She Was Here
by Austin Playhouse

Sep. 23 - Oct. 04

(via AP)What if the world was changing just as you were beginning to understand where you fit in? What if you felt like your feet were cemented to the past, but you wanted to change the future? What if your definition of “Latina” was way beyond what the world told you it should be?

This play is based on interviews with Texas Latinas who lived the previous six decades of hardship, joy, transformation, upheaval, and ultimately, survival.

Setting: A butter-colored house on Rainey Street, then and now. Then, Rainey Street was the epicenter of a vibrant Mexican-American community. Now, it is “an entertainment hot spot of bungalows turned bars, high-end hotels and live music venues,” according to the Visit Austin website.

Audition Notice!

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Austin Playhouse is seeking local actors for the upcoming world premiereof SHE WAS HERE by Raul Garza.
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Rehearsals will begin the week of December 23, 2024. Performances are January 17 - February 9, 2025 at Austin Playhouse West Campus. The play is directed by Jerry Ruiz.
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ROLES TO BE CAST:
 
ELSA: 40s. Image-conscious, strong matriarch. Donna’s mother. Latina.
DONNA: 40s. Vibrant, risk-taking, work-in-progress. Elsa’s daughter. Nicole’s mother. Latina.
YOUNG DONNA: 16. Vibrant, risk-taking, work-in-progress. Elsa’s daughter. Nicole’s mother. Latina.
NICOLE: 40s. Self-aware, passionate social justice advocate. Donna’s daughter. Annie’s mother. Latina.
YOUNG NICOLE: 16. Self-aware, passionate social justice advocate. Donna’s daughter. Annie’s mother. Latina.
ANNIE: 15. Progressive, provocative old soul in a young body. Nicole’s daughter. Donna’s granddaughter. Latina.
AMANDA: 40s. Expressive and mindful with pleaser tendencies. Gabi’s mother. Latina and/or BIPOC.
GABI: 14. Inquisitive, quick-witted validation seeker. Amanda’s daughter. Latina and/or BIPOC.
 
 

For the first audition, please video record one of the following sides: DONNA (40s), NICOLE (16), AMANDA (40s) or GABI (14). In callbacks, you will be asked to read additional sides, as actors may play multiple roles. Submissions are due October 4, 2024.