Z Space Studio
AUDITION DATES
Mon, Jun 24, 2019
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm (PDT)
Break: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
Wed, Jun 26, 2019
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm (PDT)
Break: 6:00PM - 7:00PM
APPOINTMENTS
10-minute time slots are available; please email casting@zspace.org with the subject line “NAME Retablos Auditions Request” to schedule an audition.
CONTRACT
Bay Area TheatreMinimum - $436/wk
SEEKING
See breakdown. We are especially seeking Latinx actors, particularly those of Mexican descent. All actors will play multiple characters/ages.
Singing, dancing, percussion, movement skills are a plus. Ability to speak Spanish is a plus though not absolutely necessary. We encourage Trans and GNC actors to audition
PREPARATION
Please prepare one contemporary monologue, dramatic or comedic (no more than 2 minutes)
LOCATION
Z Below
470 Florida Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Doors at street level, black box theater.
PERSONNEL
Directed by Sheila Balter and Jim Cave
Co-Artistic Directors: JoAnne Winter and Susan Harloe
Casting Assistant: Annette Koehn
OTHER DATES
First Rehearsal: 1.20.2020
First Preview: 2.19.20
Opening: 2.22.20
Closing: 3.20.20
Tour to France: 3.20-4.12 2020.
This show will tour to France. If cast you must be available for ALL show and tour dates and have a valid
passport.
OTHER
Word for Word is a theatre company that transforms short works of fiction for the stage, without changing a word.
Some of the many authors whose works we have produced include Alice Munro, Edward P. Jones, Tobias Wolff,
George Saunders, Amy Tan, Colm Toíbin, Zora Neale Hurston and Sandra Cisneros.
This production will bring to the stage several chapters from Octavio Solis’ memoir of growing up in the 1960’s in El Paso. Solis is a renowned American playwright, the son of Mexican immigrants, whose
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
YOUNG OCTAVIO
20’s -- Male -- Mexican American
-Octavio in his early and late teens. + Ensemble roles
OCTAVIO
20’s-30’s -- Male -- Mexican American
-Octavio in his 20’s and 30’s. + Ensemble roles
FATHER
40’s-50’s -- Male -- Mexican
-Octavio’s Father, Immigrant to the U.S. - character ages from 30's to 50's.
+ Ensemble roles
MOTHER
40’s-50’s -- Female -- Mexican
-Octavio’s Mother, Immigrant to the U.S. - character ages from 30's to 50's.
+ Ensemble roles
SISTER
20’s -- Female -- Mexican American
-Octavio’s Sister. Character ages from child to teen. + Ensemble roles
CONSUELO
30’s-50’s -- Female -- Mexican
-The family maid. Character ages from 30's to 50's. + Ensemble roles
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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