For the kids. For the craft. 100% fee-free.
THE STARLING COMPANY
is the brand new children’s theater wing of
a non-profit professional theater company focused on
producing new musicals
and promoting financial accessibility
within the theater arts since 2018.
FLY NORTH THEATRICALS
As part of Fly North Theatricals’
The Starling Company is dedicated
to not only providing
HIGH-QUALITY
THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES
for young St. Louis-area performers
but to make those experiences
COMPLETELY FREE
TO ALL.
Simply put:
NO PERFORMANCE FEES. EVER.
Anastasia: The Musical
Feburary 20-March 1, 2026
AUDITIONS
DECEMBER 7 & 8 2025
FREE AUDITION
WORKSHOP
DECEMBER 6, 2025
“What is this?” Scroll down to find out!
Character Breakdown
The Starling Company is seeking young actors ages 8-18 to fill all roles.
ANASTASIA (ANYA)
female presenting
character age: 20’s
actor age: middle/high school
vocal range: G3 - G5 (belt to D5), “Disney Princess Mezzo Belter”
Brave, fiery, and witty. She is both the elegant Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov and a scrappy, street-smart young woman that is determined to survive against all odds.
female presenting
character age: 60’s
actor age: high school
vocal range: F3-Bb4, “Regal Alto”
Anastasia's Grandmother. She is regal and elegant with a tough exterior to protect her heart from the tragic losses she experienced. Strong singing and acting skills needed.
THE DOWAGER EMPRESS
COUNTESS LILY
female presenting
character age: 30+
actor age: middle/high school
vocal range: G3 - C5, “Jazzy Mezzo”
Lady-in-Waiting to the Dowager Empress. She is loyal, protective, witty, and wise. Strong singing, movement, and comedic acting skills are needed.
DMITRY
male presenting
character age: 20’s
actor age: middle/high school (must be similar age to Anya)
vocal range: A2-G4 (opt. A4), “Broadway Tenor”
A street-smart and charming young man. Strong singing, acting, and movement skills are needed.
VLAD POPOV
male presenting
character age: 50’s
actor age: high school (must older than Dmitry)
vocal range: A2 - F4, “Comic Baritone”
A "good-natured, semi scoundrel." Before The Revolution, he scammed his way into the aristocracy. He is a surrogate father to Dmitry. Strong singing, comedic acting, and movement skills needed.
GLEB VAGANOV
male presenting
character age: 20+
actor age: middle/high school
vocal range: A2 - Gb4, “Robust Baritone”
A young Soviet official. He is the villain of the story, although he is not a bad person. He believes in and is loyal to the new regime's ideals, and is ambitious to rise in its ranks. Strong singing and acting skills needed.
LITTLE ANASTASIA
female presenting
character age: 6-8 years old
actor age: elementary school
vocal range: C4-C5
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanov as a young child. Strong singing and acting skills needed. Will likely double in the ensemble.
TSAREVICH ALEXEI
male presenting
character age: 10-13 years old
actor age: elementary/middle school (older than Little Anastasia)
non-singing role
Anastasia's brother. Strong movement and acting skills needed. Will likely double in the ensemble.
ENSEMBLE
all genders, all ages, all vocal ranges
Ensemble will play a vast array of characters including Soviet officers, aristocrats, reporters, ballet dancers, and Parisians. Strong singing, moving, dancing, and acting skills needed.
Important dates
AUDITION PROCESS
Fly North Theatricals, 2727 S. Jefferson, STL
Free Audition Workshop
12/6/2025, 12-4pm
Learn and practice real songs, monologues, and dance combos from the show so you can practice for the real audition!
Auditions!
12/7/2025 & 12/8/2025
Click “sign up” below and you will be able to choose a time-slot.
Please prepare 16-32 bars of any song that makes you feel like a princess, revolutionary, or devious street urchin.
Please prepare a 1-minute comedic or dramatic monologue from a play, TV show, or anything with words!
Please list all conflicts on the audition form. Few conflicts will be accepted after the rehearsal process begins.
Don’t know what any of this means? Come to the audition workshop!
Callbacks
12/13/2025, 12-4pm
You will be notified at auditions if we’d like to see you for callbacks. If called back, please wear clothes and shoes you can move in.
REHEARSAL PROCESS
Fly North Theatricals, 2727 S. Jefferson, STL
Rehearsals
1/6/2026 - 2/14/2026
In January, rehearsals will be Tuesdays (6-9pm), Thursdays (6-9pm), and Saturdays (12-4pm).
In February, Wednesdays (6-9pm) will be added.
First Cast Meeting & Read-through
12/20/2025, 12-4 pm
Meet and greet for cast and crew!
The cast will read through the script and sing along to the songs.
