EXPIRES: August 15, 2025

Performers Needed for “Lizzie” Show

Singing Theater
Paying up to $546/week
Description

Actors sought for production of “Lizzie”. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. 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.

Rate:
This is a community theatre production. All performers are non-paid volunteers.

Additional info:
Please do not apply if you do not live in Northwest Indiana region.
Callbacks scheduled for Monday, August 18, 7-9 PM.

If you are interested, please apply.

8 Project roles
LIZZIE
18
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56.
(High belt F#3-F#5 – to A5 if possible) a damaged, twisted women who can turn on a dime from fragile, broken, meek & obedient to conniving, sinister, furious and terrifying. She is a wounded animal backed into a corner, terrified but enraged. We find her at the moment she realizes she has nothing to lose. She is transformed through an act of unspeakable transgression, turning her own historical infamy into an ascension to legend. Actress must be comfortable with kissing someone of the same sex.
Application deadline closed.
EMMA
18
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56.
(Alto/mezzo belt: F#3-D5) the older sister, eclipsed by the younger. She must content herself by playing a motherly Lady Macbeth to Lizzie, dripping her own haltered into Lizzie’s ear over the years, stoking the fires of Lizzie’s rage, disappearing when the deeds must be done, and suffering with guilt afterwards. Emma is a woman who has come to see that every opportunity for happiness has passed her by. She’s furious, but she’s also desperately sad.
Application deadline closed.
BRIDGET
18
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56.
(Contralto/low alto: F3 w/E3 pick-up/ghost-notes in one number – Eb5 [E5 option in one ad lib]) the Borden’s Irish maid, may be a Banshee called to wail at the Borden’s door. She always seems to know what is going to happen, does things one step before anyone else. She’s put upon, angry, and as resentful of the Borden sisters as she is of the parents. Bridget is the Sex Pistols rock and roll nihilist; Actress must be able to do an Irish accent or willing to learn with dialogue coach.
Application deadline closed.
ALICE
18
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56.
(High mezzo lyric/mix/belt: G3 (w/F#3 pick-up/ghost-notes in one number) – A5 [legit soprano]) is the Borden’s next-door neighbor. She is a luscious pear, the sensuous mother-sister-lover which is sorely lacking in Lizzie’s life. She appears to Lizzie in her moments of need and attempts to lead her away from a path of destruction and toward one of love, truth, and affection. Actress must be comfortable with kissing someone of the same sex.
Application deadline closed.
SHADOW 1
18
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40.
(Non-singing role must have a strong background in modern dance and movement) acts as Lizzie’s Id and Superego throughout parts of the show before and after the murders of her father and stepmother. She helps Lizzie think through the choices she is presented with through the course of the production.
Application deadline closed.
SHADOW 2
18
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40.
(Non-singing role must have a strong background in modern dance and movement) is the representation of Mr. Borden and other male figures in Lizzie and Emma’s lives. He is at times violent and shows the abuse Lizzie suffered under his control.
Application deadline closed.
SHADOW 3
18
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40.
(Non-singing role must have a strong background in modern dance and movement) represents Alice, Emma and Mrs. Borden at times throughout the show. They represent all the women around Lizzie in her mind as she sorts through choices she is presented with.
Application deadline closed.
Understudy
18
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56.
Application deadline closed.