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Open Ethnicity

Full Name (Your name, not company):

Justyna Bania

E-Mail Address:

openethnicityseries@gmail.com

Phone Number:

438-862-0952

Production Company or School:

Sunny Chen Prod.

Director(s):

Sunny Chen

Casting Director(s):

Justyna Bania

Audition Location:

online-only, callbacks tbd

Shoot / Perf. Location(s):

Vancouver

Compensation / Rates:

Volunteer

Synopsis:

Upcoming dramedy web series "Open Ethnicity" portrays actresses of colour working (or not working) in Vancouver. GIRLS meets Frances Ha, but with women of colour. Please email your headshot, resume, and demo reel (if applicable) to openethnicityseries@gmail.com and I'll send you sides plus instructions for a self-tape. Unpaid but IMDb credit and demo footage will be provided, along with craft services and meals. UBCP ULB

Submission Instructions:

Please send resume, headshot and demo (if available) to openethnicityseries@gmail.com

Additional Comments:

Audition Date(s):

Self-Tapes by Dec 19

Character 1 Name:

LINDA (CASTING DIRECTOR #3) - RECURRING

Character 1 Age:

30+

Character 1 Description:

(written as a female character) Caucasian. Linda is stylish, friendly, and very professional. She's been casting for a long time, and knows what she's doing. Has a heart of gold.

Character 2 Age:

19-29

Character 2 Name:

SASHA (READER #2),

Character 2 Description:

(written as a female character) early to mid-20's, open ethnicity. Really gets into the scene when she wants to, because she's good at her job. Almost too good. RECURRING

Additional Characters:

We will be casting the roles below from self-tapes for Linda and Sasha, so feel free to include in your tape a different take on the sides to give us an idea of your range - if your demo isn't included. These roles are non-speaking in the pilot and develop in the next episodes.

CASTING DIRECTOR #1, open ethnicity/gender/age. GUEST STAR (possibly recurring)

CAMERA OP #1, open ethnicity/gender/age. GUEST STAR (possibly recurring)

READER #1, open ethnicity/gender/age. GUEST STAR (possibly recurring)

CASTING DIRECTOR #2, open ethnicity/gender/age. GUEST STAR (possibly recurring)

Shoot / Perf. Date(s):

Beginning of February

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Submission Deadline:

Friday, December 14, 2018

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A Christmas Dinner

Full Name (Your name, not company):

Sebastian Lin

E-Mail Address:

axmasdinnercasting@gmail.com

Phone Number:

6047040999

Production Company or School:

Vancouver Film School

Producer(s):

Chuan Qin

Director(s):

Sebastian LIn

Casting Director(s):

Sebastian Lin

Audition Location:

Vancouver Film School

Shoot / Perf. Location(s):

Richmond

Compensation / Rates:

Providing Lunch /nonpaid

Synopsis:

On a Christmas Eve, a housewife faces divorce and prepares the last dinner for her husband which is actually made of the husband's lover

Submission Instructions:

axmasdinnercasting@gmail.com

Audition Date(s):

Dec 13th

Character 1 Name:

Miranda

Character 1 Age:

30s

Character 1 Description:

The housewife. She looks normal, weak and reticent, but under her skin, she is filled with desire and envy. She keeps all the negative emotions to herself and plays an obedient wife at her husband’s presence. When she found her husband derailed, all the hidden emotions turn her into a psycho.

Character 2 Age:

30s

Character 2 Name:

Jason

Character 2 Description:

The husband. He is a businessman who has done fairly well in the market. He is tired of her wife’s reticence and obedience and the fusty relationship, so he finds a passionate young lady outside and falls in love with her. On Christmas Eve, he tries to settle the divorce with Miranda.

Shoot / Perf. Date(s):

Dec 15th 2018

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Is this a Student Production?:

Yes

Submission Deadline:

Thursday, December 13, 2018

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Voluspa

Full Name (Your name, not company):

Ioana Cheptea

E-Mail Address:

mo.cheptea@gmail.com

Phone Number:

7788628066

Production Company or School:

Lingtinworld Studio

Producer(s):

Chris Da

Director(s):

Ioana Cheptea

Casting Director(s):

Ioana Cheptea

Audition Location:

4691 W10 ave, Vancouver

Shoot / Perf. Location(s):

Vancouver

Compensation / Rates:

Volunteer - Food & Drink will be provided

Synopsis:

In a futuristic world where there is no middle class, only poverty or opulence, Voluspa is the story of a young woman with a supernatural gift whose father has left her isolated from the world.

