Initial Auditions for The Georgetown Palace’s production of Our Lady of the Tortilla will take place from Sunday, February 16 with callbacks on Monday, February 17 on the Playhouse Stage.
The production is scheduled to open on Friday, May 2, 2025 and close on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Rehearsals are scheduled to begin on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Synopsis:
Imagine a typical family weekend—now add a miraculous sighting, hordes of believers, and a whirlwind of media attention. What do you get? Absolute mayhem! Our Lady of the Tortilla, written by the award-winning playwright Luis Santeiro, tells the uproarious story of the Cruz family, who find themselves in the midst of chaos when a family member sees the face of the Holy Virgin in a tortilla. The play dives into cultural humor, family conflicts, and the beauty of love that remains steadfast even when everything else seems to spiral out of control. As the youngest son, Nelson, tries to navigate his relationship with his “gringo” girlfriend while hiding his family’s religious relics, his mother, Dahlia, is on a mission to win back her husband from his new girlfriend. But the real pandemonium begins when Dahlia’s sister, Dolores, sees the miraculous tortilla. Suddenly, their home is filled with reporters, believers, and a whole lot of chaos. Yet, amid the turmoil, the enduring love of family shines through, reminding us all that even in the most tumultuous times, family is the true miracle.
What we are looking for:
We are looking to cast all roles from this audition process. We are looking for actors aged 18 and up. In addition to the named roles, we are looking to cast at least 2 understudies.
The Georgetown Palace desires to be as inclusive as possible and we enthusiastically encourage gender non-conforming, genderqueer, transgender, and nonbinary actors to submit to audition for any roles listed. We also seek all races, ethnicities, and abilities. Our character descriptions on the following pages are gender binary and are written with he/him or she/her. While they are limited in their writing, we hope that anyone who identifies with any of the roles, will come out and audition.
Character Descriptions:
*Special note: Though the characters in the piece are cis-gender, non-binary, trans, and gender non-conforming actors are encouraged to audition.
Dolores Cruz: The aunt of Eddy and Nelson Cruz. She sees a vision in the play.
Eddy Cruz: Dolores’ nephew who is not receptive to her words.
Nelson Cruz: The youngest son of the Cruz family who brings home his girlfriend, Beverly.
Beverly Barnes: Nelson’s girlfriend who makes an impression on the Cruz family. Beverly is caucasian.
Dahlia Cruz: A character in the play.
Father Fernandez: A character in the play.
Other characters in the play (and could be double cast with the above) include:
Valerie Spinetti, Emcee, Debbie, Weather Women, Extras, Paparazzi, and Lookieloos.
The Auditions:
Initial auditions will take place on the Playhouse Stage on Sunday, February 16 from 6:30-10:00p.
Please note that at any time, these auditions could be video recorded for casting purposes only.
Please prepare a comedic monologue preferably from a play, around a minute long. It does not have to be memorized but should be prepared. We welcome auditioners that are 18 and older.
Callbacks will consist of cold reads from the script, and a little improvisation. Sides will be posted with the callback list.
Callbacks:
Callbacks will take place on Monday, February 17 by invitation only from 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM on the Playhouse Stage.
Callbacks will be posted on the Georgetown Palace website as soon as possible after initial auditions are completed, and an email will be sent to all audition participants at the time of posting. Specific sides will be provided for callbacks for all characters.
A link to the website that holds the sides will be provided in the email.
Audition sign ups can be found
HERE
If none of the auditions times listed work for your schedule, please fill out the form and add yourself to the waitlist. Send
productions@georgetownpalace.com an email, and we’ll arrange an alternate audition time. If you are on the waitlist, please send an email explaining why – productions will no longer be reaching out to those on the waiting list.
When signing up for an audition slot please note any conflicts during the rehearsal or performance dates. Please note: conflicts do not necessarily negate the opportunity to be cast, but we must know about them up front to factor that into the casting decisions. Barring emergencies, additional conflicts added/disclosed after casting could result in dismissal from the production. Sunday rehearsals will only be planned for tech rehearsals immediately prior to opening, but please include Sunday afternoon conflicts for the rehearsal period so that in the event a Saturday must be canceled due to cast conflicts we will know whether a reschedule on Sunday is an option. Adding all of your conflicts after casting could result in your removal of the production.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals begin Monday, March 24, 2025. Scripts will be available at the first rehearsal. But those offered roles will receive a link to a digital copy. Rehearsals will typically be held Monday-Thursday evenings from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Sunday afternoon will only be an option in the event a Saturday must be canceled due to cast conflicts.
Performances:
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30p, and Sundays at 2p. Sometimes ticket demand causes us to add Saturday Matinee performances at 2p.
Casting:
Once casting is completed (typically 2-3 days after callbacks), emails will be sent to the actors that will be offered a role in the production. Once the full cast has accepted, everyone else who auditioned will be notified via email.
Compensation:
All actors will receive 2 comp tickets for the production.
All actors 16 and above who are offered a role in the show will be paid a non-union stipend.
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