What we are looking for . . .

Directed by Jared Wright 

Tito  Mirelli (Male, Lead, 30’s - up, should be able to sing or fake it well,  speaks with an Italian accent) is imposing as the world's most renowned  opera tenor, and notorious ladies man. 

 Max (Male, Lead, late 20’s - late 30’s, should be able to sing or fake  it well) Saunders' long-suffering assistant and Maggie's suitor, forced  to take Tito's place in the role of Pagliacci.  

Henry Saunders (Male, Lead, 50’s - up) The Cleveland Grand Opera's  general manager. Father to Maggie. An authoritarian and blowhard who  often loses his temper at the slightest mishap  

Maggie (Female, Lead, late 20’s to late 30’s) Saunders' daughter, and  Max's girlfriend. She has a great admiration for Tito. She is pretty and  quirky.  

Maria Mirelli (Female, Supporting, 30’s - up, speaks with an Italian  accent) Think: Sophia Loren, Maria is Tito's long-suffering wife, with  an "Italian temper". Leaves Tito early in the play, but ultimately  returns to him. Loves Tito, despite his philandering. 

 Diana (Female, Supporting, late 20’s - up) Diana is The opera's ingenue  soprano, who is "flinging her way" to the top. A seductive woman (and  she knows it).  

Bellhop (Male, Featured, 17 - up, speaks Italian surprisingly well,  though not required, should be able to sing or fake it) is A comic  relief character who has an ongoing feud with Saunders. An obnoxious  opera fan, the bellhop keeps showing up at the hotel suite at the wrong  moment, trying to get an autograph and a photo of Tito Merelli.  

Julia (Female, Featured, 40’s - up) is Chairwoman of the Cleveland Opera  Guild, who considers herself a "grande dame." She wears a silver dress  which, Saunders says, makes her look "like the Chrysler Building."