Audition opportunity for the San Diego REP's Latinx Festival

Questions: contact Patrice Amon at pamon@sdrep.org.

San Diego REP is seeking audition submissions for our 2020 San Diego REP Latinx Festival. Our festival is moving online and we are seeking actor submissions from across the US. We have an incredible selection of 4 scripts in the festival and are seeking a range of performers. 

All rehearsals and performances will be held online. Total rehearsal and performance time will be 16 hours. Rehearsals will be held over the weeks August 24 to September 3, and will be scheduled to artist availability. The festival weekend is September 4-6, 2020.

We are seeking both AEA and non-AEA actors.

This is a paid opportunity, all actors will be given a stipend.

Please submit a headshot, resume, and 1 minute contemporary monologue to San Diego REP Casting Director Kim Heil at kheil@sdrep.org.

The deadline for all audition submissions is July 26.

Scripts available on request.

Sapience by Diana Burbano
Elsa, is on the autism spectrum. But she has successfully hidden this fact from her professional colleagues. She is a doctor of primatology currently working at a zoo with an orangutan named Wookie, who Elsa hopes to prove is capable of speaking a human language. Elsa has a lot at stake: Her theory is radical and her status with her grant and her donors is precarious. Elsa’s 12 year old nephew, A.J., is also on the Autism spectrum. He is “Locked in”- completely non-verbal. A.J. loves the zoo, particularly the orangutans. A.J. and Wookie discover that they can communicate in heretofore unknown ways, which completely disrupts Elsa’s research and theories. A.J. teaches Wookie that she is mortal and will die someday. This is a brand new concept to the animal, and Wookie falls into despair to the point of near death. Wookie’s death would be catastrophic to Elsa. She is forced to confront the value of A.J.’s mode of communication and her reluctance to embrace her own autism.

Elsa: 30's A primatologist. Latinx. On the neuronormative seeming end of the autism spectrum..

Wookie: An adult orangutan. White or light-skinned female or nonbinary actor. 

AJ: 12-14. A young teen on the autism spectrum. Non verbal except with Wookie. Any gender. POC or mixed race. Can be played by an adult.

Miri: Elsa's cousin. A Latinx immigrant. Smart, fun and astute. Her hair is dyed in rainbow colors. Bilingual Spanish/English. 30's

Jason: A primatologist. Full of his own privilege, but essentially a good guy. Has advanced spleen cancer. White man, 40's-50's

Extreme Home Makeover by Makasha Copeland
Every year, thousands of families apply for a reality TV show that promises a rags-to-riches transformation for America's most deserving citizens. With such steep competition, the Vega family must fight to make their video application stand out. Makasha Copeland's gritty comedy Extreme Home Makeover begs the question - in a world where so many receive so little, how much do miracles cost?

Valentina: Latina. Mother. Around 35.

Marco: Latino. Oldest child. Around 16.

Lupe: Latinx. Youngest child. Around 10, may be played by an adult.

Guadalupe: Latina. Grandmother. Around 65.

The Cucuy Will Find You by Jaymes Sanchez
The Cucuy, in Mexican-American folklore, eats bad children. But what does it mean to be a good child? For a seven-year-old in the back of a 1990 Ford Aerostar, it means shutting up every now and then. For a successful 30-something, like REY/REYNA, who has a complicated family history and lives far away from home, the answer is more complicated. When the Cucuy shows up and disrupts Rey's life and the very fabric of reality, Rey must prove that they are a good child. But it isn’t easy; Rey avoids travelling to visit their grandmother, Leti, even though Rey’s father insists her health is quickly declining. As Rey tries to affirm the life Rey has built away from home, The Cucuy confronts Rey with the past, present, and future.

REY/REYNA: 31, Brown or Black Latinx, Any gender and pronouns. Thoracic surgery prodigy

THE CUCUY: Ageless, It/Its. A non-human force of nature that eats bad children. Played by an actor 30+ Brown or Black Latinx woman (or otherwise not a man).

CARLOS/Ensemble: 50 to 60. Brown or black Latinx, he/him/his. REY/REYNA’s father.

AMY/KEE/Ensemble: 50ish, Black, she/her/hers. Amy is a doctor treating Leti, Kee is a patient.

LETICIA/Ensemble: 70’s. Brown or black Latinx, she/her/hers. Rey’s grandmother and Carlos’s mother

Machine Learning by Francisco Mendoza
When his estranged, alcoholic father is diagnosed with liver cancer, computer scientist Jorge dreams up a nursing app to manage the disease in his stead. As the machine's capabilities grow, however, the possibility of leaving it in charge of the treatment becomes more real, forcing Jorge to reckon with his responsibilities as a son—and as a creator.

JORGE: 22-28, raised in the US, some Spanish required

YOUNGER JORGE: 7-11, born in Colombia, moved to the US at 10, some Spanish required

GABRIEL: 40s-60s, born and raised in Colombia, moved to the US at 45

ARNOLD: a machine, born in Jorge's mind

ANITA: 40s, born and raised in India, moved to the US at 18 also plays DOCTOR, 

TEACHER, LEENA

Thank you,

Patrice Amon, PhD

patriceamon@gmail.com I pamon@sdrep.org I 619-944-2719

Latinx Producer in Residence, San Diego Repertory Theatre