Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Casting News Hot Off The Wire!

STAR MAXX CASTING A.I. TELEVISION SERIES, EPISODES 4, 5, 6, ATLANTA

Call 678-755-0468 for questions. Auditions are Thursday night 6pm-9pm at The Atlanta Talent Network, 8850 Dunwoody Place, Sandy Springs, GA 30350. Parts are below:

Helen (wife) Mid 30’s (look open) Jessica (daughter) 17-20 (look open) DJ (son) 18-21 (look) Look- frail/thin (gothic), shoulder length dark hair Pops (father) Black 40’s Hard blue collar worker Richard Branch (Rich) Black 17-18 (look) Tall athletic Tyson Branch (Ty) Black 17-19 (look) Attractive Estine Gomez (mother) Spanish/Black/Mexican 35-40 (look) Addict Leena (daughter) Spanish/Black/Mexican 13-15 (look) Attractive, mid length to long hair Jackie Wilson (Tyson ex-girlfriend) Latino/Black 18-25 (look open) Girl 1 Asian/Black 20-25 (look) Attractive Co-worker White 20-28 (look open) Security Guard 28-35 (look open) Coach White 40’s (look open) Touch Latino/Black 21-26 (look open) Johnny Kusso White Italian 28-30’s (look open) Rev. Brown White 40-50 (look open) Patty White Early 20’s (look open) Jennifer Spanish/Black 20-23 (look) Attractive Angry man (look open)

Apply to: Carl, 8850 Dunwoody Place, Sandy Springs, GA 30350, Email: carl1921@yahoo.com; Web: http://www.starmaxxmedia.com/shorts.html

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EBRU TV PRODUCING TV SHOW EXPLORING VALUES & ETHICS, SEEKS ACTORS AND A DIRECTOR, NEW JERSEY

Seeking Actors and Directors of Stage and Screen. EbruTV is a 24 hr television network headquartered in Central New Jersey and broadcasting via Globecast Satellite. To catch some of our programming and find out more, you can visit us on the Web at www.ebru.tv. EbruTV currently seeks actors and directors for a program that explores the role of values and ethics in contemporary life. As part of this program, we envision brief scenes, skits, or short plays demonstrating a particular value in practice. For this project, Ebru TV is primarily interested in actors and directors of the stage. Theater students and sound professionals with limited experience, improvisational and comedic actors, as well as TV and screen talents are welcome to apply. Actors and directors will work on a weekly recorded television series that invites viewers of all backgrounds to think about values and ethics in their daily lives. We aim to avoid preaching, dogmatic judgments, and blunt caricature. Portrayals will be natural in tone, culturally sensitive, non-denominational, and stay clear of explosive issues. Those interested can email kwatins@ebru.tv to submit resumes, demo reels, and schedule interviews. Apply to: Khaliff Watkins, 23 Worlds Fair Drive, Somerset, NJ 08873. Web: http://www.ebru.tv. Expires: June 7.

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DISNEY CRUISE LINE MUSICAL AUDTIONS, NEW YORK

Mon. June 4th, Open Male Dancer Audition at 10: 00 AM, Open Disney Costumed Characters and Face Character Look-a-likes Audition at 11:30 AM, Open Musical Theatre Vocalist Audition at 1:00 PM Ripley- Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave Suite 16. Disney Cruise Line is seeking talented and versatile musical theater performers for mainstage productions on their luxury cruise ships in the Caribbean and Bahamas. Dancer audition: Male, need for male ensemble dancers who can sing on key. Disney Costumed Characters and Face Character Look-Alikes - Females 4'9" to 5'8". Males 6' to 6'2". Must have dance training. A dance combination will be taught. Vocalist audition: Need for male & female musical theatre principle vocalist, must move well and have acting ability. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. Rehearsals are held in Toronto. Contracts are approximately 7-9 months and include competitive pay, room and board, and no cruise staff duties.

