Think you know everything about the world’s most famous love story?
Think again!
Move over Shakespeare, this is one makeover like no other.
21 year old Romeo Montague is hot, single, sexy and rich. What more could any man ask for?
How about, love?
Meet 18 year old Juliet Capulet. She’s also hot, single, sexy and rich.
Sounds like the perfect match, right?
Think again!
When their two worlds collide, they will sacrifice everything for love, including their warring families.
This is a story about sex, love, hope, and tragedy.
This story fills in many missing pieces never shown on stage or screen.
With many characters altered from the original tale to fit in with their modern day counterparts, this story is retold in the complete modern day English language, based on today’s everyday living standards and set in modern day Paris, France.
This is Bleeding Love, The Untold Story of Romeo and Juliet.
Based on the novel by award winning author, Steve Genis.
*Please note: should you be successful in securing a role, you will be provided a copy of the novel (paperback) to read. The stage adaptation will be set in Melbourne as opposed to the Paris setting in the book. MOST roles have been listed as requiring singing, please be advised, however, that all cast members will be required to sing for the opening and closing numbers.
Romeo Montague
Everyone’s lovable, Romeo. All the women want him, and men want to be him. 21 years old, single, rich, naïve and amazingly gorgeous. There is a shock twist and a massive bombshell that is revealed in the book. His character is Greek Orthodox as opposed to Italian decent in the original story.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Males, aged 18 to 25 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Juliet Capulet
Capulet’s rich, beautiful and youngest daughter. The character has been aged from fourteen to eighteen and is more fierce and daring compared to her original counterpart.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Females, aged 18 to 21 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Con Montague
Con Montague, Romeo’s father and owner of a major, global fashion label. His character has been altered from Italian to Greek Orthodox.
Males, aged 35 to 42 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Helen Montague
Helen Montague, Romeo’s mother and Con’s wife. Her character has had a major overhaul from the original tale. She holds a dark secret that will change the lives of her family and the community.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Females, aged 35 to 42 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Tony Capulet
Juliet’s father. He is also the owner of a major, global fashion empire, in direct competition with his enemy, Montague. His character remains the same as the original tale.
Males, aged 35 to 42 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Tina Capulet
Juliet’s mother and Tony’s wife. Remains loyal to her husband and a loving mother to her children. Her character remains the same as the original.
Females, aged 35 to 42 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Natalie Capulet
Natalie Capulet, Tony and Tina’s eldest daughter and Juliet’s sister. One of the first major character changes from the original story. Natalie replaces the role of the loveable, and at times, (comedic) Nurse. She is exceptionally loyal to her family, especially her husband, who is fighting for the Australian (American in the book) troops in Afghanistan. Natalie is heavily pregnant and awaiting the arrival of her first child.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Females, aged 25 to 30 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Snr Constable Price
Snr Constable Price, replaces the role of Prince Escalus in the original story. Other than his name change, his role is the same as the original.
Males, aged 30 to 35 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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James Paris
James Paris, replaces the role of Count Paris in the original story. His role remains the same as the original.
Males, aged 20 to 25 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Mercedes
Mercedes, One of the BIGGEST character changes in the entire story. She replaces the role of Mercutio. The role is now female and Mercedes holds a big secret with devastating consequences (which is revealed in the book). Although the role is now female, she inherits the same humour that we all loved about Mercutio and she brings it to life in the best possible way.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Females, aged 18 to 20 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Tyson Capulet
Tyson Capulet, Tony and Tina’s eldest nephew, Juliet and Natalie’s cousin. His character is true to the original, the only change is his name.
Males, aged 18 to 25 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Greg
Greg works for the Capulets. He is best known as Gregory in the opening sequence of the original story and the character remains the same.
Males, aged 18 to 20 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Sam
Sam also works for the Capulets. He is known as Sampson in the opening fight sequence of the original story. His character also remains the same.
Males, aged 18 to 25 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Adam
Adam works for the Montagues. He is best known as Abram in the opening sequence of the original story. His role also remains the same as the original.
Males, aged 18 to 25 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Ben Montague
Con and Helen’s eldest nephew and Romeo’s cousin. His name is abbreviated from Benvolio and remains true to the original.
Males, aged 18 to 20 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Luke
Luke replaces the role of Friar Laurence in the original story. His character has been changed from a priest to a lawyer in this adaptation to fit in with the modern day setting.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Males, aged 35 to 40 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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John
John is known as Friar John in the play. In the original tale, Friar John is the one who is meant to deliver the news to Romeo about Juliet’s (fake) death. He is never seen and only ever mentioned by Friar Laurence. In this version, he is given a speaking role and he is Luke’s brother and Romeo stays with him whilst he is banished.
Males, aged 30 to 35 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Jensen
Jensen, another character who has had an overhaul from the original. In the original tale, Jensen is known as the Apothecary who gives Romeo the deadly poison to kill himself. In this version, he is a battling drug addict who provides Romeo with a drug to kill himself. Romeo pays him off so that he can leave the country, and nothing can ever be traced back to him in assisting with the suicide.
Males, aged 18 to 20 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Rose
Rose, another character with a BIG overhaul. In the original story, she is known as Rosaline, the one that Romeo loves, but she doesn’t love him. She is never visible in the play and she has no lines. In this version, she is given a speaking role, and we are introduced to the reason why she rejected Romeo’s love in the opening sequence of the play after the prologue.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Females, aged 20 to 25 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Narrator
The narrator is known as the chorus in the original story. In this version they will read the Prologue (both the original as it was written and then in modern day English) and Epilogue.
*Please note, this role will require singing.
Any gender, aged 18 to 40 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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Extras
Extras will be needed as stand byers, backdrops etc. These roles will NOT have any specific dialogue in the show, but will require singing for the musical numbers.
Any gender, aged 18 to 40 from Victoria, Australia
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Minimum Acting experience:
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