Non Union Actors Needed for Production of "Yerma"
The company is seeking Non-Union actors for "YERMA" Show. Please see the details below ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Frederico García Lorca's aching portrait of one woman’s longing to have a child finds fresh expression in Melinda Lopez’s adaptation. Consumed by her dream of motherhood, Yerma defies her husband and confronts her community. In this darkly poetic fable, Yerma’s obsessive desire propels her into a collision with her world that yield’s dire and awful consequences. Rate: Minimum wage hourly $17/hr Additional info: Please note: Full vaccination is a required Callbacks: Nov 1, 2022 First Rehearsal: Apr 3 Tech: May 11 - 19 Previews: May 20 - 26 Opening: May 27 Performances Wed-Sun Announced Closing: Jun 18 Extension Closing: Jun 25 Please apply to book an appointment or for more information. by Sunday, October 9th.
8 roles
Latine. Female presenting. Must sing. A good sense of rhythm and percussion knowledge are helpful. A vivacious and headstrong woman. She is married to Juan and desperately wants a child. The more obsolete the potential of a child is, the more manic passionate about wanting one Yerma becomes. As she begins to be consumed by the emptiness of her life, she is confronted by the women around her as they provide alternate options to having a child herself.
Latine. Male presenting. Yerma’s husband. Ability to sing is helpful, but not required. He is a hardworking, honest man. Dry, traditional and practical. He struggles to understand Yerma’s desperation. Through his eyes he provides everything for her and yet is still not enough. The more rash Yerma becomes, the more he withdraws and resents that he is unable to make her happy.
Latine. Male presenting. Must sing. A good sense of rhythm and percussion knowledge are helpful. A childhood friend of both Yerma and Juan’s. He is charming and passionate. He sees things the same way as Yerma, filtering through the heart not the head. Everyone loves him as he is open, generous and intuitive.
Latine. Female presenting. Must sing. A good sense of rhythm and percussion knowledge are helpful. An older woman from a nearby village. Smart ass, know it all, seen it all. No sentimental bones in her body: she loves men, loves sex, loves her many children and appreciates life. A realist.
Latine. Female presenting. Marta’s mother. A healer, she is said to have the ability to get women to conceive
Latine. Female presenting. Must be able to sing and move. Yerma’s friend, spunky and independent. She’s a wise-ass.
Latine. Female presenting. Must be able to sing and move.One of Yerma’s best friends at the top of the play, they their friendship is broken over Yerma’s obsession to get pregnant vs Maria’s abundant fertility
Latine. Female presenting. Must be able to sing and move. VERONICA is a childhood friend of Yerma’s. She’s intelligent but cursed by her fertility. A fighter. ROSEMARIE is the daughter of Maria. Young and full of life
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