Audition Notice: SAIT Student Production

CASTING CALL

Production Title: Ricozzo Cologne

Union/ Non-Union: Non-Union, Unpaid

Production Type: Student Production

Project Length: 30 Second Commercial

Director: Zoe Andison

Producer: Chloe Bull

Shooting Location: Calgary, AB

Shooting Date: November 3rd

Synopsis: A man is having no luck in the dating world, until he uses Ricozzo Cologne.

Please contact casting coordinator Chloe Bull by email (chloe.bull@edu.sait.ca)

Will be sending audition times over email to those interested, auditions will be happening over Microsoft Teams.

Character Bios

Young Man:

20-25 “Average Joe” type, Seems down on his luck.

Lorenzzo/ Company Spokesperson:

Latino man, 30-35 years old. Outgoing/ eccentric.

Young Woman:

20-25, tall, long hair preferred, thin build. Seems unamused at first, then is very interested in the young man.

Audition Notice: Paid Commercial Non-Union

Multiple roles available for a specific upcoming productions and dozens more for other productions being done by a respectful and high quality studio.

Roles Available For This Production:

• Lead: appearing to be a woman in her 20's, the trope is a bit of a "sexy lawyer" look with assertive attitude. She clearly would be obsessed with instagram follower counts if she wasn't so worried about her privacy.
• Ethnic Groups: We will be filming multiple versions of this story with different ethnicities.

Project:

• This is a 30 second short story, with a commercial purpose, written and produced directly by Pleasant Studios.
• The style is to simulate an impromptu social media post, as if shot from a phone.
• Lead has spoken lines.
• For examples of our awesome previous short stories, see paranoid.com/videos

Covid Related Notes:

• Casting will be contact-less, and done at significant distances (at least double the requirement). We will accommodate additional concerns. If weather permits, it may be done outdoors.
• For this role, it can be filmed at distances (does not require close proximity to another actor or crew member)
• If covid counts are elevated at time of filming, we may take additional measures for everyone's safety.
• In short, we are taking covid very seriously.

Logistics:

• All roles are paid. Reasonable travel costs would be covered.
• Auditions will be held both via video-conference and live in Edmonton until the ideal person is located.
• Filming will be in Edmonton, and consisting of 4 hours the week of October 26-31 (it can be YOUR choice of date and time within that range)

About The Work Environment And Auditions:

• Friendly, non-threatening, and non-political environment.
• We are a great environment for both outgoing people and those who are very shy and introverted (so long as it fits the part).
• Auditions are done efficiently, performers can expect very short wait times at auditions, aiming for less than 15 minutes.
• Seating available before audition, no standing line-ups.
• Typically auditions will be done in front of a green-screen with cameras running.
• Our productions are typically scripted by our own full-time professional writers and video edited by our own full-time, professional editors.
• Many productions are in the studio and green-screen, but some shoots will be on-location.

Overview of Future Casting Opportunities:

• Productions include many commercials for technology products, short films, multi-episode series, photo advertisements, and possibly a rare feature-length film. Currently all parts are on-camera.
• Respectful with zero nudity for all productions, and our scripts even avoid over-sexualized subject matter.
• Legitimate and paid: we know there are a lot of scams out there. These are legitimate performances: you get paid quickly, we don't request any money from you, and our studio is in a safe location.
• We are directly the production company, we are not agents and the intent is to hire for our own productions (although at times we may do referrals within the industry from our list)
• Award-winning productions are the aim, written by our multiple full-time studio writers and editing by our large full-time post-production team.
• Many productions will involved visual effects and some even involve full 3d animations with motion capture acting.
• Occasional opportunities to work with famous actors.
• Filming will range from hours to many days.
• Full hair and make-up support.
• The production crew is incredibly friendly.
• Applying to this position gets you on to the master list for all our casting calls. You will then be emailed only the casting calls that are a reasonable fit for you.
• All ages, races, shapes.

About The Company:

• Pleasant Solutions is a dynamic company headquartered in Edmonton, a large satellite office in Toronto/Vancouver, and small satellite offices across Canada and the USA (including in Calgary, Ottawa, Saskatoon, New York, Denver, Boston, etc)
• We have just recently launched a studio for our own innovative video productions as well as client contracted productions, but we have also been an enterprise software services company since 2007.
• The studio team has won multiple awards already.
• We are the most advanced video studio in Western Canada. We might also be, although not fully confirmed, the largest capacity video marketing studio in Western Canada except for television and news stations.
• We do a mix of in-house product development, software development services, electronics manufacturing, marketing services, and IT services.
• An innovative technology company with an aim of achieving results in creative ways.
• Socially conscious (for example, we pay for employees to sponsor hundreds of WorldVision children).

