Childsplay is casting for a paid, week long development workshop of the new musical ANITA

Casting a PAID, week-long, development workshop of a new musical.

Anita is written by Milta Ortiz, with music by Quetzal Guerrero. Borderlands Theater in Tucson, Childsplay, and Phoenix College are working in partnership to hold a week-long development workshop of the musical culminating in a public concert sharing. This workshop period will focus on the musical’s songs. All rehearsals and the sharing will be held at Phoenix College.

Anita, is a Latinx musical that centers female characters and pays homage to the intermingling of the Southwest borderlands with cumbia, bolero/jazz and pop/R&B fusions. Anita, the musical celebrates Latinx culture, resilience and joy!

Anita, like the other girls at Southwest Skies youth shelter, has been separated from her parents at the border. Trying to find them, Anita stumbles into Luz Dorada, a charismatic PR executive at the shelter’s PR blitz. Anita’s exuberance wins Luz over, but they must get past Miss Guardia’s watchful eye and the rules she stands for.

While the musical is primarily in English, some basic knowledge of Spanish is helpful.

PLEASE NOTE: THE CHILDREN IN THE MUSICAL WILL BE PLAYED BY HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-AGED ACTORS. ALL ACTORS MUST BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE.

ROLES TO BE CAST

Anita Fuentes 12 yrs old, sassy and vibrant, le echa muchas ganas, immigrated from El Salvador with her parents.

Luz Dorada, mid 30’s, five generations Mexican-American, going for gold but doesn’t realize how golden her life could be. (Name translates to golden light in English.)

Miss Guardia, 40’s, Hispanic, life hasn’t been easy, but she has found comfort in discipline. (Name translates to warden in English.)

Andres Leal, 30-35, Chicano, Luz’ committed assistant, loves all things domestic and their subscription to Good Housekeeping.

Esme, 14 years old, Esme is short for Esmeralda, as in green with envy for everything she’s been cheated out of.

LLuvia, 15 years old, she’s mean and tired of being the old cliché. (Name translates to Rain in English.)

Carmen, 13 years old, helpful and kind, a leader.

Lisa, 8 years old, hardly speaks, traumatized, and smart.

Nanita, 6 years old, adorable new arrival to the shelter.

Mari Vega, 20’s, a badass chola youtuber; Also plays pupusa waitress, and governor.

Manuel Fuentes, mid 30’s, a helpful janitor, Also plays John Panchez, photographer, pupusa customer and townsfolk.

DATES

Workshop: Monday, October 16 through Friday, October 20. 6pm to 10pm

Public Sharing followed by a talkback and conversation: Saturday, October 21. 3pm

PAY

$375 for the 20 hours of workshop rehearsal and the 3 hours of the public sharing.

TO AUDITION

Submit resume/headshot (or recent photograph) and video audition to casting@childsplayaz. The video audition should include a 1-minute monologue and one song. The song may be in Spanish or English.

Questions? casting@childsplayaz.org