AUDITIONS
for ENFRASCADA
ENFRASCADA (A HOODOO COMEDY OF JARRING PROPORTIONS)
by Tanya Saracho
directed by Keira Fromm
April 5 - May 12, 2012 Press Open April 12
When a terrible split turns Alicia’s world upside down,
she turns to Folk Magic to heal her suffering. With the
help of her friends and some enchanting magi, Alicia mines
the underworlds of Brujeria, Santeria and Hoodoo for magic
recipes, age-old traditions and ancient jar spells looking
for a cure. Based on real and extended exchanges with practitioners
of each craft, Enfrascada explores one of the best-kept
secrets in the Latino community. From the author of Kita
y Fernanda, Our Lady of the Underpass and
El Nogalar.
PDF version of script will be emailed to all those with
audition appts.
Seeking AEA and non-AEA women of Latina descent.
Please submit headshot and resume to casting@16thstreettheater.org
ATTN: ENFRASCADA casting to be considered.
Unfortunately we can only notify those we would like to
audition.
Schedule:
Rehearsals begin March 12. Rehearsals will be weeknights
and weekends. Performances begin April 5 with Press Opening
April 12. Show runs Thursdays & Fridays at 7:30 PM,
Saturdays at 5:00 PM & 8:00 PM thru May 12. Extension
is possible.
Auditions
Sunday December 4 from 10-2pm and Saturday December 17 at
16th Street from 2pm – 6pm
Please bring headshot and resume to audition. We
are located here. Please plan ahead. We are one good
mile from Austin stop on Blue Line (walk up west side toward
Lombard Street). Call (708) 795-6704 x105 if you are running
late.
Callbacks
TBD
To prepare:
Sides from the play.
Download
Carolina Side 1
Download
Carolina Side 2
Download Lulu Side
1
Download Senora
1 Cat
Download
Senora 2 Karina
Download
Senora 3 Marta
Roles available:
CAROLINA, Late 20’s/Early-30’s.
(Latina of Mexican-descent.) What one would call
a Huppie (Hispanic Yuppie). Fresa-ish tendencies but born
here. Great heart. There is a lightness to her presence,
but she's solid as a rock when it comes to her friends;
she's absolutely loyal. She's always put together and has
a closet just for shoes. She might have Kardashian hair,
but she's not gross and fickle like a Kardashian, ok maybe
a little
LULU, 20’s, mixed race. (Latina/White American)
That just means she’s a hybrid in more than one way. She
is ALICIA’s cousin and nobody really knows what she does
for a living, yet she manages quite well. A little eccentric;
all that reading might be throwing off her social graces,
because there's something odd about the girl. She's never
rude though. Sometimes this girl doesn’t go outside of her
apartment for weeks. Doesn’t have to. There’s peapod. And
cable. And her books, of course
THE FOLLOWING ROLES ARE PLAYED BY SAME ACTRESS -
MUST BE FLUENT IN SPANISH!
(Ages can be representative, a younger or older person
may play this track. Must be adept at accents and capable
of doing an entire scene in Spanish)
SENORA - CAT, 40’s. Black-American. A conjure
woman of the Hoodoo tradition. Lives in Bronzeville (Southside
of Chicago) in one of those three flats that have seen better
days. Tries to keep her Southern traditions in the urban
center, while being a single mom to her daughter ROMINA,
who’s a smartie.
SENORA - MARTA, Late 60’s. A Cuban national.
Left Cuba because of Castro and has never returned.. All
her family's in Puerto Rico now, so she mixes lexicons.
She lives in Logan Square, is on a budget and wears a coiffed
blond wig with her sweatpants and Betty Boop t-shirts. She
is loud and boisterous, unless she thinks the neighbors
are listening, then she’s back in Havana circa 1961.
SENORA - KARINA, 40 years old. An undocumented,
Mexican national. Even-tempered, kind-hearted woman. She’s
been in Chicago about a decade yet still doesn’t speak much
English. She speaks in Nauahtl to her children, the Aztec
tongue. Her talent is real.
Compensation:
Non-equity pay is $75 per week for rehearsal and performance.
AEA is CAT Tier N ($171 per week) plus full health
Auditions, rehearsals and performances at 16th Street
Theater, Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th Street, Berwyn,
IL 60402
Email casting@16thstreettheater.org
with questions.
Ann Filmer Artistic Director, Keira Fromm Director, and
Tanya Saracho Playwright have casting authority.
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