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 Episode

Alvaro del Portillo

Nov. 7 & 14

Rehearsals Begin

Nov. 20

Recordings Begin

Up to $200

Per day of recording
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Overview

Alvaro del Portillo

Europe. 1943. As World War II rages, Axis and Allied forces vie for control of sea and sky. Despite the danger, a young Spanish engineer risks his life, and boards a plane bound for Rome, where he plans to meet the pope. This journey will take him from the secret halls of the Vatican to countries all around the world. But first...he must survive the flight! This is the story of Alvaro del Portillo. 

An original audio drama series from The Merry Beggars.

Rehearsals

Alvaro del Portillo

Rehearsals for Alvaro del Portillo will take place on Thursday, November 7, 1:00pm-4:00pm, and Thursday, November 14, 1:00pm-2:30pm. Rehearsals are conducted via Zoom.

Recording

Alvaro del Portillo

Recordings for Alvaro del Portillo will be on Wednesday, November 20, 8:00am-5:30pm CT, in person at our studios in Lincolnshire, IL.

Payment

Alvaro del Portillo

Session fee: Up to $200/day + $20/hr for 4.5 rehearsals and dialect coaching.

Instructions

Alvaro del Portillo

Decide! Determine which show you will be auditioning for by choosing from the list on our audition page. Then, look through the character breakdowns and choose which character you'd like to audition for. You can audition for multiple roles.

Sides! Within the dropdown for each character description, you'll find downloadable PDFs of the audition sides for that character. Download the sides. Review the sides until you are familiar with them and comfortable performing them.

Hide! Next, set up your space. Find a quiet space and prepare to record your audition using whatever recording software is available to you. This can be done on your phone if access to a studio or home-recording equipment is limited. Please record only your own lines, not those of the other characters in the scene(s).

Recording

MP3 audio recordings preferred. Video auditions will be accepted if you can't record audio-only.

If recording your audition as a video, please ensure that you're in a quiet environment with a neutral background. If recording your audition as audio, please send raw audio with no special effects or music. We'd prefer not to hear a reader reading with you, and there's no need for you to read other characters' lines.

We prefer auditions with no "reader" - just you reading the lines for the role you're auditioning for. You can leave a natural break where the lines of the other character(s) would be.

Delivery

Deadline: Monday, October 14th, 5pm CT

Please slate prior to each side: "Your Name, Character, Side #". Each character should be recorded separately and uploaded as its own mp3 file. Please label your files CHARACTER NAME-Your Name-Side#s (Your Location)

Ex: ALVARO-Actor Name-Sides1&2 (Chicago)

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Seeking local-hire actors for all roles in this series.

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Roles

Alvaro del Portillo
Alvaro del Portillo
(
Lead
Male
29-61
Spanish dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Engineer turned priest. Dedicated to his friend Josemaria. Quiet. Loyal. Determined.

30-55
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Archbishop Benelli/Swiss Guard
(
Supporting
Male
40-50s
Light Italian dialects
)
Double Cast
Description

ARCHBISHOP BENELLI. 50s. Italian dialect. Highly influential figure in the Vatican. Suspicious of Opus Dei. Believes it may be a dangerous, secretive sect with far-right politics. Very political and in favor of the Christian Democracy movement. Opposed to other ideas and movements.

SWISS GUARD. 40s. German dialect. Guard in the Vatican.

30-55
Father Larraona/Don Javier Echevarría
(
Supporting
Male
30-40s
Light Italian and Spanish dialects
)
Double Cast
Description

FATHER LARRAONA. 40s. Italian dialect. Undersecretary for the Congregation of the Religious. Uninterested in helping Opus Dei's progress within the Church.

DON JAVIER ECHEVARRÍA. 30s. Spanish dialect. Josemaria's secretary. A priest of Opus Dei.

30-55
Josemaria Escriva
(
Supporting
Male
40s-70s
Spanish dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Lawyer now priest with a new vision for the Catholic laity. Cheerful, upbeat. Always gives his all. Playful, but increasingly plagued with poor health.

30-55
Lola Fisac
(
Supporting
Female
30s
Spanish dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Director of the women's branch of Opus Dei. Responsible. Businesslike.

30-55
Monsignor Montini
(
Supporting
Male
40s-70s
Light Italian dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Alvaro's friend. Elected Pope Paul VI in episode 4. Loyal. Dignified. Determined. Well-spoken diplomat. Savvy about Church politics.

55+
Passenger/Pope John XXIII
(
Supporting
Male
40-70s
Spanish and Italian dialects
)
Double Cast
Description

PASSENGER. 30-40s. Spanish dialect. Passenger on the airplane caught in Nazi/Allies crossfire.

POPE JOHN XXIII. 70s. Italian dialect. Gregarious, jolly pope between Pius and Paul. Begins the Second Vatican Council.

30-55
Pedro
(
Supporting
Male
20s
Light Spanish dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

A lawyer and seminarian. Assists Alvaro in the Vatican in advocating for Opus Dei's appropriate legal status.

18-30
Pope Pius XII/Leonardo Castelli
(
Supporting
Male
40-70
Light Italian dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

POPE PIUS XII. 70s. Pope from episodes 1-3 of the series. Cautious, diplomatic.

LEONARDO CASTELLI. 40s. Engineer, head contractor for the construction work on Opus Dei's headquarters in Rome. Becomes friends with Alvaro.

30-55
Salvador/Secretary
(
Supporting
Male
20-30s
Light Italian dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

SALVADOR. 20s. A young college student and "numerary" in Opus Dei. He picks up Alvaro at the harbor in Genoa and gets more of an adventure than he bargained for on the way home.

SECRETARY. 30s. Papal secretary. Very opposed to Alvaro and Josemaria's plans. May be hostile and officious.

18-30

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