Auditons: RECENT ALIEN ABDUCTIONS

Producer/Theatre Company: Sacred Fools Theater Company
Venue: The Broadwater Mainstage, Hollywood, CA
Artistic Directors: Scott Leggett & Sidney Edwards
Managing Director: Padraic Duffy
Director: Jaime Robledo
Writer: Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas
Casting Director: Bruno Oliver
Stunt/Intimacy Coordinator: TBD

Auditions: August 21-23, 2026
Callbacks: August 24-25, 2026
Rehearsals Start: Mid-September.
Performances: November 1, 2026 - November 22, 2026
Primarily Fri-Sun with occasional Monday and possible added Thursdays
Rate of Pay: Los Angeles hourly minimum wage ($18.42 per hour). Sacred Fools operates under the 99 Seat Equity Membership Exemption. AEA or Non-Union Talent welcome.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2026

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Sacred Fools Theater Company is currently casting for the West Coast premiere of Recent Alien Abductions, the 2017 Humana Festival of New American Plays hit was which was commissioned by Playwrights Horizon and written by New York-based playwright Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas.

For decades, Sacred Fools Theater Company has been dedicated to creating and presenting eclectic, wide-ranging, and highly engaging theatrical work in Los Angeles. From the irreverent to the silly to the profound, Sacred Fools remains a staple of the LA theater community both in the work it creates and in it's stewardship of The Broadwater Theaters in Hollywood. "Recent Alien Abductions" will be a centerpiece show in Fools' season long celebration of our 30th year.

Storyline: Part family drama, part examination of personal and cultural alienation, Recent Alien Abductions follows Álvaro, a queer Puerto Rican artist who believes he has unraveled a real-life conspiracy embedded in an early episode of The X-Files. Years later, a close friend arrives at Álvaro’s family home hoping to get permission to publish his plays. What she uncovers while there means Álvaro might have been right all along.

SEEKING:

[Note: Even though all characters are written as ethnically Puerto Rican, being of Puerto Rican descent is not a requirement for the role. Actors, especially Latinos, of all shades and stripes are encouraged to submit.]

ALVARO:
Male, 30 to 40 years old; Hispanic / Latin.
Puerto Rican storyteller living in New York City. He’s alternately funny, deadly serious, and paranoid.

PATRIA:
Female, 40 to 50 years old; Hispanic / Latin.
Nuyorican. Álvaro’s closest friend in New York. A lesbian who suffers no fools. She flies to Puerto Rico to advocate for Àlvaro’s life and work. Role involves portrayal of sexual violence. There is a short physical fight that becomes an attempted rape. There will be no nudity involved. There will be a qualified Fight and Intimacy Director.

NESTOR:
Male, 50 to 60 years old; Hispanic / Latin.
Álvaro’s older brother. A brute who is not without his charm. He is arrogant and quick to anger, especially if he feels slighted. Role involves portrayal of sexual violence. There is a short physical fight that becomes an attempted rape. There will be no nudity involved. There will be a qualified Fight and Intimacy Director.

OLGA:
Female, 68 to 79 years old; Hispanic / Latin.
Álvaro’s mother. Wheelchair bound and suffering from Alzheimers. She might be more aware than she lets on.

ANA:
Female, 20 to 35 years old; Hispanic / Latin.
Néstor’s much younger wife. She knows how to navigate her husband’s moods despite being the frequent target of his anger.

BEBA:
Female, 30 to 49 years old; Hispanic / Latin.
The next door neighbor and trusted family friend. Warm, insightful, and able to keep a secret.