AMERICAN MARIACHI - Los Angeles Appointments
Arizona Theatre Company
**Expanded Breakdown**
APPOINTMENTS
Los Angeles auditions will be held October 16 and October 17, 2018. There are no scheduled or planned New York City auditions for this production.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT C Minimum - $873/wk
SEEKING
Seeking Photos and resumes for selected roles for a production of American Mariachi
INSTRUCTIONS
Please send photo and resume by email to the following e-mail address: arbustoasst@gmail.com -- Email must have the subject line heading: Mariachi AEA submission
Deadline: Tue, Oct 16, 2018
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Directors: Christopher Acebo (Director), Cynthia Flores (Music Director), Nicole Arbusto and Joy Dickson (Casting Directors), David Ivers (ATC Artistic Director)
OTHER DATES
Contract dates are as follows: February 12, 2019 -- (first rehearsal in Tucson) to April 22, 2019--( close in Phoenix) -- 10 week contract
OTHER
Please do not submit if you are unable to audition in Los Angeles.. Unsolicited video submissions will not be accepted.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
BREAKDOWN
LUCHA MORALES, early to mid 20s, U.S. born Mexican-American. Bilingual. Daughter of AMALIA and FEDERICO MORALES. Struggles with her father’s expectations. Dreams of one day becoming a nurse. She is the primary caregiver for her mother. She loves to sing and learns to play the violin. Her best friend is her cousin BOLI. SINGS and plays VIOLIN.
HORTENSIA PÉREZ, prefers to be called “BOLI.” Early to mid 20s, Mexican American. Works as a hotel maid and later at a cannery. LUCHA’s cousin. Hungry to learn about the world. She is fiercely loyal and protective of her family and friends. She loves to sing and learns to play the guitar. SINGS and plays GUITAR. ;
AMALIA MORALES, late 40s/early 50s. Mexican American. Bilingual. Mother of LUCHA, married to FEDERICO. She is battling early onset dementia and is mostly lost in the past except for a few moments of lucidity. She sees and speaks to her deceased aunt, TÍA CARMEN. She used to the play violin and she sings beautifully. Also plays DOÑA LOLA; an elderly eccentric lady who loves her hair styled in the salon. SINGS and plays VIOLIN.
FEDERICO MORALES, middle-aged Mexican. Immigrated to the U.S. as a young man. Bilingual, father of LUCHA, married to AMALIA. He works as a cook by day and sings and plays an instrument as a professional mariachi by night and weekends. Not coping well with his wife’s illness and haunted by the actions of his past; he has largely closed himself off to the world. Also plays CHOIR, QUINCEÑERA GUEST. SINGS and plays an INSTRUMENT (unspecified).
ISABEL CAMPOS, late 20s/early 30s. Mexican American. Bilingual. Married to MATEO. Shy and has a hard time speaking up for herself. Singing is her greatest passion. She sings in her church choir. Learns to play the trumpet. Also plays TÍA CARMEN. She plays the violin. Her face is unseen. HOLY ROLLER. SINGS and plays TRUMPET.
SOYLA REYNA, early/mid 40s. Born in Colombia. Immigrated to the U.S. as a young woman. Bilingual. Owner of Salón Superior de Soyla. She is always well put together. Savvy about the world, opinionated, self-sufficient, sexually confident, and supportive of the young women. She sings beautifully and learns to play the vihuela. Also plays SISTER MANUELA, an old school Catholic nun, CHOIR, HOLY ROLLER. SINGS and plays VIHUELA.
MINO AVILA, a middle-aged Mexican. Ex-friend of FEDERICO. Bilingual. A former mariachi, he is very wise, a music historian. LUCHA’s godfather. A soft-spoken and humble man with a broken heart. He works as a carpenter who also repairs music instruments in his garage. Plays PADRE FLORES from Madrid, Spain, HOLY ROLLER MUSICIAN, QUINCEÑERA GUEST. Plays GUITAR or VIHUELA.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
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