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Talent for reality show
Auditions today and tomorrow. For details, go here.
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On Location: MEMPHIS lineup
John Beifuss announces the program for the On Location: MEMPHIS International Film Festival here. Included are "One Came Home" by Willy Bearden and David Tankersley, and the documentary "Hometown Glory." The festival runs from April 22-25. For more info, go here.
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Independent film call for headshots
The producers of the Memphis indie film, THE ROMANCE OF LONELINESS, invite you to send your headshot and resume if you are interested in auditioning.
We are looking for actors of all ethnicities, ages 20 - 75. There are especially a large number of female roles.
Please email info@romanceofloneliness.com ASAP if you would like the opportunity to audition between this Thursday through Saturday (March 25 - 27).
INCLUDE: Headshot and availability Thursday through Saturday.
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Scriptwriting workshop
Before the actor was cast, the director was hired, the sound was mixed or the wardrobe created, there was the script. Fuel Film, a not-for-profit cooperative that promotes the growth of the Memphis film industry through education and investment, is hosting the workshop, It Starts with the Script, Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 1 p.m. in the new University Center at the University of Memphis. The cost to attend the event is $10.
The action-oriented workshop will feature guest speakers and facilitators including entertainment attorneys, screenwriting professors and professional screenwriters.
“Our goal is to focus on the best practices for writing for film,” says Fuel Film Founder Matt Beickert. “Aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters need to learn the proper anatomy of a professional script so that they can increase their chances of selling their screenplay or securing funding if they plan to produce it themselves.”
Many aspiring screenwriters have few problems coming up with ideas, the challenge usually arises with structure, character development and ultimately how to move from the stage of creation to the stage of producing or selling. Fuel Film’s It Starts with the Script, hopes to resolve the common as well as complex issues when it comes to writing, selling and producing a screenplay.
About Fuel Film: Fuel Film was founded in 2009 in an effort to help get more local films made. For more information and our 2010 Schedule of Events, go to: www.fuelfilm.org.
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Extras needed
Passing this info along:
We are in need of extras for a drunk driving PSA (MADD). Would you, or someone you know, or both, like to do some extra work? You would be donating your time for a wonderful cause. Please call me or email me asap if you are interested.
All my best,
Daryl
Colors Agency
901.726.9300
daryl@colorsagency. com
EXTRAS NEEDED:
Tuesday, March 9
Memphis Funeral Home
9am-1pm
At least 30 adults and some teens too!
Funeral attire
Any gender or race
sitting in the pews as the casket comes in.
Note: If anyone needs to bring children they can sit with the parents as long as they are age appropriate to attend a funeral and can sit quietly
Tuesday, March 9
Memphis Funeral Home
2pm - 6pm
15-20 people - all adults
BG for visitation. Attire can be more casual - coats and ties not required but OK. If anyone from the morning group wants to stay over and be in the afternoon scene that is fine.
Any race or gender - although I do need more African Americans from 2pm-3:30pm (for Kathy's scene). This is probably my most critical need.
Wednesday, March 10
FedEx World headquarters
4pm - 8pm
20 adults - they will be sitting in a nightclub, drinking and listening to a comic tell drunk jokes. This will be intercut with the wreck scene. need people who can project well - we will shoot lots of reaction shots and closeups of people laughing. Casual attire but appropriate for going out.
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Actress needed for Hattiloo play
"Shakespeare's Women" opening in March at the Hatiloo Theatre, is looking for a young woman, 20-30's, to play the role of Beatrice, as soon as possible.
Contact DeAara Lewis: lewisgroup1212@gmail.com
Leslie Reddick is directing. Rehearsal schedule is 7-10 p.m. Monday Friday, Saturday & Sunday 2-5 p.m. The show opens March 11th and runs through March 28th.
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Acting workshop
REGINA MOORE OF MOORE CASTING
This class is for all levels of actors and is a must for anyone that wants to
audition more in the Southern region.
