California casting
• Seeking submissions from NY. • Send submissions to adj340@nyu.edu. • Auditions will be held June 12-13. • All actors will receive the final cut of
the film. Lunch will be provided and transportation cost will be reimbursed.
National Commercials Infant Digestive Medication Commercial
• Casting a commercial for Mylicon, an
infant digestive medication.
• Staff: A. Citrola, coord. • Shoots June 9 and 10 in NYC. • Seeking—African American Mother &
Infant: all genders, 18+, Black / African Descent, African American mother and infant for a Mylicon commercial. Note the age of your infant in your submission. • Seeking submissions from NY. • Send submissions to citrolacasting@
gmail.com.
• Note the age of your infant in your
submission.
• Pays $800 for adults, $500 for infant.
Southern California
• Company: Lewis Ward North American
Tour LLC. Staff: Paula Wagner, prod.; Jerry Mitchell, dir.-choreo.; Garry Marshall & J.F. Lawton, book; Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance, music & lyrics; Will Van Dyke, music supervisor; Executive Producer/General Manager: 101 Productions, Ltd., exec. prod.-general mgr.; Craig Burns, CSA (The Telsey Office), casting. • Rehearsals begin Sept. 2; tour begins
Oct. 9.
• Seeking—Stage Manager: 18+, all
ethnicities.
cover letter to pwtstagemanager@ gmail.com. Submissions deadline is June 15.
tion. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit. • Pays $1,526/wk. Equity Short
Engagement Touring Category 2 Contract. VISIT BACKSTAGE.COM/CASTING for full character breakdowns, script sides, and more casting notices
backstage.com
• Casting “Pens & Pencils” - one of six
shorts under the inaugural Black TV & Film Collective/Wavelength Productions Black Producers Fellowship. This is a short film about the school to prison pipeline.
Synopsis: This story unfolds through a series of nine vignettes, all of which take place on a magical midwinter night, with the Northern Lights dancing through the sky. The citizens of Almost, Maine discover the life-altering power of the human heart. Strangers become friends, friends become lovers, and lovers turn into strangers. It’s a play about discovery, the exploring of connections, relationships, and what brings us together as people.
• Company: Wavelength Productions;
Black TV & Film Collective. Staff: Gem Little, prod.; Gia-Rayne Harris, dir.
• Shoots July 16-18 in Los Angeles, CA. • Seeking—Ms. Mallory Johnson: female,
23-30, Black / African Descent; a new teacher with a high capacity for optimism. She has hopes for changing the school system, but on a day when she’s been inundated with the woes of being a Black person in America, she’s knocked out in a fight, spending the rest of her school day in a twilight style nightmare she can’t escape from. Caleb: male, 13-18, Black / African Descent; dark skin, bright smile, an air of charm and intelligence Caleb, a teenage boy with more responsibility than a typical 7th-grade student, spends his day trying to escape a mysterious man roaming the school as well as his 7thgrade teacher, Mallory Johnson. Officer Shelby: female, 30-40, White / European Descent; takes the safety of Franklin Middle School very seriously and believes wholeheartedly that law and order is just a necessity of the human condition. For her, the most important thing is keeping the students safe... and in line. Caleb Owens (Adult Caleb): 30-40, Black / African Descent; the adult version of younger Caleb, haunts Franklin Middle when his younger self is sent to in-school suspension for a minor infraction. Mr. Richard Coleman: male, 40-50, Black / African Descent; a tattooed rebel, has been working in public education his entire career. He’s seen it all and though he understands what he’s up against, he never stops speaking his mind and making sure that he does his part to keep his students (especially those of color) heading in a positive direction. Mrs. Jackie Stewart: female, 30-40; means well but can be a bit tone-deaf at times. She is a great teacher with a big heart and spends her time being sure she’s up on the current issues of the world so that she can speak to them with her students. She can’t quite understand why she rubs Mallory the wrong way but continues to work to create a bond between the two of them. Andrea: female, 13-18, Black / African Descent, Latino / Hispanic, 13 to 18 years old; one of the brightest students at Franklin Middle and during Mallory’s history lesson she makes sure it’s clear that her reputation continues. Damon: male, 13-18, Black / African Descent; another one of Mallory’s students. He’s gunning for Andrea’s spot as the smartest kid at Franklin Middle. Michael: male, 13-18, White / European
• Company: Conejo Players Theatre.
Staff: Elena Mills, prod.
