Reply to: Michelle Macau <[email protected]>

The Open Eye Theater in Margaretville, NY

SEEKING SPANISH SPEAKING ACTOR

MARIPOSA/BUTTERFLY
By José Casas and Sandra Fenichel Asher

Performances:  July 18, 19, 25 & 26, 2026 @ 2:00pm
Directed by Michelle Macau

Four public matinees. No evening performances.  

Actors are paid.

First Neighbor is a 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 sings a song, remembering home.

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.

Send an email of your interest and availability to  [email protected], with a subject line, MARIPOSA_Your Name. State any conflicts and include a headshot and resume if we don’t have one.  

Thank you for your consideration.

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