Auditions
Antigone
By Sophocles
Directed by Ian R.Q. Slater
Audition times:
Saturday, July 11, 2026 11 am-3 pm
Synopsis:
Sophocles's story of perhaps the first woman to speak truth to power.
Format: By appointment. For auditions, please prepare a poem of your choice of 30-60 lines in length. This can be a sonnet, an ode, blank verse, or something you've written. I want to see how you handle structured language and use the structure of that language to deepen your storytelling.
Looking for:
10 adults of all gender identifications. Dancers, Actors and Musicians
If you are a musician in addition to being an actor, please also include a short musical performance that gives me an idea of your range and skill level. If you are a vocalist, a verse of a folk song or "happy birthday" will do. I am particularly looking for the following instruments, but all are welcome:
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Guitar
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Banjo
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Mandolin
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Upright bass
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Flute
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Violin or fiddle
If you are a dancer or mover in addition to being an actor, please include a short movement performance that showcases your mobility and your ability to physically embody a story. This can be something choreographed to a short piece of music, to the poem you performed, or dance-like interpretation of a feeling.
Location:
Daniel's Family Funerals and Cremation, 3113 Carlisle Blvd NE
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Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Written by Steve Martin
Directed by Chad Brummett
An imaginary meeting between Picasso, Einstein and a Mysterious Stranger in 1904 examines the past, present and future of the world.
Audition Dates and Times: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.
Saturday, August 1, 2026 ~ 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Daniels Funeral Home 3113 Carlisle Blvd NE
Callbacks Dates and Times:
Sunday, August 2, 2026 ~ 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm.
Synopsis: Set in October, 1904, comedian Steve Martin’s absurd comedy of historical fiction has
Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso meeting in a bar called the Lapin Agile (French: "Nimble
Rabbit") Einstein will publish his special theory of relativity in 1905, and Picasso will paint Les Demoiselles d'Avignon in 1907. The two celebrities of science and art spar for their fields, surrounded by a cast of supporting characters from the turn of the century and beyond. The anachronistic, self-referential, and self-aware nature of this short one-act enraptures audiences into thinking about the role both science and art play in our lives, the men (and women) who inspire genius, and the philosophies that shape our world over the modern centuries.
Character descriptions and appointment sign up here
For more information, please contact the director at chadbrummett@me.com
Performance dates November 27 - December 27 (no performance on Christmas Day)
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New Play Readings
The Vortex has produced numerous national and international premieres in its 48-year history, many of these by New Mexico Playwrights. In our efforts to locate fresh opportunities and to support the development of new works, we regularly present semi-staged readings of new works followed by feedback sessions with the playwright and director.
If you are a playwright, interested in hearing your work, please email info@vortexabq.org and attach a copy of your script.