For the past 4 years, I have been working on a musical based on the story "Renard the Fox".

http://en.wikifur.com/wiki/Reynard_the_Fox

I am taking a great deal of creative liberties with the story, as I hope to mesh it with both ancient and modern-day fables and show how all of the stories that we tell are interconnected across time. Here's a brief introduction:

Setting
A king's court. Various locations inside characters' minds. Many of the parts of the story take place in either flashbacks or flashforwards,

Characters

Renard the Fox
A crafty fox who always seems to be able to get out of trouble just in the nick of time. Through bravado and clever wits, he outsmarts all of the other characters in the story to get his way. But is he too smart for himself? He is married to Hermeline the Fox, and once had a long-term relationship with Hersent the Wolf.

Narrator
The narrator of the story. He helps to speed things along when the characters get dragged down in the complexities of their decisions. In the stage adaptation, the narrator plays guitar, providing the only instrumentation for all of the songs.

Ysengrin the Wolf
Renard's arch nemesis. While it seems like he should have the upper hand against Renard, he is continually tricked by Renard and holds a very large grudge against him. He is currently asking the king to punish Renard for "harassing" his mate, Hersent.

Noble the Lion
The King. He is trying to rule with justice and fairness, but his subjects do not quite value justice and fairness quite as highly as they should. He tries to follow the will of his subjects, but also has started to try to see through their inconsistencies.

Tibert the Cat
Quite possibly the only one at the court who can match wits with Renard. He is looking for opportunities to use Ysengrin and Renard's conflict to his advantage.

Chanteclere the Rooster
A bit of a rockstar. A little bit. He has a gripe against Renard since he suspects Renard killed his relatives, though he can't quite prove it yet.

Bruin the Bear
The strong, dumb brute of the group. He has long since abandoned the ideals that others in the group hold to and can be easily sated with carnal desires.

Grinbert the Badger
Renard's cousin, the bishop. Always trying to get Renard out of the trouble he gets into, often without success. Eventually, Renard will give him a real confession, but Grinbert will put up with him until then.

Assorted Other Characters
Enselmble parts. Roenel's mate, a hound. Noble's Mate: Fiere the Lion. Hermeline the Fox. Cuwart the Hare, Bellin the Ram, Tielcelin the Crow, Petitpas the Peacock, Pele the Rat, and others. There are a LOT of potential characters to use. Many characters are interchangeable, and can be added or removed as desired. The different characters that are used determine the pace of the plot.


Plot
After a musical introduction to the characters, Ysengrin poses a complaint to Noble about how Renard has been "harrassing" his mate, Hersent. After some of the characters take Ysengrin's side and some take Renard's side, Noble decides that Renard should be brought to court and he should make his case.

After this, Renard and the cast go on a series of misadventures trying to decide whether Renard is guilty, and what exactly he should be guilty of, culminating in a deep understanding of the past and future fated love.

Structure
Most of the dialogue takes place in the "present" with the characters discussing Renard the Fox. However, many of the songs take place inside the characters' minds, showing what has happened or what will happen to them as either a reason or a consequence of their actions and ideologies.


What I'm looking for!
I have sheet music for some of the songs, and dialogue for some of the scenes. Therefore, I would really like to have the chance to work with some of the awesome furs here who like to do vocal things. I really don't have many requirements if you want to do some voice acting/vocals. There are a few main characters, but MANY sub characters. (In a stage adaptation, the same actor might be required to play 5-7 different roles). There are individual songs, duets, and enselmble songs. So, whether or not you want to play a major character or just part of a group (There is a large group of mice in one song, a large group of eagles and pigs in another, and there will undoubtedly be more as I keep writing songs.

If you have interest in helping me out, write a comment or send me a note, just telling me what types of roles you'd like to play (Dramatic/Comedic, Large/Small, Solo/Group), your vocal range (or just links to some of the songs you've sung that you think show your vocal skills), and any other fun facts you'd like me to know.

If you have any questions about this, let me know! Here's my progress, currently:

<Number of Songs> : <State>
2 : Sheet music written and complete
2 : Written with chords, but no sheet music ready yet
2 : Between 50-80% complete
~5 : In conceptual stages