Name: Blue Desert Auditions
Start: 2025-08-16T14:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-08-17T14:00:00-06:00
Location: 3205 Calle Marie, Santa Fe, NM, United States, New Mexico 87507

🎭 AUDITION NOTICE 🎭
“BLUE DESERT”
A brand new two-act drama/comedy (World Premiere)
By John Macker, Santa Fe playwright
Directed by: Noah G. Simpson
Production Company/Theater: Teatro Paraguas
Audition Dates: Saturday, August 16th, 2 - 5 pm; Sunday, August 17th, 11 am - 2 pm
Callbacks: NA
Rehearsals Begin: September 2nd, schedule TBD, 4-5x/wk
Performance Dates: October 4-19; Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7 pm, Sundays at 2 pm
Location: Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie
Stipend: $750 minimum
If unable to attend auditions, please contact [email protected] to schedule an appointment.
Questions? [email protected] or call Noah at 719-680-0109
SYNOPSIS:
“Blue Desert” is a darkly humorous, poetic, and surreal exploration of regret, estrangement, and the magical liminality of the desert. When Ruby and her estranged father Max set out to scatter her mother’s ashes in a remote spot once beloved by the family, their fragile attempt at reconciliation is interrupted when they stumble into a lonely, fading desert tavern on the edge of reality.
The tavern’s owner, a man clinging to his past, has invited a mysterious curandera/bruja to conduct a final ritual—or perhaps cast a final curse—on the bar before it shuts down forever. The story blends family drama, borderland mysticism, sacred mushrooms, poetry, horror flicks, and the heat-drenched clarity of the American Southwest.
ROLES:
RUBY (Female, early 30s)
Independent, sharp-witted, and emotionally guarded. Ruby is processing the loss of her mother and years of emotional distance from her father. Wounded but not weak, she uses humor as a shield.
MAX (Male, late 50s to early 60s)
Trim, fit, and rugged; looks younger than his age. Max is a man who avoids emotional conflict, now trying—perhaps too late—to reconnect with his daughter. He masks his guilt with charm and optimism.
ALFONSO (Male, mid-50s)
Owner of the desert tavern. A grizzled romantic with a faded dream, Alfonso is grounded, warm, and quietly philosophical. He’s haunted by his attachment to the bar and what it represents.
ESPERANZA MAPÁCHE (Female, indeterminate age)
A mysterious, compelling figure of indeterminate age, Esperanza is a local curandera, shaman, or self-proclaimed witch. Enigmatic and intense, she carries a deep knowledge of the land and the unseen. Speaks with poetic conviction. Larger than life character.
AUDITION INFO:
Prepare:
Cold read, sides will be provided
If auditioning for Esperanza, please be prepared to demonstrate comfort with poetic language and grand characterizations.
To Submit or Schedule:
Please send your headshot/resume to [email protected] or bring to audition. No appointment necessary. Just show up and read.
NOTES:
Color-Blind casting: We strongly encourage actors of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and gender identities to audition. Everyone is welcome!
Spanish-speaking and bilingual actors are especially encouraged to audition for Esperanza Mapáche.
Welcome to the Blue Desert.
Where the land remembers everything…and sometimes it speaks back.