Halcyon Theatre
AUDITION DATE
Sun, Jul 21, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (CDT)
APPOINTMENTS
auditions@halcyontheatre.org
CONTRACT
CAT $259 per week minimum
SEEKING
AEA Actors
PREPARATION
sides will be provided
LOCATION
Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
3403 W Lawerence Ave #201
Chicago, IL 60625
Across street from Kimball brown line, next to Payless Shoestore
PERSONNEL
Playwright: Marisela Trevino-Orta
Director: Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary
OTHER DATES
First read-through: Monday, August 19th
Rehearsal Days: Sunday- Wednesday 6:00-10pm, and Saturday 11-2pm
Previews: October 3rd-October 11th
Run of Show: October 12th - November 16th
Tech: Saturday, September 21 (TENT scheduled 10am-8pm)
Tech: Sunday, September 22 (TENT scheduled 10am-8pm)
Tech, Dress and Previews: Wed-Sun, September 25-October 11 (TENT Wed-Sat at 6pm, Sun at 4pm)
OTHER
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of audition.
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
Please note that all actors should be comfortable with conversational Spanish (they do not need to be fully bi-lingual - just need to have an understanding
about the play: Isadora finds the strength to stand up to her abusive husband Septimo when he forces the very pregnant Yolot to stay against her will. While Septimo makes plans for the baby, Isadora and Yolot devise one of their own. And as a pack of wolves closes in on the hacienda, Isadora must decide what price she'll pay for her own freedom. Wolf at the Door is the second part of a cycle of fairy tales Marisela is writing inspired by Latino folklore and mythology, following the river bride.
ISADORA
Early to mid 20s latinx. A wife first is pregnant, loses her baby. Struggles to stand up to her abusive husband. She can see past peoples filth. and in the end, she knows what she must do, for the greater good.
*Please not this character does gives birth on stage- actors should be comfortable with this action- we will be having a fight and intimacy choreographer.
YOLOT: Early to mid - 20s Latinx. the interloper: The Wolf. Strong with a bite. Wild. Animalistic. Can see past peoples filth. Pregnant *Please Note this character also gives birth. *Must move well with their bodies. This part will have partial nudity. Director and playwright will work with actor based on their comfort level. must be comfortable in bikini. fight and intimacy choreographer will be a part of the artistic process.
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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