San Diego Repertory Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Mon, Feb 03, 2020
10:00 am - 6:00 pm (PST)
Lunch: 1:00PM - 2:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
EPA rules in effect. In-person sign-up begins at 9:00AM on 2/3/20.
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep Minimum - $717/wk
SEEKING
San Diego REP is currently seeking actors and singer/dancers for their upcoming 44th Season. San Diego REP is committed to diverse casting. We encourage actors of all ethnicities, actors who are differently-abled, actors who are neuro-diverse, and actors who identify as LGBTQIA+ to audition.
PREPARATION
For dramatic auditions, prep two (2) one-min contrasting monologues. (No Shakespeare, please.) For musical auditions, prepare one (1) one-min monologue and 16-32 bars of a musical theatre or pop song. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music, and headshot & resume stapled together.
LOCATION
Actors' Equity Association LA Audition Center
5636 Tujunga Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91601
PERSONNEL
Present at the Los Angeles auditions will be Associate Producer & Casting Director Kim Heil.
OTHER DATES
See breakdown
OTHER
Roles will be understudied. Especially interested in local hires for understudy roles.
EPA Procedures are in effect for audition.
An Equity monitor will be provided.
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 attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
BREAKDOWN
Actors unable to attend this audition may submit headshot/resume to:
San Diego Repertory Theatre
Attn: Kim Heil
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
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THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN
Featuring Music Produced and Recorded by Emilio & Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
Book by Alexander Dinelaris
Directed and Choreographed by Javier Velasco
Rehearsal: 7/1/20
Preview: 7/30/20
Open: 8/5/20
Close: 8/23/20
Possible Extension thru 8/30/20
Gloria Estefan (Lead): Latinx Female, 20-30. Cuban; initially shy, opens up as the story progresses; becomes an icon; sharp sense of humor; good actress, star quality; must speak fluent Spanish and sing and move well.
Emilio Estefan (Lead): Latinx Male, 30-40. Cuban; confident; handsome; sometimes stumbles over his emotions... and his English; loyal. Leading man with character; must speak fluent Spanish and sing well.
Gloria Fajardo (Lead): Latinx Female, 50-60. Cuban; Gloria’s mother; brassy; strong willed; Latin matriarch; survivor; biting humor; must speak fluent Spanish and sing well.
Consuelo (Lead): Latinx Female, 65-75. Cuban; Gloria’s Grandmother; Cuban stage mother; sometimes an apparition; wise; loving; warm; Gloria’s guardian angel; must speak fluent Spanish and be able to carry a tune.
Young Gloria (Lead): Latinx Female, 10-12. Cuban; innocent, but smart and self-reliant; slightly sad, but always full of hope; must speak fluent Spanish and sing well.
Young Emilio/Nayib (Lead): Latinx Male, 8-12. Emilio as a boy and Nayib Gloria’s son; must be a strong dancer; must speak fluent Spanish and does not need to sing.
Female & Male Ensemble – Must be strong singers and trained dancers
JQA
Written by Aaron Posner
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
Rehearsal: 9/15/20
Preview: 10/8/20
Open: 10/14/20
Close: 11/1/20
The play is built for four actors of various ages, gender and ethnicities. Each actor plays JQA in turn as he ages and moves through his life and career. The role is passed from actor to actor interstitially. The acting needs to be personal, passionate, emphatic, front-foot and aggressively energetic. It can never sit back and contemplate.
Actors interested in auditioning for this play should prepare two contrasting monologues demonstrating range and dexterity.
57 CHEVY
Written by Cris Franco
Directed by Jesse Perez
Rehearsal: 11/2/20
Preview: 11/19/20
Open: 11/25/20
Close: 12/6/20
Junior (This role has already been cast)
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Based on the novel by Mark Haddon
Adapted by Simon Stephens
Directed by Todd Salovey
Rehearsal: 12/23/20
Preview: 1/21/21
Open: 1/27/21
Close: 2/14/21
Christopher Boone (Supporting): Male, 13-19, any ethnicity. A teenager who is an outsider due to his unique perception of the world, which he sees in surprising and revealing ways. He notices things in minute detail yet has difficulty understanding social and emotional cues and difficulty empathizing with others. This lack of understanding often makes the world seem frustrating and frightening to him, and he can become agitated and even violent when he has to deal with too many overwhelming external stimuli. Incredibly intelligent but shy and mistrusting of strangers, Christopher feels things deeply but doesn’t know how to express or articulate them. He has a brilliant mind, can be fixated on certain topics, and thinks in a highly logical way, which makes him excel in math and science, but because he perceives language literally, he does not understand sarcasm or metaphors. From a diagnostic point of view, he is probably on the autism spectrum and exhibits some behavior that might be characterized as having Asperger’s Syndrome, though what is most important is that he is different. Actor must be physically agile.
