Lizzie the Musical Auditions at Chicago Street Theatre
Schedule
Sat Aug 16 2025 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Chicago Street Theatre | Valparaiso, IN
Director: Michael GloriosoAssistant Director: Avery Thompson
Vocal/Musical Director: Katelyn Leonard-White
Choreographer: Julie Henry
Auditions for Lizzie the Musical at Chicago Street Theatre Saturday August 16th from 12pm till 3pm. Please watch website for prepared vocal cutting and call back music. Acting cuttings will be available at auditions. Casting requires 4 women, also 2 female dancers and one male dancer. Auditions will consist of a vocal and dance audition then acting scenes shortly after. Call backs/additional auditions will be Monday August 18th. Shows will run from October 10th thru October 26th. Please reach out to the director if you have any questions. Character descriptions below:
Lizzie: Female, High belt: F#3-F#5 (belt to A5 if possible) Lizzie is a damaged, twisted women who can turn on a dime from fragile, broken, meek and obedient to conniving, sinister, furious and terrifying. She is a wounded animal backed into a corner, terrified but enraged. We find her at the money 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.
Emma: Female, Alto/mezzo (belt: F#3-D5) Emma who is 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.
Bridget: Female Contralto/low alto: F3 (w/E3 pick-up/ghost-notes in one number) – Eb5 (E5 option in one ad lib) Bridget is the Boden’s Irish maid, she 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; ready to fuck things up because she knows that’s the only way anything is ever going to get better. Actress must be able to do an Irish accent or willing to learn with dialogue coach.
Alice: Female, High mezzo lyric/mix/belt: G3 (w/F#3 pick-up/ghost-notes in one number) – A5 (legit soprano) 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. Lizzie may have true feelings of affection for her, or she may be using Alice’s feelings to build an alibi. Actress must be comfortable with kissing someone of the same sex.
Shadow 1: Female; Non-singing role must have a strong background in modern dance and movement-Shadow 1 acts as Lizzie 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.
Shadow 2: Male; Non-singing role must have a strong background in modern dance and movement-Shadow 2 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
Shadow 3: Femail; Non-singing role must have a strong background in modern dance and movement-Shadow 3 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.