DATE: Sunday February 28th
TIME: Kids/Teens ages 10-16 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Adults ages 17+ 2:00PM to 7:00PM
LOCATION: House of Talent Memphis
PRICE: cost per actor $125.00
Contact ETA to sign up: 901-324-3424
Regina Moore is without a doubt the busiest casting director in this
region. She casts feature films, TV pilots, commercials, music videos and all
other areas of on-camera performance. This is a rare opportunity to be one of
a
small group to study and audition for this very in-demand talent specialist in
an
intimate and informal atmosphere.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
Advanced audition techniques
Scene work
Improvisation
How casting directors and talent agents communicate
Important relationships for performers
Learning who you are professionally
Promotional materials and marketing yourself
First impressions
Evaluations
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Audition workshops
Broadway Boot Camp and Film and Video Audition Workshops with Award Winning Casting Director, Jen Rudin.
House of Talent is proud to sponsor 4 workshops with Jen Rudin, former Director of Casting and Talent Development for Disney Theatrical Productions and Director of Casting for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Jen, whose numerous feature film credits include The Princess and the Frog, the Incredibles, Brother Bear, and Chicken Little, has worked extensively with children and teens in films, theater and television. Jen brings her award winning expertise to Memphis in two distinct workshops for two different age groups.
Four Master Workshops with Jen Rudin
Monday, March 1 at 3:30pm-6:00pm and 7:00pm-9:30pm
Tuesday, March 2 at 3:30pm-6:00pm and 7:00pm-9:30pm
Where: House of Talent
Fee: $125 per session
Students can sign up for one or both workshops by emailing Barbgelb@gmail.com.
Each workshop is $125 and there is a free parent and child session for all workshop participants
on Wednesday, March 3 from 4-6 p.m.
Workshops will be held in East Memphis and Cordova, private sessions are also available for a fee.
For more information contact Barb Gelb at (901)496-2959 or email barbgelb@gmail.com.
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=323030241096&mid=1e3d17bG4697e7b5G1899c00G7
Monday March 1
BROADWAY BOOT CAMP AGES 9-12 – max 20
3:30 PM TO 6:00 PM(Last 15 minutes parents can come in for brief Q and A)
This fun Broadway boot camp nurtures the passion your child has for performing
with hands-on tips and tricks to improve the song and the overall performance.
Students must bring a song with sheet music for the piano player.
BROADWAY BOOT CAMP AGES 13-18 – max 20
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM(last 15 minutes parents can come in for brief Q and A)
This fun Broadway boot camp nurtures the passion your child has for performing with hands-on tips and tricks to improve the song and the overall performance.
Students must bring a song with sheet music for the piano player.
Tuesday, March 2
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Film/TV Audition Boot Camp ages 9-12 - max 20
This hands-on workshop offers a practical model for how to audition for film and television.
Students will work with real scripts and result in a “mock” audition in front of the camera.
7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Film/TV Audition Boot Camp ages 13-18 max 20
This hands-on workshop offers a practical model for how to audition for film and television.
Students will work with real scripts and result in a “mock” audition in front of the camera.
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FuelFilm 'Pitch In' workshop this weekend
The FuelFilm 'Pitch In' is a workshop to inspire, motivate and challenge screenwriters and filmmakers to focus their film idea into the perfect pitch.
The Fuel Film/ Write Club 'Pitch-In' will challenge your skills, shake you up, wake you up and get your creative juices flowing.
Come meet industry professionals and other screenwriters in a fun, creative session designed get those ideas out of the ether and on the page.
Featuring a 20 min intro and motivational discussion with screenwriter/author David Gerrold via video conference, followed by round-table feedback workshops to hone your story idea and elements, treatment or screenplay into a coherent and compelling one minute
pitch in a positive and supportive atmosphere.
Gerrold has a long career of writing for films and television, publishing several books, garnering Hugo and Nebula awards, all beginning with the original Star Trek series. Mr. Gerrold has also penned episodes for: Land of the Lost, Babylon 5, Sliders, and The Twilight Zone.
Gerrold will graciously share his experiences and expertise in writing for the medium and advice on the art of successful screenplay pitching.
Date and Time - Saturday, February 13th at 1PM
Location - Emerge Memphis (Downtown) in the Tennessee Rom
FEE: $10 (Light Snacks and Deli Lunch Included)
Please RSVP here:
http://www.facebook.com/fuelfilm
http://fuelfilm.net/
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Li'l Film Fest 13 seeks entries
Entries are being accepted for Li'l Film Fest 13: BEWARE! The Sivads of March
Li'l Film Fest pays homage to Memphis' legendary Monster of Ceremonies, Sivad, host of WHBQ-TV's "Fantastic Features" from 1962 to 1972.
