Auditions

NCTC is casting non-AEA actors for the regional premiere of HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN SON by Christopher Oscar Peña.

Directed by Ben Villegas Randle.

AUDITIONS: THURS, JULY 17th (5-9pm)

CALLBACKS: SAT, JULY 19th (12-5pm)

at NCTC, 25 Van Ness Ave in SF

A Madonna concert. Stealing Dad’s credit card. Sounds like a great idea! Teenage Orlando enjoys a lavish and privileged life-thanks to his family’s successful business. But, his Honduran-born father has different ideas of where his hard-earned cash should go. This audacious new comedy dares to ask: who is entitled to privilege? 

Please visit the Audition Folder (script, calendar, audition materials)

Rehearsals begin: Feb 28, 2026

Performance run: April 3 – May 10, 2026

Pay is $3500 inclusive of rehearsals and performances.

TO AUDITION

Please fill out this audition form to request a time slot: AUDITION FORM

Casting all roles:

MANDO — Latino man, late 40s–50s. Immigrant from Honduras. Speaks with an accent. Self-made businessman and founder of a successful cleaning company. Proud, traditional, and exacting, Mando is driven by a fierce desire to give his family a better life. Also believes fiercely in the American Dream—and isn’t too proud to play by its rules in order to succeed.

ORLANDO — Latino teen, 16. American-born Honduran. Gay, privileged, and sharp-tongued, Orlando moves through the world with a sense of entitlement but is still forming his understanding of responsibility, identity, and intimacy. Doesn’t know how much he still doesn’t know.

MERCEDES — Latina woman, 30s. American-born Mexican. Right-hand to Mando and newly promoted general manager. Assertive, efficient, and loyal. Balances professionalism with a maternal sensibility.

RAFAEL — Latino man, 20s. Recently arrived immigrant from Mexico. Speaks both Spanish and English (with an accent). Quiet, hardworking, and observant. Holds his cards close. Carries lived experience of marginalization and trauma, with keen survival instincts. His guardedness hides warmth, dignity, and complexity. 

SEAN — White boy, 16–18. American-born. A hot, confident, athletic high schooler who thinks he’s hot shit. Straight-identifying but feels entitled to whatever he wants. Projects effortless privilege and teenage bravado.

DICK (Richard Hinkle) — White man, early 40s. A newly elevated middle-management corporate executive. Entitled, and casually dismissive, and considers himself progressive.