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THE STORYTELLER OF EAST LA Equity Principal Actors - Latino Theater Company Auditions

Posted January 30, 2026
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THE STORYTELLER OF EAST LA - Latino Theater Company

THE STORYTELLER OF EAST LA - LA EPA

Latino Theater Company | Los Angeles, CA

AUDITION DATE

LOCATION

Monday, February 16, 2026

Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 S Spring St
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (P)
Los Angeles, CA 90013-2304

CONTRACT

Audition room - Theatre 2. Holding room - Independent Theatre Contract Lobby.

$725 weekly minimum.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

  • Jose Luis Valenzuela — Director / Artistic Director
  • Esperanza Ibarra — Casting Director
  • May Fei — Production Manager

NOTE

Due to a scheduled system upgrade, signups for this audition will end one day earlier than usual. You may not be able to cancel signups/appointments via Casting Call in the days leading up to your audition. Because the member portal will not be available during the upgrade, members who use digital membership cards should take a screenshot of their digital card for use while the upgrade is in progress.

Equity actors for roles in THE STORYTELLER OF EAST LA (see breakdown).

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal - March 9, 2026
Opening - April 18, 2026
Closing - May 17, 2026

OTHER


www.latinotheaterco.org

PREPARATION

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition. Please prepare a short monologue from a contemporary play; either realism or dramatic/nonrealism. If you play any instruments, please feel free to bring it and play us a tune.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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

THE STORYTELLER OF EAST LA

SYNOPSIS

A story of three generations of Chicana women in East Los Angeles, coping with the family’s matriarch’s descent into dementia and the diseases in their lives, as they reconcile their dark pasts and glimpse with hope into an uncertain future.

SEEKING

MERCY

(Female. Mexican-American. 80s) The Mother. She is in the late stages of dementia and needs 24-hour care. She lives in two worlds: The Present and The In Between.

SERAFINA

(Female. Mexican) Timeless. Mercy's Guardian Angel. She has been watching over Mercedes her whole life. She is always by Mercy's side but only Mercy can see her.

GRACE

(Female. Chicana. 40-50) The Daughter. She is in charge of her mother's well-being and is stressed out about it. She is well-spoken and stylish.

MARY

(Female. Chicana. 40-50) The Other Daughter. She doesn't come around often and doesn't help with the mother's care. She's an Eastside hoochie.

LULU

(Female. Chicana. 20-25) The Granddaughter. A writer. She is Grace's daughter and worried about her mother's stress. She tries her best to keep the peace. She has a special bond with Mercy and grew up listening to her stories.

JOSEFA

(Female. Mexican. 40-50) The Caregiver. She is Mercy's main caregiver who takes care of her most personal needs.

VANESSA SOTO

(Female. Latine. 40-50) Mercy's social worker. She means well, but she's stressed and wound tight.

* JOSEFA and VANESSA may be played by the same actor.

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