A casting call has been announced for actors and actresses interested in participating in “El muro”, a co-production between the Teatro de La Abadía in Madrid and Tobacco Factory Theatres in Bristol, supported by the British Council through its International Collaboration Grants programme.
This documentary theatre work centres around a conversation between two people who are unable to meet physically. A live virtual encounter takes placing between two people who are not physically there will be projected onto a screen and embodied by two performers on stage, in a verbatim exercise in real time. The two versions of the play will be presented at the Teatro de La Abadía in Madrid and the Tobacco Factory Theatres in Bristol, respectively.
In Spain, the play will be presented at the Teatro de La Abadía on February 10, 11 and 12, 2023. The first phase of rehearsals and research will take place from Monday, November 14 to Saturday, November 19, 2022. The second phase (exact dates to be confirmed) between January 23, 2023 and the premiere.
An audition will be held in the form of a workshop on Wednesday, 9th November to choose the actors and actresses interested in participating in the research and performances at the Teatro de la Abadía in Madrid.
The deadline to apply for the audition is Monday, 7th November.
Full information about the project and the selection process here