Seeking Cast for Musical "Lizzie"
Audition for "Lizzie" show. Actors needed. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Please see more info below. About the project: Rage! Sex! Betrayal! Bloody murder! In the heat of late summer 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife are found murdered in their house. The main suspect in the murders is Andrew’s youngest daughter from a previous marriage, Lizzie Borden. Using a searing rock score, and based on the historical record, LIZZIE explores the heady and heated days leading up to the murder and Lizzie’s controversial acquittal of all charges and the creation of a new American myth. Additional info: Please bring an actor resume and headshot to be submitted to the production crew. All those auditioning should prepare a cut of 16-32 measures from a song of your choosing. There will be a dance call at the initial auditions. Callbacks Thursday, July 10th at 6:00 pm. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, and will be every Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday evenings from 6-9 pm. Tech Week will run Sunday, October 12, 2025 – Thursday, October 16th, 2025. Performance dates include: October 17, 2025 @ 7:30 PM October 18, 2025 @ 7:30 PM October 19, 2025 @ 2 PM Attendance is required for all tech week dates and performance dates set forth. Please be advised in order to enter the Theatre during auditions all individuals over 18 must provide a license or ID. For all individuals entering the building bags will be checked by security. If you are interested, please apply.
4 roles
(Lead). High belt: F#3-F#5 (belt to A5 if possible). The titular character. Rock mezzo with a strong high belt and head voice; the younger daughter of the Borden household, accused of her father and stepmother's axe murders; damaged and twisted, can turn on a dime from fragile, broken, meek and obedient to conniving, sinister, furious, and terrifying.
(Supporting. Vocal Part: Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano). High mezzo lyric/mix/belt: G3 (w/F#3 pick-up/ghost-notes in one number) – A5 (legit soprano). Lizzie's neighbor. Pop/rock soprano with a strong mix; Lizzie's next door neighbor who visits frequently; seductive and secretive, with an almost maternal tenderness in her affections for Lizzie.
(Supporting). Alto/mezzo belt: F#3-D5. Lizzie's older sister. Rock alto/mezzo belt; Lizzie's older sister; resentful of her father's marriage to his second wife and his financial support of her family; protective, outspoken, and commanding; furious, but also desperately sad.
(Supporting). Contralto/low alto: F3 (w/E3 pick-up/ghost-notes in one number) – Eb5 (E5 option in one ad lib). The family's Irish maid. Rock mezzo; the Borden family maid of several years and occasional show narrator; Irish; speaks and sings in dialect; clever with a dry and dark sense of humor; a rock and roll nihilist; not much gets past her.
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