Two River Theater Company 2024-25 Season - Red Bank, NJ EPA Two River Theater Company | Red Bank, NJ
Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA
Monday, June 24, 2024
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)
Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
LORT Non-Rep
$807 weekly minimum (LORT D)
Equity actors for roles in Two River Theater Company's 2024-25 Season (See
breakdown).
Actors of all Ethnicities, Gender Identities, and Physical Abilities are encouraged to audition.
No roles will be understudied
Two River Theater is committed to inclusive casting processes and strongly encourages actors to audition regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
Please prepare (2) one-minute contrasting monologues and bring your picture and resume stapled or glued together.
Two River Theater
21 Bridge Ave
Red Bank, NJ 07701-1105
On-site parking available
Expected to attend:
Artistic Director, Justin Waldman
Associate Producer, Dennis Chambers
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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Two River has committed to five-day rehearsal weeks and no 10/12 tech days.
An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition.
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.
by José Cruz González
Directed by James Vásquez
The Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater
First Rehearsal: September 3, 2024
First Preview: September 28, 2024
Opening Night: October 4, 2024
Closing: October 20, 2024
SYNOPSIS:Cousins Lucha and Boli have a plan — start an all-girl mariachi band! So what if it’s the 1970s and no one’s heard of such a thing? So what if they can’t play and have no costumes? So what if their families disapprove? They are on a mission to find some bandmates and make their mariachi dreams come true.
LUCHA MORALES, early to mid 20s, U.S. born Mexican American. Bilingual. Daughter of AMALIA and FEDERICO MORALES. Struggles with her father’s expectations. Dreams of one day becoming a nurse. She is the primary caregiver for her mother. She loves to sing and learns to play the violin. Her best friend is her cousin BOLI.
HORTENSIA PREZ (“BOLI”), Early to mid 20s, Mexican American. Works as a hotel maid and later at a cannery. LUCHA’s cousin. Hungry to learn about the world. She is fiercely loyal and protective of her family and friends. She loves to sing and learns to play the guitar.
AMALIA MORALES, late 40s/early 50s. Mexican American. Bilingual. Mother of LUCHA, married to FEDERICO. She is battling early onset dementia and is mostly lost in the past except for a few moments of lucidity. She sees and speaks to her deceased aunt, TA CARMEN. She used to the play violin, and she sings beautifully Also performs as DOA LOLA; an elderly eccentric lady who loves her hair styled in the salon.
FEDERICO MORALES, middle-aged Mexican. Immigrated to the U.S. as a young man. Bilingual, father of LUCHA, married to AMALIA. He works as a cook by day and sings and plays an instrument as a professional mariachi by night and weekends. Not coping well with his wife’s illness and haunted by the actions of his past; he has largely closed himself off to the world. Doubles as CHOIR MEMBER.
ISABEL CAMPOS, late 20s/early 30s. Mexican American. Bilingual. Married to MATEO. Shy and has a hard time speaking up for herself. Singing is her greatest passion. She sings in her church choir. Learns to play the trumpet. Doubles as PARTY GUEST.
MATEO CAMPOS, late 20s/early 30s. Bilingual. Married to ISABEL. Struggles with the traditions of “Macho” culture and his love for his wife. Doubles as DRUNK UNCLE, CHOIR MEMBER, HOLY ROLLER SINGER/TRIANGLE PLAYER/EL MUCHACHO (guitar), REN and RUBN, SOYLA’s twin cousins. REN loves women and he loves to dress them. RUBN is always looking for a deal and complains when he doesn’t get it. Can sing and play guitar.
GABBY OROZCO, mid 20s. Mexican American. A Born-Again Christian. She lacks confidence, style, and experience in the world. Her Spanish isn’t so good either. Works as a baker at El guila Panadera. She sings and plays the electric bass at her church. Learns to play the guitarrn. She actively searches for guidance and companionship. Doubles as BERTA, DRUNK UNCLE’S WIFE in Scene One, and CHOIR MEMBER.
SOYLA REYNA, early/mid 40s. Born in Colombia. Immigrated to the U.S. as a young woman. Bilingual. Owner of Saln Superior de Soyla. She is always well put together. Savvy about the world, opinionated, self-sufficient, sexually confident, and supportive of the young women. She sings (soprano) beautifully and learns to play the vihuela. Doubles as PARTY GUEST in Scene One, SISTER MANUELA, an old school Catholic nun, and FEMALE HOLY ROLLER
SINGER/TAMBOURINE PLAYER. Can sing mezzo soprano and learns to play the vihuela.
MINO AVILA, a middle-aged Mexican. Compadre of FEDERICO, but they haven’t spoken in years. Bilingual. A mariachi (any vocal range), he is very wise, a music historian. LUCHA’s godfather. A soft spoken and humble man with a broken heart. He repairs music instruments in his garage. Doubles as PADRE FLORES, HOLY ROLLER YOUTH PASTOR/SINGER. Plays guitar or vihuela.
TA CARMEN is a spirit and should be a mariachi.
MARIACHIS (violin, vihuela, trumpet, guitarrn) play live and underscore throughout and may also double as MARIACHI SPIRITS, CHOIR MEMBERS, HOLY ROLLER BAND (acoustic guitar), LOS MUCHACHOS and MARIACHIS at a bar.