Applying:

• What do you have to lose by exploring the possibility? Applying does not take long.
• Apply online today at https://pleasantsolutions.com/careers/apply/studio-performers
• Even if you don't have your resume updated or ready to go, apply anyways, we want to hear from you!
• Please do not apply via email, apply only by visiting the https://pleasantsolutions.com/careers/apply/studio-performers site.

Audition Notice: Imagine Performing Arts

AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT

WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT (4f, 3m)

It's time to get back to creating.  We have a new one-act show (almost) hot off the press and we are looking for a cast to bring this new work to life this November.

Production Description
Six months after a pandemic shut down theatre all across the globe, four performers, each with their own unique talent, meet up on an empty stage. They each tell a tale of where they were when they first learned about the shut-down and how they and the world have coped with the loss of their passion. Putting their heads together, they come up with a plan to move forward and, as four performers from four different genres, how they can combine their efforts to bring theatre back to the stage!

CHARACTER BREAKDOWN (actors 18+)
BRIAN - Shakespeare performer
KATE - Panto performer
ALISON - Musical Theatre performer
DERRICK - Farce performer

Plus Ensemble:
ACTOR 1: plays Steve, Carl, Peter & Bruce
ACTOR 2: plays Maria, Sophia & Candace
ACTOR 3: plays Voice(s), Ann-Marie & Tanya

Imagine Performing Arts believes in equity and inclusion and encourages any individual, regardless of gender, age, race, orientation, beliefs or physical ability, to express their interest in our productions.

AUDITION INFO (performers 18+ please):
Dates and Location: Saturday, October 10 (3:00 – 5:00pm) and Sunday, October 11 (7:00 – 10:00pm).  Please note, to ensure everyone's safety, all auditions will be conducted via Zoom. Once your audition is confirmed, a Zoom link will be provided to you.

Requirements:  All performers are asked to please prepare a 2-minute contemporary monologue of their choice as well as a short excerpt of an up-tempo song of their choice (please, no ballads).

To Sign-Up for an Audition: To schedule an audition, visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E4FACAD2FA1FB6-when

PRODUCTION INFO:
Rehearsals: Rehearsals will begin (in-person) the week following the auditions. Dates and rehearsal days will be finalized with the cast.  Conflicts and availability will be discussed at auditions. All rehearsals will be held at the Music and Play Studios in West Calgary (6919 - 32 Avenue NW).

Performances: When The Lights Went Out will debut late November, 2020 – full details coming soon.

When The Lights Went Out is written by Jay Newman and is directed by Darryl Lindenbach and Jay Newman.

For more information please contact Darryl Lindenbach at darryl.imaginepa@shaw.ca. Thank you.

 

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Darryl Lindenbach

Audition Notice: Morpheus Theatre

 AUDITIONS for Murder, If You Will: A Quarantine Murder Mystery

By Janet St. Germain
A Co-Production with Smoking Gun Entertainment
Presented Online Nov 5 – 15, 2020
 
Our fall show will be a co-production with Smoking Gun Entertainment as we present an Interactive, online, murder mystery, where each audience chooses the direction of the show. You will be guided through the production by the narrator, who will poll the audience to determine the direction of the next scene. The outcome of the show is in the audiences hands. Join us and see if you can solve the mystery.
 
Cynthia Wentworth (female 40 - 55):  Second wife of Jack Wentworth, tall, beautiful 40 – 50, dressed to the nine’s and always in heels 
Sheldon Wentworth (male 25 - 32):  Son of Jack and his first wife, 30, black eye, split lip
Doctor Brian Grange (male 35 – 50):  Good looking, 40’s, wearing scrubs, lab coat and stethoscope
Chives (male over 40):  Butler uniform, white gloves, 60’s, in good shape
Abby (female 25 – 32):  Maid’s uniform, 30’s
Anthony “Tony” Lipton (over 40):  Family lawyer, suit and tie, briefcase
Terry Shane (any age):  Private Investigator, scruffy, unshaven, sweater, jeans, aviators
 
Individuals of all genders, ethnicities, and abilities are encouraged to audition.
Please email your interest along with a headshot and acting resume to audition@morpheustheatre.ca by Saturday Oct 3 (sorry for the short timeline)
 
Schedule:
Callbacks will be in a cold-read format and will take place on ONLINE Sunday Oct 4th from 7:00 to 10:00pm.  Invites will be sent out by Sunday afternoon.
Rehearsals will be Online on Saturday Oct 10^th afternoon and Tuesday Oct 13^th evening.
Filming will take place on the weekends of Oct 17^th/18^th and 24^th/25^th.  Dates and times to be finalized.
Show will air November 5^th through 15^th as an online presentation.
 
Please Note:
The role of Terry Shane will need to be available for all performance dates during the run, as they will be interacting live with the audience
The performers will need to become an Acting Cohort for the duration of filming.  We request that performers minimize other in-person gatherings during this time.
Production team members will remain masked when meeting in-person
Morpheus Theatre is a volunteer theatre company.  There is no pay for actors.