Audition for BABA QUIJOTE SINGH by Kaivalya Plays for Performers in DELHI, India

Register for the auditions on the link Audition tinyurl.com/29utnn5a and send us your videos by Tuesday 3rd November 2026 11:59 am.

About the Project

Kaivalya Plays invites actors based in and around Delhi NCR to audition for its new production BABA QUIJOTE SINGH, an immersive multilingual work that places Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quijote in a Punjabi cultural frame. Combining live performance, a projection-mapped installation and an archive of song and spoken word, the production is presented by Kaivalya Plays with the Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi and the Embassy of Spain in India, as part of the Año Dual España–India 2026. It premieres on Tuesday 8 December 2026 at the Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi. Kaivalya Plays is casting two groups of performers, auditioned separately:

• Punjabi-speaking actors

• Spanish-speaking actors

Fluency in the audition language is the main requirement. Actors of any level of experience are welcome, including newcomers. Singing forms part of the audition: the panel is assessing the flexibility of the voice, not formal training. These are paid roles.

Availability

Selected actors must be available for every rehearsal and every performance.

• Rehearsals: throughout November 2026, 4:00 to 8:00 pm, Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi

• Technical week: 1 to 7 December 2026

• Premiere: Tuesday 8 December 2026

• Two further performances before 20 December 2026

• Three performances in mid-January 2027

Audition Process

Stage 1: Register on the Google Form and submit a video audition by Tuesday 3 November 2026, 11:59 am.

Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a final in-person round on Wednesday 4 November 2026, 4:00 to 6:00 pm, at the Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi.

Cast selection: 5th November, by email.

Audition Instructions

The full audition documents, with monologues and instructions, are available here:

• Punjabi audition document: https://tinyurl.com/yxth57m7

• Spanish audition document: https://tinyurl.com/mwctk4bn

  
  

Monologues do not need to be memorised. Each video should include:

• Punjabi: the Punjabi monologue (provided in Roman script and in Gurmukhi), followed by one of the two recommended songs: “Okhay Painday” or “Mele Nu Challiye”.

• Spanish: the Spanish monologue (an English translation is provided), followed by any folk song of the candidate’s choice, in any language.

Videos can be uploaded on the Google Form or sent on WhatsApp to [NUMBER]. Applicants who cannot do either should say so in the final question of the Google Form.

Tips for the Audition

• The performance matters more than the video quality. A steady mobile phone camera is enough.

• The room should be well lit, the performer clearly visible, and the audio clear and free of background noise.

• The panel will be listening for clarity of enunciation.

• Candidates should state their name and audition language at the start of the video.

• For the in-person round, candidates should wear loose, comfortable clothing that allows free movement, bring a bottle of water and arrive on time.

Kaivalya Plays welcomes requests that would make the audition process more comfortable or accessible. Questions and requests can be sent to contact@kaivalyaplays.org.

About Kaivalya Plays

Kaivalya Plays is a Delhi-based collective of independent theatre practitioners led by Varoon P. Anand as its Artistic Director and Gaurav Singh Nijjer as General Manager. Since 2012, Kaivalya Plays has brought works by many Latin American authors to the Indian stage and has frequently collaborated with institutions like Instituto Cervantes Nueva Delhi and the Embassies of Argentina, Spain and Ecuador in India. They have adapted and staged texts by Julio Cortazar (Goodbye Robinson), Jorge Luis Borges (El Aleph, Blue Tigers, The Book of Sand, Funes the Memorious), Pablo Palacio (A Man Kicked To Death), Alvaro Desleal (Luz Negra) and Griselda Gambaro (Say Yes). In 2022, they staged a digital theatre production of the classic Peruvian epic Ollantay, in collaboration with the Embassy of Peru in India. BABA QUIJOTE SINGH is our fifteenth theatrical project with its roots in Latin American arts and culture.