The Open Eye Theater
AUDITIONS


MARIPOSA/BUTTERFLY
By José Casas and Sandra Fenichel Asher
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 1:00-4:00pm
The Open Eye Theater
960 Main Street, Margaretville, NY
Rehearsals:  April 27-May 17
Performances:  May 18-23; July 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2026
Directed by Michelle Macau
 
Looking for three local non-union actors, see – breakdown below. 
The play performs for local students and public matinees. 
No evening performances.  Actors are paid.
 
CHARACTERS
First Neighbor:  adult male, recent immigrant from Mexico, speaks Spanish and is trying to learn English.  A bit pompous, a bit blustery, in a comical way. Has a vegetable garden and plays a musical instrument and/or sings, remembering home.
 
Second Neighbor:  adult female, many-generation Texan, speaks English, and understands a little Spanish.  A bit pompous, a bit blustery in a comical way. Has a flower garden and plays a musical instrument and/or sings, remembering childhood.
 
Puppeteer: will handle the butterfly and caterpillar puppets. The puppeteer will also serve as an assistant stage manager. 
 
NOTE:  As part of the production, children will create puppets before the 30-minute  performance and then join the actors in a butterfly parade at the end of the show.
 
Synopsis:  Two neighbors live side-by-side in Texas. A low fence separates their gardens, but much more divides them from each other. One was born in the U.S., the other in Mexico. One speaks English, the other Spanish. Their differences have kept them so far apart that if one predicts a sunny day, then the other is certain of rain. Even the arrival of a caterpillar causes disagreement—until the resulting mariposa/butterfly, and its eventual departure, unites them in wonder, sadness and a new understanding of the beautiful world they share.


Thank you.