Audition Information for Orlando and Water by the Spoonful
You only need to attend one day of the auditions. Callbacks are by invitation only. If you have any questions in general you may contact Ryan Perez Adame at AdameR@crc.losrios.edu or Martin Flynn at FlynnM@crc.losrios.edu.
For individual show questions, contact the directors directly. For Orlando: Ambre Shoneff (shonefa@crc.losrios.edu) or Ryan Perez Adame (AdameR@crc.losrios.edu); for Water by the Spoonful: Anthony D’Juan (adjuan76@gmail.com).
Audition Dates and Times
- Tuesday, December 10, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Callbacks for Orlando by inviation only: Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Callbacks for Water by the Spoonful will be scheduled for January or February 2025
Audition Location
- Black Box Theatre at Cosumnes River College (map)
8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823 - Enter on the Center Parkway side of campus (opposite side from the light rail/parking garage entrance on Bruceville Road)
- Parking is $2 and enforced 24/7
Viewing Auditions
- Ambre Shoneff, Orlando Co-Director
- Anthony D’Juan, Water by the Spoonful Director
- Ryan Perez Adame, Orlando Co-Director
- Other faculty may be in attendance to observe
- Student Stage Managers may observe
Show Information
This is a general audition for both shows in the semester; directors, designers, and faculty from the entire department may be present in addition to the directors for the productions. All of the show information is subject to change depending on the directors’ choices. Please note that cast members may not be called to every rehearsal. The final rehearsal schedule will be determined by the creative team prior to the start of rehearsals.
| Item | Orlando | Water by the Spoonful |
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| Description | Orlando’s epic life spans five centuries and crosses class, continents, and gender identity in two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Ruhl’s adaptation of Woolf’s classic novel. | In the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, the past is always present for a young veteran who comes home to the ghosts of war and his mother’s addiction. |
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| Cast Size | 4+ (All genders, plus ensemble) | 7 (4 male identifying, 3 female identifying) |
| Show Type | Play | Play |
| Rehearsal Period | January 18 to February 28, 2025 | March 3 to April 18, 2025 |
| Tech Rehearsals (required) | March 1 to 6, 2025 | April 19 to 24, 2025 |
| Rehearsal/Tech Times | 6:00 to 9:00 pm/5:00 to 10:00 pm | 6:00 to 9:00 pm/5:00 to 10:00 pm |
| Planned Rehearsal Days | Mondays through Thursdays; usually four days per week; some weekend days possible | Tuesdays through Fridays, usually four days per week; some weekend days possible |
| Performance Dates (required) |
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| Call Time | 90 minutes prior to curtain time | 90 minutes prior to curtain time |
| Class Registration (required for students) | TAP 300-303 Modern Rehearsal and Performance I-IV (First 8 Week) | TAP 3300-303 Modern Rehearsal and Performance I-IV (Other Term) |
What To Prepare
Please prepare the following, depending upon which show(s) you’d like to be considered for:
| Item | Orlando and Water by the Spoonful | Orlando (optional) |
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If you don’t have access to materials of your own, please contact the director(s) for help.
About the Shows
Casting Notes: Please note that the character descriptions provided are from the authors of the shows. It is possible that alternative casting choices could be made at the discretion of the directors. Doubling of roles may occur and understudies assigned at the discretion of the directors.
Orlando
Authors
- Sarah Ruhl, adapted from the novel by Virginia Woolf
Setting and Time
Various locations. 16th to 21st centuries (16th century/Elizabethan through present day).
Character Breakdown
- ORLANDO
- The Chorus
- SASHA
- QUEEN ELIZABETH
- SHAKESPEARE
- THE ARCHDUKE/ARCHDUCHESS
- MARMADUKE BONTHROP SHELMERDINE, ESQUIRE
- MISS PENELOPE HARTOPP
- A WASHERWOMAN
- FAVILLA CLORINDA
- EUPHROSYNE
- A RUSSIAN SEA-MAN
- OTHELLO
- DESDEMONA
- A SEA CAPTAIN
- A MAID – GRIMSDITCH
- A MAID – DUPPER
- SALESPERSON
The Chorus may be cast with all kinds of genders, may be double-cast, or may be played by as few as three gifted transformational virtuosic actors or as many as can fit on a stage.
Water by the Spoonful
Author
- Quiara Alegría Hudes
Setting and Time
Philadelphia, San Diego, Japan,Puerto Rico; 2009, six years after Elliot left for Iraq.
Character Breakdown
- ODESSA ORTIZ, 39, a.k.a HAIKUMOM, founder of www.recovertogether.com, works odd janitorial jobs, lives one notch above squalor
- ELLIOT ORTIZ, 24, an iraq vet with a slight limp, works at Subway Hoagies, scores an occasional job as a model or actor, Yazmin’s cousin, Odessa’s birth son
- YASMIN ORTIZ, 31, adjunct professor of music, Odessa’s niece and Elliot’s cousin
- FOUNTAINHEAD, 38, a.k.a. John, a computer programmer and entrepreneur, lives on Philadelphia’s Main Line, white.
- CHUTES&LADDERS, 56, lives in San Diego, has worked low-level job at the IRS since the Reagan years, African-American, his real name is Clayton “Buddy” Wilkie
- ORANGUTAN, 31, a recent community college graduate, Japanese by birth, her real names is Madeleine Mayes and before that Yoshiko Sakai
- A GHOST, also plays PROFESSOR AMAN, an Arabic professor at Swarthmore; also plays a POLICEMAN in Japan