2023 Season Audition at McCreless Theater

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Audition Requirements:

• Actors must prepare and perform 2 contemporary (1 minute) contrasting monologues (comedic and dramatic)

• Those who wish to audition for "Somewhere Over the Border" need to prepare and sing 16 bars of a contemporary Musical Theatre piece. Can be acapella or bring your own accompaniment; we will provide a speaker

• Actors must fill out the audition form below

• In Person auditions must fill out both audition form and in person sign up below

• Bring one printed copy of resume

• Bring one printed copy of head shot

• For those who cannot attend in person on one of the audition dates, we ask that you fill out the audition form below and select "online audition submission"  and there will be an option to upload your video submission at the end of that online form.

• Video auditions should be well lit, from the waist up, and should include; slate, both monologues, and musical selection of 16 bars (if wanting to be considered for the musical, Somewhere Over the Border)

• VIDEO SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS 03/25/23 @ 11:59pm

  **COVID Vaccination proof is required**

   

CALL FOR DESIGNERS AND TECH/CREW POSITIONS

• Those who wish to be considered as a DESIGNER for the season, please fill out the Tech/Design Application form below.

• Those who wish to be in the TECH/CREW team, please fill out the Tech/Design Application form as well.

   

TECH / DESIGN SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE 03/31/2023 @11:59pm

All Artists Will Be Paid A Stipend

For questions or more info, please email: auditions@teatroaudaz.com

Audition Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLkbFahYfswnCzzvTr8Y5BuBJ2uf7r0BsiHEAT4_LZrw1JPw/viewform

In Person Sign up:

https://signup.com/go/JgGqDsH

Tech/Design Application:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQtZVZDprxbMC63fTWGztzTdn7u3plkewU1uGSIgHhc_Smrg/viewform

About the Shows

Luchadora!

by Alvaro Saar Rios

Directed by Abe Ramirez

Asst. Director: Anastacia Islas

The discovery of a worn pink wrestling mask prompts Nana Lupita, a Wisconsin grandmother, to share her tale about growing up in 1960s Texas. As her tale unfolds, Lupita's life as a teen tomboy comes alive—bike riding with her friends Leopold and Liesl, working at her father's flower stand and lucha libre. When a World Championship match is announced, Lupita anticipates seeing it until she discovers her ailing father is one of the wrestlers. With the help of a magical mask maker, Lupita secretly trains to take her father's place. She soon finds it difficult keeping her secret from her friends and, most importantly, her father.

Performance Dates:

June 1st-June 11th (Tentative)

Thurs, Fri, Sat at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:30 pm

Rehearsals beginning:

April  24th

Mon - Thurs from 6:30pm-9:30pm (Subject to change for tech week)

Characters:

VANESSA: 16, Latina, curious and athletic.

NANA LUPITA: 70, Vanessa's grandmother

LUPITA: 16, Latina

FATHER: 40, Lupita's father.

THE MASK MAKER:40, owner of Casa de Las Mascaras.

LEOPOLD: 14-16, Lupita's friend

LIESL: 14-16, Leopold's sister.

EL HIJO: Early to mid-20's, wrestling champion

HANNAH: 19, Leopold's older sister

DOUBLING: parts are played by the same character

EL HIJO/BLUE LUCHADOR

NEWSPAPER BOYS/ BOYS #1, #2, #3

RING ANNOUNCER/ YELLOW LUCHADOR and/or GREEN LUCHADOR

Ghosts of Lote Bravo

by Hillary Bettis

Directed by Charles Falcon

In Cuidad Juarez, Mexico young girls often disappear. Many turn up murdered. Juanda Cantu’s daughter, Raquel, is one of these girls. Through visions offered by La Santa Muerte, Juanda is shown Raquel’s past only to discover that her daughter had hopes, dreams and courage Juanda knew nothing about. The Ghosts of Lote Bravo is a play about great hope in the midst of relentless violence, poverty and grief

Performance Dates:

 July 13th-July 23rd in The Cellar Theater

Thurs, Fri, Sat at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:30pm

Rehearsals Beginning:

June 5th

Mon - Thurs from 6:30pm-9:30pm (Subject to change for tech week)

Characters:

RACHEL CANTU-  Mexican 15, Works at Manquiladora

JUANDA CANTU - Mexican 38, Rachel’s mother, works at Manquiladora

LA SANTA MUERTE - A Woman. fierce. Street. Raw

“EL RELOJ” - Mexican 16, a sicario

CAMILLE - Mexican, 53, works at manquiladora

PEDRO LOPEZ- Mexican, 40, police officer

ROBERTO CASTILLO - Mexican, 26, police officer

MAN IN A BLACK HAT- Mexican, old man

Somewhere Over The Border  (TEXAS PREMIERE) 

by Brian Quijada

Directed by Laura T. Garza

Asst. Director: Abe Ramirez

In this new musical, Somewhere Over the Border embraces the factual and the fantastical in its depiction of one young girl's pursuit of the American dream. As Reina travels north to the Mexican border, she gathers friends, faces down dangers, and holds tight to the memory of the little boy she left behind.

Performance Dates:

Aug 31st - Sept 10th (Tentative)

Rehearsals Beginning:

July 17th

Mon - Thurs from 6:30pm-9:30pm (Subject to change for tech week)

Characters:

NARRATOR:  Carries a guitar and walks, sings and charms while they tell us a story. Any age.

REINA: A Salvadorian girl, 18 years old

JULIA: Reina’s mother, 40s

ADAN: Reina’s brother, 20s

DON NAPOLEON: A Salvadorian man who owns the restaurant that Reina works at, 50s

ANTONIA: An older woman who works in El Salvador and has a daughter who works in the United States

CRUZ: An indigenous Guatemalan boy who dreams of obtaining an American dream

SILVANO: A man from Tapachula, Mexico with a dream to reunite with the rest of his family in America

LEONA: A catholic nun from Guadalajara, with rock and roll dreams

DOUBLING: parts are played by the same character

LEONA/ANTONIA 

DON NAPOLEON/SILVANO

ADAN/CRUZ

IT'S A WONDERFUL VIDA (TEXAS PREMIERE) 

by Herbert Siguenza

Director TBA

This story takes a darkly satirical look at Mexican-Americans during Christmas in 1957. Set in Corpus Christi, Texas, the play examines an immigrant family trying to assimilate and reach for the American dream that seems as fake as Santa Claus. The Pacheco family gets an unexpected visit from Mexico that turns their whole world upside down.

Performance Dates:

Dec. 7th- 17th (Tentative)

Rehearsals Beginning:

Oct. 23rd

Mon - Thurs from 6:30pm-9:30pm (Subject to change for tech week)

Characters:

NICK: 55, A big tall burly future Santa Claus. Sarcastic narrator.

ALICE PACHECO: 17. American born. Self-centered American teenager. Ashamed to be Mexican-American. Dark complexion.

AURELIA PACHECO: 55. Born and raised in Mexico. Hard working mother. Little education. Very Catholic. Dark Complexion.

JIMMY PACHECO: 18. American born. American teenager, a juvenile delinquent but a good kid. Dark complexion.

PANCHO PACHECO: 60. Born and raised in Mexico. Hard working. Little education. Dreams of a better life or going back to Mexico. Dark complexion.

JOE PACHECO: 35. First American Born. Korean War Veteran with a drinking problem.

ELENA SALINAS: 30. A beautiful white middle class Mexican woman escaping her privileged Mexico City life.