Films must be under five minutes and will have eight instances of ambitious alliteration - verbal, visual, anywhere, anyhow, (2) make use of the secret ingredient: smoke or fog, and (3) include a minimum of one likeness of Sivad in your film. Notations of these elements must be submitted.
Entry Deadline: Postmarked Friday March 5, 2010 (in hand by Monday, March 8th)
Entry Fee: $10.00
Festival will be at 2 p.m. March 27, 2010 at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Prizes: Grand Jury Award ($500) is presented by The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission.; Audience Choice Award is the take from admission to the screening.
Besides The Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission, other sponsors include the Brooks Museum, Indie Memphis and AudioGraphics Masterworks.
Go here for additional info.
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FuelFIlm 'Pitch In' - effective ways to pitch your film
The FuelFilm "Pitch In" is a workshop to inspire, motivate and challenge screenwriters and filmmakers to focus their film idea into the perfect pitch.
It features a 20-minute intro and motivational discussion with screenwriter/author David Gerrold via video conference, followed by round-table feedback workshops to hone the story idea and elements, treatment or screenplay into a coherent and compelling one-minute pitch in a positive and supportive atmosphere.
The event is Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1 p.m. at Emerge Memphis, 516 Tennessee St. (downtown) in the Tennessee Room Cost is $10 and includes light snacks and deli lunch.
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Audition workshop
Regina Moore of Moore Casting is offering a master audition workshop.
This class is for all levels of actors and is a must for anyone that wants to audition more in the Southern region.
DATE: Sunday February 28th
TIME:
Kids/Teens ages 10-16 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Adults ages 17+ 2:00PM to 7:00PM
LOCATION: House of Talent Memphis
PRICE: cost per actor $125.00
Contact ETA to sign up: info@elzemeyertalentagency.com, 901-324-3424
Regina Moore casts feature films, TV pilots, commercials, music videos and all other areas of on-camera performance. This is a rare opportunity to be one of a small group to study and audition for this very in-demand talent specialist in an intimate and informal atmosphere.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE: Advanced audition techniques, scene work, improvisation, how casting directors and talent agents communicate, important relationships for performers, learning who you are professionally, promotional materials and marketing yourself, first impressions, evaluations.
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Open casting call - rescheduled
The upcoming independent feature film to be shot in the Mid-South, formerly titled "Fandango" is holding an open casting call. It's a SAG low budget-modified indie film about Paso Fino horses.
The casting call is Saturday, Jan. 30 Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Crossway Church, 2633 Altruria Rd. in Bartlett.
Bring a headshot/photo plus resume.
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Borgnine, Assante in film being shot in Memphis
Check out John Beifuss' story on the film formerly known as "Fandango" that will start shooting in Memphis shortly. Looks like Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine is in it as well as Armand Assante.
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Performance workshops
Is there a story inside you burning to be told?
A subject that deserves to be explored and shared with an audience?
Voices of the South hosts a six-week adult workshop series dedicated to the art of solo-performance. This workshop series is for storytellers, writers, or performers who have a story, that's been performed, written or only imagined.
The series is designed to give individuals the essential tools needed to develop and craft personal narrative for the stage. This seven session series, taught by nationally recognized theatre professionals, is an extraordinary opportunity to grow as a writer, performer and connect with a community of fellow artists.
The classes culminate in a public performance of your own "work in progress," a 5-7 minute informal showing at THEATRESOUTH with an audience talk back and reception to follow.
Beginning the Process:
EXPLORING SOLO-PERFORMANCE with Rebecca Fisher,
writer/performer/teaching artist and star of the Ostrander award winning,
"The Magnificence of the Disaster." The workshop is designed to deepen the performer's relationship to their story, through improvisation, movement, storyboarding and character work.
