AUDITIONS
Seeking local actors for all roles in Feeding Beatrice directed by Betty Hart and performing on the Aurora Fox Mainstage Oct. 2 to Nov. 1, 2026!
Auditions will be at the Aurora Fox (9900 E. Colfax Ave.) on April 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in five-minute time slots by appointment only. Please check in for your audition at the Fox Box Office approximately 10 minutes before your audition.
ABOUT THE SHOW:
Feeding Beatrice starts with the sound of a spoon scraping against glass and the wet noise of lips smacking together. June and Lurie have a haunting new houseguest - and she’s ravenously hungry. They do their best to keep her happy, but Beatrice always demands more. As she burrows deeper and deeper into their lives, the couple faces a horrific question: What will it cost to exorcise Beatrice forever?
Kirsten Greenidge’s spine-chilling gothic tale, about a contemporary Black couple haunted by the ghost of a young white girl, deftly explores questions of race, class and the American Dream.
Email Olivia at okirkpat@auroragov.org if you wish to read a perusal script.
Rehearsals begin on or around Aug. 31, 2026. Generally rehearsals at the Fox run 6 to 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, but days off and actual rehearsal schedule will depend upon cast availability.
Technical rehearsals will begin Sept. 24, 2026.
REHEARSALS:
Feeding Beatrice will perform Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from Oct. 2 to Nov. 1, 2026. Additionally, there will be an industry night on Monday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. and a weekday matinee on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. The Saturday performances on Oct. 17 and Oct. 31 will be at 2 p.m.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Auditions will take place in ten-minute time slots in-person and by appointment only on April 25.
To sign up, please scroll to the bottom of the page and use the scheduler.
AEA contracts are available. Equity members, please be prepared to show your card when you check in to audition.
As a courtesy to other actors and the production team, if you sign up to audition and cannot attend, please cancel your appointment.
If you are local but unavailable for these dates, please email Olivia at okirkpat@auroragov.org to discuss other options.
ABOUT THE AUDITION:
Please prepare one or two contrasting contemporary monologues (no film, no classical, no self-written pieces, please).
PREPARATION:
JUNE WALKER - Femme, a home owner in her mid-thirties, Lurie’s wife. Black.
LURIE WALKER - Masc, a home owner in his mid-thirties, June’s husband. Black.
LEROY WALKER - Masc, 20s to 60s, Lurie’s brother. Black.
BEATRICE - Femme, a young guest. White.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
The Aurora Fox operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association. Equity members are encouraged to audition and will be considered for any role. Rates under our 2026 contract are $450 per week, plus health and pension. Non-equity rates are $450 per week. We use a 22 hour a week rehearsal schedule all weeks except for tech.
The Aurora Fox is committed to casting choices that represent and celebrate all of our incredibly talented and diverse communities. Unless otherwise required by the script, and therefore reflected in the casting notice, individuals of any and all ages, ethnic identities, gender identities or expressions, sizes, spiritual identities, disability statuses, and sexual orientations are strongly encouraged to audition.
CASTING PRACTICES:
If no times appear in the scheduler below, we are fully booked. We will maintain a wait list and fill cancellations in order of request. We do expect to be able to see everyone who wants an appointment.
We will attempt, within reason, to make alternate arrangements for local actors who are unable to attend during the available time slots. We are not accepting video submissions at this time.