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NATIONAL THEATRE FOR CHILDREN - BY APPT, NEW YORK

Mon, June 4, 12 PM - 6 PM, Nola Studios, 11th floor, 250 West 54th St. (between B'way & 8th Ave.) By appointment only. The National Theatre for Children, a non-Equity, Minneapolis-based touring company, is now casting for Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 tours. For an appointment, you must call the NTC audition hotline to set up a time @ 1-800-858-3999 ext. #2 Seeking: professional and responsible adult actors to tour as one of many two-person troupes that travel to elementary schools nationwide to perform 25 minute shows that combine comedy/improv and educational value. NTC casting directors, Patrick Rowan and Jon Mikkelsen are holding NYC auditions on Mon. June 4th from 12 to 6 PM at Nola Studios, 11th floor, 250 West 54th St. (between B'dway & 8th Ave.) Auditions are by appointment only. Must prepare a 1 minute comic monologue and bring headshot/resume. No singing or dancing. NTC Rehearsals begin early Sept. 2007 and Jan. 2008. Tours vary in length from 4 to 10 weeks. Actors hired on contract to contract basis. Pay is $400/week. Non-union. Housing and transportation provided. Actors of diverse background are encouraged.

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SINGERS/DANCERS NEEDED FOR FLAT STANLEY & FRANKLY BEN, NEW YORK

Mon, May 21 Open call for male and female singer/actors who move well 12:00 PM. Ripley-Grier Studios, 520 8th Ave, between 36th and 37th Sts, 16th Floor IntraMusic Theatricals, Inc. is casting its 2007-2008 non-union tour of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley and Frankly Ben (Flat Stanley music & lyrics by Brian Louiselle, book by Timothy A. McDonald, based on the book "Flat Stanley" by Jeff Brown, illustrations by Scott Nash, directed by Timothy A. McDonald, choreographed by Steven G. Kennedy; Frankly Ben music & lyrics by Stephen Gabriel, book by Timothy A. McDonald, directed by Marty Johnson, choreographed by Steven G. Kennedy). Casting by Dave Clemmons Casting (Joy Dewing). Rehearsals begin September 14, 2007; tour opens October 15, 2007 and is booked through May 18, 2008. Flat Stanley and Frankly Ben will be performed in rotation by the same cast. SEEKING: Versatile, energetic male and female actors who sing and move well, 18 and up, all types and ethnicities, with a great sense of humor (impressions and/or characters a plus) to play several different characters, including: The Adventures of Flat Stanley: Flat Stanley - Male or Female to play 10-year-old boy, high tenor or alto. Young pop/contemporary musical theatre sound. Brilliant comedic actor (especially physical comedy), good looking, likeable and boyish. Redhead a plus but not necessary. Skills or experience in puppetry a plus; Mr. Lambchop/Dr. Quack/Etc. - Baritenor, character voices. Must contrast physically with Flat Stanley. Excellent singer, brilliant comedic actor. Roles includes Groucho Marx-like psychiatrist, Mr. Lambchop and many others; must be versatile, zany, and have a great sense of humor; Three Actors to play various characters, including Mrs. Lambchop, Arthur Lambchop (Stanley's Brother), Corky (a bulletin board), Mail Carrier, Cool Kids, etc. - Strong singers with character voices and excellent comedic skills, including facility with physical comedy. ESPECIALLY SEEKING Flat Stanley. Frankly Ben: Young Ben Franklin - Male to play 15-year-old Ben Franklin. Cool 'rock and roll' look. Tenor with Rock belt. Smart, inventive and mischievous; Poor Richard - Male, early 20s-30s. Legit Baritone/Tenor. Always practical, Richard's common sense philosophy helps keep everyone on track even if they don't always understand what he's saying. Ability to Rap is a plus; Silence Dogood - Female, any ethnicity, early 20's -30's, matronly. Alto or Soprano, possibly a gospel singer. Prides herself on having achieved a virtuous moral character. She has a strong sense of civic duty and doesn't understand anyone not similarly inclined. Alice Addertongue - Female, any ethnicity, early 20's-30's. Alto with Pop belt. She loves to go against the grain. She's smart, sarcastic, and knows who she is. Polly Hewson - Female, any ethnicity, early 20's. Ben's love interest. Alto with Pop belt. Hip, very cool. Scientific muse to Ben. Please prepare 16 bars of a traditional musical theatre song and a contemporary pop song with sheet music in the appropriate key that shows off range and personality, and bring your book. All auditioning MUST bring sheet music for a piano accompanist and a current headshot/resume, stapled together. All positions are paid and no technical or driving responsibilities will be required.

