Audition

Auditions will take place on Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th 2025 from 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Palo Alto College - Performing Arts Center - Black Box Theatre. (1400 W. Villaret Blvd. San Antonio, Texas 78224). You only need to attend one day of auditions. 

This audition will be treated like a workshop. No need to prepare a monologue. We will be working with sides from the script. Upon completing and submitting this audition form, we will email you the sides along with a brief character description. If you only want to audition for a specific role, we will only send you the sides for that character. We strongly encourage you to be as familiar as possible with the sides. No need to memorize, just familiarize yourselves with the scenes. Please prepare to stay longer than an hour. We will dismiss and keep people as we go. In your email, you will find information on where to park and how to locate the lobby to the Performing Arts Center at Palo Alto where you will need to check in when you arrive. We will only have a few sides printed out, so we encourage you to bring your own copies. If you have any questions or need clarification, please email i.ortega@miscasttheatre.org with the subject line "Do You Feel Anger Auditions".

Virtual Auditions

If you are unable to attend auditions, you will be able to schedule a virtual audition time with us. Please still fill this form out. Email i.ortega@miscasttheatre.org to schedule a time. We highly encourage you to attend in-person auditions but we understand life happens. Virtual audition times will be scheduled in order of requests so please plan in advance if this is your option. The last day to request a virtual audition is Wednesday, April 30th. After this date, we will not accept any more requests. 

Conflicting Shows

4M, 3F 

*All performers will be paid a small stipend of $125.

*We are casting 1 female-presenting understudy to cover the role of Sofia. Understudy will have 3 guaranteed performances during the run. Understudy is required to attend all rehearsals and performances.

Characters

*All ages are approximate*

-Sofia (Female-Presenting)(Lead)(20's - Early 30's) - A newly hired empathy coach tasked with teaching compassion to employees at a debt collection agency. She is optimistic and determined but faces an uphill battle in this chaotic environment -- it almost feels like she is teaching kindergarteners (or cavemen) who have no idea what feelings even are. As she grapples with the absurdity and hostility of her clients, she grows frustrated and disillusioned with her work. By the end, she comes to understand the complexities of practicing empathy in a world that is resistant to change. Sofia also carries a lot of emotional baggage. Her mother keeps leaving her desperate voicemails for emotional support, and she recently found out that her father has a second family.

-Eva (Female-Presenting)(Supporting)(20's - Early 30's) - A female employee who is constantly "mugged" in the office kitchen. She navigates the workplace with a mix of fear and forced cheerfulness, reflecting the oppressive dynamics she endures with her coworkers. Her bubbly attitude is a thin veneer for the trauma she is experiencing. Over the course of the play, she struggles between catering to the expectations of her toxic work environment and preserving her sense of self.

-Jon (Male-Presenting)(Supporting)(30's - 50's) -  The boss of the agency whose absent leadership perpetuates the dysfunction in the office. Jon thinks he’s a good guy who cares deeply for his employees, but in reality… he couldn’t care any less. He is very performative and “charming” on the surface, but underneath he is slimy and self-interested.

-Howie (Male-Presenting)(Supporting)(Mid 20's - Late 30's) -   A male employee who is aggressive and lacks self-awareness -- almost to the point of being child or caveman-like in certain moments. His behavior exemplifies hyper-masculinity and the toxic culture of the office. Jordan is his partner in crime who takes after Howie’s lead. Howie is initially resistant to accepting Sofia’s empathy coaching, but over time he crawls inch by inch toward “enlightenment.” However, for every step forward, he seems to take two steps backward.

-Jordan (Male-Presenting)(Supporting)(20's - Early 30's) -  Another male employee who fancies himself a poet, often using this self-perception to mask his lack of genuine empathy or understanding. His pretentiousness adds to the absurdity of the workplace. While he thinks he is smart, he is actually pretty dumb. Jordan is best buddies with Howie and usually follows his lead; like Howie, he struggles to understand what compassion means, let alone what an emotion actually is.

-Sofia's Mother / Janie (Female-Presenting)(Featured)(Mid 40's - Late 50's) -  Sophia's Mother: Though not physically present in the office, she leaves increasingly desperate voicemails for Sofia, expressing her own personal struggles. Sofia’s mother recently found out that her husband has been cheating on her and has a second family she never knew about. She therefore clings to Sofia for support, but Sofia largely ignores her. She loves deeply but is also very vulnerable. Janie: A mysterious character who has gone missing from the office. Apparently, a few days ago she went into the bathroom and never returned. That being said, she understands and symbolizes what it means to be invisible, unheard, and disconnected. Her appearance in the end, and the guidance she shares, should feel surreal, comforting, and almost magical.

-Old Man (Any Gender)(Featured)(Any Age) - A scorned 130-year-old senile man on a mission of vengeance. Eva’s ex-boyfriend. He represents the old-school masculine mentality that crying is a sign of weakness. As a result, he has let all of his emotions build up and now he is old, bitter, and ready to kill.

*MISCAST THEATRE COMPANY ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION BY PERFORMERS OF ALL RACES, ETHNICITIES, ABILITIES, AND GENDER IDENTITIES.

Important Dates

Rehearsals begin on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 . For this rehearsal process, we will be rehearsing Monday-Friday.

Rehearsal Times: Monday - Friday - 6:30 - 10:30 pm

Tech Week begins on Sunday, July 20th.

Show opens on Friday, July 25th, 2025 and runs though Sunday, August 10th. (3 weekends)

Friday and Saturday evening performances will begin at 7:30 pm. Saturday and Sunday matinees will begin at 2:00 pm (Understudy will cover one of the Saturday shows each weekend)

*Please note there won't be rehearsal on Friday, July 4th.

*TBD pick up rehearsals set for Thursday, July 31st and August 7th.

*ALL REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE AT PALO ALTO COLLEGE - BLACK BOX