The Hunchback of Notre Dame Character Descriptions

Small Town Theatrics is committed to inclusivity in casting. All races, ethnicities, gender identities, body types, and mobilities are encouraged to audition. Actors should submit for any roles they feel comfortable playing. Age descriptions are suggestive, and not necessarily how old the actors must be.

Claude Frollo - Archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral and the most powerful cleric in Paris, he is the reluctant caretaker of Quasimodo. He will do whatever it takes to rid the city of the Roma “vermin,” even as he lusts after Esmeralda. Calculating, manipulative, and obsessive. 
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: D4
Vocal range bottom: E2

Jehan Frollo - Claude’s reckless younger brother. With Florika, he fathers Quasimodo, who he leaves in his brother’s care. Wild, passionate, and strong-willed. 
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: G#2

Florika - A Romani woman and Quasimodo’s mother.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: C#4

Father Dupin - A priest of Notre Dame and Claude and Jehan’s guardian.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 60
Vocal range top: A4
Vocal range bottom: C4

Quasimodo - The deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Claude Frollo’s charge. Lonely and staunchly obedient to Frollo, he possesses a vivid imagination that brings to life the bells and gargoyles of the cathedral. Despite his shyness and uncertainty, he quickly befriends Esmeralda. Big-hearted, and brave when need be.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: Bb2

Clopin Trouillefou - The clever and charismatic King of the Roma. An air of mystery surrounds Clopin, who often leaves the scene in a puff of smoke. As the master of ceremonies for the Feast of Fools, he is witty and playful, but he boasts a darker, serious nature when not performing for the crowd.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 40
Vocal range top: G4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Captain Phoebus de Martin - Returning to Paris after serving in the war, Phoebus takes up his new position as Captain of the Cathedral Guard. Overconfident yet charming, this handsome, strong soldier makes the ladies swoon, yet his moral compass is also strong, and he openly defies the corrupted Frollo.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 40
Vocal range top: Ab4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2

Lieutenant Frederic Charlus - Lieutenant of the Cathedral Guard and loyal friend to Phoebus.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30

Esmeralda - A beautiful and free-spirited Romani woman who possesses the strong sense of justice and morality that Frollo lacks. Compassionate, she frees Quasimodo from the frenzied mob at the Feast of Fools and, against her better judgment, falls for the cocky Phoebus.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: Db5
Vocal range bottom: Eb3

Gargoyles - Statues of the Cathedral that come to life
Gender: Any

King Louis XI - King of France, nicknamed the Prudent.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 50

Tribunal - A judicial officer.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 50
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: G2

Madam - Owner of a brothel and safe haven for the Roma. 
Gender: female
Age: 35 to 50

Saint Aphrodisius - A stained-glass image that comes to life.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 50
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: B2

Congregation, Roma, soldiers, and citizens of Paris.
Gender: any

Choir
Gender: any