THE MADRID Equity Principal Auditions - Manhattan Theatre Club Auditions

Martha is a kindergarten teacher with a life many would want: a loving husband, a devoted daughter. But when she leaves it all behind, it's up to her daughter Sarah to pick up the pieces. A hilarious and heartbreaking story about motherhood, freedom, and trying to see the people in your family as they really are.

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SARAH: Early 20s. Margaret’s daughter. Has just finished college. Smart and funny, and on the vulnerable cusp between adolescence and adulthood. Still innocent of the deep sadness and ambivalence present in much of adult life, despite an occasionally tough exterior. Her mother’s bewildering abandonment has confused and frustrated her. She still needs mom.

JOHN: Late 40s-early 50s. Margaret’s husband. A teacher. A family man. Affectionate, loyal, and patient. Has always been the grounded one in this family. Not a doormat, just very steady. He knows his wife better than she thinks he does, and is not completely surprised by her disappearance, but is nonetheless unmoored by it. Bereft and at loose ends.

ROSE: 70s-80s. Martha’s mother. Opinionated, blunt. Old enough to call it like she sees it and get away with it. Though she is in physical decline, she is fighting it every step of the way. She also sees Martha more clearly than anyone else does, and is marshalling what strength she has left to save Martha from herself.

BECCA: Late 30s-early 40s. Martha’s slightly younger best friend and neighbor. Devoted mother of two boys. A natural caretaker and a bit of a worrier. Empathetic, eager to help. Her nervous energy may make her seem a little lightweight, but she has a mother’s strength underneath.

DANNY: Late 30s-early 40s. Becca’s husband. The “cool dad.” Easy-going in contrast – and probably in reaction – to Becca’s more nervous demeanor. Charming and fun, but restless. Loves his family, but he’s aware that middle age is right around the corner, and his affability masks a struggle with that fact.

DYLAN: To play 16. A very tall young man. Becca & Danny’s son. Suffers from acute knee pain due to his height. A sweet kid – and definitely still more of a kid than a man, despite his height. Uncomfortable, both physically and emotionally. Very close with his mother. Struggles a bit in school. He’ll grow up fine, it’s just that being a teenager is tough and he’s in the thick of it.

LITTLE GIRL: A kindergartener. Precocious. Stubborn.

MARTHA: CAST (Edie Falco). A wife, mother, and kindergarten teacher whose ambivalence about all three of those roles has caused her to make the decision to walk away from them and rent an apartment on her own at The Madrid.