THEATREOFDARE

In the late summer of 1892, Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe. Testimonies were muddled, evidence was incomplete, and Lizzie was acquitted. Lizzie: The Musical delves into the mysterious mind of Lizzie Borden and speculates on the motivations she may have had: loss of inheritance, history of sexual abuse, overwhelming oppression ,and madness. By her side is her older sister Emma, maid Bridget, and neighbor Alice. Together, the four women create a punk rock score to tell the story of why Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks, and why when she saw what she had done, gave her father 41.​

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ROLES AVAILABLE:

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LIZZIE - High belt: F#3-F#5 (belt to A5 if possible.)

Is damaged, twisted. She 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 in 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.

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EMMA - Alto/mezzo belt: F#3-D5

is the older sister, eclipsed by the younger. She must content herself by playing a motherly Lady  Macbeth to Lizzie, dripping her own hatreds into Lizzie's ears over the years, stoking the fires of Lizzie's rage, disappearing when the deeds must be done, and suffering from guilt afterwards. Emma is a woman who has come to see that every opportunity for happiness has passed her by. She is furious, but she is desperately sad.

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BRIDGET SULLIVAN/MAGGIE - Contralto/low alto: F3 (w/E3 pick-up/ghost-notes in one number) – Eb5 (E5 option in one ad lib)

is the Borden'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, and does things one step before anyone else. She is put upon, angry, and as resentful of the Borden's 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 is the only way anything is ever going to happen. You could say she is the narrator of the show through song, movement and words.

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ALICE - 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 greatest 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.

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AUDITION INFORMATION:

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Auditions will be held at the theater November 22 & 23 at 7 p.m. Please fill out the audition form above if you plan on attending.​​​​