Out of the Box Theatre Company is now accepting submissions for our Fall 2016 production of LIZZIE!
DESCRIPTION:
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty whacks
When she saw what she had done, gave her father forty-one…
In 1892, Lizzie Borden was the primary suspect for her father and stepmother’s brutal murder. Though eventually acquitted, Lizzie became a tabloid sensation–and the most controversial figure of her time. Did she do it? And if so, why? LIZZIE imagines the story behind the legend with a cast of four women and a driving rock score, melding this infamous 19th century story with a modern-day twist.
Music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt
Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer and Tim Maner
Book by Tim Maner
DATES:
Rehearsals will begin September 19th and will generally be held four evenings a week. The show is scheduled to run November 3rd-13th (Thurs-Sun) at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara, CA.
CASTING:
[LIZZIE BORDEN] Mid to late 20s; rock mezzo with 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.
[ALICE RUSSELL] Mid 20s to early 30s; pop/rock soprano with strong mix. Lizzie's next door neighbor who visits frequently. Seductive and secretive, with an almost maternal tenderness in her affections for Lizzie.
[EMMA BORDEN] Late 20s to mid 30s; 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.
[BRIDGET SULLIVAN] Late 20s to early 30s; 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.
OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:
Please submit only if you are from the Los Angeles - Ventura County - Santa Barbara - Santa Maria area. To submit for an audition, please email headshot & resume and which role (or roles) you'd like to be considered for to info@outoftheboxtheatre.org. $400 total stipend available per actor, with additional travel stipend negotiable.
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