Performance dates: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays May 9 through June 1, 2008.
Rehearsals start: on or around March 5, 2008
Looking for 2 males, ages 45-60 and 1 female in her late 30's-early 40's.
 

Auditions will take place at the Vortex and consist of readings from the script. No appointment necessary. Questions can be addressed to the director at (505) 292-7818 or stoebs1@aol.com.

Paulina Escobar is a former political prisoner in an unnamed Latin American country who had been raped by her captors, led by a sadistic doctor whose face she never saw. The rapist played Schubert's composition Death and the Maiden whilst she is raped by various prison guards; hence the play's title.
Years later, after the (also unnamed) repressive regime has fallen, Paulina lives in an isolated country house with her husband, Gerardo. When Gerardo comes back from a visit to the president, he gets a flat tire. A stranger named Dr. Miranda stops to assist him. Dr. Miranda drives Gerardo home and later in the night he returns. Paulina recognizes Miranda's voice and mannerism as that of her rapist, and takes him captive in order to put him on trial and extract a confession from him.
Unconvinced of his guilt, Gerardo acts as Roberto Miranda's lawyer and attempts to save his life. After hearing the full story of her captivity from Paulina, Gerardo formulates a confession with Roberto to appease Paulina's madness and set her free from her past.
Paulina records the entire confession and has Roberto write it out and sign it. She sends Gerardo out to get Roberto's car so he can go home. While they are alone for the last time, Paulina accuses Roberto of being unrepentant and guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. She reveals that she lied to her husband in her story and that Dr. Miranda corrected the errors. The scene is cut off before Paulina finishes her speech and it is left up to the audience whether or not Roberto is killed.
The final scene shows Gerardo and Paulina at a Schubert concert much later talking to people. Gerardo discusses the success of the committee he is on to investigate the crimes of the former regime. Roberto is seen at a distance also at the play and whether or not he is really there or just in Paulina's mind is also left up to the audience. (thanks to Wikipedia)

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Wanna See your Name in Lights? Well, almost. See your name in the Vortex Theater program! The Vortex Theatre is actively recruiting volunteers. Whether you have experience or not, we can use your help in our box office (selling tickets or concessions), improving our building (gardening, painting, building), creating our shows (building and painting sets, coordinating costumes, hanging lights, acting) and more. We will train you! Hours are flexible and age doesn't matter. For more information, contact volunteer@vortexabq.org or call 247-8600.