• Rehearsals TBD; performs Sept. 17-26
(Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.) at Conejo Players Theatre, 351 South Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91361. • Seeking—Male Actors: 18-45, will play
ment at https://www.conejoplayers. org/almost-maine-0
tour of “Pretty Woman.”
‘Pens & Pencils’
• Casting “Almost, Maine,” a play.
• Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimina-
• Seeking Equity stage managers for the
Short Films
‘Almost, Maine’
• Seeking submissions from NY. • For consideration, submit resume and
‘Pretty Woman,’ Tour, Stage Manager
• No pay.
Plays
multiple characters including Pete, an inexpressive, nice guy; Lendall, a simple guy with a romantic edge; Phil, a hardworking man having marital issues; Man, a small, thin, everyday guy; East, a gentle repairman; Jimmy, a heating and cooling man, depressed and trying to get over his ex-girlfriend; Chad, a rough ‘country guy’; Randy, a rough ‘country guy’; Dave, a timid guy who tries to be tough, but is really tender; and Steve, a kind, open guy who is very sheltered. Female Actors: 18-45, will play multiple characters including Ginette, young and in love; Waitress, a busy body, yet caring; Glory, a hiker with a tough facade, yet has a broken heart; Gayle, an angry woman who is impatient because she feels like her boyfriend is not moving fast enough; Hope, an independent and confident woman; Sandrine, an excited girl who is about to get married; Marvalyn, a woman who puts up a hard front to protect herself from getting hurt; Marci, a hardworking woman having marital issues; and Rhonda, a tough tomboy who has never been in a relationship.
Stage Staff & Tech
CA 91361. Zoom auditions will be held June 30 by appointment only.
• Seeking submissions from CA. • You must register for audition appoint-
• Each auditioner will choose a date and
time for their audition. We will have two time slots on both Monday and Tuesday, June 28 and 29, at 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. The auditioners will sign in on arrival and immediately be seated in the theatre. Each auditioner will be required to wear a mask until they are called onto stage, where they may remove the mask, as long as they are maintaining 6 feet of distance. Auditioners must leave when their audition time slot has ended and may not enter the theatre until their slot has begun. In person auditions will be held by appointment only June 28 and 29 at Conejo Players Theatre, 351 South Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks,
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Descent; charming and a bit of the class jokester. When he won’t stop texting Caleb during class, he gets Caleb into trouble and quickly disappears - never to be found. Portal Crossers: male, 13-40, Black / African Descent, Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial, Indigenous Peoples, Latino / Hispanic; during a strange day at Franklin Middle, these four men were in an altercation that sends them crossing a portal from school to prison and back again. • Seeking submissions from CA. • Send submissions to gem@nbdypic-
tures.com.
• Confirm that you are able to be avail-
able for the shoot dates as well as a table read and rehearsals during the month of July leading up to the shoot. • $125/day deferred
Student Films ‘Silent’
• Casting “Silent,” a character-driven
short drama about a woman dealing with isolation, grief, and PTSD in the wake of a traumatizing silent miscarriage.
• Company: USC. Staff: Caleb Smith, dir. • Tentatively shoots June 19 in Thousand
Oaks. Dates and locations are subject to change.
• Seeking—Nathan: male, 25-35, all eth-
nicities, has struggled to move on after he and his wife Lily’s failed pregnancy. The two have grown apart in the months following the miscarriage. Nathan wants a family, but he cannot come to terms with the idea that Lily might be too traumatized by her experience to try again. Mel: female, 25-35, all ethnicities, the friend that’s always there, but somehow never feels like a real friend. Mel comes over to help Lily finish building out the nursery, only to trigger Lily with her prying, tone-deaf small-talk. Mel is constantly, incidentally crossing the line and backtracking to make Lily feel better. • Seeking submissions from CA. • Send submissions to clsmith@usc.edu. • Submit reels. Will hold the second
round of auditions in person or on Zoom in the coming weeks.
• Pays $120/day for two 8-hour days.
‘The Bargain,’ AFI Student Film
• Casting ‘The Bargain’, an AFI fantasy
horror student short film. Logline: Set in 1300s, Frances makes a Faustian bargain with the chaotic demon Vitus in order to secure a better life for he and his son, but may lose his soul in the gamble. • Company: American Film Institute. • Shoots June 12-14 in LA, CA. • Seeking—Troy: 6-10, all ethnicities, is a
curious and loving child who fell down a well and is now bed-ridden. Background Actors In 1300s Setting: 30-40, all ethnicities. • Seeking submissions from CA. • Send submissions to eschwager@afi.
edu.
• Include your availability in your
submission.
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