Evangeline – Character Breakdown
Evangeline:
Beautiful, strong. Must play age 20-60 (mid 20's to early thirties) and have a very
good singing voice, more pop than classica l or musical theatre, but versatile...
Belting a D a must. French accent a must.
Gabriel:
Strong leading man qualit ies. Must play age 20 – 60 (mid 20’s to early 30’s)
Physically very fit, handsome. Great si nger, again, more pop than classical or
musical theatre. French accent a must, cl oser to Quebecois French than France
Baptiste:
5'6 to 5'8, actor should be early 20's. Loy
al, fierce, funny. He is Metis, so dark
features a must. French accent also needed.
Olivier:
Metis. 20's. Broken, hard drinking. Fiddl
accent.
Orchard LeBlanc:
First Nations actress, 50+. Strong, handsome, calm, funny
Rene Leblanc:
50+. Fiddler, folk singer. Irrepressi
Father Felicien:
40's+. Leader, spiritual man, good heart and
father and moral compass to his
people. Tenor, though we could consider a baritone. (A soft high G with no
vibrato important). French accent.
Hampson:
British. 30-40. Villain. Em otional sadist, bully. Can put on "suave and kind" with
great ease, to get what he wants
Winslow:
British. Good heart. Loves his country,
do.
Cornflower:
20's. Beautiful, First Nations wo
e player who is very musical. French
ble, funny, free spirit. French accent
uneasy about what he is being asked to
man. Strong and wise beyond her years.