Audition Notices

Audition times:
Beginning February 1, 2021

Synopsis:
A Day at the Rusty Arms, written by Susan Erickson and directed by David Richard Jones. Zoom auditions will occur beginning February 1 and may be scheduled by contacting director Jones at djones@unm.edu. In-person, socially distanced callbacks may be scheduled if necessary. The production will be recorded in March for distribution in April.

Location:
Zoom Video Communications

Format: By appointment. Contact the director, David Richard Jones, at djones@unm.edu.

Callbacks:
In-person, socially distanced callbacks may be scheduled if necessary/

Rehearsals start: The production will be recorded in March for distribution in April.

Contact for further information: Tthe director, David Richard Jones, at djones@unm.edu.

Audition times:
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7-9pm
Sunday, April 11, 2021 3-5pm

Synopsis:
Bari and Kevin are longtime neighbors who have been sheltering-in-place, each at their own home, during early May 2020. When Bari tries to visit in person, Kevin turns her away, but agrees to a video call. Scene 1 is that video call. Scene 2 occurs three weeks on an early morning video call. Scene 3 is three days later, also on a video call.

Location:
Zoom Video Communications

Format: By appointment. Click a time on the schedule below to sign up for a date and time.

Callbacks:
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 7:00-9:00 pm

Audition times:
Extended through June 15

Location:
Zoom (Online) or The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110 (In Person)

Format: By appointment. Please contact the Festival Stage Manager, Donna Marie Barra (dmb0857@aol.com) to schedule a Zoom or In-person appointment.

Rehearsals start: July 5, 2021 (Hamlet) and July 12, 2021 (Twelfth Night O Lo Que Quieras)

Contact for further information: The Festival Stage Manager, Donna Marie Barra (dmb0857@aol.com)

Audition times:
Saturday, January 15, 2022 9am-12 noon

Synopsis:

Entrances and Exits: A Theatre Love Story
By: Alaina Warren Zachary
Directed by: Tim Crofton

The world premier of this two-hander about a life in the theater will be performed at The Vortex Theatre at the end of March 2022 for a three weekend run.

Location:
The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

Format: By appointment. Cold readings from the script. Appointments can be made online below.

Audition times:
Saturday, January 22, 2022 12:30-5pm
Sunday, January 23, 2022 12:30-5pm

Synopsis:
Productions for The New Mexico Shakespeare Festival 2022:

King Lear by William Shakespeare
Directed by Debi Kierst

As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Directed by Julia Thudium

Performances: August 5, 2022 through September 3, 2022

Director's Description of King Lear.
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom among his children, living out his days without the burden of ruling a kingdom. A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgment, believing that he can relinquish the crown, but enjoy the same authority and respect he has always known. He misjudges his daughters completely, and as a result, the kingdom is thrust into chaos and the king into madness. The play is about families—about fathers and daughters, fathers and sons, sisters and their husbands and lovers, brothers natural and unnatural. Ordinary jealousies, demands for love, sibling rivalries, desire for money and power, and petty cruelties are all taken to the extreme. It has been considered by many to be Shakespeare's crowning artistic achievement.

Director's Description of As You Like It.
The play is being set in in its own time, Arden time. In this version, the mythical forest of Arden is where magic reigns and impossible things happen every day. This show will be filled with music and movement, laughter and most especially joy, joy for the audience and joy for the players. This show will have a lean script and a tight ensemble. If you're not onstage speaking your lines, you may be onstage being a sheep, a musician or a fairy. Anything is possible! We are looking for actors and actor/musicians who want to be in the room, who are willing to try anything and partner with me to create a joyous, raucous festival of a production. To hear the kind of music and fun I'm talking about, listen to Natalie MacMasters "David's Jig" and "Mother Nature".

Location:
The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

Format: By appointment.

Rehearsals start: June 2021

Audition times:
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 6:30pm

Synopsis:

Trevor by Nick Jones
Directed by Pete Parkin

Inspired by true events, Trevor is a subversive comedy about fame, success, and the lies we tell ourselves in order to keep people from taking away an erratic, 200-pound chimpanzee. At the center of this hilarious and heart-wrenching play are two individuals fighting against a world unable to understand their love: Trevor, a chimpanzee who once performed in commercials with the likes of Morgan Fairchild, and his owner Sandra, who swears he would never hurt a fly...at least not on purpose. A moving exploration of family, flawed communication, and humor. It explores central questions about the keeping of animals in captivity, the expectations placed on us by others, whether 'normal' equates to 'right,' the nature of love, the fear of inadequacy. It is deep and masterful piece of theatre from a skilled writer. The trick of wrapping serious questions in sugar coated comedy is not new, but rarely has a writer handled it better than Nick Jones.

The play has a planned live opening on April 22, 2022 for a 3 week run.

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Location:
Zoom Video Communications

Format: Online Zoom meeting by appointment. To schedule, contact the director at peteparkin3@gmail.com.

Audition times:
Saturday, February 26, 2022 12:30-5pm
Sunday, February 27, 2022 12:30-5pm

Synopsis:
Productions for The New Mexico Shakespeare Festival 2022:

King Lear by William Shakespeare
Directed by Debi Kierst

As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Directed by Julia Thudium

Performances: August 5, 2022 through September 3, 2022

Director's Description of King Lear.
King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom among his children, living out his days without the burden of ruling a kingdom. A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgment, believing that he can relinquish the crown, but enjoy the same authority and respect he has always known. He misjudges his daughters completely, and as a result, the kingdom is thrust into chaos and the king into madness. The play is about families—about fathers and daughters, fathers and sons, sisters and their husbands and lovers, brothers natural and unnatural. Ordinary jealousies, demands for love, sibling rivalries, desire for money and power, and petty cruelties are all taken to the extreme. It has been considered by many to be Shakespeare's crowning artistic achievement.

Director's Description of As You Like It.
The play is being set in in its own time, Arden time. In this version, the mythical forest of Arden is where magic reigns and impossible things happen every day. This show will be filled with music and movement, laughter and most especially joy, joy for the audience and joy for the players. This show will have a lean script and a tight ensemble. If you're not onstage speaking your lines, you may be onstage being a sheep, a musician or a fairy. Anything is possible! We are looking for actors and actor/musicians who want to be in the room, who are willing to try anything and partner with me to create a joyous, raucous festival of a production. To hear the kind of music and fun I'm talking about, listen to Natalie MacMasters "David's Jig" and "Mother Nature".

Location:
The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

Format: By appointment.

Callbacks:
Monday, February 28, 2022

Contact for further information: NMSF Stage Manager: Donna M. Barra at dmb0857@aol.com

Audition times:
Saturday, March 19, 2022 10am-4pm
Sunday, March 20, 2022 10am-4pm

Synopsis:
References captures a few critical days in the lives of Gabriela, a lonely army wife, and her husband Benito, who has just returned from the field. The small cast and setting belie the play's historical depth, as it comes on the tail of the First Persian Gulf War. To a modern audience, Benito's insistence that the war is over is ironic and his echoes of PTSD are painfully relevant today. Benito and Gabriela also evoke the specific relationship between the Latino communities and the U.S. Army, adding another layer to Rivera's work. Most centrally, however, remains the question of their marriage. Can you live with someone who's lost what you fell in love with? Can you expect someone to stay as what you know when you've changed, too?

Location:
The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

Show dates: June 3-26, 2022 - Fri-Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2pm

Contact for further information: director Miguel Martinez at 505-203-5731 or prpyrat@yahoo.com.