Casting/Auditions


Photo of actor auditioning2012 Casting Opportunities / Auditions

 No scheduled auditions at this time.

Please email Maria-Elena Cordero, Casting Coordinator, for audition opportunities – mcordero@hartnell.edu

 *note below Studio Theater titles, Auditions and info regarding our SpringFEST 2012*

You must have an appointment to audition. No phone calls, please. The system sometimes delays message delivery!

Follow the instructions below, then on audition day check-in at The Western Stage’s Main lobby.

Download Audition Information

Download Rehearsal Process and Actor Expectations  (please note the rehearsal time changes)
 

When you email, please provide the following information:

  • Your full name
  • Your phone number(s)
  • Show/role(s) that interest you
  • Your age
  • First choice for appointment time
  • Second choice for appointment time

PERUSAL SCRIPTS are available upon request, please speak to Casting Coordinator. 

CAST BREAKDOWNS will be posted on the callboard and on the website when available.


For casting information, click on individual play titles below.

**Dates and Titles subject to change**

MAIN STAGE MUSICALS


John Steinbeck’s - Pastures of Heaven

A Monterey County Premiere

Performing June 30 – July 15th
An exciting new drama adapted for the stage by Octavio Solis

This play is racy, humorous, and tragic and filled with stories of the wildly desperate people who struggled to make a home in the Salinas Valley.

A Monterey County Premiere
Performing September 8 – September 29
An electrifying Broadway musical; Music by Duncan Sheik, book and lyrics by Steven Sater
A rock musical for our time. The winner of eight Tony’s, four Drama Desk Awards and four Olivier Awards. Originally banned from stages all over the world because of its shocking portrayal of the teenage search for meaning in life and their stormy struggle with budding sexuality.  (PLEASE BE ADVISED EXPLICIT CONTENT)
 
 
A Monterey County Premiere
Performing November 10 – December 8
An all-singing, all-dancing holiday musical adapted for the stage by Paul Blake and David Ives
It’s the uplifiting musical we all need in today’s world. Count the hits: “Blue Skies,” “I Love A Piano,” “The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing,” “Count Your Blessings,” ” How Deep Is the Ocean,” “Sisters,” “I Got My Love To Keep Me Warm,” and of course, “White Christmas.”
 

STUDIO THEATER

One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Performing June 1 – June 24
A fantastic comedy-drama from the novel by Ken Kesey, by Dale Wasserman 

The greatest protest play of the 20th century. It defines the attitudes and ideas of the 1960s. It is about the age old struggle for power. It boils down to one insistent refrain: Authority Must Always Be Questioned. The film version won seven Academy Awards.

 
A Monterey County Premiere
Performing September 21 – October 7
An enchanting and haunting lyrical drama by Jose Cruz Gonzalez
A touching story of remembrance and redemption. In the mysterious town of Dolores a gigantic red chair awaits God’s visit and a simple flat tire is capable of changing the world. A deeply moving play about a simple cleaning woman who finds a window into a person’s soul by looking into the sole of a person’s shoe.
 
 
Performing October 26 – November 18
The funniest ghost story you’ll ever see! By Paul Rudnick
He has it all: a starring role on television, a rich beautiful girlfriend, and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. Then his TV series gets canceled, his girl has second thoughts, and he hates Shakespeare. But the tipsy ghost of John Barrymore appears and demands that he play the role. He duels with the ghost, gets the girl and destroys Hamlet.
 

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SpringFEST 2012 AUDITIONS

SpringFEST begins before our above titled rep season.
For auditions for one of the below events, please contact Melissa Chin-Parker mchin@hartnell.edu

Auditions (Mainstage lobby check-in 30 minutes prior): 

 
Wednesday,  Feb 15 : 4-6p
Thursday,  Feb 16: 6-8p
Friday,  Feb 17: 6-8p
email mchin@hartnell.edu for appointment
 

¡Bocón!
(Matinee performances for local schools)
Student matinee show:
“¡Bocón!” written by Lisa Loomer (pending rights)

5 men 5 women, split evenly between men and women, who are either bilingual or able to speak basic SpanishMust be available during the day/early afternoons for rehearsals and morning performances

¡Bocón! is a fable filled with humor, mysticism and song, telling the story of twelve-year-old Miguel who flees a repressive military regime in Central America. A natural storyteller and irrepressible “big mouth” or bocón, Miguel loses his voice when his parents are taken and begins a metaphorical journey north to the City of Angels in search of it. Along the way he meets up with La Llorona, the “Weeping Woman” of Mexican and Central American legend. Through their magical friendship, Miguel finds his voice and the courage to cross the border to a new life. Miguel’s story speaks to immigrant children from all parts of the world - and to any child learning the meaning of finding one’s own “voice.”

Rehearsals start March 5 (Mon), 2012
Performance dates:  April 25 & 26 (Wed/Thu), 2012, both at 10:30am.  

 
 
Voices of a People’s History
Staged reading of 17 historic figures
Inspired by Howard Zinn’s groundbreaking books A People’s History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States. Coordinated by Ann DeJesus-Riley. Admission by donation. http://www.thepeoplespeak.com
 
Performance dates:  March 10 & 11 
 
SEVEN
Staged reading for advanced actors:
Two roles:
Hafsat Abiola – Nigerian Human and Civil Rights Activist, 30′s
Farida Azizi – Afghani Peace Activist, 40′s
 
Offered in honor of Women’s History month, SEVEN is a groundbreaking work of documentary theater that captures the remarkable lives of a diverse and courageous group of women leaders from Guatemala, Nigeria, Russia, Cambodia, Pakistan, Northern Ireland and Afghanistan.  $10 admission benefits the Monterey County Rape Crisis Center and Vital Voices. http://www.seventheplay.com

 Performance dates:  March 16-18 

There are many more performances and activities to participate in during our 2012 SpringFEST!

Please check out this flyer for further details! Click to download.

For more information regarding SpringFEST 2012, please email Artistic Program Director – Melissa Chin-Parker mchin@hartnell.edu

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