Submission Instructions:

Please send resume & headshots/ photo to mo.cheptea@gmail.com.

Audition Date(s):

Dec 7 & 14

Character 1 Name:

Voluspa

Character 1 Age:

15-17

Character 1 Description:

A young woman of about 16 with telekinetic powers and the gift to heal any sickness. She is isolated from the world by her father, Gedde. Blonde and frail, she has a meek facade but a deep rooted resentment for what her life has become.

Character 2 Age:

40-50

Character 2 Name:

Gedde

Character 2 Description:

Voluspa’s father, middle aged. He is a strict and angry man, seemingly robotic and devoid of emotion. Gedde is pawning off Voluspa’s gift to the rich and receiving money under the table, thinking he is doing what’s best for the family and getting them out of poverty but doesn’t realize the damage he is doing to his daughter.

Character 3 Name:

Milo

Character 3 Age:

16-19

Character 3 Description:

Voluspa’s only friend, a classmate from school. He is tall but thin, very boyish and lighthearted, always meaning well.

Character 4 Name:

Ingrid

Character 4 Age:

55-65

Character 4 Description:

A rich, older woman who was left paralyzed in a childhood accident. She is extremely sour and foul mouthed with a disbelief in Voluspa’s gift.

Character 5 Name:

Anna

Character 5 Age:

30-40

Character 5 Description:

Voluspa’s mother, 35. Timid woman, meek and standoffish.

Additional Characters:

Man on his deathbed - 65 - 70
Van Driver - any age/ any ethnicity

Shoot / Perf. Date(s):

January - TBA

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Submission Deadline:

Thursday, December 13, 2018

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Jerusalem

Full Name (Your name, not company):

Joan Bryans

E-Mail Address:

J.bryans@telus.net

Phone Number:

604-224-2464

Production Company or School:

Unite Players of Vancouver

Director(s):

Kathleen Duborg

Casting Director(s):

Kathleen Duborg

Audition Location:

TBA

Shoot / Perf. Location(s):

Jericho Arts Centre

Compensation / Rates:

None

Synopsis:

On St George’s Day, the morning of the local country fair, officials from Kennet and Avon Council come to evict Johnny ‘Rooster’ Byron. An ex-stunt driving Romany, Johnny lives in a battered mobile home in the woods, dealing drugs, telling yarns and attracting a motley crew of wastrels and youngsters. Adding to his troubles, Dawn, the mother of his six-year-old son Marky, pays him a visit and berates him for his inability to live up to his responsibilities as a parent. On top of which, the young May Queen due to appear at the fair has gone missing, and Troy, her father, holds Johnny responsible. Through it all, Johnny remains defiant, claiming a mystical affinity with the ancient giants who once inhabited England.

Submission Instructions:

Send requested audition date/time and please attach resumé & headshot to jerusalemup@protonmail.com.

Audition Requirements: By January 1st, You will be given a character and specific sides that you may cold read or prepare for the audition. There will be a reader in attendance.
*A Wiltshire accent from the south of England is invited but not necessary for the audition.
READING COPIES available at United Players-Jericho Arts Centre, Vancouver Public Library and by request.

Additional Comments:

We are seeking a dynamic ensemble of 16 actors for the Vancouver premiere of this contemporary masterpiece. Jerusalem, a bold comic vision of life in rural England, was first performed at the Royal Court, London, transferring to The Apollo in NYC. A play that culminates to a final defiant cry against the forces of conformity, The Guardian hailed the play as ‘unarguably one of the best dramas of the twenty-first century.’