(TWO PART session)
Saturday January 30 from 10:00 am -12:30 pm AND 1:30 pm - 3 pm
SOLO-PERFORMANCE IN ACTION with Playback Memphis
Participants will continue their exploration by incorporating innovative group improvisation techniques into the creative process. Taught by Playback technique instructor, Virginia Reed, these ensemble based exploratory exercises will enable the solo performer to deepen relationship with themes and harness raw story potential. (www.playbackmemphis.com)
(ONE afternoon session)
Sunday, February 7 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
DEEPENING the Process:
The WRITING INTENSIVE
with David Prete,
published author, performer and director. (www.davidprete.com) The writing intensive allows participants to explore subjects and flex their writing muscles through unique in-class exercises. Then, workshop participants will be given opportunity to share work and get creative feedback in a nurturing group environment.
(TWO sessions)
Saturday, February 20 from 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm AND Sunday, February 28 from 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
THE SHOWINGS with Jerre Dye
Voices of the South artistic director Jerre Dye will facilitate two group showing/feedback sessions as the solo-performance workshop series draws to a close. These sessions will employ a formal critical response process to enable workshop participants to finesse 5 to 7 minute cutting for public performance.
(THREE sessions)
Saturday, February 13 from 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm; Sunday, February 28 from 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm; AND Sunday, March 7, 2010 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Public Performance and Celebration - Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8pm
The series comes to a close in mid-March when Voices of the South opens the doors of THEATRESOUTH to friends, family and community members to witness an evening of these extraordinary "works in progress." Afterwards audience members and participants enjoy food, fellowship and a structured post-show feedback session. This "pay what you can" event is the perfect ending to this intensive art-making process.
All workshops and showings are @ THEATRESOUTH, 1000 South Cooper
Price: $30/session OR $175 for entire series
Call 726-0800 to reserve your space.
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Fandango auditions
If you haven't sent this info in yet, submit your headshot and resume to Lax Casting for the movie Fandango at fandangocast@gmail.com
Fandango is an independent feature to be filmed in the Memphis area. It's a SAG low budget-modified indie film about Paso Fino horses.
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Where to find out about auditions
Rod Azner from Live From Memphis has started an Auditions page where actors and performers can find a list of performances auditions.
He says: The goal is to help performers find out as much information on all performances going on in Memphis from dance to theatre to film to anything. I think it'll broaden each performer's repertoire and let them try new areas of performance.
I also think that this'll give those who hold auditions a broader scope of talent. And also it'll hopefully tap into those performers who haven't tried another genre.
Ultimately it'll no longer give people an excuse not to try out. In no way shape or form are we trying to "take over" auditions but more like to give everyone the chance to find good talent, from our largest company to the unknown filmmaker to street performers.
My favor I ask is that when you're having an audition shoot me an email and let me know. We'll handle it from there. Whether that be a full detailed email or just a heads up to check out your auditions page. There are a LOT of people and organizations that hold auditions in Memphis and we'd like for everyone's voice to be heard.
Rock On,
Rod Azner
Co-Creator
Live From Memphis
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URL: www.livefrommemphis.com
EMAIL: auditions@livefrommemphis.com
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Running Pony Wins 2 CINE Golden Eagle Awards
Video production company Running Pony Productions has won two CINE Golden Eagle Awards, recognized as a mark of excellence in the film and TV industry for more than 50 years.
“I Am a Man,” a documentary produced in conjunction with Old Bridge Media for the Memphis Tourism Foundation, was a winner in the History category. “Gotta Get to Memphis,” a video produced for the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, was a winner in the Sales & Promotions category. A complete list of winners is here.
The CINE Golden Eagle Awards, conducted by a multi-stage jury process, functions much like academic or scientific peer reviews. More than 400 jurors nationwide screen hundreds of productions entered into each competition cycle. The competition’s criteria state that “a production worthy of a CINE Golden Eagle will be clear, concise and innovative in its structure and writing, with strong visuals, sound elements, and editing. The production must also prove that it has communicated appropriately to its intended audience. Finally, a Golden Eagle Award-winning production must demonstrate an overall excellence that separates it from productions similar in content, genre or style.”
Running Pony Productions offers communication services including corporate image videos, sales and marketing presentations, video news releases, media training, commercials and public service announcements.
