"Alice" feature film St. Louis Actor Search

CHILD / TEENAGER

ACTOR CASTING NOTICE FOR ST. LOUIS

 

The FEATURE FILM “Alice”, based on the children’s book series titled

“The Agony of Alice” will shoot in St. Louis this fall.

 

SEARCHING FOR THE FOLLOWING SPEAKING ROLES:

 

ALL WORK IS IN ST. LOUIS, between early October to mid November.  Paid positions under Screen Actors Guild low budget contract.  Actors do not have to be members of SAG to audition.

 

TEEN ACTORS

 

[LORETTA] A “perky” teenager who works at the music store owned by Alice’s father.  She has a “crush” on Lester, Alice’s teenager brother.  Looking for an actress who is 16 – 20 years old, who can play age range 16-18.  Three scenes.

 

[MELISSA] A teenager who has a “crush” on Lester, Alice’s teenage brother.  She stops by the music store to see when Lester’s band is playing next, and causes a scene when the jealous Loretta interferes.  Looking for a teenage actress age 16 – 20 years old, who can play age range 16-18 years.  One scene.

 

CHILD / EARLY TEEN ACTORS

 

 [PATRICK]  A boy in Alice’s class.  He is a very nice boy who secretly has a crush on Alice.  Patrick defends her against Pamela’s accusations that Alice deliberately sabotaged the school play.  Submit boys who can play 11 – 13 years old.  Not tall for age.  Looking for a boy with acting experience.

 

[PAMELA] A very pretty, competitive, and musically (singing) gifted student in Alice’s grade.  She seems to always find fault with Alice’s actions.  When Alice causes a disaster on stage during the school musical, Pamela accuses her of being jealous and ruining the school musical performance on purpose.  Must have a good singing voice.  Submit girls who can play 11 – 13 years old.  Must not be developed.  Any Ethnicity.

 

[ELIZABETH]  Alice moves in across the street from Elizabeth.  The two girls are the same age, and starting middle school, but are wary of each other when they first meet.  Elizabeth dresses in a sophisticated manner while Alice tends to look a bit scruffy.  However, they soon become very good friends.

Age range 11 – 13 years old.  Must not be developed.  Any ethnicity.

 

HOW TO SUBMIT:

 

Please email a headshot (or recent color digital photo) and performance resume to Joni Tackette / “Alice” St. Louis Casting Director, email address is Jotack@aol.com.  Include age, height, and weight, and phone numbers (if submitting an actor age 17 and under – please include parent’s names and contact numbers).   If emailing – please keep the file small, only one picture and performance resume!!  Or, mail all the same information to:  Joni Tackette / “Alice” St. Louis Casting Director, 9051 Watson Rd., Mailbox # 312, St. Louis, Mo. 63126-2220.  This is a mailing address only, no phone calls at this time.  Only those selected for an audition will be contacted.  DO NOT RE-SUBMIT from an earlier announcement.

 

PLEASE SUBMIT ALL INFORMATION BEFORE SEPT. 15TH!!

 

 

Equity Stage Manager needed

Black Cat Theatre is seeking an Equity Stage Manager for its up coming production of “The Birthday Party”.

 

Rehearsals begin Monday, September 25

 

Rehearsals are Monday-Thursday 6:30-9:30 pm, Sundays 11:00 am-4:00 pm.

 

First performance Friday, October 13

Show runs October 13-November 4th with an option to extend 2 more weekends.

 

For more information, or to schedule an interview contact

 

Ellie Schwetye

Black Cat Theatre

(314) 963-8800

ocuff@sbcglobal.net

www.blackcattheatre.org

Equity and Non-Equity Auditions for DramaRama- REVISED

Who: DramaRama Theatre Company

When: Monday, September 18th, 2006 from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm.

Where: Immaculate Heart of Mary School
4070 Blow Street, South St. Louis

What to prepare: Please prepare a one minute contemporary comedic monologue, as well as 32 bars of an up-tempo song to be sung acapella. Please be prepared to read from the script and possibly improv.

