Title: Mallecho
Company: New Carpa Theater Company
Screenwriter: James E.
Garcia
Director: James E. Garcia
Compensation: No Pay
Rehearsals Begin: 05/19/2015
Run/Shoot Dates: 06/08/2015 – 06/21/2015
Synopsis
Armando suspects his uncle, Claudio, has murdered Armando’s father in order to take over the family’s oil and gas company and run for Texas governor. Armando wants revenge. (If you haven’t already guessed, this is a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.)
Genre: Stage/Live
Casting: Adult
Character Breakdown
Armando Sanchez – 20s or 30s, son of the late gubernatorial candidate, Antonio Sanchez, A film school graduate
Claudio Sanchez – 40s or 50s, Armando’s uncle, brother to Antonio, running for
governor
Eugenia – 40s or 50s, Antonio’s widow, Armando’s stepmother
Paul – 30s to 50s, Claudio’s chief campaign strategist
Colin – 20s or 30s, Armando’s boyhood friend, a journalist
Dulce – 20s or 30s, Paul’s daughter, she’s in love with Armando
Louis – 20s or 30s,
Paul’s protégé, he’s in love with Dolores
The Ghost of Armando’s father, 40s or 50s, a wealthy oil and gas magnate who fell ill and died during his run for governor
Additional Info
Founded in 2002, New Carpa Theater Company develops Latino and multicultural theater. The group’s producing artistic
director, James E. Garcia, has written 30 plays. New shows presented every year at Herberger Lunchtime Theater.
What To Prepare
This will be a cold reading. Dramatic monologue optional
Call For Crew
Interviewing for all positions, but primarily need a stage manager an costume designer/coordinator
Audition Details
Wells Fargo Arena
600 E. Veterans Way
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Wells Fargo Arena is located on the north side of the ASU Tempe campus. Free parking after 7 p.m. in the lot immediately adjacent & east of the arena
Headshots/Resume Optional (NO Web Links)
By Appointment: Phone or Email
Appointment
Contact
(623)252-2772
Audition Dates and Times:
May 18, 7 to 9 p.m.
Callback Dates and Times:
TBD
Primary Contact:
James Garcia
(623)252-2772
