CASTING: House of Ramon Iglesia - Moonbox Productions

Moonbox Productions Seeks Actors for HOUSE OF RAMON IGLESIA

Performing April 14- April 30, 2023 @ The Mosesian Center for The Arts, Watertown, MA

First Rehearsal February 27, 2023 (Location TBD)

KEY PERSONNEL:

Playwright: Jose Rivera

Director: Arthur Gomez

Producer: Sharman Altshuler



SYNOPSIS:

(Cast of 7)

THE HOUSE OF RAMON IGLESIA is a play about a bright, Americanised son’s tortured efforts to break away from his tradition-bound parents. A break that can’t be made until he learns to accept the ethnic heritage he has spent his life trying to suppress. This probing drama by a very talented new Hispanic playwright was a co-winner of a very prestigious national playwrighting contest sponsored by CBS, and was produced successfully in NYC by the excellent Ensemble Studio Theatre.



SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

Dolores Iglesia (Female presenting) Ramon’s Wife. Puerto Rican, 45 years old

Caroline (Female presenting) Javier’s Girlfriend. Attractive, forever adolescent, irresistible 28 years old.

Julio Iglesia (Male Presenting) Ramon/Dolores’s son. 19 years old

Charlie Iglesia (Male Presenting) Ramon/Dolores’s son. 16 years old

Ramon Iglesia (Male Presenting) Puerto Rican. Pronounced limp, 49 years old (appears older)

Javier Iglesia (Male Presenting) Ramon/Dolores’s son, Caroline’s boyfriend. 22 years old

Nick Calla (Male Presenting) Tall, Rough Italian, 40’s





UP TO 3 SWING/ UNDERSTUDY PERFORMERS, WITH A POSSIBLE BREAKDOWN TO INCLUDE:



SWING 1 Male presenting to cover the 3 sons Julio/Charlie/Javier

SWING 2 Female presenting swing to cover Dolores/Caroline



PREPARATION:

VIDEO SUBMISSION

Please prepare 1 Contemporary monologue of your choosing no more than 1 min 30 sec in length. Please share your selection via a file-sharing link (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, etc) Please send your links to moonboxauditions@gmail.com Unfortunately we are unable to accept large video attachments via email.



All submissions should include:

1)Headshot

2)Resume

3)Video link





SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

January 8, 2023

moonboxauditions@gmail.com



CALLBACKS:

Monday, January 23, 2023 (back up date Tuesday, January 24, 2023)

Callback Location TBD





COMPENSATION:

AEA artists will be on a Tier 2 Guest Artist contract. Non-union artists will receive $2200 paid via W2.





TIME COMMITMENTS:

First Rehearsal: February 27, 2023

Rehearsal Days: Weekday evenings and weekend days (excluding tech week)

Total Rehearsal Hours: not to exceed 25 hours/ week (excluding tech week)

Tech Week Schedule: TBD (may require daytime availability)

First Performance April 14, 2023

Closing April 30, 2023





LOCATIONS:

House of Ramon Iglesia will rehearse, location TBD (Central Boston or CAmbridge) Tentative rehearsal days Wednesday- Sunday (Weekday evenings, Weekends midday- evening) and performances will take place at The Mosesian Center For the Arts, Watertown, MA . Please note Moonbox is unable to provide housing for non-local actors.



ACCESSIBILITY:

Moonbox is committed to working with actors of all abilities and backgrounds. If you need assistance in submitting your audition (i.e., ASL interpretation or English captioning for Deaf or HoH artists, OCR text documents of sides for visually-impaired artists, or other accessibility services) please contact kacrumrine@gmail.com, our Director of Community and Accessibility Initiatives, as soon as possible.



COVID SAFETY:

Per Moonbox Productions requirements, all performers must be able to provide proof of vaccination in order to participate in in-person rehearsals and performances. Our testing cadence and reporting policies and procedures are determined on a production-by-production basis as we assess the current public health climate. If you have any questions about COVID safety or COVID safety requirements, please contact our COVID Safety Manager and Production Manager, Kailey Bennett, at kbennett828@gmail.com.



DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:

At Moonbox, we believe that the stories we tell are important. They sustain and preserve our community, our history, and our values. Telling racially diverse stories allows us not only to reflect – but also to reflect on – the complexities of our past. When we join together in the act of storytelling, we are united in ways that transcend the everyday. Together, we can use the power of storytelling to honor our commonalities, celebrate our differences, and address historical discrimination and injustice. We pledge to take this power seriously, and to use our voices and the stories we tell to dismantle the systemic racism and white supremacy engulfing our culture, our country, and our industry .We believe in creating spaces that reflect the diversity of our shared community, both on and off the stage, where under-represented voices, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, and people living with disabilities feel valued and important. We believe that accessibility is a human right. We are devoted to providing performances and work spaces that can be experienced and enjoyed universally, and to incorporating accessibility planning into our production, design, staffing, and budgeting processes from day one. More on our antiracism plan here https://moonboxproductions.org/about/#antiracism

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Salary: $2200-$4500/gig