What We Are Looking For: Equity and non-Equity actors of all shapes, sizes, and ethnicities to join our 2006-2007 touring company. We will be hiring 4 actors (2 men and 2 women) to perform in schools and various theatres throughout the St. Louis area. Rehearsals begin in mid-October and performances will be scheduled from late October 2006 through April 2007. The season will include a weekend residency in Rolla, MO. DramaRama Theatre Company operates under a TYA Tier-II contract through Actors Equity Association. Salary is based on an hourly rate for rehearsals and a per performance contract. This contract does NOT include health coverage.

This year DramaRama will be producing two musicals, Alice In Wonderland and The Three Billy Goats Gruff : Tales from the Troll. Both written by Landon Shaw.

Executive Director Nicole Trueman and Managing Artistic Director will attend the auditions and have casting authority.

To secure an audition appointment, please email Artistic Director, Landon Shaw at landon@dramaramatheatre.com or call (314) 605-7788 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.

For more information, please visit www.DramaRamaTheatre.com!

Production Assistants needed

Infinite Harp Films is looking for lockdown Production Assistants for our outdoor shoot on Sept. 14 and 15. We want assertive people who will make sure areas are clear for camera. Project is a smooth jazz/R&B music video.

Pay is $100/day, plus meals.

Please send resume and confirmation of availability to meiann@robotrvenge.com.

Experience preferred.

Location: St. Louis

Salary/Wage: Pay is $100/day, plus meals.

Status: Temp/Contract

Shift: Days

Extras needed September 5th

Ghost Image," an independent feature film shooting in downtown St.
Louis,
needs extras to portray office workers and police officers. If you're
18 or
older and are free on Tuesday morning and/or afternoon (September
5), please send us an e-mail, with:

1.) Time frames you are available on Tuesday during daylight hours
2.) Your shirt size (small, medium, large, x-large, etc.)
3.) Snapshot of yourself if available
4.) Contact info: cell-phone, e-mail address, home phone, work phone
(if you wish
to be called at work).

We don't have the exact call time just yet, but will let you know.
There is
no pay,
but a chance to work with a professional crew and all-star cast. Time
commitment
on Tuesday is a few hours, during daylight hours.

"Ghost Image" is a "supernatural thriller," starring Elizabeth
Rohm ("Law & Order,"
"Angel;" she made "Maxim" magazine's "Hot 100"
list as one of the 100 "most watchable women in entertainment"),
Waylon Payne (Jerry Lee Lewis in "Walk the Line"), Stacey Dash
("Clueless," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "The Cosby Show," "St.
Elsewhere"), Roma Maffia ("Law & Order," "Nip/Tuck"), Matthew del
Negro ("The Sopranos" and "The West Wing"), Lily Rains ("The West
Wing"), Griff Furst ("Alien Abduction").

The film is co-produced by Srikant Chellappa ("Apocalypse and the
Beauty Queen,"
"Running Against Dick") and Jeff Most ("The Crow" and its three
sequels). It is directed by Jack Snyder.

Thanks for your response. If you've already responded to previous
calls for
extras or have worked as a police officer, please feel free to
respond again with you
availability on Tuesday.

Mike Ketcher
Associate Producer

Cast needed for classy music video - PAID

CAST needed for classy music video - PAID

Reply: meiann@robotrevenge.com

Infinite Harp Films is producing a music video for national
distribution for a brand new smooth jazz/R&B artist from Atlanta, Liz
Hope, to be shot on film.

We are looking to cast 10 audience members - 5 men and 5 women. 5-6
will be featured players (to be cast for closeups). The scene is a
performance by the artist in an upscale nightclub, so the age range
should be above 25. You should look like professionals and be well-
dressed. You will need to provide your own costume, e.g. dark suits,
classy but sexy dresses, jewelry, hair (at least 2 options for men, 3
options for women should be brought to the callbacks). Makeup artists
will be provided.
pay: $75 a day for 2 days, Sept 12-13, and food. Non union only.

