THE RIVER BRIDE – AUDITION NOTICE *Versión en español disponible a continuación.
By Marisela Treviño Orta Director: Alex Rodriguez
Audition Dates:
May 12th, 2025, 6pm-10pm
May 13th, 2025, 6pm-10pm
Callbacks *By Invitation Only
May 17th, 2025, 2pm-6pm
Video Submissions: Submissions will be accepted for this production – the deadline to submit is May 13th, 2025. Please submit a one-minute contemporary monologue. If you’d like to submit material from the play, please email arodriguez@omahaplayhouse.com to request sides.
Production Dates:
August 15th – September 14th, 2025
*Performances: Thursdays/Fridays/Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2:00pm
Rehearsals:
July 6th – August 14th, 2025
*This production will primarily rehearsal Sunday to Thursday, 6pm-10pm.
Artist Stipend:
$725
Preparation:
Actors will read sides/monologues from the script. We will share those two weeks out from your audition date.
Summary: Once upon a time, in a fishing village along the Amazon, there lived two sisters struggling to find their “happily ever after.” Helena is dreading her sister Belmira’s wedding. The groom, Duarte, should have been hers. And she knows that her sister only wants to escape their sleepy Brazilian town for an exciting new life in the city. But three days before the wedding, fishermen pull a mysterious stranger out of the river – a man with no past who offers both sisters an alluring, possibly dangerous future. Brazilian folklore and lyric storytelling blend into a heartrending tale of true love, regret, transformation, and the struggle to stay true to your family while staying true to yourself.
Setting: Once upon a time in a small Brazilian village along the Amazon River.
The River Bride – Casting Notes (From Playwright): Ages of characters should not be strictly adhered to when casting roles. Feel free to cast older actors who embody the sense of youth needed for each role.
Available Roles: HELENA – 18, Latina, smart and a beauty in her own right, though not as outgoing as her sister Belmira.
BELMIRA – 16, Latina, beautiful, frivolous and a bit vain, but charming and adored by the entire village. She is the bride-to-be and has an appetite for adventure.
MOISES – 20-25: Latino, charming, handsome and mysterious. Earnest and sympathetic, he’s been searching for love for a long time. Wears a bandage over his forehead, which he never removes. Dressed like a man of property.
DUARTE – 20-25, Latino, a good man from a respected family. He is the groom-to-be.
SR. COSTA – Late 40s. Latino, Belmira and Helena’s father. A fisherman.
SRA. COSTA – Late 40s. Latina, Belmira and Helena’s mother.
About the Playwright: Marisela Treviño Orta’s plays include Heart Shaped Nebula, Somewhere, Wolf at the Door and The River Bride, which premiered in 2016 at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and has had subsequent productions at Arizona Theatre Company, Stages Repertory Theatre, and an upcoming 2021 production at American Players Theatre. Her work has been presented by ACT Young Conservatory, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Brava Theater, Camino Real Productions, Halcyon Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theater, Marin Theatre Company, Milagro, Nashville Children’s Theatre Company, New Jersey Repertory Company, Shotgun Players, Su Teatro and Those Women Productions. Recently her Audible-commissioned audio play Nightfall launched on their platform.
Marisela is an alum of the Playwrights Foundation Resident Playwright Initiative (2008-2011), Goodman Theatre Playwrights Unit (2018-2019), and Playwrights’ Center Core Writer program (2018-2021). Currently she is a member of the Latino Theatre Company’s Circle of Imaginistas who are under commission to create new work. She is the recipient of the 2006 Chicano/Latino Literary Award in Drama, 2009 PEN Center USA Literary Award in Drama, 2013 National Latino Playwriting Award, and 2019 Alliance Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Award Finalist. Marisela has an MFA in Poetry from the University of San Francisco and an MFA in Playwriting from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop.
To sign-up for an audition, please complete the audition form below – don’t hesitate to reach out to arodriguez@omahaplayhouse.com if you have any questions.
Por Marisela Treviño Orta Director: Alex Rodríguez
Fechas de las audiciones: 12 de mayo de 2025, 6pm-10pm
13 de mayo de 2025, 6pm-10pm
Audiciones finales: *Solo por invitación 17 de mayo de 2025, 2pm-6pm
Envíos de videos: Se aceptarán audiciones en video para esta producción. La fecha límite para enviar videos es el 13 de mayo de 2025. Por favor, envíe un monólogo contemporáneo de un minuto. Si desea enviar material de la obra, envíe un correo electrónico a arodriguez@omahaplayhouse.com para solicitar el quion.
