Amphibian Stage Productions
Fort Worth, TX

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Submission

CONTRACT

Special Agreement

ITC Special Agreement:

$14 per hour - Rehearsal

$37 per performance

Housing and travel will be provided for any non-local artists.

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in SparkFest 2026 (See breakdown).

Actors of all types/races/gender and ages are encouraged to submit.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your headshot, resume, and video audition using the following link: https://airtable.com/app9VjTr6... . Please submit a short contemporary monologue, either comic or dramatic. Do not exceed 2-minutes. The Equity video submission deadline is Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 11:59pm CT.

Deadline: Sunday, April 12, 2026

PERSONNEL

Viewing submissions:

Jay Duffer: Artistic Director

Elizabeth Kensek: Managing Director

Alex Voeller: Assistant Producer

Evan Woods: Marketing Director & Creative Associate

Maria Patrice Amon: Festival Creative Advisor

Playwrights: Franky Gonzalez, Benjamin Benne, Lori Felipe-Barkin

Directors: Rebecca Aparicio, Cat Rodriguez, Laurie Woolery

OTHER DATES

Callbacks will begin as early as April 20th and will also be held virtually.

Rehearsals begin either June 5 or 8

Performances: between June 10-14

Rehearsals and performances will take place at various times between June 5-June 15. Rehearsals are scheduled during the daytime & evenings. Performed readings will take place in the evenings on weekdays and daytime/evenings on weekends.

OTHER

www.amphibianstage.com

A full SparkFest festival schedule can be found on our website: https://www.sparkfestfwtx.com/

Please email [email protected] for any questions

Rehearsals and Performances will take place in Fort Worth, TX

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 submit.

Breakdown

SparkFest 2026

Amphibian Stage's highly anticipated 6th Annual SparkFest returns June 4-15, 2026. SparkFest is a 10-day festival celebrating all things theatre and creativity. Part of the festival's activities include the development and readings of 3 new plays. The plays receive up to 20 hours of rehearsal and 2 public readings over the course of nine days. Festival artists are invited to attend any festival events that do not conflict with rehearsals for free.

Unless specifically denoted, roles are open to any race.

Ama. Egg. Oyá.

Written by Lori Felipe-Barkin

Directed by: Laurie Woolery

Total schedule: June 5-13

SYNOPSIS: This is the story of Ama, a Cuban-American woman from Hialeah hell-bent on having a child despite many miscarriages and bad luck. It's no wonder she feels an affinity towards Oyá, a barren African Orisha. Blending Yoruba fables, Miami flavor, and Afro-Cuban beats, this bilingual play examines motherhood, maternal ambivalence, infertility, and class.

SETTING: Hialeah, Florida

This play is inspired by and honors Afro-Cuban tradition.

SEEKING:

Ama - 30s, Female, Cuban-American, dressed in purple; passionate, determined, won't take no for answer; inspired by Oyá.

Yanislet / Mary - 50s-60s, Female, Cuban, dressed in blue; maternal and a chronic multi-tasker that can move between elation and irritation at break-neck speed. Inspired by Yemayá.

Oli / Doctor - Late teens-20s, Female, Cuban-American, dressed in yellow; youthful, effervescent, playful; she's that girl! Inspired by Ochún.

Babalao / Go / Baby / Hunter - Any age, Male, Latino, dressed in red; a hustler, a flirt, but also sincere; he's got his mind on his money and money on his mind. Inspired by Changó.

Stage Directions - any age, any identity.

LOS FELIZ, OR THE LIVE-IN NANNY PLAY

Written by Benjamin Benne

Directed by Cat Rodríguez

Total schedule: June 8-14

SYNOPSIS: Irene, an affluent Latina, hires Emilia, a Latina immigrant, to be her live-in nanny in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.

SETTING: Now-ish a 2-ish-million-dollar house in Los Feliz/Los Angeles County

SEEKING:

Irene - 2nd gen Latina living in Los Angeles, age 39, an OB-GYN, & a mother to Kenji (she always, always means well)

Emilia - immigrant Latina from Central America, age 29, the live-in nanny, & a mother to Pati. (she’s always bright-eyed and earnest) Fluent in English and Spanish.

Stage Directions - any age, any identity.

ESCOBAR'S HIPPO

Written by Franky D. Gonzalez

Directed by Rebecca Aparicio

Total Schedule: June 8-14

SYNOPSIS: A Colombian town along the Magdalena River plunges into chaos after a flatulent, destructive, easily offended, and adventurous hippo comes to town and wreaks havoc. The crisis worsens when people begin transforming into hippos themselves causing, not only chaos, but the beginnings of a revolution where humans are trampled by these new Hipposapiens. As this shifting of civilization unfolds, three friends try to figure out how to deal with the transforming population and solve the connection between the hippos and a notorious drug lord. An homage to the works of Ionesco (namely Rhinoceros and The Killer), this play explores through absurdity and comedy the very serious and deadly consequences that come with the surrendering of humanity in favor of bestial urges and self-gratification.

SETTING: A town along the Magdalena River in Colombia

Latin America encompasses many ethnicities and backgrounds and should reflect the richness of the global majority.

SEEKING:

Bernardo - Unkempt, messy, old clothes, fashionably poor with a Bohemian flair. Self-pitying. He feels the world owes him for his genius. mid 20s-early 30s. Male. Latin American.

Dalia - Waitress at the café Bernardo frequents. Sensibly dressed. Good spirits, and a desire to be part of something important. Mid 20s-early 30s. Female. Latin American.

Juan - Bernardo’s best friend. Smartly, but casually dressed. Well put-together, no-nonsense, does not like to waste time. Mid 20s-early 30s. Male. Latin American.

Escobar’s Hippo - A hippopotamus of either sub-Saharan or Colombian descent. Can’t say for sure. Is descended from Pablo Escobar’s private collection of hippos and may even be one of Pablo Escobar’s original hippos. Again, can’t say for sure. But it’s definitely a hippopotamus and probably immortal. Latin American.

Town Mayor - Self-important, bureaucratic, but not smart enough to actually be a bureaucrat. Overcomplicates the simplest of matters and jams up the power of government to do something useful. You know, like in real life. Latin American.

Chorus of Townspeople - A group of five people always suggesting, always questioning, and never really doing anything except complaining. As such, they are the most powerful and influential voting bloc in the town, and therefore the most important people at town halls and gatherings. Members of the global majority.

The Hipposapien - Part human, part hippo, all belligerence. Should have the head of a hippo and begins bipedal but ends on all fours. Latin American.

The Narrator - A commentator on the inner lives of the characters. Think David Attenborough if he was watching the end of humanity with fascination and a little excitement.

SALARY

Special Agreement ITC Special Agreement: $14 per hour - Rehearsal; $37 per performance

UNION

AEA