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Sunday audition times
Regarding the previous posting -- the Sunday casting session will take place 1:00 - 5:00 pm at: BancorpSouth Sports Center 3335 Pine Tar Alley Southaven, MS 38672 (662) 890-7275
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Auditions this weekend
Miles To Go Productions will be holding auditions for their latest project, Lost Lyric.
Lost Lyric is the story of a young girl who, after witnessing the murder of her younger sister during a holdup at he father's business, begins to be able to see and talk with "the other side".
Her parents are concerned that there is something seriously wrong with her and take her to see a therapist. The therapist discovers that Lyric has indeed acquired a very special talent and that it is very real. Even though others think she is suffering from emotional trauma, Lyric sees that there are possibilities to do good things with her newly found gift..
We have several roles available. Here is the cast list.
Lyric Joslyn
Age Range : 14-17
Personality: Emotionally detached, sweet, caring, needs to cry on cue
Bio: Protagonist
Dr. Nichols
Gender: male
Age Range : 40+
Personality: Philosophical,
Bio: A psychiatrist
Maggie Joslyn
Age Range : 7-10
Personality: Sweet
Bio: Lyric’s younger sister
Gunman
Age Range : 25+
Personality: desperate, cold blooded
Bio: Robber
Don Joslyn
Age Range : 37+
Personality: Emotionally detached, short fits of anger caused from depression,
Bio: Lyric’s father.
Joan Joslyn
Age Range : 35+
Personality: Protective, peacemaker
Bio: Lyric’s mother.
Mrs. Thompson
Age Range : 35+
Personality: Excited, Bubbly
Bio: Mother of Lyric’s friends
Clare Thompson
Age Range : 14-17
Personality: concerned, caring
Bio: Lyric’s friend
Rachel
Age Range : 14-17
Personality: Spoiled, Cynical
Bio: Lyrics friend
Dr. Rossi
Gender: female
Age Range : 30+
Personality: Understanding,
Bio: Lyric’s second psychiatrist
Mrs. Williams
Age Range : 70+
Personality: Easily confused,
Bio: Elderly customer of the Joslyn business
Steven Williams
Age Range : 40+
Personality: outgoing
Bio: Mrs. William’s son
David Williams
Age Range : 40+
Personality: reserved
Bio: Mrs. William’s son
Robbie Andrews
Age Range : 7-10
Personality: void of emotion, frightened, needs to act with limited dialogue,
Bio: Missing child
Sheriff Ellis
Age Range : 40+
Personality: gruff but caring
Bio: Sheriff of the small town Lyric lives in
Randy
Age Range : early 20’s
Personality: upbeat
Bio: Sheriff Ellis’ deputy
Lakeside Murderer
Age Range : 25-50
Personality: cold blooded
Bio: Murderer
Some scenes will require background extras, and should this project go further than four episodes we will need to fill roles not yet written. Should you read the above information and not see a role that is right for you, but would like to introduce yourself to Miles to Go Productions, we strongly encourage you to participate in the casting call.
Due to our limited budget, these are non-paying roles.
We will begin shooting in late December and plan to shoot through January,2010.
Please bring a headshot and resume, sides will be provided. The auditions will be held on Saturday December 12 and Sunday, December 13
The Saturday auditions will be held at Germantown Community Theatre from 4-7pm.
The Sunday auditions will be held in Southaven, Ms at a time and location to be decided later.
We look forward to seeing everyone there.
Thanks,
Ray Noland and Michael Crohan
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Casting call for 12-16 year old girls Saturday: Coen Brothers film
The Coen Brothers — the Academy Award-winning filmmakers responsible for such modern classics as “No Country for Old Men,” “Fargo” and “The Big Lebowski” — are looking for a Memphis girl with “steely nerves,” a “straightforward manner” and, yes, true grit.
An open casting call will be held from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the East Memphis Hilton at 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. for the potentially star-making role of spunky young Mattie Ross, a lead character in the Coens’ upcoming remake of the famous 1969 Western, “True Grit.”
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AFFT letter to the editor on incentives
The following letter from Jan Austin was printed today in The Tennessean.
State is losing out on film projects
There has been considerable local and national publicity about the feature film "The Blind Side" starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw and even UT’s Phil Fulmer.
Sadly for Tennessee, however, the production of this touching true story from Memphis never spent a minute shooting in Tennessee. Why? The answer is simple. The state of Georgia offers film and television incentives that render Tennessee’s recruitment efforts useless.
