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Seeking Fluent Spanish and English Actors for a 90-Minutes Play

Long Island City, NY, United States
ID: 290780Exp: 9/5/2025
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Description:

We are looking for fluent Spanish and English speaking actors with salsa movement experience, and vocal experience (select roles) for Latin Lover by Ed Jr Cardenas will be a barebones production as part of a residency at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. This play is a 90-minute dramatic comedy with a live band evolving the storytelling. CALLBACKS will be held at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center or ZOOM from August 15 - August 17. The show will be performed in person at: LaGuardia Performing Arts Center | Little Theater TECH: Tues, October 7, 9am -9pm ( Up to 5 Hours/Depending on Actor's Schedules) TECH: Wed, October 8, 11am-9pm (Up to 4 hours/Depending on Actor's Schedules) Performance #1: Thurs, October 9, 7:30pm Performance #2: Fri, October 10, 7:30pm Performance #3: Sat, October 11, 3pm

8 roles

RaulMale21-56 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

30’s. Suave salsa dancer, fast, stubborn salsa song with missing cords dancing through joy and collapse.

MirasolFemale21-56 y.o.African-American Latino / Hispanic

Late 20’s, Early 30’s. Afro-Latina, rooted, spiritual, emotionally resilient who seeks a love rooted in healing not chaos.

CesarMale21-56 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

30’s. A soul with rhythm and fine conga player. Raul’s unlucky right hand man.

Chismoso 1Female21-56 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

MUST BE ABLE TO SING. Ageless. Latin Chorus. Lead of La Orquesta. The serious.

Chismoso 2Male21-56 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

MUST BE ABLE TO SING Ageless. Latin Chorus. Lead of La Orquesta. The not so serious.

RuthFemale18-56 y.o.African-American Latino / Hispanic

acts like a 12 - 15 yr old - Raul and Mirasol's future daughter. She is sweet, yet has the attitude of her mom. She's incredibly observant, smart, and yearns to learn what her dad was like

Rebecca/JulietFemale21-56 y.o.Latino / Hispanic

Late 20’s, Early 30’s. Fierce, quick-witted and unapologetically bold. Never passive who balances sass with sincerity

Father RomanMale22-56 y.o.African-American Latino / Hispanic

60’s. A bold gay priest full of conviction caught between faith and identity, tradition and truth.