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McALLEN, Texas – South Texas College (STC) Theatre & Dance will hold auditions for its 5th Annual South Texas New Play Festival’s workshop production, “Miriam’s Song.”
The South Texas New Play Festival showcases plays written by playwrights in the U.S. and across the globe. Last year, three plays out of 30 submissions, were selected for staged readings and a professional talkback during this year’s festival. Additionally, “Miriam’s Song” was the play that was selected for the workshop production.
In-person auditions will be held on Tuesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the STC Cooper Center for Performing Arts at 3200 W. Pecan Blvd. in McAllen. All STC and Rio Grande Valley community members, ages 18 and over, are welcome to audition. The production workshop will be performed in front of a live audience.
“Miram’s Song” follows three Cuban American siblings in their tragic attempts to find harmony in the throes of broken promises, addictions, the death of their patriarch and false ambitions. Told from the perspective of Raquel Vargas, a former singer returning home to her father and brothers in Los Angeles after a 10-year absence, the play follows Raquel on her quest through the biblical, the magical and even the musical, as she endeavors to compose a new song alongside those she loves the most. This song will finally lead them well beyond the dissonance that continues to tear them apart.
The production workshop is scheduled to run at the STC Cooper Center for Performing Arts – Main Stage June 26 & 27 as a part of the 5th Annual South Texas New Play Festival.
For more information, call 956-872-2301 or email stctheatredept@gmail.com.
