Casting
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Cast Size: Medium (11 to 20 performers)
Cast Type: Children
Dance Requirements: Standard
Character Breakdown
Kala
A gentle mother ape. Kerchak's mate and Tarzan's protector.
Gender: female
Age: 30 to 45
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: E3
Kerchak
The gruff leader of the gorillas and Kala's mate.
Gender: male
Age: 40 to 50
Vocal range top: Gb4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2
Leopard
A fierce carnivore that threatens both gorillas and humans.
Gender: male
Age: 25 to 35
Young Tarzan
An innocent young boy. Loses his parents and is raised by the apes.
Gender: male
Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: C3
Young Terk
A sarcastic adolescent ape. Tarzan's best friend.
Gender: male
Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: G3
Terk
A sarcastic ape and Tarzan's best friend.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: B4
Vocal range bottom: Eb3
Tarzan
A vulnerable, fearless young man raised by apes. Terk's best friend who falls in love with Jane. Our story's protagonist.
Gender: male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: Bb4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Jane
An adventurous young English botanist. She falls in love with Tarzan.
Gender: female
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F#3
Porter
A bumbling English professor of biology. Jane's father.
Gender: male
Age: 50 to 60
Vocal range top: C4
Vocal range bottom: B2
Clayton
A brutish, greedy hunter and guide. Leads Jane and Porter's expedition.
Gender: male
Age: 30 to 45
Ensemble
Apes; Expedition Crew