Audition Date(s):

Jan 7th, 11th (5:00-8:00 pm), Jan 12th (12:00-5:00) Can’t make these dates? Others may be possible by request

Character 1 Name:

See notes below

Character 1 Age:

Open

Character 1 Description:

See notes below

Additional Characters:

We will cast an energetic and committed ensemble of actors to bring this play to life. Role details and sides will be included in Audition response. Note: all roles require a Wiltshire accent and a dialect coach will be assisting in this regard. Performers of all ethnicities are encouraged to audition.

Shoot / Perf. Date(s):

June 7th - 30th, 2019 (performances Thu-Sun)

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Project Category:

Theatre / Live Performance

Union Status:

Non-Union

Character 1 Gender:

Open

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Submission Deadline:

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Is there guaranteed monetary compensation, if cast?:

Detroit

Full Name (Your name, not company):

Jeremy Heynen

E-Mail Address:

jeremy.heynen@vagabondplayers.ca

Phone Number:

604-315-0233

Production Company or School:

Vagabond Players

Producer(s):

Jeremy Heynen

Director(s):

Ken Fynn

Casting Director(s):

Kenn Fynn, Jeremy Heynen

Audition Location:

The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queens Park, New Westminster

Shoot / Perf. Location(s):

The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queens Park, New Westminster

Compensation / Rates:

This is a non-equity community theatre production

Synopsis:

In a suburb just outside a city that might be Detroit, Ben and Mary see sudden signs of life at the deserted house next door and invite their new neighbors Sharon and Kenny over for a barbecue. The quintessential American backyard party turns quickly turns into something more dangerous—and filled with potential.

Submission Instructions:

A monologue will be provided by the director at the audition.
Book your audition here: https://www.supersaas.com/schedule/Vagabond_Players_Audition/Detroit
You are welcome to bring your headshot and resume to the audition or you can email a digital copy to jeremy.heynen@vagabondplayers.ca

Additional Comments:

All cast & crew are required to become members of Vagabond Players.(www.vagabondplayers.ca)
This may be an entry into the Theatre BC festival. Candidates must be available for an additional performance at the end of April and, if chosen, be open to additional rehearsals before performing at Theatre BC's Mainstage Festival in Port Alberni July 5 – 13, 2019
- Those without an appointment will be seen in the first open slot of the schedule
- Candidates may be asked to stay later to read with other actors

Audition Date(s):

January 13, 2019 (3pm-6pm)

Character 1 Name:

Ben

Character 1 Age:

30-50

Character 1 Description:

Raised in the United States, somewhere inland: Kansas City, maybe Denver. He worked at one bank for five years and another bank for six years. Recently laid off from his job.

Character 2 Age:

30-50

Character 2 Name:

Mary

Character 2 Description:

Raised in the United States, somewhere inland: Kansas City, maybe Denver. Met Ben after work at a happy hour, when he was working in a bank and she was working as a paralegal assistant. Now she works as a paralegal at a small law firm.

Character 3 Name:

Sharon

Character 3 Age:

30-50

Character 3 Description:

Raised in Tucson, Arizona, until she was nine, when she and her mother moved to Columbus, Ohio, for two years and then to Indianapolis, where she went to high school. Now Sharon works at a phone bank, answering customer service calls. Fresh out of major substance abuse rehab.

Character 4 Name:

Kenny

Character 4 Age:

30-50

Character 4 Description:

Raised in several cities in California until he was twelve or thirteen, when his parents finally split up and he moved to Omaha with his mom. Now he works as a warehouse manager. Fresh out of major substance abuse rehab.

Character 5 Name:

Frank

Character 5 Age:

60-80

Character 5 Description:

Two generations older than the other characters. Maybe he’s in his late seventies, early eighties? But he’s spry, the kind of man who’s been fixing his roof and rewiring the electricity on his house and taking care of his impeccable lawn for many years. He’s happy.

Shoot / Perf. Date(s):

April 4 - 27, 2019

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Submission Deadline:

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Is there guaranteed monetary compensation, if cast?:

Extinct

Full Name (Your name, not company):

Michael Lundin

E-Mail Address:

ExtinctShortFilm@gmail.com

Phone Number:

604-831-2304

Notes and Comments to Administrator:

Thank you in advance for letting me post my call. I've posted here many times before and I've always had nice respectable actors come out to audition!

