hey everyone!

Does anyone have a breakdown of common ensemble character breakdowns? Like ensemble 1 usually is marks mom/sue/bag lady etc? I cant seem to find one and i dotn have a script yet. Im jsut a dork and trying to get ahead start on the show!

The ensemble tracks are as follows:

Mark's Mom and others
Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, Seasons of Love Soloist #2, a pastor, and others
Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, Seasons of Love Soloist #1, and others
Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
Paul, a cop, a others
Alexi Darling, Roger's Mom, and others

Don't forget Fuzzy pink bra girl!!!

Oh yes. She must be apart of Alexi's track. Do forgive me if I'm wrong, it's fairly late on the East Coast. I do believe I am right, though. Thanks for pointing that out.

Thank you! I realized after I wrote that, that its in my RENT book...you know the one all rent people bought for like 50 dollers back in the day lol

Yep, the RENT Bible! It's a great book.

Usually how big is the ensemble. I recently saw a production where there seemed to be a fairly large ensemble. I only ask because I'm planning to auditon for a community theater production in the spring and I doubt I'll be cast in a lead. I'm a white girl who can't belt well, so I'm out for leads. But I feel like it would still be a great experience to even be in the ensemble of the show.

So, large ensemble: general trend or one-time fluke?

^ I'd say it's neither. It's just going to vary from production to production. I'm inclined to say that the tendency will be toward smaller ensembles, as the original production had. To me it makes more sense given the practical aspects of the show to have fewer individuals in the cast. It's an ensemble show, to be sure, but it still needs to be tight. (Les Mis is a similar show. It's not actually got as many folks in it as one would initially expect, but it suggests a multitude).

But it's really hard to predict; there are too many variables, such as

- The policy of the theatre
- The size of the stage
- The vision of the director(s)
- the available talent and voice spread