Auditions for A Mother’s Will

AUDITIONS – Dec. 16, 2009

New Carpa Theater Co. / www.newcarpa.org

Name of Production:
A Mother’s Will

Written by Julie Amparano, Directed by Pamela Sterling

Show Synopsis:
Mary is a dying woman struggling to keep her dysfunctional family together. Rachel is a muppie (a Mexican-American yuppie); Annette is a born-again Super-Chicana, having recently and obsessively rediscovered her ethnicity; Miguel, bitter and comically irrational, spends his days drinking and ranting about illegal immigrants; Mike, a closeted homosexual, is determined to reconcile with his parents before Mary dies; and Jason, Mike’s partner, tries to figure it all out, but is unfamiliar with the ways of tumultuous Latino families.

Both: Adult & Children Cast

Nudity: No

Director: Pamela Sterling

Audition Venue/Location: ASU FAC Room 132 – 10th Street and Mill – ASU Campus Fine Arts Building

Specific Driving Directions: Take University to Mill, go south to 10th Street (there’s a stop light there), go east one-half block to the double-glass doors on the north side of the FAC. A paid ASU parking lot is available at the corner of Mill and University behind the Chili’s Restaurant, but not in the Chili’s parking lot. There’s also meter parking the area.

Audition Dates and Times: December 16, 2009, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Call 623-252-2772 to make an appointment.

Phone Number for Appointments: (623) - 252 – 2772

Request Appointment via Email: info@newcarpa.org

Callback Dates and Times: TBD

Headshots / Resume: Optional

Character Breakdown: There are roles for three women, late 20s to early 60s, three males, late
20s to early 60s, and a small boy.
Mary. 60-ish. Mother of three. Housewife. She is dying of cancer.
Rachel, early 30s to 40s. Mary’s daughter. A physician in Philadelphia.
Annette, late 20s to early 40s. Mary’s daughter. A dental hygienist in Los Angeles.
Mike, late 20s to early 30s, Mary’s son. A Phoenix architect. Mary’s youngest.
Miguel, 60-ish. Mary’s husband. A retired construction worker.
Jason. late 20s to early 30s. Mike’s gay partner.
Man/Ghost. A Mexican man born in the 1910s. Middle-aged in the play
Woman/Ghost. A Mexican woman born the 1910s. Middle-aged in the play
Boy/Ghost . A Mexican American boy born in the late 1950s. 10 years old in the play