Production Title: Land of a Thousand Dances
Production Company: New Carpa Theater Company
Playwright or Screenwriter: James E Garcia
Director: Kathryn James
Music Director: Kathryn James

Compensation: No Pay

Rehearsals Begin: 07/18/2016

Synopsis
How did four Mexican American teens from the projects end up on Billboard Magazine’s Top 100 and opening for The Beatles on the band’s 1965 U.S. tour? It began when Robert “Rabbit” Jaramillo, Richard “Scar” Lopez and Joe “Yo Yo” Jaramillo teamed up with Frankie “Cannibal” Garcia to play R&B and Doo Wop in East L.A. Inspired by groups like the Temptations and The Olympics, the band was called “Cannibal and the Headhunters”, but Paul McCartney called them “the na na boys”. Based on a true story.

Character Breakdown

Four young Latino characters, males, late teens to early 20s (members of an East L.A. garage band (singer-musicians a plus, but not required)
Two women actors able to play multiple adult roles, any ethnicity
Two male actors able to play multiple adult roles, any ethnicity
One male actor able to play father figure to band members
One female actor able to play mother figure to band members

Additional Info

Rehearsals are mostly weeknights and Saturdays Jul 18 thru Aug. 8, 2016. Performances are Aug. 8, 7 p.m., Aug. 9-11 and Aug. 16-18, 2016, Herberger Theater Center Lunchtime Theater.

What To Prepare

Cold reading from new script. Monologues welcome, but not required.

Call For Crew

Costume designer, set designer, sound designer