El ORTO OZ - LA EPA
TheaterWorksUSA | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (P)
BREAK: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Special Agreement
$546 weekly minimum + per diem (no per diem when in Los Angeles)
Equity actors for roles in EL ORTO OZ (see breakdown).
CASTING NOTE:
THIS IS A MUSICAL. The show is comprised of Latine characters, actors who are bilingual in English and Spanish. All performers play multiple roles.
TheaterWorksUSA serves a diverse, nationwide audience and strives to hire actors and staff that reflect the diversity of our audience. We strongly encourage candidates from communities that have been historically underrepresented to apply.
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Please prepare to sing a short cut of a song that feels appropriate to the show or character. You must have sheet music in the key in which you will be singing. Please have your book with you in case they want to hear something else. Accompanist will be provided. Please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Center Theatre Group's The Music Center Annex
601 W Temple St
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2621
Artistic Director: Barbara Pasternack Executive Director: Michael Harrington Associate Artistic Director: Jillian Carucci Associate Producer: Lisa Morabito Petersen Director/Choreographer: Mikey Sylvester Music Director: TBD
Original Direction by Elena Araoz
Original Choreography by Andrea Guajardo Book: Mando Alvarado and Tommy Newman Music & Lyrics: Jaime Lozano & Tommy Newman
EXPECTED TO ATTEND:
Casting Director: Michael Donovan, CSA Casting Director: Richie Ferris, CSA
Callback Date: December 14th
Rehearsals: 1/25/24 – 2/11/24, in Los Angeles, CA
First Performance: 2/12/24
End date: 4/5/24
Performance schedule:
The tour will begin by performing for 3 weeks in and around the Greater Los Angeles Area before they head across the country making tour stops in Wisconsin, Maryland,
Connecticut, Massachusetts and more. Employees will be transported back to their place of origin.
OTHER
EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. An Equity Monitor will be provided.
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EL ORTO OZ
[DORA] Female, 18 and up to play 15, Latine. A Mexican American girl, who has grown up with Chicago as her hometown. Today is her 15th birthday. She struggles to embrace her heritage as she navigates her own life in America. Doubles as: TAQUITO, a hand-held puppet. G3 - Ab5 (Musical Theatre/Pop Soprano belt)
[CHELO & OTHERS] Male, 20s – 30s, Latine. One of Dora’s three uncles. A Latine immigrant, now living in Chicago. He struggles with English. Doubles as: CHICO and THE SCARECROW, the first of Dora’s friends she makes on El Camino Amarillo. He is a literal scarecrow who has been stuffed with the pages of a Spanish to English dictionary, so he mixes up his words. A2 - A4 (Pop Baritenor)
[CHAPARRO & OTHERS] Male, 20s – 30s, Latine. One of Dora’s three uncles. A Latine immigrant, now living in Chicago. He struggles with fear. Doubles as: PICO, CUERVO UNO, and THE MOUNTAIN LION, a fearful vegetarian puma who is an outcast in his own pack. F#3 - D5 (Pop/Folk Tenor)
[TINO & OTHERS] Male, 20s – 30s, Latine. One of Dora’s three uncles. A Latine immigrant, now living in Chicago. He loves to cook. Doubles as: RICO, CUERVO DOS, and THE IRON CHEF, the second of Dora’s friends she makes on El Camino Amarillo. He is an Iron Chef in that he is literally made of pots and pans. He’s a one-man taco stand, but his food is lousy. If only he could cook with his heart. B2 - C5 (Legit/Pop Tenor)
[MOTHER & OTHERS] Female, 20s – 30s, Latine. Dora’s mother. She is a single mother, and an immigrant, living in Chicago. She wants her Mexican American daughter, who was born in the U.S., to grow up with an appreciation for what Mexican culture has meant to her life. Doubles as: CARNIVAL GLORIA, THE SOLDADO, THE WIZARD (LA DIVA DEL OZ - the diva to beat all other divas). A3 - F5 (Musical Theatre/Pop Mezzo)
[LA CUARANDERA] Female, 20s – 30s, Latine. The neighborhood curandera is a woman who is perhaps prescient but seems to hold a mysterious power. She seems to have a tenuous relationship with the rest of the neighborhood, but she is deeply connected to her heritage. It isn’t clear if she is malevolent or not—at least at the beginning. She is responsible for conjuring the tornado that whisks Dora away to Oz. Doubles as: THE BOUNCER AND LA BRUJA, who represents the old country. She is a powerful Bruja who wants to steal the magic Dora has in her heart. Has a pair of magical castanets that are the source of her power, but with the ruby zapatillos, she would be unstoppable. F#3 - F#5 (Musical Theatre Soprano Belter)
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