EL COQUÍ ESPECTACULAR AND THE BOTTLE OF DOOM - NYC appts
Two River Theater Company
CONTRACT
LORT Non-Rep LORT D $675 per week
SEEKING
Equity actors for roles in EL COQUÍ ESPECTACULAR AND THE BOTTLE OF DOOM (see breakdown).
INSTRUCTIONS
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Deadline: Tue, Oct 17, 2017
SUBMIT TO
jacksharkysubmissions@gmail.com
PERSONNEL
Written by Matt Barbot
Directed by Jose Zayas
OTHER DATES
Auditions will be held end of October in NYC.
First Rehearsal: December 5, 2017
First Preview: January 6, 2018
Opening: January 12, 2018
Closing: February 4, 2018
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
ALEX – 20s. Latino. A comic book writer and illustrator who has quit his unsatisfying job, he’s moved back in with his mom and is drifting. In order to connect with the Puerto Rican heritage he feels disconnected from, he creates a superhero, El Coquí Espectacular, and then tries to be him for real. Warm, funny, and impulsive, he’s also idealistic and more than a little immature.
JOE – late 20s/30s. Latino. Alex’s older brother, Joe has very much taken it upon himself to be the responsible man in the family after their father’s death. This manifests as a “grown-up” job that just might be sucking his soul away, and a lack of patience with his brother’s refusal to grow up. Organized, a bit of a control freak, and not a natural leader who pretends to be one, Joe’s rigid exterior hides a kind, lonely guy who tries to do the right thing, but doesn’t quite know what that is.
EL CHUPACABRA/JUNIOR – 20s-30s. Latino. The supervillain to El Coquí’s hero, El Chupacabra also acts as Alex’s insecurities come to life and his tormentor (as Junior, Alex’s bully from high school, he literally was his tormentor). Cartoonishly evil and in love with his own villainy, El Chupacabra must have a big personality and ace comic timing.
PATRICIA – late 40s/50s. Latina. Joe and Alex’s mom, Patricia’s love for her sons sometimes looks a lot like nagging. Funny and warm, she wants the best for her family.
YESICA – 20s. Latina. An ambitious photographer and blogger, she’s the first to see the symbol the superhero El Coqui could be to the changing neighborhood. Never afraid to put herself in harm’s way to get the best shot or the best story, she nevertheless has a strong moral compass that never leads her astray. Although she’s blunt and can be harsh, she cares deeply about her community and her friends.
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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