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
From the Original by Frederick Knott
Directed by Jenn Thompson
The Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater
First Rehearsal: January 21, 2025
First Preview: February 15, 2025
Opening: February 21, 2025
Closing: March 9, 2025
Extension: March 16, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Is there such a thing as the perfect murder? Planning one might be possible, but pulling it off, that’s another matter. Having discovered his beautiful — and very wealthy — wife Margot’s infidelity, Tony has plotted his revenge. But the execution of her execution might not go according to design. Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher (Scotland Road, Wait Until Dark) brings an exhilarating new eye to the stylish thriller that inspired a Hitchcock classic.
MARGOT WENDICE - English (30s - 40s, any ethnicity) Comes from money. Wife of Tony. Charming. Having an affair with Maxine.
MAXINE HADLEY - American (30s - 40s, any ethnicity) Successful murder mystery writer. Having an affair with Margot.
TONY WENDICE - English (30s - 40s, any ethnicity) Married Margot for money and is now plotting to have her murdered. Intelligent.
LESGATE - English (30s - 40s, any ethnicity) Convicted criminal. Former classmate of Tony’s who was blackmailed into helping kill Margot.
INSPECTOR HUBBARD - English (40s -50s, any ethnicity) Head officer leading the investigation into the murder attempt on Margot’s life.
By Christina Pumariega
Director TBA
Marion Huber Theater
First Rehearsal: March 11, 2025
First Preview: April 5, 2025
Opening: April 11, 2025
Closing: April 27, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Annie returns to her estranged birthplace of Buenos Aires to undergo IVF treatments from the famed Dr. Cossi. But her motherhood journey brings to light the lives of two women lost to the Dirty War decades ago. Past and present intertwine as four women hunt down their destiny. A World Premiere debut by a powerful new voice, ¡VOS! is an exhilarating quest for justice, family, and home.
ANNIE / SOFIA: Latina, 30s-40s. ANNIE - (in 2015-2016) Born in Buenos Aires, emigrated when she was a baby and grew up in Louisiana not speaking Spanish at home. A lowly book editor. Married for a time but after several years of failed fertility treatments and the subsequent debt, her relationship ended in divorce. After climbing out of debt, Annie discovers her late mother owned an apartment in Palermo, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires. A friend encourages her to seek more affordable IVF treatment in Argentina, which brings Annie to Dr. Cossi. A people-pleaser raised in the south, Annie doesn't know who she is, even though deep down she knows she is a mother. SOFIA - (in 1975-1976) From Santa Cruz, El Chaltén in Patagonia. Sofia is shy, plain spoken, methodical and grew up a cowgirl on her father's cattle ranch. A new graduate student at the University of Buenos Aires studying fine arts. Sofia sculpts, does printmaking, and finds herself painting poster art for the campus Peronist Youth. She is drawn to Ana, a law student and assistant to charismatic Professor Concado, so much that Sofia's devotion obscures why she attended Peronist Youth to begin with. Sofia hides a secret, tied to her turbulent past, that threatens to blow her love for Ana wide open. Wears glasses.
DR. COSSI / ANA & Others: Latina, 40s-50s. DR. COSSI - (in 2015-2016) Born and raised in Palermo, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires. An OBGYN and Endocrinologist specializing in fertility. Intuitive, patient, wry, closed off about herself without making you feel like she's withholding anything. Unapologetically spiritual. Takes a special interest in women's health because of the fallout and lasting effects of the Dirty War, of which she's not keen to talk about. Cossi will tolerate North Americans et al seeking medical tourism to help make families complete. ANA - (in 1975-1976) Grew up dirt poor, eventually was married and had one daughter, Maca. After the divorce, her mother helped to raise her as Ana studied medicine on scholarship at the University of Buenos Aires. Confronted with the Ezeiza Massacre, Ana shifted her focus. She's currently in law school trying to be a criminal defense lawyer; until then she's just Professor Tmas Concado’s TA. Leads with her heart and wins every argument, so long as it's a fair fight. Quick to anger but more interested in empathy, Ana constantly berates herself for not measuring up as a mother and a student. Intrigued by Sofia's quiet strength.
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Brandon J. Dirden
The Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater
First rehearsal: May 13, 2025
First Preview: June 7, 2025
Opening: June 13, 2025
Closing: June 29, 2025
SYNOPSIS: Siblings duel in one of Arthur Miller’s (Death of A Salesman, The Crucible) most personal plays. Estranged brothers Vince and Walter must clear out the remnants of their gilded upbringing before their childhood home is torn down. As they negotiate the value of their past, they must reckon with the true cost of a more hopeful future.
Victor Franz (50, any ethnicity) Nearing retirement from the NYPD. Married to Esther. Reserved and protective. Very intelligent.
Esther Franz (50s, any ethnicity) Married to Victor. Outgoing and cares about her appearances. She may have a drinking problem.
Gregory Solomon (85-90, any ethnicity) Registered furniture appraiser with a great deal of wisdom both in his trade and life.
Walter Franz (55-60, any ethnicity) Brother of Victor but they haven’t spoken in years. Surgeon. His desire to reach the top of the society alienated his ex-wife and daughter.
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