Cleveland Public Theatre/ Teatro Público de Cleveland announces Auditions for
EL COQUÍ ESPECTACULAR and the Bottle of DooM
By Matt Barbot
Directed by Fabio Polanco
LOOKING TO CAST THE FOLLOWING ROLES…
ALEX, mid to late 20s, Nuyorican. A comic book artist from Sunset Park, Brooklyn, who has taken to dressing as a superhero of his own creation. Actor will engage in some parkour/superhero like movement and fight choreography. Actor may briefly appear shirtless (if so, staging will be developed within the actor’s boundaries.)
JOE, 30s. Alexs brother. Works at a marketing startup.
PATRICIA, mid to late 50s. Joe and Alex’s mother. A widow. Actor will engage in some fight choreography.
YESICA, mid to late 20s to early 30s. Dominican/Colombian. A photographer and artist from Sunset Park.
EL CHUPACABRA, ageless. A supervillain. El Coquí’s archenemy and a manifestation of Alex’s anxieties. Any gender. Actor will engage in some parkour/superhero like movement and fight choreography.
JUNIOR, mid to late 20s. Nuyorican. A former school bully of Alex’s. Currently a rapper. Doubled with El Chupacabra.
* We are open to seeing both AEA and non-AEA actors for these auditions.
ABOUT THE PLAY…
The play follows the journey of a struggling comic book artist, Alex, who grapples with self-doubt and the allure of a steady job in advertising alongside his brother Joe, when fate brings him to take on a secret identity of his own. Now Alex finds himself encountering challenges and finding his way through the uncertainty of what it means to become a hero… Not only on the page… But also, off the page…