Ed Boone/Others (Supporting): Male, 30-55, any ethnicity. Christopher’s father. He is estranged from his wife, Judy and struggling as a single parent trying to raise his son the best he can. A working class man. Proud, gruff, and brusque, he is unable to convey his emotions and feelings but loves his son deeply. He is a good man but there is a lot on Ed’s shoulders when he first enters the play--in pain and near breaking point, though he does not openly express it. He has trouble communicating with Christopher, who often frustrates him. And though he’s naturally practical and much more patient in dealing with Christopher than Judy, a difficult situation can make him lose it, sometimes violently. A plumber and heating engineer by trade, naturally good with his hands.
Judy Boone/Others (Supporting): Female, 30-50, any ethnicity. Christopher’s mother is estranged from her husband, Ed after having an affair with her neighbor Roger. She works as a secretary and is a working class woman with a tough exterior who has no support system to raise her son and blames herself for her inability to cope with him effectively. She has had a hard life and had to fight for things, which she is ready to do, as she is feisty and doesn’t take anything lying down. Loving, yet impatient, she has felt very alone in her situation with Christopher and it frustrates her to a point of absolute desperation. She wishes she knew how to truly reach and care for Christopher. Independent, lonely and proud, she doesn’t easily ask for help and has never had the proper social resources to help her.
Siobhan/Others (Supporting): Female, 20-49, any ethnicity. Christopher’s teacher and mentor, she is the only person in Christopher’s life with an understanding of his situation. She strives to teach Christopher how society works and how to behave within its guidelines. Constantly negotiating around Christopher’s anger, she is professional, warm, caring, calm, gentle and self-possessed and also sensitive to his strained relationship with his father. She often serves as the narrator of Christopher’s story and of his feelings.
Mrs. Shears/Mrs. Gascoyne/Others (Supporting): Female, 30-50, any ethnicity. Mrs. Shears is Roger’s ex-wife and Christopher’s neighbor, rough around the edges. She is furious at the world as a result of being betrayed and abandoned by her husband. Worn out by life, disappointed, haggard. It is her dog, Wellington that was found killed in the night. Mrs. Gascoyne is the headmistress of the school for “special needs” children that Christopher attends. Condescending and lacking in sensitivity, nuance and imagination.
Roger Shears/Duty Sergeant/Others (Supporting): Male, 30-50, any ethnicity. Roger Shears is Mrs. Shears ex-husband. A middle class man who works at a bank. Has left his wife as a result of his relationship with Judy, which not built on sturdy ground. Doesn’t have a clue or any interest in understanding Christopher. The Duty Sergeant is a local Swindon desk sergeant (policeman) who releases Christopher to Ed’s custody after Christopher’s been arrested. Firm, experienced, tough but fair-minded.
3 Additional Ensemble members, ages 20-60, to play: Mrs. Alexander, Reverend Peters, Station Policeman, Policeman, Mr. Thompson, Man with Socks, No. 40, Information, Punk Girl and Others
MOTHER ROAD
Written by Octavio Solis
Directed by Sam Woodhouse
Rehearse: 2/23/21
Preview: 3/18/21
Open: 3/24/21
Close: 4/11/21
Inspired by John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, this world-premiere play by playwright Octavio Solis (Don Quixote, El Paso Blue) finds hardworking and hard-living William Joad with no blood kin to inherit the family farm. No one, that is, until he finds an unexpected relation: Martín Jodes—a young Mexican-American man descended from Steinbeck’s original protagonist Tom Joad. This powerful story—filled with humor and heart—about land, family and survival inventively reverses the Joads’ mythic journey, as these modern-day Joads travel from migrant farm-worker camps in California back to Oklahoma.
William Joad (Male Caucasian, 70s), an old man from Oklahoma looking for his kin
Martín Jodes (Male Latinx, 20s-30s), a Mexican-American young man looking for a home
Seven Chorus Members, from whom the following characters emerge:
Roger Graves (Male Caucasian, 50s) Will’s old friend and lawyer
Mo (Female Latinx, 20s-30s) Martín’s migrant worker pal
Amelia (Female Latinx, 20s-30s) Martín’s love, also a migrant worker
James (Male African-American, 30s-40s) Martín’s friend from his rough youth
Ivy the Waitress (Female, 30s-40s)
Cook (Male, 30s-40s)
State Trooper (Male, 30s-40s)
Officer Hamilton (Female 30s-40s)
Abelardo, a motel clerk (Male Latinx, 50s-60s)
Father of Abelardo (Male Latinx, 30s-40s)
Curtis (Male, 30s-40s)
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 audition.
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