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CASTING NOTICE - LA HAVANA MADRID

Collaboraction and Teatro Vista are accepting video submissions for the staged concert of Sandra Delgado’s La Havana Madrid.

Direction by Cheryl Lynn Bruce
Choreography by Jonny Martinez

After four sold-out Chicago runs, La Havana Madrid returns as part of Millennium Park’s 20th anniversary celebration. This play with live music transports audiences back to a popular 1960s Chicago nightclub of the same name, where Latino immigrants new to Chicago found refuge to gather, meet, sing, dance, dine, find love and discover their destinies. Inspired by real stories of Cuban, Puerto Rican and Colombian Chicagoans, La Havana Madrid recreates a special time and place in Chicago history by immersing audiences in the lively music of that decade. Throughout, La Havana Madrid reveals how and why Latinos originally migrated to the shores of Lake Michigan, only to be pushed further west - away from the lake - by the forces of gentrification and racism.

Characters

  • MARIA A 14-year-old Cuban refugee. Full of joy, life and curiosity. Strong dancer.

  • HENRY Colombian. Mid 20s-mid 30s easygoing, shy, funny, romantic. Singing and a good understanding of basic dance fundamentals ability is a plus.

  • MARUJA Colombian, Mid 20s-mid 30s A singer. Warm, nurturing and bold. Must be an excellent singer. Good understanding of basic dance fundamentals ability is a plus.

  • CARLOS Puerto-Rican, Afro-Latino. Smooth and rough, fast talker, wise. Proficient in basic dance skills. Singing and partnering and/or lift experience is a plus.

  • TONY Puerto Rican, 30s-40s. The owner of La Havana Madrid. Dapper, driven, passionate. Strong singer. Good understanding of basic dance fundamentals ability is a plus.

Dates & Locations

Rehearsals: August 10 - 22, 2024
Off: Monday August 12 and 19, 2024
Performance: August 23, 2024
Performance Location: Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park

Compensation

$500 a week for 2 week rehearsal period
$500 day rate for performance day

To Submit

All tapes must be received by 11:59pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Please reach out to Casting Director, Adelina Feldman-Schultz, at afscastingchicago@gmail.com with questions.

Script/Sample Submissions

First of all, gracias for your interest in sharing your work with us. As artists ourselves, we understand the vulnerability it takes and we appreciate it. 

Our script/sample submission process is overseen by a volunteer reading committee composed of Teatro Vista ensemble members. We strive to be transparent about our capabilities and give you a sense of what to expect when you submit your work. 

Before submitting, we encourage you to read our mission statement and familiarize yourself with our production history. We produce full length plays as well as fiction and non-fiction podcasts, movement-based pieces, digital work and films. We are especially interested in work that elevates our commitment to amplifying underrepresented Artists of Color. 

Teatro Vista accepts scripts and samples year round from both represented and unrepresented talent.

To be considered, please submit the following to plays@teatrovista.org: 

  • A brief artist biography. 

  • A sample or full script. 

  • A brief statement about why you see Teatro Vista as the right home for your project. 

  • Preferred contact information/Agent information if applicable.

  • A link to any footage you’d like to share with us to give us a sense of your work.*

*Optional 

Once submitted, you will receive an electronic confirmation of receipt. 

We will review every submission, but we cannot personally respond to every project or give feedback. If we find that your work is a good fit for our programming and are interested in exploring collaboration for further development or future production, we will contact you. 

Thank you for your interest in working with Teatro Vista. Pa’lante Juntos! 

(No phone calls please)