05/22/2026
⭐️ AUDITIONS: PTP's One-Act Play Festival
📅 DATE: JUNE 12
⏰ TIME: 4-6PM (more slots to open as needed)
📍 LOCATION: PTP's Artist Lab, 1218 K St, Modesto
📝 SIGN UP: Link in bio, MORE INFO ON FORM
Local Central Valley actors ages 18 to 118* are encouraged to audition for an evening of 10-15 minute one-act plays. We are looking for actors of all experiences from novices to early-career professionals to retirees.
*one role in Sus Manos Hermosas may be cast as 16+ with parent/guardian permission
PRODUCTION DETAILS
Rehearsals are JUNE 22 through AUGUST 6, and will generally be weekday evenings and/or weekends 1-2 times per week for each one-act play until technical rehearsals. Meaning: if you are cast in a single one act, you may have rehearsal 1-2 times a week. If you are cast in multiple one-acts, you may have rehearsal 2-4 times per week, etc.
Tech/Dress Rehearsals AUGUST 1-6
Performances AUGUST 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
AUDITION INFO
Auditions will take place on FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 4-6PM in the Artist Lab at 1218 K St in downtown Modesto. Parking is available in front of the theater or across the street in the Stanislaus Law Library parking lot. If you arrive early, please wait outside quietly so as not to disturb other auditioners. Callbacks will take place on SATURDAY, JUNE 13, by invitation only. Callbacks will take place throughout the day 10AM-6PM.
What to prepare:
Actors should prepare one memorized monologue under 3-minutes in length. Auditions will be timed! We have a lot of talented people to see, so please come prepared.
What we are seeking:
We are seeking local actors ages 18-118, of all gender identities, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, and levels of experience to bring these locally written one-acts to life! Please note that though some plays have a m/f designation for characters, actors of all gender identities are encouraged to audition.
BREAKDOWN:
BEFORE THE DOOR by Andrew Fletcher - DRAMA, bittersweet. Four generations of men meet in a hospital hallway and reflect on life’s ups, downs, and what really matters.
AUGUST - Male. 60+ to play 80+ years old. Still, sharp, poetic. He is seated outside a hospital room throughout the play. Speaks gently, thoughtfully.
YOUNG MAN - Male. Early 20s. Brash, restless. Dismissive of reflection, full of fire.
MAN - Male. In his 40s. Stressed, overworked, angry. Feels trapped by responsibility.
OLDER MAN - Male. In his 60s. Quiet, tired, emotionally distant. Haunted by disconnect and missed connections.
CLASS WITH DAVID BIANCULLI by Matthew Hanf - COMEDY, bittersweet. Retiree Clara decides to take a contemporary film class. She’s not here to learn, but to remember.
DAVID BIANCULLI - Male. 50+. A fictional version of David Bianculli from NPR’s Fresh Air. Clara’s film professor. This play has a lot of fast, sharp, funny dialogue.
CLARA - Female. 60+. Quick-witted, great sense of humor. A retiree looking to expand her horizons, and reflect on the past. This play has a lot of fast, sharp, funny dialogue.
STRANGE MECHANICS by Lexi Silva - DRAMA. Two young men, Nate and Levi, are mechanics working in a one-stoplight town just outside of Springfield, Missouri. Levi recently got out of jail. Nate’s dad owned the shop, but recently died, leaving the business to son.
NATE: He/Him. 25, Black. Smart, creative. Good with his mind. Yearning for experience, the extraordinary.
LEVI : He/Him. 27, white. Troubled, sensitive. Good with his hands. Yearning for purpose, stability.
SUS MANOS HERMOSAS by Melinda Gonzales - DRAMA, hopeful, poetic. A young poet reflects on her grandmother’s life as a mother, wife, farmworker, and now college graduate, and the sacrifices she made to build her family. All characters speak some Spanish.
GRANDDAUGHTER - She/Her. 20’s. Latina. College Student. A poet.
ABUELA (PRESENT) - She/Her. 60+. Latina. Cannery worker, mother, wife, grandmother, homemaker, student.
ABUELA (PAST) - She/Her. Late-20’s to 30’s. Latina. Farmworker, mother, wife, homemaker.
ABUELO (PAST) - He/Him. Late-20’s to 30’s. Latino. Farmworker, father, husband.
YOUNG TEEN - 18+ to play a young teen. Latino/a. Son to young abuela and abuelo. Written for a boy, but we will also consider girls for this role. Teens 16+ may audition with consent of parent/legal guardian.
TACOCAT by Chad Roslan - COMEDY. In a near-future gastropub, an automaton attempts to make the perfect taco. All roles are any-gender, age, or ethnicity.
TAQ-O - An automaton programmed to serve the most perfect taco. Polite and stable, at first. Obviously not human.
PILAR - A customer. Loves tacos and how they taste and feel. This is not their first time reviewing a taco.
JUNE - Any age. A customer. Deeply values the human experience. Suspicious of and does not like automatons, androids, robots etc.
THE PAST IS DONE by Carlo Martinez - DRAMA, hopeful. Elio must face his demons in order to move forward and celebrate life, love, and family.
ELIO - He/Him. 20+. Latino. A young man facing his troubles and trying to do better for himself.
CALIGO - He/Him. 20+. A shadowy figure in Elio’s life.
MOM - She/Her. 40+. Latina. A mom who loves her son and does all she can to support him.
ROBBY - Any gender. 20+. Elio’s friend who knows of his struggles and does their best to support him.
If you have any questions please feel free to email [email protected].