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CASTING FOR 3 QUARTERS OF FACE VALUE, NEW YORK

A lo/no/deferred SAG Short Film. Union/Non-Union. Synopsis: A young man is faced with three big tragedies that bring him to his breaking point, and he must choose to grow up or take the easy way out! Seeking: Simone: (Lead) Mixed-race, early 20s. Good girl who's tired of dealing with her young- minded boyfriend which causes complications in her pregnancy. Very demanding role! Partial Nudity - wearing undergarments in bedroom and under the sheets having sex. Tiesha: African-American, early 20s. Simone's best friend. Very nosy and never minds her business. Loud mouth, typical hood chick. Is there for her best friend in times of need. Mr. Johnson: African-American, early 40s. Rell's father who is an abusive alcoholic husband to his younger wife. Man: African-American, late 20s. She's the lesbian butch who's not attractive looking. She is a gangster who takes B.S. from no one. Runs a gang of beautiful girls that torture a man. Husky build that looks boyish. Lady J: Mixed-race, late 20s. She's a lesbian who is very beautiful and chill, but she has a devilish side to her. Partial nudity - in undergarments, torturing a man while having sex. Clepto: African-American, late 20s. Gangster who just came home from jail. He extorts people for a living. Please include HEADSHOT, RESUME, & link to a REEL if you have one. Submit no later than 5/20/07 to blackberetfilms@yahoo.com. Meals, credit on the film, DVD copy of completed film, and a great professional crew and working environment. Some known faces are involved with the project! Shoots in Brooklyn and Manhattan, late June & early July/Aug.

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CASTING WEDDING COMEDY - FEATURE, LONG ISLAND

Long Island-based ad agency is casting for the HD DV Indie-feature "Wedding Comedy" (working title). Shooting to take place in June & July 2007 in Long Island, NY. Some pay + copy. Seeking: Elizabeth: 30 -40, pretty mom of a 10-year-old with comic ability. Godrick: 30-40, nerdy, tall. Chuck: 25-35, military type. Sam: 25-35, thoughtful. Mr. Brewster: 50-60, well to do. Brides: 25-35, slutty, pretty, goofy, angry. Please send headshots and resumes to: Dan Brennan Media PO Box 1378 Manhasset, NY 11030 Or via email - brennanmedia@gmail.com

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CASTING HALLS OF HAROLD CARVEY, PENNSYLVANIA

All American Artists is casting for the Super 16mm feature film "Halls of Harold Carvey," shooting in Northeast, PA this summer. Synopsis: A young psychiatrist comes out of private practice to witness the horrors and brutality of institutional life. SAG Ultra Low Budget Agreement. $100 Per Day/minimum, plus copy of work, expenses. Day Rate/if cast Looking for actors willing to abandon themselves for three months in August. Submission Deadline: July 1, 2007 Send Picture and resume to: James Di Fonzo , c/o production All American Artists, 528 Manning Walk, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106. Brydie84@aol.com Seeking: Jason Roberts (male) - Young, intelligent psychiatrist. Dr. Benn (male) - Head of the Institution, Harold Carvey. Terry Thomkins (male) - Another victim of the institution, Harold Carvey. He is paranoid schizophrenic. Partial nudity required. He is locked in a cell like room and is victimized by the Head Doctor which requires him to be unfed, unkempt and sometimes unclothed.

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