Aurora Theatre Auditions

Lady Disdain – Audition Information 

SHOW INFORMATION:  

Lady Disdain 

• Written by Lauren Gunderson 

Creative Team  

• David de Vries – Director  

• Katie Chambers – Interim Artistic Director 

• Amy Duffy – Casting 

AUDITION SCHEDULE:  

Auditions: Monday, September 14 | 10am-6pm 

Callbacks: Wednesday, September 16 | 3-9pm 

• We will accept video submissions if you are not available during these dates, but strongly encourage artists to audition in person. 

LOCATION:   

• Aurora Theatre 

• Theatre Address: 128 E Pike St., Lawrenceville GA   

• Parking Deck Address: 147 Crogan St, in Lawrenceville GA  

DATES (TENTATIVE):  

Production Dates: 

• First Rehearsal: March 8, 2027 

• Opening: April 1, 2027 

• Closing: April 25, 2027 

Performance Schedule:   

• Thursday-Saturday at 8pm   

• Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm   

• There will be a 10am performance on Wednesday, April 7, 2027. 

SALARY RATE:  

• Range: $300-$700/week  

SUBMISSION INFORMATION:  

• In-Person Auditions |  

• Step 1: Sign Up for In-Person Audition Slot 

• Step 2: Fill out an Audition Form 

• Virtual Auditions | Submit your virtual audition here by September 13: Lady Disdain – Virtual Submission 

AUDITION MATERIAL:  

• Sides are available here: Audition Materials Drive  

• Please prepare the material in the folder named after the character for which you’d like to be considered.  

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN  

Lady Disdain is a raucous new RomCom about romance audiobook narrators caught in a whirlwind of love and rivalry. Inspired by Shakespeare’s risqué Much Ado About Nothing, it’s full of witty banter and mischievous twists. Expect romance, chaos, and laugh-out-loud moments in this delightfully unpredictable tale. 

Beatrice 

Our Beatrice, a great actor, hilarious, passionate, unstoppable woman. She’s just the best. Everyone loves her. Everyone except… 

• Character Gender: Female 

• Character Ethnicity: Any 

• Character Age: 40s-60s 

Ben 

Our Benedick, a great actor, snarky, cranky, handsome all-around good guy wrapped in villain vibes but damn he’s charming. 

• Character Gender: Male 

• Character Ethnicity: Any 

• Character Age: 40s-60s 

Pedro 

Our Don Pedro – talented producer who seems to know everything about everyone, funny teasing, cool. 

• Character Gender: Male 

• Character Ethnicity: Any 

• Character Age: 20s-40s 

Hannah 

Our Hero, sunny, optimistic, great actor, hard-working, all hope and beauty. 

• Character Gender: Female 

• Character Ethnicity: Any 

• Character Age: 20s-30s 

Claudio 

Our Claudio, a great friend, doting, earnest, cute, sound engineer. 

• Character Gender: Male 

• Character Ethnicity: Any 

• Character Age: 20s-30s 

Alice 

Sexy librarian cat lady chic, bookish, intellectual and discerning. 

• Character Gender: Female 

• Character Ethnicity: Any 

• Character Age: 30s-40s