Aurora Fox Arts Center | Aurora, CO
Monday, April 14, 2025
2:00 PM - 10:00 PM (M)
BREAK: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Please email Jen Orf, Production Manager at
jorf@auroragov.org or call 303-739-1969 to schedule an appointment.
SPT
$400 weekly minimum (SPT 1)
Equity actors for roles in LIZZIE (see breakdown). Local Aurora, CO actors are encouraged to audition.
Please prepare a one-minute contemporary monologue and 16-32 bars of a non-musical theatre rock song that reflects one of the styles heard in LIZZIE. Bring sheet music in the correct key for our accompanist. If you’re auditioning for the role of Bridget, an Irish accent is optional for this audition.
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.
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Director - Colby Bleicher
Music Director - Donna K. Debreceni
Producer - Richard Cowden
Production Manager - Jen Orf
First Rehearsal: 9/8/2025
Tech Begins: 10/2/2025
Opening: 10/10/2025
Closing: 11/2/2025
Performances: Fri and Sat at 7:30 PM, Sun at 2 PM
Industry night Mon 10/20/25 Student/Senior Mat- Thurs 10/30/25.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts 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.
Lizzie Borden - 20s to 30s - Mezzo soprano (F#3-F#5 with a high mix-belt or scream-belt to A5). Our anti-heroine Lizzie is both a tragic victim and a terrifying culprit. She’s a brooding social outcast and a magnetic celebrity. She expertly wields charisma and charm, and she knows just what people want to hear.
Emma Borden - 30s to 40s - Alto/Mezzo belt (F#3-D5 with the ability to growl and rasp). Twelve years older than Lizzie, Emma is an outspoken and protective older sister/maternal figure. She’s realistic, grounded, and fiercely loyal. Emma resents her father and despises his second wife.
Alice Russell - 20s to 30s - Soprano (G3-A5 with F#3 ghost notes in one song). The sweet girl-next-door, Alice is caring, tender, and utterly in love with Lizzie. She might not be equipped to handle the real Lizzie, but beneath Alice’s innocence lies a romantic and seductive passion.
Bridget “Maggie” Sullivan - 20s to 50s - Contralto/Alto (F3-E5 with E3 ghost notes in one song). Occasionally serving as the narrator of our story, Bridget is the Bordens’ witty and sarcastic housemaid. Although she’s often disrespected by her employers, she is bold and outspoken, with a cheeky sense of humor. Speaks in an Irish dialect.
Videos