TECH & PERFORMANCES
Jefferson Avenue Mission, 2241 S. Jefferson, STL
(just five blocks north of Fly North Theatricals)
Tech Week
2/16/2026 - 2/19/2026
All cast will be called from 5-10pm every day.
No conflicts will be accepted during this time.
Performances
2/20/2026 - 3/1/2026
Showtimes are Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 5pm.
Call times TBD.
A brush-up rehearsal may be added on Thursday 2/26/2026.
AUDITIONS
DECEMBER 7 & 8, 2025
Where we are
Fly North Theatricals is proudly located in South City STL just south of the intersection of Jefferson and Gravois and the beautiful neighborhoods of Benton Park, Benton Park West, Fox Park, and McKinley Heights.
2727 S. Jefferson Av. St. Louis, MO 63118
Getting here
Transit:
Options from Civic Center,
Take #11 toward Shrewsbury-Landsdowne to the Jefferson/Gravois stop. Walk 250 feet south on Jefferson. (most direct, most frequent, ~10 minute ride, 1 minute walk)
Take #10 toward Hampton-Gravois TC to the Gravois/Jefferson stop. Cross Gravois, then walk 500 feet south on Jefferson. (~10 minute ride, 1 minute walk)
Take the #30 toward Shrewsbury-Landsdowne to the Arsenal/Jefferson stop. Walk three blocks north on Jefferson, just past Lynch St. (~20 minute ride, 10 minute walk)
Options from Shrewsbury-Lansdowne
Take #11 toward Civic Center TC to the Jefferson/Lynch stop. We’re just north of the intersection, across the street. (most direct, most frequent, ~30 minute ride, 0 minute walk)
Take the #30 toward Civic Center TC to the Arsenal/Jefferson stop. Cross Jefferson then walk three blocks north. We’re just past Lynch street on the left. (~30 minute ride, 10 minute walk)
Driving:
From North City, West End, North County, West County, St. Charles or the Metro East, take I-64(“40”) or I-44 to Jefferson and head south. Travel just past Gravois and we’re on the right (west) side of the road, just before the next intersection (Lynch).
From South City, South County, or Jefferson County take I-55 north to Arsenal Street, then turn left (west). Travel about 1/2 mile to Jefferson and make a right. Travel three blocks north and we’re on the left (west) side of the road just beyond Lynch St.
There is an attached parking lot on the north side of the building that is free to use.
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR
Angela Healy
Angela is a St. Louis-based performer and choreographer as well as the co-founder and artistic director of The Starling Company, Fly North Theatricals’ fee-free children’s theater. Recent notable credits include the roles of Eva in At The Wedding (West End Players Guild), Millie Owens in Picnic (Hawthorne Players), as well as choreographing and co-directing A Christmas Story (The Starling Company) and Spelling Bee (Fly North Theatricals).
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Bradley Rohlf
Bradley Rohlf is a multi-hyphenate theater artist and musician, and is the Managing Director of Fly North Theatricals. As a songwriter and recording artist, he has released two EPs under the moniker Another White Suburbanite, "AWS" (2011), and "Counter Culture" (2012). He began acting in plays and musicals across the metro region in 2013, and garnered a Best Performance Award nomination from Arts For Life for his portrayal of Mr. Bungee in "A New Brain" with Hawthorne Players in 2019. He has worked as a production manager and stage manager for most of FNT’s productions, including “The Gringo” (2018), “Madam” (2020), and “Caroline, Or Change” (2023). He directed FNT’s production of “Assassins” (2022) for which he was awarded “Outstanding Director of A Musical” by the St. Louis Theater Circle. He is a co-host of Overarching, and co-owner of Greenfinch Theatre & Dive.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
FLY NORTH THEATRICALS
Colin Healy
Colin Healy is a dog-owner based in the city of St. Louis who is also a composer, music director, artistic director of Fly North Theatricals, co-host of the podcast Overarching and co-owner of Greenfinch Theater and Dive. Starting at age 15, as a touring singer/songwriter, Colin's work as a recording artist has received radio play nationwide and spans five full-length studio albums including We Are The Wild Things (2012) produced by Brian Viglione (Dresden Dolls, Nine Inch Nails) and recorded at the legendary Stratosphere Studios in New York.His work as a composer includes 4 works of musical theatre: Forgottonia, The Gringo, Madam, and Big Machine. Madam was nominated for five St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards in 2021 and The Gringo was one of the headlining acts at the 2018 St. Louis Fringe and set the record for best-selling show in festival history. Healy has also served as the Artist-In-Residence at both St. Louis University (2020-21) and the Center Of Creative Arts (2022).
AUDITIONS
DECEMBER 7 & 8, 2025