Firebrand Theatre is now accepting submissions for equity/non-equity auditions for the musical, LIZZIE (Music & Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-deMayer, Alan Stevens Hewitt and Tim Maner, Book by Tim Maner) Based on the true-life story of accused axe-murderess Lizzie Borden, directed by Victoria Bussert with music direction by Andra Velis-Simon, LIZZIE is a musical that reimagines that bloody legend with four women fronting a female rock band. LIZZIE is American mythology set to a blistering rock score with rage, sex, betrayal and bloody murder.

November 11 - December 17, 2017
LIZZIE - Chicago Premiere!
Music and Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-deMayer, Alan Stevens Hewitt and Tim Maner
Book by Tim Maner
Directed by Victoria Bussert
Music Direction by Andra Velis-Simon
at The Den Theatre's Bookspan Theatre

Rehearsals begin October 16th

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.

Character Descriptions:

[LIZZIE BORDEN] Early to late 20s; rock mezzo with strong high mix belt and head voice. The younger daughter of the Borden household, accused of her father and stepmother's axe murders. Extremely vulnerable and damaged, she can turn on a dime from fragile, broken, meek and obedient to conniving, sinister, furious, and terrifying.

[ALICE RUSSELL] Mid 20s to mid 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] Mid 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 40s; 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.

Auditions:
Friday, March 3rd: 10-5pm (Auditions at Actors Equity)
Saturday, March 4th: 10-5pm (Auditions at Depaul)
Sunday, March 5th: CALLBACKS 9-4pm (Callbacks at Depaul)