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Breakdown
I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI
Adapted by: Jacques Lamarre
From the memoir by: Giulia Melucci
Director: Michael Barakiva
1st rehearsal: 5/31
Opening: 6/17
Closing: 6/25
SEEKING:
[GIULIA] Italian American, 40s, female. Personable, smart, and especially funny. The kind of dynamic, intelligent, warm and charismatic woman you can’t believe is still single. An expert in the kitchen, Giulia loves food, cooking and feeding the way only someone who grow up in a kitchen can.
IN THE HEIGHTS
Music and Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Director: Suzanne Agins
Music Director: Diane Louie
Choreographer: Julio Agustin
First rehearsal: 6/13
Opening: 7/1
Closing: 7/16
Seeking
USNAVI DE LA VEGA
early to mid 20s, male. The child of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Scrappy, charismatic, full of integrity. Usnavi is the embodiment of the American Dream. EXTREMELY strong rapper and good singer, up to G. Strong dance (hip-hop, salsa) is a plus. True triple threat.
NINA ROSARIO
19, female. Freshman at Stanford, intelligent, driven. The first in her family to go to school. Classic ingénue with a fierce smart streak. Extremely strong singer, comfortable from low Bb up to D, with some higher mix/head singing and a popped belt F. Some dancing required.
KEVIN ROSARIO
40s, male. He has dedicated his life to his family and his daughter Nina's advancement. Loyal, protective, conservative and absolutely sure that as the patriarch he knows what’s best for his family. Baritone, C to E. Spanish speaking is a plus. ??
CAMILA ROSARIO
40s, female. Nina’s mother and the co-owner of Rosario’s, she is what holds the family together. Strong minded with steady values. Alto belter, low G to B (soft higher D in finale.) Spanish speaking is a plus.??
BENNY
early to mid 20s, male. Hardworking, ambitious, has worked his way up from nothing to a valued employee at Rosario’s Car Service. Rough around the edges, but with a heart of gold. Strong rapper. Strong dancer. Strong singer, E to Ab. ??
VANESSA
early to mid 20s, female. Independent and strong-willed, a gorgeous young woman who’s been the center of attention so long she takes it for granted. Must be a strong dancer. Extremely strong singer, high belter, seamless and strong voice, low A up through a (sustained) D as well as popped belt Es and Fs.??
SONNY
16, male. Usnavi’s cousin. Ambitious, scrappy, full of good. Rapper, singer, dancer. Tenor up to a strong A, ideally Bb.
ABUELA CLAUDIA
mid-late 60s, female. Grandmother to the community. The goodness and generosity and the kindness of a saint, in spite of the hard life she’s led. Strong alto belter from low F# up through A, ideally through C. Spanish speaking is a plus.
DANIELA
30s, female. Owner of Daniela’s salon. Brash, sassy and spunky. Spanish speaking is a plus. Dancer. Strong belter from low G through at least C.??
CARLA
20s, female. Works at the salon and is Daniela’s sidekick. Ditzy and needs sharp comedic chops. Spanish speaking is a plus. Dancer. Belter comfortable through C, with some popped Ds.??
GRAFITTI PETE
18, male. A graffiti artist. Rebel. Hip-hop dancer. Rapper and singer.
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THIRD
Playwright: Wendy Wasserstein
Director: Michael Barakiva
1st rehearsal: 7/5
Opening: 7/22
Closing: 7/30
SEEKING:
LAURIE
early 50s, female. A brilliant, glass-ceiling-shatterer academic who is used to being the smartest person in a room full of smart people. Confident, aggressive, with a razor-sharp wit. This is a woman who is always on the go and never at a loss for words.
NANCY
early 50s, female, all ethnicities. Intelligent, damaged, a sharp sarcastic sense of humor (comedic timing imperative). A woman who has let her body go, suffered the consequences, and is now fighting for her life. Uses comedy to deflect. Transforms into a genuinely hopeful character by the end of the play.
WOODSON BULL, III
20, male. Athletic, masculine, preppy, handsome. A real bro with the effortless swagger of someone who’s always gotten what he’s wanted. Wrestler with the build to show it. The picture of white heterosexual privilege.
EMILY
early 20s, female, all ethnicities. Laurie’s daughter. Smart, ironic, quirky: the product of the small liberal arts New England town where she grew up. All of her mom’s smarts with none of the bite. THIS ROLE WILL BE NON-UNION.
JACK
early 70s, male. Laurie’s father. A great, kind man suffering from dementia. When he is lucid, we see the man he was and still is. When he drifts, his moods change quickly, from sentimental to violent. CAST - THIS ROLE IS CAST.
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CONSTELLATIONS
Playwright: Nick Payne
Director: Linsay Firman
1st Rehearsal: 7/19
Opening: 8/5
Closing: 8/14
SEEKING:
MARIANNE
Female, 30s. All ethnicities. Quirky and charismatic in that librarian way. Needs a full gamut of comedic abilities, from physical comedy to dry British irony. Genuinely open-hearted, smart and sharp, with warmth.
ROLAND
Male, 30s. All ethnicities. Professional beekeeper. Markedly off-beat. Grounded, honest to a fault, a guy who wouldn’t know how to be duplicitous if you paid him. Wears his heart on his sleeve.
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