Actors Theater Series, Inc.
REVISED
See updated dropbox link.
CONTRACT
COST $913 weekly minimum
SEEKING
Equity actors for principal roles in IN THE HEIGHTS (see breakdown).
LA actors encouraged to submit.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please prepare a song of your choice from In The Heights or any Lin-Manuel Miranda or comparable contemporary material. You may also use the accompaniment at
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8nmwtxeflhflhgr/AADpn03lTbyhzd8AbcoDcIlea?dl=0 . Please slate your name and where you live at the top of the video. We prefer video sent via Vimeo, Youtube or Dropbox (we will not download from WeTransfer, etc.)
Deadline: Tue, Feb 22, 2022
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
Producer: Tom McCoy (viewing auditions)
Producer: Cathy Rigby
Producing Artistic Director: B.T. McNicholl
Director: Benjamin Perez
Music Director: Brent Crayon
Choreographer: Marissa Herrera
Casting Director: Julia Flores (viewing auditions)
OTHER DATES
1st rehearsal: 5/17
Opening: 6/3
Closing: 6/26
OTHER
Production will be rehearsed and performed in La Mirada, California (both are indoors).
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
USNAVI DE LA VEGA (25-early 30’s) Latine. Male Identifying or Non-Binary. Youthful, awkward, sincere owner of a convenience store. Urban, articulate, funny, harbors a crush on the local salon beauty. Not a “cool stud”. Narrator. Sings, Raps and strong mover. Tenor/Bari, sings up to G4
NINA ROSARIO (20-28) Latine. Female Identifying or Non-Binary. Fresh, strong and smart. Nina is the “star” of the neighborhood; The community looks to her as a symbol of success, as someone who has achieved great things outside the Heights. She is conflicted about telling her parents that she quit school months ago. Strong singer/strong mover. Mezzo/Sop, strong belt mix sings up to F5
VANESSA (20-28) Latine. Female Identifying or Non-Binary. Sexy, street-wise, stylist at the local salon. Vanessa has a troubled home life and wishes to get out/ experience something better. Tired of all the whistles and catcalls, looking for a true love. Strong singer and strong mover. Mezzo/Sop, strong belt mix, sings up to E5
BENNY (20-26, any ethnicity) Black. Male Identifying or Non-Binary. Strong, smart, blue-collar worker at the Rosario Taxi dispatch. Very ambitious, urban, and full of big dreams. Handsome, bright, and harbors a crush on the “boss’ daughter”. Strong singer and Rapper. Mover. Tenor, sings up to Ab4
SONNY (20-26) Latine. Male Identifying or Non Binary. Young, smart-alecky, wise and dry cousin to Usnavi. Tough and smart, Sonny has big plans for himself and the neighborhood. Great comedy chops. Sings upper range and strong Rapper. Mover. Tenor, sings up to Bb4
ABUELA CLAUDIA (to play 60-70) Latine. Female Identifying or Non-Binary. Sweet, caring, and supportive matriarch of the neighborhood. Takes care of all the young people, and regularly plays the lottery. A wise character with strength, faith, passion, and a long memory. A powerful and charismatic story-teller. Alto, strong belt, sings F#3 to E5
CAMILA ROSARIO (40-48) Latine. Female Identifying or Non-Binary. The smart, caring “business” half of the Rosarios. Camila takes care of the bills and the business, but usually holds her tongue in the presence of her husband. Dynamic with a powerful voice and presence that gets unleashed when she’s had “ENOUGH”! Alto, sings from G3 to B4
DANIELA (37-46) Latine. Female Identifying or Non-Binary. Sassy owner of the local hair and nail salon. Loves to gossip, has a tough exterior, but enjoys being “The Boss”. Daniela has fought to create her own business but cannot compete with the rent hikes as the neighborhood gentrifies. Great comedy chops and timing. Think Miranda Priestly meets Sofia Vergara. Strong Mover (Latin dance styles a plus). Alto, sings from G3 to C5
CARLA (20-30) Latine. Female Identifying or Non-Binary. Bubbly, funny, sidekick to Daniela. Very sweet and religious. Supportive friend to the salon trio. Naïve. Good at playing “dizzy or bird-brained”. Great comedy chops. MOVER.
GRAFFITI PETE (20-30), any ethnicity, Male Identifying, Female Identifying, or Non-Binary. Young, urban, slick graffiti artist of the neighborhood. Slightly shady, but with a good heart. He/She/They don’t see their “art” as a bad thing, Graffiti Pete wants to make a difference while making a living. Strong dancer (hip-hop, breaking and Latin dance styles. Acrobatics/tricks a plus), RAPS WELL.
PIRAGUA GUY (35-50) Latine. Male Identifying or Non-Binary. The charismatic town-crier. Sells shaved ice from a cart and reflects on how the people in the neighborhood “keep scraping by”. MOVER (Latin dance styles a plus). Tenor, sings up to A4
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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