Casting Notice – Yoga Play

Los Altos Stage Company is holding open auditions for Yoga Play by Dipika Guha

Directed by Gary Landis

In this engaging and thought-provoking play, we follow Joan, a savvy marketing director at a yoga apparel company, who finds herself navigating a public relations crisis stemming from a scandal involving her CEO. Joined by her quirky assistants, Fred and Raj, the trio embarks on a humorous and insightful journey as they strive to salvage the company’s reputation. Throughout the unfolding narrative, the play delves into significant themes such as consumerism, cultural appropriation, and the quest for spiritual authenticity, all while cleverly exposing the Western world’s obsession with yoga. As the story progresses, it poses the compelling question: how far will Western consumer capitalism go to profit from Eastern spirituality?

Audition Date: Saturday August 2, 2025 from 12 PM – 3 PM. Auditions will be held concurrently with A Christmas Carol auditions. Please see the A Christmas Carol audition notice here for more information if you are interested in auditioning for both productions LASC A Christmas Carol Audition Notice

Where: Grant Park and Community Center Room 3; 1575 Holt Ave Los Altos, CA 94024

Callbacks: *By Invite Only* Saturday August 9, 2025 from 10 AM – 1 PM; Grant Park and Community Center Room 3  (1575 Holt Ave Los Altos, CA 94024)

Audition Sign Up: Please choose a time to audition using our Sign-Up Genius here: https://tinyurl.com/25wkb4vw  If you would also like to audition for A Christmas Carol please use the audition sign up linked on the Christmas Carol audition notice. 

Online Audition Form: Please fill out Los Altos Stage Company’s virtual audition form here: https://forms.gle/JpzNF8wzffRVvQQ3A This must be filled out in addition to the Sign-Up Genius. If you would also like to audition for A Christmas Carol, please fill out the form linked on the Christmas Carol audition notice. 

Rehearsals: Sundays 6 PM – 10 PM and Mondays through Thursdays 7 PM – 10 PM. First rehearsal is Sunday December 7, 2025. Tech week rehearsals are 6 PM – 11 PM and are Monday January 19 through 21, 2026. The rehearsal schedule will be slightly adjusted for the holiday season.

Performance dates: Wednesdays through Sundays, from January 22 through February 15, 2026. Wednesday-Saturday performances start at 8 PM. Sundays start at 3 PM. 

Audition requirements: Please prepare one two-minute contemporary comedic monologue

It is preferable that you audition in person, but if you are unable to do so, video submissions will be considered.  Please fill out the audition form linked above and send your video to rebecca.lasc@gmail.com by 10 PM on Friday August 1, 2025. 

Callbacks must be in person. 

Actor Acknowledgement: A $15 meal reimbursement will be provided for rehearsal and performance days to which the actor is called up to a total amount of $500. 

Please forward questions to LASC’s Production Manager, Rebecca Voss at rebecca.lasc@gmail.com.

Roles: All roles are currently open. LASC does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, sex, gender, religion, age, marital or veteran’s status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or genetics. Please note that the playwright has listed specific races/ethnicities for certain roles below. LASC aims to practice culturally conscious casting in these instances; however, we encourage anyone to audition as there are roles that do not have such specifications. Ages added under certain characters for context.

Joan: The play’s protagonist, Joan is a driven and ambitious marketing director at Jojomon, a yoga apparel giant. She is focused on numbers, research, and new markets. When the CEO is away, she’s left to handle a PR crisis after the CEO is accused of fat-shaming. Joan’s character grapples with her own spiritual journey while trying to save the company from disaster. 40s-50s

Fred: One of Joan’s assistants, Fred is Singapore-born. He works alongside Joan and Raj to find a solution to the company’s PR problem. 30s

Raj: Another assistant to Joan, Raj is of East Indian descent and American-born. He is also involved in the effort to resolve the crisis at Jojomon. 30s

John Dale: Disgraced Jojomon founder and former CEO; 50s-60s

Guruji:  Former English teacher from Santa Monica who travelled to India in his 20s on a spiritual quest, and stayed there. Played by the same actor playing John Dale

Romola: A Latina American woman who is a yoga teacher and brand ambassador for Jojomon; 20s

Other Characters: The play utilizes actors in multiple roles. The actor playing John Dale and Guruji also plays: Alan Carr, a BBC reporter, and Mr. Kapoor, Raj’s father. 

The actor playing Romola also plays Lucy, a Jojoman employee, Lauren Lilly Clark Rose, a Jojoman brand Ambassador, Nooyi, Joan’s Secretary, and Mrs. Kapoor, Raj’s mother.