Latino Theater Company
Los Angeles, CA

DESCRIPTION

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Monday, February 16, 2026

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (P)

CONTRACT

Independent Theatre Contract

$725 weekly minimum

SEEKING

NOTE: Due to a scheduled system upgrade, signups for this audition will end one day earlier than usual. You may not be able to cancel signups/appointments via Casting Call in the days leading up to your audition. Because the member portal will not be available during the upgrade, members who use digital membership cards should take a screenshot of their digital card for use while the upgrade is in progress.

Equity actors for roles in THE STORYTELLER OF EAST LA (See breakdown).

PREPARATION

Please prepare a short monologue from a contemporary play; either realism or dramatic/nonrealism. If you play any instruments, please feel free to bring it and play us a tune.

LOCATION

Los Angeles Theatre Center

514 S Spring St

Los Angeles, CA 90013-2304

Audition room - Theatre 2. Holding room - Lobby

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Jose Luis Valenzuela - Director / Artistic Director

Esperanza Ibarra - Casting Director

May Fei - Production Manager

OTHER DATES

First Rehearsal - March 9, 2026

Opening - April 18, 2026

Closing - May 17, 2026

OTHER

www.latinotheaterco.org

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

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.

BREAKDOWN

THE STORYTELLER OF EAST LA

SYNOPSIS: A story of three generations of Chicana women in East Los Angeles, coping with the family’s matriarch’s descent into dementia and the diseases in their lives, as they reconcile their dark pasts and glimpse with hope into an uncertain future.

SEEKING:

MERCY - (Female. Mexican-American. 80s) The Mother / She is in the late stages of dementia and needs 24-hour care. She lives in two worlds: The Present and The In Between.

SERAFINA - (Female. Mexican) Timeless / Mercy's Guardian Angel / She has been watching over Mercedes her whole life. She is always by Mercy's side but only Mercy can see her.

GRACE - (Female. Chicana. 40-50) The Daughter / She is in charge of her mother's well-being and is stressed out about it. She is well-spoken and stylish.

MARY - (Female. Chicana. 40-50) The Other Daughter / She doesn't come around often and doesn't help with the mother's care. She's an Eastside hoochie.

LULU - (Female. Chicana. 20-25) The Granddaughter / A writer. She is Grace's daughter and worried about her mother's stress. She tries her best to keep the peace. She has a special bond with Mercy and grew up listening to her stories.

JOSEFA - (Female. Mexican. 40-50) The Caregiver / She is Mercy's main caregiver who takes care of her most personal needs.

VANESSA SOTO - (Female. Latine. 40-50) Mercy's social worker. She means well, but she's stressed and wound tight.

* JOSEFA and VANESSA may be played by the same actor.

SALARY

Independent Theatre Contract $725 weekly minimum

UNION

AEA