"The Blind Side" was shot in Georgia while Tennessee’s crew base sat idly by or made efforts to land work elsewhere in the country. This isn’t the first loss of this kind for the state. The list is growing longer by the month.
Yes, Tennessee has film and television incentives. Unfortunately, they are temporary and uncompetitive. Nearly every state bordering Tennessee (not to mention the rest of the country) has now embraced robust incentive packages in an effort to recruit film and television projects to their states.
What do they know that we haven’t learned yet? The answer to that is simple, as well. Film and television projects bring a huge infusion of capital into the communities they select and people are put to work.
It was painful knowing that a red carpet screening of "The Blind Side" was held in Nashville even though the tremendous pool of talent in our state had no part in the making of it.
Jan Austin,
Executive Director, Association for the Future of Film and Television in Tennessee
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Auditions Saturday for local indie short
+++KEEP IN MIND... IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A MONOLOGUE / RESUME / HEADSHOT IT'S OKAY. TAG ALONG RECENT PHOTO AND YOUR PERSONALITY+++
FILMING STARTS IN MID JANUARY
NON-PAYING
AUDITION
DATE / LOCATION / TIME:
November 21, 2009
Java Co (Cafe')'
3133 Forest Hill Irene
Germantown, TN
3:00pm - 6:00pm
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This short film portrays a southern man from Louisiana that struggles through life with a wonderful heart that just didn't want to work. Aaron Childers played the piano most of his life, till his health wouldn't allow him to do so anymore.
“In his long life Aaron Childers suffered from diabetes, six heart attacks, numerous bypass surgeries, three strokes, and one in which he had during a house fire. He was also a prostate cancer survivor. I didn’t write this to remember how sick he was, yet to recap moments with my favorite musician of all time, my Daddy.”- Nora Childers
AVAILABLE ROLES / ACTING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
AARON CHILDERS: Caucasian / Mature Male (50+)
-southern / laid back / rough neck looking
YOUNG NORA: Caucasian / Girl (age 9)
-Blonde hair blue eyed Daddy's girl. / Not at all shy
Hotel Worker / Male (18+)
-Serious look to the face / Shy / Clumsy
Paramedic / Male (30+)
-Stern / Gets the job done attitude / Athletic
Nurse / Woman (30+)
-Stern / Gets the job done attitude
If none of the above roles fit your persona, that is okay. WE NEED EXTRAS!
NOTE: Be prepared to speak a monologue (memorization isn't needed) You may perform your own.
NOTE: If you are auditioning for a specific role. The monologue that you bring must be similar to the description of the character.
***BRING A RECENT PHOTO / HEAD SHOT AND RESUME TO THE AUDITION***
***BACK-UP CREW / BACK-UP EQUIPMENT NEEDED. KEEP IN MIND FILMING STARTS IN MID JANUARY.***
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New Initiative Launches to Help Finance Memphis Independent Films
“Do what you love and you'll never
work a day in your life.” That phrase represents one of the
influences for filmmakers and a new non-profit organization whose goal
is to promote the Memphis independent film industry by connecting
filmmakers with investors. Fuel Film Memphis, powered by Launch
Memphis, recognized a void when it came to Memphis filmmakers doing
what they loved but also having to pay the bills. As a result, they
are holding an open conversation about entrepreneurship and
filmmaking, Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Otherlands Café at 7:30
p.m. http://filmstorm.eventbrite.com
The event, called "Film Storm: Creative Conversations about
Entrepreneurship and Independent Film," which is being sponsored by
the Memphis Film Commission, will consist of a brainstorming session
on the development, funding and marketing of independent films in
today's marketplace. Fuel Film recognized that although the digital
revolution greatly decreased the cost of producing a film, to have a
successful and sustainable career in filmmaking, cash is still king.
“The problem is not the lack of ideas or creativity,” says Matt
Beickert, one of the founders of Fuel Film, “the problem is a lack of
funding options to not only produce a film, but to actually promote
it.”
