Friday, October 16, 2015

Casting Call: Dick

CASTING CALL

PRODUCTION TITLE: DICK

CONTACT: Ted Stenson (Producer/Director), tedstenson@gmail.com

AUDITION DATE AND LOCATION:
·         Saturday 10/31 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (open)
The Hub – Second Floor (signs will be posted)
·         Tuesday 11/3 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM (by appointment)
Board Room – Second Floor (signs will be posted)
*Bring headshot/resume if possible

Please email Ted at tedstenson@gmail.com to schedule for Tuesday 11/3.

UNION OR NON-UNION: Both

SHOOTING DATES AND LOCATION:
2 weekends in November/December

SYNOPSIS: Richard, an arrogant womanizer, works a highly paid job and indiscriminately seduces women. However, when a strange rash begins to spread across his body, his cushy lifestyle begins to collapse.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN:

RICHARD: (mid 20’s – mid 30’s) an arrogant, self-involved womanizer, wealthy, works in a high-powered job (finance, stocks), callous, no regard for others, a sadist, gets pleasure from the humiliation and debasement of women

SECRETARY: (early 20’s – early 30’s) demure yet well-meaning, easily frightened

DANA: (mid 30’s – late 40’s) worn out barfly, once beautiful but now barely trades in on her looks

JEZEBEL: (mid 20’s – mid 30’s) beautiful, self-involved, into yoga, shopping

DOCTOR: (mid 30’s – late 50’s) jovial, candid, doesn’t take his work too seriously

CANDY: (early 30’s – early 40’s) streetwise working girl with an easygoing manner

YOUNG WOMAN: (mid 20’s – mid 30’s) reserved professional, trusting but shrewd

MAN #1: (mid 30’s – late 40’s) stand-up type, polite but firm

BARTENDER: (mid 20’s – mid 30’s) polite, subservient

OLDER BUSINESSMAN: (early 50’s – late 60’s) pedantic, stuffy

CONCIERGE: (early 30’s – early 40’s) professional, somewhat easily ruffled

SECURITY GUARD: (early 40’s – early 60’s) concerned, caring

BUSINESSMAN #1: (early 40’s – late 50’s)

BUSINESSMAN #2: (mid 30’s – late 40’s) (*non-speaking)

BUSINESSWOMAN: (mid 30’s – late 40’s) (*non-speaking)


COMPENSATION, IF ANY: Food, and a copy of the final film. Possibly a small honorarium if the budget allows.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS: Shoot dates subject to change.