Teatro de las Américas — Actors & Stage Manager Needed

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ACTORS NEEDED

Cumbia de mi Corazón

Directed / Dirigida por: Robert Sánchez

Obra en Español con música y baile

Please call Robert Sanchez 805-256-4237

or

email: teatro1057@gmail.com and schedule an appointment

Where / Donde

Teatro de las Americas

321 W 6th St, Oxnard

Callbacks:

August / agosto 23, 6pm-9pm

@ Teatro 321 W 6th St

Roles / Personajes

El Supervisor – tipo burocrático recién exaltado a ángel; manipulador y personalidad alpha

(ALL GENDERS) AGES 30s-’50s

Heriberto -80 años, de la costa caribeña de Colombia; deprimido, vive en el pasado

male only-ages 30s-’50s

Maruca -80 años, de la costa caribeña de Colombia y viuda de Heriberto; recién difunto de alzheimer

Maruca-female only-ages 30s-’50s

Gabi –un ayudante celestial de origén puertorriqueño; corazón grande, lengua aguda

Gabi (Angel) all genders-20’s-40’s

La Angelita – una joven juguetona; experta en baile tropical

La Angelita-female-ages 18-30’s, dancer

Synopsis:

Heriberto, an 80-year-old fisherman, has been dead for 50 years and is stuck in limbo, refusing to go to heaven until he reunites with his beloved wife, Maruca. On the day of her death, three novice angels attempt to help but plagued with Alzheimer’s; she does not recognize Heriberto. Heriberto, with the help of the angels, must try to awaken her memory, but how? Using the music of cumbia (of the 1940s and ’50s), the music they listened to during their courtship in Santa Marta, Columbia.

Rehearsals / Ensayos:

Rehearsals: Aug. 30 – Oct. 21, 2021

Performance Dates:

Oct. 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 & Nov. 5, 6, 7,12,13 & 14

STAGE MANAGER NEEDED!

Stage manager duties:

*scheduling and running rehearsals

*communicating the director’s wishes to designers and crafts people

*calling cues and possibly actors’ entrances during performance

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