HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHTWAY Equity Principal Actors - Aurora Fox Arts Center Auditions

HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY - Aurora, CO EPA

Aurora Fox Arts Center | Aurora, CO

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, August 10, 2026
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM (M)

APPOINTMENTS

To schedule an audition appointment please go to the bottom of the page at:
https://www.aurorafoxartscenter.org/hank-auditions. By appointment only, no walk-ins. Please schedule at least 24 hours in advance. We are not accepting video submissions at this time.

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre

CONTRACT

$450 weekly minimum

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY (See

BREAKDOWN

). Local Actors are encouraged to audition.

PREPARATION

Please bring your best southern accent and prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue, along with one period-appropriate country tune of your choice. If you are able, we encourage you to accompany yourself.

LOCATION

Aurora Fox Arts Center
9900 E Colfax Ave
Aurora, CO 80010-5013
Please check in at Fox Box Office/Lobby 10 minutes ahead of your appointment.

PERSONNEL

Written By Randal Myler and Mark Harelik
Expected to attend:
Director: Abby Apple-Boes
Music Director: Jason Tyler Vaughn
Interim Director of the Aurora Fox: Lisa Rigsby Peterson
Production Manager: Olivia Kong
Stage Manager: Claylish Coldiron

OTHER DATES

1st Rehearsal: 11/02/2026
Tech Begins: 11/28/2026
Opening: 12/04/2026
Closing: 12/27/2026
Anticipated rehearsal schedule will be Sun-Thursdays, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Fox (no rehearsal on Thanksgiving Day).
Performances: Fri-Sundays 12/04/2026 - 12/27/2026 - Performance on Sat 12/19 will be at 2 PM. All other Fri and Sat are at 7:30 PM. Sun at 2 PM. Additional performances: Preview Night: Thurs 12/03 at 7:30 PM; Weekday Matinee: Thurs 12/10 at 2 PM; Industry Night Mon 12/21 at 7:30 PM.

OTHER

www.aurorafoxartscenter.org/hank-auditions
Alternate/questions: okirkpat@auroragov.org
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s

CONTRACT

s prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

BREAKDOWN

HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY

SYNOPSIS: The spectacular musical biography of the legendary singer-songwriter frequently mentioned alongside Louis Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Duke Ellington, Elvis and Bob Dylan as one of the great innovators of American popular music. The play follows Williams’ rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry to his eventual self-destruction at twenty-nine. Along the way, we are treated to indelible songs like “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” “Move It on Over” and “Hey, Good Lookin’,” which are given fresh and profound resonance set in the context of Williams’ life. Please note that the character descriptions are written to reflect the historic figures and environment of the story being told and do not mean to display any limitations in the casting values of the Aurora Fox.

SEEKING:

• HANK WILLIAMS - 20s to 30s, white male-presenting, Alabama Hillbilly, singer, songwriter and rhythm guitar player. Hank suffered from Spina Bifida, which contributed to his lifelong substance abuse and ultimately his death at age 29. He is widely known as one of the most influential artists in country music. He is a complex character. His iconic status was amplified by his reputation for hard living, heart-on-the-sleeve vulnerability, and charm. A strong country singer with a “yodel” and good rhythm guitar skills. Southern dialect.
• TEE-TOT - any age, Black male-presenting, Alabama blues, singer, songwriter and slide guitar player. A street musician. He is famously Hank’s mentor and showed Hank how to play blues guitar when he was a young boy. A strong blues singer, with guitar skills as a plus. Southern dialect.
• THE WAITRESS - 20s to 30s, female-presenting, any ethnicity. A great storyteller, very little singing required. The keeper of an all-night diner in the south. She is down-to-earth, funny and cheerful... But lonely. Some singing skills required. Southern dialect.
• MAMA LILLY - 45 to 65, white female-presenting, Hank’s mother and early manager. She is strong, brash and overbearing, but always has Hank’s best interests at heart. Some singing skills required. Small solo with Hank in one song. Southern dialect.
• HOSS - 20s to 30s, male-presenting, a member of Hank’s band the Drifting Cowboys. Boyish, fun, and shares an old vaudevillian Hee-Haw country-style song/comedy routine with Jimmy. Strong singer and musician; plays the upright bass. Southern dialect.
• JIMMY (BURRHEAD) - 20s to 30s, male-presenting, a member of Hank’s band the Drifting Cowboys. Great storyteller, from Oklahoma. He got the name “Burrhead” due to his short military-style haircut. Always looking out for Hank, but not afraid to put him in his place if he needs to. Strong singer; plays electric lead guitar. Southern dialect.
• LEON (LOUDMOUTH) - 30s to 40s, male-presenting, a member of Hank’s band the Drifting Cowboys. Pleasant and taciturn. Strong singer and versatile musician who primarily plays the fiddle. Ability to play mandolin and/or harmonica is a plus. Southern dialect.
• FRED ROSE (PAP) - 45 to 60, white male-presenting, a Country Music Hall of Fame songwriter and music publishing executive who co-founded Acuff-Rose Music Publishing in Nashville. A Midwesterner from Chicago. He fostered Hank’s career and produced his records. Very little singing is required. Midwest/Chicago dialect.
• AUDREY WILLIAMS - 20s to 30s, white female-presenting. Hank’s first wife and mother of Hank Williams Jr. An exuberant and confident Alabama girl with ambition and sass but not much talent as a singer. She needs to be able to carry a tune but not have the most pleasant quality to her voice. She sings a couple of songs in the show. Southern dialect. Audrey Williams Singing “Style”:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kcAvosGA-0
• SHAG - any age, male-presenting. Pedal steel guitar player. Strong musician, no acting or singing required.