Production Company or School:

Capilano University

Producer(s):

Chris Girard

Director(s):

Lucas Jackman

Casting Director(s):

Michael Lundin

Audition Location:

Capilano University 2nd Floor

Shoot / Perf. Location(s):

North Vancouver

Compensation / Rates:

IMBD Credit, Free lunch, Screening at the Rio Theatre

Synopsis:

Woolly, a hopeless romantic, has his heart broken by the girl he thought was “the one”. Newly single, Woolly fantasizes of finding love again, or at least finding someone to fill the void left in his heart. Yet, Woolly finds himself more of an outcast than ever in this modern world of dating. Will he adapt to this new era of romance or go extinct like many before him?

Submission Instructions:

If you are interested in our film please send your resume and headshots over to ExtinctShortFilm@gmail.com

Additional Comments:

This is a 4th Year Capilano University short film. Everyone on our set has had previous set experiences and we look forward to making a great film for our final year!

Audition Date(s):

December 14th, 15th

Character 1 Name:

Ryan

Character 1 Age:

Character 1 Description:

Ryan is the athletic guy that secretly seeks affection. His walls are constantly up but he is looking for someone who can understand who he truly is. Ryan just got out of a breakup and is trying to move on by being with a girl that understands him.

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Character 2 Name:

Renn

Character 2 Description:

Renn comes from a foreign country, she travels to get away from her problems back home. She loves to go out and experience the world and try new things. Her blissful and content mind set makes her open to people and new relationships. (Must speak foreign language of any kind)

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Character 3 Description:

Em is exactly what social media has made us today. Glued to her phone, Em often misses opportunities for social interactions, but if she’s scrolling through Instagram then she doesn’t care. She’s has always yearned for some type of connection but would rather not participate in conversations due to her anxiety.

Character 4 Name:

Liam

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Character 4 Description:

Liam is Woolly’s best friend. All he wants to do is get Woolly to get with the times. Liam is slowly being taken over by social media like his girlfriend Em, but is trying to get Woolly to adapt. Liam tends to move with the crowd and trends, Em is slowly converting him into using more social media

Shoot / Perf. Date(s):

February 14th - 17th

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Is this a Student Production?:

Yes

Submission Deadline:

Friday, December 14, 2018

Is there guaranteed monetary compensation, if cast?:

Democracy

Full Name (Your name, not company):

Bruce Mohun

E-Mail Address:

bruce@dreamfilm.ca

Phone Number:

778 379 4041

Production Company or School:

Independent

Director(s):

Bruce Mohun

Casting Director(s):

Bruce Mohun

Audition Location:

Vancouver

Shoot / Perf. Location(s):

Fringe Festival stage

Compensation / Rates:

One quarter of box office for seven Fringe Festival performances

Synopsis:

This is a Fringe Festival proposal, working title, Democracy. It's a 45-minute comedy. A poor doll maker and his wife host their village's ballot box for the upcoming election. The local guerrilla tells them if anyone votes they will have a finger cut off. The local government functionary, who stuffs the ballot box, tells them if anyone doesn't vote, they will spend six months in mail. All four went to the same high school. The wife was a former lover of the two visitors. Much fun ensues. And no one loses a finger.

Submission Instructions:

Contact Bruce Mohun at bruce@dreamfilm.ca

Additional Comments:

I'm submitting in Jaunuary for next September's Fringe Festival in Vancouver.

Audition Date(s):

January

Character 1 Name:

Hector, the doll maker

Character 1 Age:

Roughly 35

Character 1 Description:

Hector's a mild-mannered artisan.

Character 2 Age:

Roughly the same as the others

Character 2 Name:

Lulu

Character 2 Description:

The doll-maker's wife. She's the fulcrum of the plot and finally solves their impasse.

Character 3 Name:

Dag

Character 3 Age:

Same as the others

Character 3 Description:

Dag is a guerrilla, living in the hills with the rest of his leftist liberation front. He's a bit behind the times.

Character 4 Name:

Axel

Character 4 Age:

same as the others

Character 4 Description:

He's a well-off government functionary, charged with stuffing the ballot box before the election. He eventually has a change heart.

Shoot / Perf. Date(s):

September

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Submission Deadline:

Monday, December 17, 2018

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