BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB - NYC EPA Atlantic Theater Company | New York, NY
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Thursday, March 23, 2023
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Off Broadway
$550 weekly minimum (Level 2 Development)
Equity actors for roles in BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (See breakdown).
There are no stage managerial positions available at this time.
Please prepare a Latin jazz or pop song in English or Spanish. Bring sheet music and your book of music with you. An accompanist will be provided. For the role of JUAN, sides will be provided beginning at 8:30 when the holding room opens. Also, please bring your headshot and resume stapled together.
Pearl Studios (500)
500 8th Ave
New York, NY 10018-6504
Holding room Studio 402
Director: Saheem Ali
Book: Marco Ramirez
Choreographers: Justin Peck & Patricia Lucia Delgado
Music: Guillermina Aramburu, Eusebio Delfin, Victor Lay, Rafael +HUQindez Marin, Miguel Matamoros, Beny 0RUp Faustino Oramas, Arsenio Rodriguez, Compay Segundo, Sergio Siaba, 0DUtaTeresa Vera, et al
Music Producer: David Yazbek
Music Supervisor: Dean Sharenow
Music Director: Marco Paguia
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting/Tara Rubin. CSA
Expected to attend:
Casting Director: Xavier Rubiano, CSA
4 Week Workshop
June 26th, 2023 – July 22nd, 2023
OTHER
Please note: in response to member feedback, we are expanding online audition signups to all Equity auditions held in office cities, including those not yet facilitated by Equity monitors. This audition will not be facilitated by an Equity monitor.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this 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.
Equity encourages everyone participating in the auditions to wear a two-ply cloth face mask, surgical mask, singer’s mask or respirator (N95, KN95 or KF94). Single-ply face masks, gaiters and bandanas are not recommended. Singer’s masks can be found at www.broadwayreliefproject.com/singersmask.
Equity encourages members to prepare for their audition prior to arriving at the audition venue, to the extent that they can (e.g., get dressed, hair/make-up, etc.) to avoid crowding in bathrooms and dressing rooms.
Holding/Audition room information:
The maximum capacity in the holding room is: 30
The maximum capacity in the audition room is: 24
Told in both 1956 and 1996, the BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB tells the story of the beginning of the titular album and the ending of a mainstay of Afro-Cuban music.
JUAN. 20s/30s. Male-presenting. Non-singer. Drumming useful but not necessary. Black/Afro-Cuban. Driven and entrepreneurial. Smart and pragmatic.
OMARA. 60+. Female-presenting. Singer. Mixed/Afro-Cuban. A graceful diva with a sharp wit. Deeply wounded. Hides it well.
IBRAHIM. 60+. Male-presenting. Singer. Black/Afro-Cuban. A man with a sweet voice, but a deeply spiritual presence.
COMPAY. 60+. Male-presenting. Singer/Advanced Guitarist. Black/Afro-Cuban. A troubadour. A flirtatious charmer, but deep down, he's a soft, vulnerable artist.
YOUNG OMARA. 20s. Female-presenting. Singer. Mixed/Afro-Cuban. A dreamer. A bohemian free spirit who - over the course of our story - faces difficult decisions.
YOUNG HAYDEE. 20s. Female-presenting. Singer. Mixed/Afro-Cuban. A realist. Not one for romanticism, daydreaming, or nostalgia.
YOUNG IBRAHIM. 20s. Male-presenting. Singer. Black/Afro-Cuban. New to the big city, but you wouldn't call him bright-eyed - because he's not had an easy life.
YOUNG RUBEN. 20s. Male-presenting. Non-singer/Advanced Pianist. Black/Afro-Cuban. A fast talking piano player with dreams of playing world stages.
YOUNG COMPAY. 20s. Male-presenting. Singer/Advanced Guitarist. Black/Afro-Cuban. A charmer. Opinionated about music. Protective of the club, because it's the only place he's ever felt at home.
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