Wednesday, July 09, 2008

ACTING OPPORTUNITY: Asian Play "Hometown Buffet" auditions in Santa Ana at Rude Guerrilla Theater

Rude Guerrilla Theater Company is holding open, non-union auditions
for the World Premiere of "Helltown Buffet," written and directed by
Aurelio Locsin.

Can a Filipino-American buffet manager and his hunky demon seducer
fall in love through real and imagined histories? This dark comedy
propels them from Orange County to several afterlives, prompting
encounters with a host of fantastic characters and unreal situations.
ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS.

FOR A COPY OF THE SCRIPT AND MORE INFO, VISIT http://rgasian. blogspot. com

AUDITIONS: Sunday, July 27, 7-9 pm. Monday, July 28, 7-8 pm.
CALLBACKS: Monday, July 28, 8 pm.

Show runs September 11-October 18 (Fri-Sat evenings at 8pm, Sun at
2:30pm, one Thurs evening on October 16 at 8pm.)

Cold reading from the script. Please bring headshots or a photo, and
theater resume, if available.

ADDRESS/PHONE: 202 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA. 92701. (714) 528-9304

CAST

ALL ETHNICITIES ENCOURAGE TO AUDITION FOR NON-ASIAN ROLES. Non-union
only please.

Benjie: Male, 20-30, Filipino/Asian, naïve, idealistic. Some Tagalog a
plus. Must be comfortable with gay intimacy.

Paco: Male, 20-30, Filipino/Asian, attractive, tough but charming.
Must be comfortable with gay intimacy.

Madame Loveless: Female, 20-60. Seductive and sexy one moment, angry
and vindictive the next.

Grom: Male, 20-60. Ruthless and loyal bodyguard.

THE FOLLOWING ROLES WILL DOUBLE (as childlike spirits, diners,
homeless people, etc.). Improv, dance, and movement skills a plus.

Spirit: Female, 20-70, Filipino/Asian. Nutty but lovable earth mother.

Etienne: Male, 20-60, flamboyant stylist. French accent a plus.

Garbanzo/Carlos: Male, 20-50, Latino or any race. Will speak some
Spanish. Must be able to play two different characters. Garbanzo,
20-45, is God's gift to women. Carlos, 40-55, is an aging ex-gangster
with slowing reflexes.

Ensemble: male or female, any age, to play additional speaking and
non-speaking characters.