Auditions

SEEKING Non-AEA PERFORMERS for THE ROMANCE OF MAGNO RUBIO by Lonnie Carter at Theater Alaska as a part of the Alaska Theater Festival

Directed by: Billy Bustamante

Based on the short-story by acclaimed Filipino American writer Carlos Buloson, The Romance of Magno Rubio is the Obie award-winning play about an illiterate Filipino farmworker in California’s Central Valley during the 1930s. Magno Rubio falls in love with a white woman from Arkansas through a pen-pal courtship and eventually learns some hard truths about love and romance and the American dream. Part of the Alaska Theater Festival 2026.

Rehearsal/Tech Dates: 6/2/2026 - 6/23/2026
Performances: 6/24/2026 - 7/12/2026

Flight and housing with host family provided.

Seeking: Filipino/ AAPI actors with brave sense of movement and strong musicality to play the following:

[Magno Rubio] He/him. 20s-40s. Filipino. A hard-working migrant worker who falls in love with Clarabelle. A dreamer.

[Nick] He/him. 20s-40s. Filipino. Narrator of play. Has his head on straight.

[Claro] He/him. 20s-40s. Filipino. An opportunist.

[Prudencio] He/him. 20s-40s. Filipino. The cook. Empathetic.

[Atoy/Clarabelle] He/him. 20s-40s. Filipino. Atoy- an instigator. Clarabelle- Magno’s white pen pal and love interest in Arkansas.

Rate of Pay: $375 a week

For consideration, please email headshot, resume and website/reel to flordelino@theateralaska.org. Selected actors will be invited to submit a self-tape using provided sides. Callbacks to be held if needed.

Theater Alaska’s mission is to bring professional theater directly into community spaces. As such, the production will travel to different venues that include libraries, senior living facilities, outdoor performance spaces, and community centers. www.theateralaska.org.

DURATION
Jun 2, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026

SALARY
$375.00 per week