Please send your headshot/resume and a confirmation of your
availability for entire 2 days of the shoot to Mei Ann at the listed
address. Callbacks are after 6pm on the 6th of September. If you are
right for the part, we will schedule a screentest for your callback.

Female Extras needed

My name is Drew Kochera and I'm the director of BB Productions
The film is called "The Star"
You can find out what its about at www.bbproductionfilms.com

I'm looking for lots of female extras for a big girls night at a bar
in St. Peters, MO. The date is September 17th at 9:00pm.
The only age requirement is that the person is 18 years or older.
There is no audition needed for these parts. This is for a full
feature film that will be submitted into film festivals across the
world. All who attend this will recieve a copy of the film. This is
not a paying job but will be alot of fun and great experience! Attire
should be bar/club wear. The shoot should only take about 2 hours to do.
If you are interested, please email me at gocrazy4blues@aol.com or
you may call at 636-299-1179 if you have any questions or concerns.
please email me for the address of the shoot.
If you would like to see what the film is about, please go to my
website at www.bbproductionfilms.com

Paid Musician

Soundstage Productions, in conjunction with Missouri African American Repertory Theatre (MOAART)  is seeking a singer/musician for the play, "Dirty White Tuxedo Pants" by Michael McFall.   It is a story of a homeless African American Veteran starring Don McClendon.  Performance dates are November 2006 at the HH Studio in Maplewood, MO. as part of the Soundstage/MOAART African American Festival. The festival will feature local playwright Gregory Carr's work as well.

 

The singer will perform segments of such songs as: In the Arms of the Angel, Bother Can You Spare a Dime, and Another day in Paradise. 

 

Singer can be any race, age or gender, but a singer who can play guitar or keyboard is preferred.  

 

Call Randy at 314-968-8070 10am to 8pm for more information.

Non-equity Auditions for Nuncrackers at TGWG

The Theatre Guild of Webster Groves (TGWG) will hold
non-equity, cold-reading auditions for Dan Goggin's
NUNCRACKERS, THE NUNSENSE CHRISTMAS MUSICAL on
Tuesday, September 12th at 7:00
PM. Roles are available for both ADULTS and CHILDREN.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:
ADULTS:
Males: 1 (Father) Age 30-55
Females: (Nuns) 5 Ages 20-65
CHILDREN (choir):
Approximately 4 to 6 of either gender, ages 8-14

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS: The audition format is cold
reading. Bring music; we will provide an accompanist.
Wear comfortable clothing.

REHEARSAL AND PRODUCTION DATES:
Rehearsals dates TBA; most likely will be on Sundays,
Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
Performance dates are November 3-5 and 9-12.
Weeknight shows are at 8PM, and Sunday shows are at
2PM.

DIRECTOR: Barb Mulligan

CONTACT INFO: Direct questions to

nuncrackers@theaterguildwg.org.

Directions (and maps) to our theatre may be found on
the Directions page on our website,

http://www.theaterguildwg.org/x_directions.html

ABOUT US: TGWG is a community theatre, with auditions
open to the public. We have been providing theatrical
productions to the St. Louis area continuously since
1926. We are NOT affiliated with Webster University,
nor are we affiliated with the Rep.

Young Boys needed for Feature Film

Carrie Houk Casting is looking for 6-8 year old and 10-12 year old boys to play young Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti  in a Feature Film to be distributed by Warner Bros.  Overweight boys (6-8) will  be seen for the role of the young Paul Giamatti.  Thin boys of that age are to be considered for young Vince Vaughn. We are looking as well for a 10-12 year old Vince Vaughn.  Quick, outgoing, verbal and sharp these roles call for boys who can capture the essence of the actors they will portray as children . Houk will hold an open call on Sunday , September 10 from 12:00 -4:00 pm at H H Studio 2500 Sutton Blvd. in Maplewood.  Callbacks will be held that evening.  Please bring recent photo or headshot.  No phone calls please.  Inquires can go to Houkcast@mac.com

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