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| Created Date | July 03, 2019 | |
| Expiration Date | August 02, 2019 | |
| Posted by | Administrator | |
| Country | United States | |
| State | Illinois | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Location | Chicago | |
| Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
| Project Title | In the Heights | |
Description:
We are currently seeking video submissions for the following characters. If you already submitted, there is no need to resubmit.
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Book by Quiara AlegrÃa Hudes
Conceived By Lin-Manuel Miranda
Artistic Team:
Xavier Custodio, Director
Michael Gibson, Music Director
Yariana Baralt Torres, Choreographer
In the Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood-a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It's a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, and pressures where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, which ones you leave behind.
ALL ETHNICITIES ARE WELCOME TO AUDITION, BUT MOST OF THE ROLES ARE OF "LATIN-DESCENT" or POC.
BENNY - Strong, smart, masculine worker at the Rosario Taxi dispatch. Very ambitious, urban, and full of big dreams. Handsome, bright, and harbors a crush on the "boss's daughter." VERY STRONG SINGER, GOOD DANCER, STRONG ACTOR/RAPPER.
ABUELA CLAUDIA - (40-60) Sweet, caring, and supportive Cuban matriarch of the neighborhood. Takes care of all the young people, and regularly plays the lottery. A wise character with strength, passion, and a long memory. A powerful actress, singer and story-teller. STRONG SINGER, STRONG ACTRESS.
KEVIN ROSARIO - (30-50) Puerto Rican born father to Nina. Owns and runs a taxi dispatch with his wife, Camila. Traditional, hard-working Latin father, over-protective, loving, but also has a temper. STRONG SINGER, STRONG ACTOR.
PIRAGUA GUY - (30-50) The town-crier. Sells shaved ice from a cart, has a soaring tenor voice, reflects on how the people in the neighborhood "keep scraping by." SINGS VERY WELL.
Time Commitment:
Rehearsals: August 12th-September 29th
Tech: September 30th-October 4th
Previews: October 5th-6th
Opening Night: October 7th
Performances: October 10th-October 27th (Thursday-Sunday)
Possible Extension: October 31st-November 3rd (Thursday-Sunday)
Material To Prepare:
Please prepare a 32-bar contemporary song that is not from IN THE HEIGHTS.
