Free Casting Calls and Auditions

“Always and Forever” written and directed by Michael Patrick Spillers
Produced for CASA 0101 THEATRE by Emmanuel DeLeage, Xavi Moreno & Lisa Pringle
(AEA 99-Seat Plan)

AUDITION DATES & TIMES:
Sunday April 5th, 3:00-7:00 p.m. and
Monday April 6th, 6:00-10:00 p.m.
(Callbacks Wed Apr 8th, 7pm)
CONTACT: michaelspillers@mac.com

AUDITION LOCATION:
The Casa 0101 Theatre Annex
2102 E. First St. – Boyle Heights
Los Angeles, CA 90033

Rehearsals begin April 13, 2009 for 15 performances,
running Thursdays thru Sundays May 22 – June 14, 2009.

ALWAYS & FOREVER follows Alma, a teenage girl from Bell Gardens CA, who is determined to have local corrido-singing heartthrob Adán Sánchez perform at her quinceañera. Alma’s journey into womanhood gets complicated when she prays to the Virgin Mary for guidance, but accidentally conjures Jesús Malverde, the narco-saint. The play explores Mexican-American youth culture, banda music and the border scene. ALWAYS & FOREVER “…has a truly authentic voice, dripping in Los Angeles Latin youth culture” (Angela Garcia Combs, LA Stage Magazine). Music, memory and magic realism collide to reveal a story that is sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous, but always and forever unquestionably Los Angeles.

CAST BREAKDOWN:

ALMA: Female – Latina – To play 15 years old – Spirited and likeable. Huge fan of banda/corrido music. Planning her quinceañera; misses her estranged father.

CELIA: Female – Latina – 20s – Alma’s older sister. Strong and motherly.

JOSÉ: Male – Latino – 20s – Celia’s boyfriend. College student and Chicano activist. Into MEChA and the anti-war movement. Passionate idealist.

OLIVIA: Female – African American – 20s – Celia’s best friend, and our narrator. Artsy photography student. Kind, nurturing and insightful.

MOY: Male – Latino – To play 16 years old – Comic Relief. Fast-talking goofball. The funny neighborhood prankster. Has a crush on Alma.

MALVERDE: Male – Latino – 40s – Ghost of a Mexican folk hero killed in 1909; fatherly trickster, patron saint of border crossers and drug dealers.

NARDO: Male – Latino – 30s – Mexican corrido musician. Boisterous and flirtatious. Ability to play guitar or Mexican accordion a big plus, but not required.

BOXER: Male – Latino – 20s – Reformed gangster. “East LA homeboy” look. Spiritual, laid back and wise. A local shaman and “healer” of lowrider cars. His brother was recently killed in Iraq.

RUDY: Male – Latino – 20s – Alma’s older brother. East-side hipster. Morrissey/Rockabilly style. Moody and pensive, with a secret: he was in love with Boxer’s brother.

To schedule an audition, please reply to this email, michaelspillers@mac.com, with preferred date/time, or just bring pix/resume to the audition and sign in on-site for first-come first-serve.