasons: Not to annoy any one but I think Fantine (Despite only being alive for about 20 minutes) is just as strong a character as Eponine. She also has the "I'm in love with someone I can't have" side to her and is, I feel, a very emotionally strong character. She is willing to do anything, even die, as long as her daughter can be cared for and throughout her downwards spiral into prostitution and poverty Cosette is her only care in the world. Also Fantine changes throughout her brief stage life which i feel would be very rewarding to act.


Mee... I'm the brunette
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Me as Blousey Brown in Bugsy Malone
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[mezzo_soprano]

Um can I also audition for babet and Confyerac (I know I didn't spell that right.)??
Please??

[Orestes Fasting]

If you can't spell his name, why the fsck are you auditioning for him?

[Orestes Fasting]

[bigR]

[Brunnhilde]

Only three for Javert? Count me in. Let feminism awake, fellow women.
And really, Orestes should be Enjy. Her hair is like the blood of angry men. And I adore her avatar. (Orestes, who is that pretty Enjy?)

[Orestes Fasting]

Martin Pasching. Or, more specifically, Martin Pasching through about three layers of screen and soft light in Photoshop, but the original picture was still pretty.

[Brunnhilde]

Oh, Martin is in my top three Enjys. He's so book-like... and when he is Enjy and Christian M�ller is Javert, that's almost too much of sexiness for my poor fangirlish heart.

So how about Revolution against the opressing of Women? Mizzian People Front, awake! Let's fight the Romans... oops, wrong movie.

[Brunnhilde]

Oh, Martin is in my top three Enjys. He's so book-like... and when he is Enjy and Christian M�ller is Javert, that's almost too much of sexiness for my poor fangirlish heart.

So how about Revolution against the opressing of Women? Mizzian People Front, awake! Let's fight the Romans... oops, wrong movie.

[Brunnhilde]

Oh, Martin is in my top three Enjys. He's so book-like... and when he is Enjy and Christian M�ller is Javert, that's almost too much of sexiness for my poor fangirlish heart.

So how about Revolution against the opressing of Women? Mizzian People Front, awake! Let's fight the Romans... oops, wrong movie.

[Brunnhilde]

Oh, Martin is in my top three Enjys. He's so book-like... and when he is Enjy and Christian M�ller is Javert, that's almost too much of sexiness for my poor fangirlish heart.

So how about Revolution against the opressing of Women? Mizzian People Front, awake! Let's fight the Romans... oops, wrong movie.

[Aimee]

Just to let you know I gave Mastachen permission to do this and he waited 6 months to do it, respectfully. mens roles than girls.

People always gripe and moan but the fact is les Mis has far more mens roles than girls.

Sorry if that upsets people but it would be the same casting it in Real Life too.

His rules go.

Please be nice and just enjoy it.

thanks.

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[Orestes Fasting]

Ah, but the Intertubes are not Real Life, and winning the forum popularity contest doesn't require having a certain build or voice type, so why should it require having a certain gender?

I'm just sayin'. If it were the forum cast recording I'd understand the rule a lot better.

[bigR]

I'm sorry but I don't understand it. In a real life casting, or a singing casting, of course, cross-gender would be silly, but a forum cast based on personality?
I really can't find any single valid reason that justifies that a guy can have an option to be casted as Enjolras while a girl does not.
Moreover, this is the internet, we could all be lying. I must have said somewhere that I am a girl, so you know that I am, but maybe I am not. There is no way for you to know.
So, I confess, I was lying when I said I was a girl, I am actually a man, I run an Inn and I still from my costumers, can I now audition for Th�nardier?
No! Wait! I was lying again. I am a policeman. Can I be Javert?

Really, if you can't tell if someone is a man or a woman unless this person tells you so, there is no valid reason whatsoever for excluding the girls.

I still nominate Brunnhilde for Javert and Orestes for Enjolras.

[Bramblefox]

Username: Bramblefox

Role Desired: Joly

Reasons: I noticed that poor Joly has nobody trying out for him, and...oh. Dang. Just remembered that one line in Drink With Me. *bangs forehead* Well...I always liked the little hypocondriac anyway, so I'll forgive his line. I know I'm a girl, but ah well. Here's a little pic of me:

[Brigantine]

[mastachen]

I wish you wouldn't drop out and this probably makes me sadder more than anything that was said in this thread, but if that's something you feel you need to do, then I'll respect your decision. I want everyone to feel welcome here, and if you don't feel welcome, then perhaps we can meet again in another forum cast

I don't agree, however, that forum casts are just a popularity contest. When I first joined up, I used to think that way too, but I participated in my very first forum cast - the Phantom of the Opera - like 2 months after I joined - and I got voted to the understudy of the Phantom. Since then, I've had faith that people actually read these auditions and decide who they would rather see based on them, instead of just voting for their friends.

[Brigantine]

Well, yes, that's how it should be... and I hope voting is based on the audition posts...but it seems like most of the regulars don't want that to happen. Which as I stated above, they CAN control by voting.
It's not your fault!!
but yes, I'd like to just scratch my name from the list. Not trying to be dramatic, but more like... why bother? I'll be back to vote later.
thanks!

[Orestes Fasting]