Various Producers
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep See breakdown.
SEEKING
Submissions from AEA members only.
Casting will be reviewing submissions and inviting actors to put materials on tape for the team.
INSTRUCTIONS
Submit photo/resume asap.
SUBMIT TO
PERSONNEL
See breakdown for details.
OTHER DATES
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OTHER
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 submit.
BREAKDOWN
Burning passion, cunning deception and outrageous melodrama combine in this enormously entertaining homage to Latin American soap operas. A storm brews in the small town of Bellarica, Mexico, when two baby girls are born on the same night in the same hospital. One will have wealth and privilege, and the other will live in poverty. Yet the drama is bound to unfold when a former beauty queen switches the babies at birth in her lust for power. Eighteen years later, fate finds the two girls together again, prompting secrets to be revealed and lies to be unraveled. After all, nothing is impossible in Bellarica!
NOTE: DESTINY OF DESIRE is a co-production between Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Guthrie Theater with contingent employment. Actors MUST be available for ALL runs (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park: 1/31/20 – 3/28/20; Milwaukee Repertory Theater: 4/15/20 – 5/17/20; Guthrie Theater: 5/20/20 – 7/11/20).
Casting will be reviewing submissions and inviting actors to put materials on tape for the team.
SEEKING:
HORTENCIA DEL RIO/AS CAST (Female, 35 – 50, Latinx, Alto) A poor and beautiful, grounded, smart, and loving woman who lives with her husband Ernesto on a farm on the outskirts of Bellarica. In order to help pay for the needs of her beloved sick daughter Victoria, she becomes a maid and nanny to Fabiola, the richest woman in town, and cares for Fabiola’s sad, sensitive, and spoiled daughter Pilar. She sings one song.
ARMANDO CASTILLO/AS CAST (Male, 50 – 75, Latinx) The rich, elegant, and arrogant owner of The Castillo Casino. He is the most powerful and wealthy man in town. He lost his first beloved wife in a boating accident and is now married to the scheming former beauty queen Fabiola. Their daughter Pilar dreams of being a poet. Armando loves his daughter, but only on his terms and dreams of wedding her off to increase his casino empire. He is estranged from his son from his first marriage, Sebastian, at Fabiola’s urging.
DR JORGE RAMIRO MENDOZA/CASINO DEALER/COP/AS CAST (Male, 40 – 60, Latinx) The corrupt head of Bellarica’s hospital. An arrogant and scheming doctor, he handles Victoria’s heart surgeries and care. He falls madly in love with Hortensia and goes through great lengths to be in her presence. He disparages his estranged son Dr. Diego for being a king, hardworking doctor dedicated to healing the poor.
Producer: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Guthrie Theater
Artistic Directors: Blake Robinson, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
Mark Clements, Milwaukee Repertory Theater
Joseph Haj, Guthrie Theater
Director: Jose Luis Valenzuela
Music Director: Debbie Wicks La Puma
Playwright: Karen Zacarias
Casting: Stephanie Klapper Casting
Auditions: ASAP
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park:
1st Rehearsal: 1/31/2020
1St Preview: 2/29/2020
Opening: 3/5/2020
Closing: 3/28/2020
Milwaukee Repertory Theater:
1st Rehearsal: 4/15/2020
1St Preview: 4/21/2020
Opening: 4/24/2020
Closing: 5/17/2020
Guthrie Theater:
1st Rehearsal: 5/20/2020
1st Preview: 5/30/2020
Opening: 6/5/2020
Closing: 7/11/2020
Contract: LORT B + pension/health +r/t travel & housing
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 submit.
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