I Hope This Letter Reaches Mictlan - NYC EPA (12.01.26)

Notice: Audition Call Type: EPA

AUDITION DATE

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (E)

Lunch 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

CONTRACT

LOA-NYC

$766 weekly minimum - 2026 rates

SEEKING

Equity actors for roles in I HOPE THIS LETTER REACHES MICTLAN (See breakdown).

All Equity stage managerial positions have been filled.

PREPARATION

Please prepare the Sides for the role you are interested in. Side will be provided on the day of the audition through the Equity monitor. Don't forget to bring your Headshot/Resume, if available.

LOCATION

Intar Theatre

500 W 52nd St

Suite 4W

New York, NY 10019-5329

Buzz 4W1 / Entrance to the left of the elevator. 4th Floor.

PERSONNEL

Expected to attend:

Artistic Director: Nidia Medina

Producing and Management Associate: Joseph Distl

Casting Director: Gamaliel Valle

OTHER DATES

Rehearsal begins - Week of April 12, 2027

Tech begins - Week of May 10, 2027

First Preview - May 15, 2027

Opening - May 24, 2027

Closing - June 13, 2027

Potential Extension Closing - June 20, 2027

OTHER

EPA Procedures are in effect for this audition.

An Equity Monitor will be provided.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition.

Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions.

Breakdown

I HOPE THIS LETTER REACHES MICTLAN

SEEKING:

SARAI (SARA-E): mid-20s - Mexican - A twin sister in denial, guilt, passionate about changing the outcome of things, a control freak, a shaman once a DREAMer who unlike her brother has become a naturalized American through an Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) after being assaulted by a caretaker.

SAUL (SA-UL): mid-20s - Mexican - A twin brother, a DREAMer, stubborn but full of fight. Just a boy with a broken heart. He wants to desperately love and be loved.

ARIEL: late 20s - third generation Irish-American -Sarai’s significant other, the factory manager, he comes from a working-class family who has made a name for themselves. He's compassionate but afraid he's not enough for Sarai.

RUBEE: mid-20s - an African immigrant, brought over in her early teens, Saul's love interest, factory worker, in love, jaded, under parental pressure. Works in the daytime as a home attendant and at night as a factory worker.

JAQUELINE: mid-20s - a first-generation Dominican-American from Washington Heights with big dreams, determined to make her family proud. Doubles as MICTECACIHUATL

NOOR/FERNANDO: mid 20s - BIPOC - racially ambiguous, both minor male roles played by the same actor, both different in values, constantly stirring the pot. Ambitious.

XAVI (CHAA-VEE): mid 20s - Latiné - Saul’s guide in Mictlān, once a pit bull terrier previously known as Porfirio, named after Mexican president Porfirio Diaz. Xavi is a jokester in nature; he reminds you of that one primo who was once in a gang and had low riders and teases/pranks everyone in the family gatherings. He died during a hit and run.

MICTECACIHUATL (meek-TEH-kah-see-WAH-tl): The Goddess of Death—is never actually seen but present through her silhouette and the sound of her voice that can bring chills and warmth. Doubles as JAQUELINE.