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SUMMARY:AUDITIONS - "Maricela De La Luz Lights The World” and “We Only Come Out At Night"
DESCRIPTION:The Company OnStage is excited to announce that we are hosting auditions for “Maricela De La Luz Lights The World” and “We Only Come Out At Night”. \nAuditions will take place on Sunday\, July 19th\, and Monday\, July 20th\, 2026\, beginning at 7pm at 5720 Bellaire Blvd\, Suite G\, Houston\, TX 77081. We ask that participants arrive 15 minutes early to fill out paperwork and introduce yourself to the stage managers. If you have a headshot and resume\, please bring it (not required). There are no audition appointments\, and actors are not required to prepare a monologue. The evening will cover the auditions for both shows\, beginning with the Young Audiences Production. During each show’s audition\, all actors will have an opportunity to demonstrate their skills in a group setting with the director selecting sides and combinations of participants to read together or independently. Please be prepared to move and make bold choices! \n*************************************************************************** \n YOUNG AUDIENCES’ PRODUCTION – “Maricela De La Luz Lights The World” by José Rivera\nDirected by Nadya A. Mercado\nProduced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service \nFirst Rehearsal: Sunday\, August 9th\, 2026\nRehearsal Schedule: Sunday and Tuesday Evenings Beginning at 7pm.\n(Additional Dates may be added\, if needed)\nPerformance Dates: Saturdays October 3rd\, 10th\, 17th\, and 24th\, 2026 at 11 am and 2 pm and Sunday\, October 18th\, 2026 at 2 pm\nStrike Date: Sunday\, October 25th\, 2026 \nCASTING REQUIREMENTS:\nTotal Number of Actors: 6 (3 female presenting and 3 male presenting)\nAge Range: 16+\nThere are no roles for children under 16 in this production.\nCompany OnStage welcomes performers of all ethnicities\, gender identities\, and experience levels to audition. This production includes three roles written specifically for Hispanic-identifying actors\, each featuring some Spanish dialogue. Ensemble members will play multiple roles. All actors must be comfortable with physicality\, limited stage combat\, and be comfortable lifting up to 25 lbs. This production will not include stipends for actors. \nLIST OF CHARACTERS\, AGE RANGES\, AND GENDERS:\nRiccardo De La Luz: male presenting\, speaks Spanish\nMaricela De La Luz: female presenting\, speaks Spanish\n2 Ensemble Members: male presenting\, one member speaks Spanish\n2 Ensemble Members: female presenting\nRoles shared by Ensemble Members: Shoppers\, Polar Bear\, Xbalanque (a Mayan Moon God)\, Ofelia (Goddess of the U.S.-Mexico Boder)\, Cyclops (a monster)\, Snow Wolves\, Jason (a Greek hero)\, Orpheus (a Greek hero)\, Hercules (a Greek hero)\, Hydra (a monster)\, The Fog\, Smiling Face (a.k.a. Adriano)\, Frowning Face (a.k.a. Adriana)\, Yellow Snake\, Snow People\, Snow Woman / Loki (a Trickster God)\, and Hunahpu (a Mayan Sun God) \nSYNOPSIS:\nMaricela and her younger sibling are out Christmas shopping when the weather takes an odd turn and all the people in the city disappear. Through a series of encounters with a moon god\, a cyclops\, Hercules\, and a seven headed hydra\, among other fantastic and mythical characters\, they learn the importance of standing up for good and being the hero of your own story. \nAUDITIONS FOR THIS PRODUCTION WILL CONSIST OF COLD READINGS FROM THE SCRIPT. \n*************************************************************************** \nEVENING THEATRE PRODUCTION – “We Only Come Out At Night” by Austin Brady\nWorld premier co-produced by Company Onstage and The Phoenix Group\nDirected by Domenico Leona \nFirst Rehearsal: Monday\, August 10th\, 2026\nRehearsal Schedule: Monday\, Wednesday\, and Thursday Evenings Beginning at 7pm.\n(Additional Dates may be added\, if needed)\nPerformance Dates: Fridays and Saturdays\, October 2nd\, 3rd\, 9th\, 10th\, 16th\, 17th\, 23rd\, and 24th 2026 at 7:30 pm\, and Sunday\, October 11th\, 2026\, at 2:00 pm\nStrike Date: Sunday\, October 25th\, 2026 \nCASTING REQUIREMENTS:\nTotal Number of Actors: 5 (1 female presenting and 4 male presenting)\nAge range: 21 to 35\nThere are no roles for children in this production. \nCompany OnStage welcomes performers of all ethnicities\, gender identities\, and experience levels to audition. This production includes roles specifically for one Hispanic-identifying actor and one actor who plays guitar. All actors must be comfortable with physicality\, some light intimacy\, limited stage combat\, and be comfortable lifting up to 25 lbs. Due to the co-producing nature of this production\, all roles in “We Only Come Out at Night” receive a stipend. \nLIST OF CHARACTERS:\nElizabeth: female presenting\, late 20’s to early 30’s\, mysterious\nBenji: male presenting\, late 20’s to early 30’s; a caring and fast-talking bartender with a limp\, plays guitar\nVince / Stranger: male presenting\, late 20’s\, out of college\, strong and tipsy\, mysterious\nSpencer: male presenting\, 20’s\, college student\, level-headed but naive\nElijah: male presenting\, 20’s\, college student\, drunk\, Spanish presenting with minimal Spanish dialogue \nSYNOPSIS:\nWe Only Come Out at Night is a world-premiere play by local playwright Austin Brady that follows Elizabeth and Benji\, co-owners of a Houston bar. When a chance encounter with three unsuspecting bar patrons reveals Elizabeth’s supernatural secret\, this laugh-out-loud thriller transforms into a surprisingly heartfelt exploration of loneliness\, loyalty\, and making the best of what life gives you.” \nAUDITIONS FOR THIS PRODUCTION WILL CONSIST OF COLD READINGS FROM THE SCRIPT. \n*************************************************************************** \nThe Company OnStage\, Inc. (COS)\, is an all-volunteer Texas nonprofit corporation with tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and can be reached by visiting www.companyonstage.org or by calling 713-726-1219 and leaving a message.
URL:https://companyonstage.org/cal-event/auditions-maricela-de-la-luz-lights-the-world-and-we-only-come-out-at-night/
LOCATION:Company OnStage\, 5720 Bellaire Blvd.\, Ste G\, Houston\, TX\, 77081\, United States
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