Fechas de producción: 15 de agosto – 14 de septiembre de 2025 *Funciones: Jueves, viernes y sábados a las 7:30pm, domingos a las 2pm
Ensayos: 6 de julio – 14 de agosto de 2025
*Esta producción se ensayará principalmente de domingo a jueves, de 6pm-10pm.
Estipendio del artista: $725
Preparación: Los actores leerán monólogos y escenes del guion. Los compartiremos dos semanas antes de la fecha de la audición.
Sobre la obra: Había una vez, en un pueblo pesquero a orillas del Amazonas, dos hermanas que luchaban por encontrar su “felicidad para siempre”. Helena teme la boda de su hermana Belmira. El novio, Duarte, debería haber sido el suyo. Y sabe que su hermana solo quiere escapar de su tranquilo pueblo brasileño para empezar una nueva y emocionante vida en la ciudad. Pero tres días antes de la boda, unos pescadores rescatan del río a un misterioso desconocido: un hombre sin pasado que les ofrece a ambas hermanas un futuro atractivo y posiblemente peligroso. El folclore brasileño y la poesía lírica se funden en una desgarradora historia de amor verdadero, arrepentimiento, transformación y la lucha por mantenerse fiel a la familia y a sí misma.
Ubicacion: Érase una vez un pequeño pueblo brasileño a orillas del río Amazonas.
The River Bride – Notas de audiciones (de la escritora): La edad de los personajes no debe limitarse estrictamente al elegir los papeles. Siéntete libre de elegir actores mayores que representen la juventud necesaria para cada papel.
Personajes Disponibles: HELENA – 18 años, latina, inteligente y una belleza por derecho propio, aunque no tan extrovertida como su hermana Belmira.
BELMIRA – 16, Latina, hermosa, frívola y un poco vanidosa, pero encantadora y adorada por todo el pueblo. Es la futura novia y tiene ganas de aventura.
MOISÉS – 20-25: Latino, encantador, guapo y misterioso. Sincero y comprensivo, lleva mucho tiempo buscando el amor. Lleva una venda en la frente, que nunca se quita. Viste como un hombre con propiedades.
DUARTE – 20-25, Latino, un buen hombre de familia respetable. Es el futuro novio.
SR. COSTA – Cerca de los 40. Latino, padre de Belmira y Helena. Pescador.
SRA. COSTA – Cerca de los 40. Latina, madre de Belmira y Helena.
Sobre la escritora: Las obras de Marisela Treviño Orta incluyen Heart Shaped Nebula, Somewhere, Wolf at the Door y The River Bride, que se estrenó en 2016 en el Festival de Shakespeare de Oregón y ha tenido producciones posteriores en Arizona Theatre Company, Stages Repertory Theatre y una próxima producción en 2021 en American Players Theatre. Su obra ha sido presentada por el Conservatorio Juvenil del ACT, el Festival de Dramaturgos del Área de la Bahía, Brava Theater, Camino Real Productions, Halcyon Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theater, Marin Theatre Company, Milagro, Nashville Children’s Theatre Company, New Jersey Repertory Company, Shotgun Players, Su Teatro y Those Women Productions. Recientemente, su obra de audio, Nightfall, comisionada por Audible, se lanzó en su plataforma.
Marisela es exalumna de la Iniciativa de Dramaturgos Residentes de la Fundación Playwrights (2008-2011), de la Unidad de Dramaturgos del Teatro Goodman (2018-2019) y del Programa de Escritores Principales del Centro de Dramaturgos (2018-2021). Actualmente, forma parte del Círculo de Imaginistas de la Compañía de Teatro Latino, donde se le encarga la creación de nuevas obras. Recibió el Premio Literario Chicano/Latino en Drama en 2006, el Premio Literario en Drama del Centro PEN USA en 2009, el Premio Nacional de Dramaturgia Latina en 2013 y fue finalista del Premio Nacional de Dramaturgia de Posgrado Alliance Kendeda en 2019. Marisela tiene una Maestría en Bellas Artes en Poesía por la Universidad de San Francisco y una Maestría en Bellas Artes en Dramaturgia por el Taller de Dramaturgos de Iowa.
Through upholding high ethical standards, demonstrating respect for all and consciously working to provide diverse representation, OCP is committed to creating an inclusive and safe environment in which all community members feel a sense of belonging and does not discriminate in casting practices on the basis of an individual’s ethnicity, age, gender, physical and cognitive ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, country of origin or other factors. Omaha Community Playhouse is committed to diverse and inclusive casting.
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