An independent film movement has definitely been brewing for many
years. The days that film producers wait to be picked up by a
distributor and give away all of their rights with minuscule profits,
if any, are slowly fading away. They are looking outside of Hollywood
for solutions, reaching their core audiences in unconventional ways
via the Internet and word of mouth. They are also looking for
financing outside of the very closed Hollywood system.
Fuel Film, powered by Launch Memphis, is a new initiative engaged in
promoting growth of the Memphis film industry through education of
Filmmakers, Producers, and Investors.
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Crucible auditions (for theater)
November 28th at 10:00am. AND November 29th at 2pm, Harrell Theatre 440 W. Powell Rd., Collierville, TN 38017 Callbacks TBA (Please note that if you are unable to make these dates and times please contact Amy atahanford@harrelltheatre.org to schedule another audition time).
Please prepare a 2 min contemporary monologue (either from The Crucible or a piece of your own choosing). It is highly recommended that you read or re-read The Crucible to familiarize yourself with the play before your audition. You may be asked to do a small excerpt from the play.
This is a cold reading chosen by the director; however, I do suggest familiarizing yourself with some of the most significant speeches.
Please bring a headshot and/or snapshot along with a performance resume to your audition.
Below is a list of characters (all roles are open):
Elizabeth Proctor - Supremely virtuous, god-fearing wife of John Proctor, can be cold and unaffectionate but loyal.
Mrs Ann Putnam - Wife of Thomas Putnam, a very superstitious woman who believes that the deaths of her babies in childbirth was caused by supernatural means
Rebecca Nurse - Wife to Francis Nurse. She is a pious old woman who has often acted as a midwife for women of the town, including Ann Putnam.
Sarah Good - One of the accused. She admits to witchcraft to save herself from death.
Tituba - Servant to the Parris household. She is a native of Barbados. She is enlisted by the girls to cast spells and create charms. Tituba confesses to save herself.
Abigail Williams - Orphaned niece of Reverend Parris. She was once the lover of John Proctor but was turned out when his wife discovered the affair. She is extremely jealous of Elizabeth Proctor. She is the leader of the girls, manipulative and vengeful, and convincing.
Betty Parris - Parris's daughter, a weak girl who goes along with Abigail under threat and is easily manipulated.
Mary Warren - Servant to the Proctor household. She is persuaded by Proctor to expose the girls, but is not strong enough to fight Abigail and as soon as Abigail leads the other girls against her, Mary caves in.
Mercy Lewis - Servant to the Putnam household. She is a merciless girl who delights in the girls' activities.
Susanna Walcott - One of the girls, easily guided by Abigail.
Ezekiel Cheever - He is the clerk of the court during the witchcraft trials. He delivers arrest warrants for the accused.
Francis Nurse - Husband to Rebecca Nurse. He is a respected man in the community but is ignored when he attempts to speak for his wife.
Giles Corey - Elderly, feisty farmer, husband to Martha, he is arrested for contempt of court. He is eventually pressed to death when he refuses to enter a plea
Governor Danforth - Deputy Governor of Massachusetts. He is sensitive to the presence of the devil and reacts explosively to whatever evidence is presented.
John Proctor - Honest, upright, and blunt-spoken; a good man with a secret, fatal flaw. He had an affair with Abigail when she was employed in his household. He refuses to admit to witchcraft and is hanged.
Judge Hathorne - Judge in the Salem court, a man who is not easily persuaded, he needs absolute proof of innocence.
Reverend Parris - Pastor of the church in Salem. He is the father of Betty and the uncle of Abigail Williams. He believes that he is being persecuted and that the townspeople and believes if he cannot control his own household, he may not be trusted with an entire village.
Reverend Hale - An expert on witchcraft, summoned to determine whether the devil is in Salem and enthusiastically participates in the court proceedings. He finally realizes that the girls are lying and attempts to convince the condemned to admit to witchcraft and save themselves from death.
Thomas Putnam - Husband of Ann Putnam, father to Ruth. He is a powerful and wealthy man in the village with a long family line. He is accused of coercing his daughter to accuse people, to gain their land.
Director: Amy Hanford;
Stage Manager: Lindsay Mitchell
Performance dates: Feb. 19-28 (School matinee performances will possibly be added)-TBA
Please contact ahanford@harrelltheatre.org for more information or if you are unable to make the scheduled auditions. 
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