Overview
High Note: E4
Low Note: G2
Analysis
Charles, Pippin’s father and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, is a booming, larger-than-life monarch who rules his kingdom with a mix of brutal pragmatism and casual tyranny. He is a warrior-king who is far more comfortable on a bloody battlefield or counting his war
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Editor Picks & Commentary
To successfully audition for Charles, you must perfectly balance booming regal authority with broad, eccentric comedic timing. Charles is a warlord who casually commands massacres, yet he is written with a heavy dose of vaudevillian humor. Your presence in the audition room needs to be physically large and loud – you are a man who has never been told "no" in his entire life. Avoid making him entirely a buffoon; his comedic moments are funniest when they are delivered with the deadpan, absolute
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