CURRENT CASTING
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PANTOSF 2017 http://www.pollinatorarts.org/auditions-pantosf-2017.html
FOLLOWING CASTING PROJECTS COMPLETED.. thank you!
Ross Valley Players
"Emilie The Marquise di Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight"
by LAUREN GUNDERSON
Rehearses Late November, performs January 14 2017
CASTING CALL FOR INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM
“ The Far, Near Shore”
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Subject : Metabolic film
Production title: The Far, Near Shore
Union/ Non-Union: SAG-AFTRA
Production type: Independent art-film
Project length: Short film (15 mins.)
Project format: RED 16:9 HD
Production location: Bolinas, CA
Production company: Metabolic Films
Company website: www.metabolicfilms.com
Director: Jeff Warrin
Producers: Marialidia Marcotulli, Jeff Warrin
Casting Director: Marialidia Marcotulli
Shooting location: Bolinas, CA
Email: [email protected]
Submission procedure: Please email to: [email protected] headshot/resume and/or link to reel and online profile
Auditions: by appointment in downtown San Francisco
Call backs: TBD
Pay/perks: $175.00 per day - (guaranteed)
Shoot dates: June 26- July 1
Start: June 26, 2016
End: 6 day shoot, weather dependent
Synopsis:
A father and his adult daughter set out in a small boat onto a tidal estuary to commemorate the death of her mother. As they become increasingly immersed in their surroundings the dynamics of their relationship ebb and flow, and reaching the other side becomes an elusive endeavor.
Character BIOS
[AVERY] [GENDER:MALE] [AGE: 55-65]
Avery is a thinker, more comfortable contemplating the geology of his surroundings than he is communicating his own emotional landscape. After his daughter urges them both to acknowledge a ceremonial silence in memory of his deceased wife something shifts, as his journey becomes evermore embodied in the material nature surrounding them.
[JULIA] [GENDER-FEMALE] [AGE:25-35]
Julia knows her father’s propensity for intellectual diversion and paternal detachment and she tries to ground their time together in an acknowledgement of the emotional qualities of their commemoration. Their journey across the estuary progresses as a metaphor for life as she contemplates what it means to see our parents through to the other side.
“ The Far, Near Shore”
send head shots and resume ( links to reel if you have)
[email protected]
Subject : Metabolic film
Production title: The Far, Near Shore
Union/ Non-Union: SAG-AFTRA
Production type: Independent art-film
Project length: Short film (15 mins.)
Project format: RED 16:9 HD
Production location: Bolinas, CA
Production company: Metabolic Films
Company website: www.metabolicfilms.com
Director: Jeff Warrin
Producers: Marialidia Marcotulli, Jeff Warrin
Casting Director: Marialidia Marcotulli
Shooting location: Bolinas, CA
Email: [email protected]
Submission procedure: Please email to: [email protected] headshot/resume and/or link to reel and online profile
Auditions: by appointment in downtown San Francisco
Call backs: TBD
Pay/perks: $175.00 per day - (guaranteed)
Shoot dates: June 26- July 1
Start: June 26, 2016
End: 6 day shoot, weather dependent
Synopsis:
A father and his adult daughter set out in a small boat onto a tidal estuary to commemorate the death of her mother. As they become increasingly immersed in their surroundings the dynamics of their relationship ebb and flow, and reaching the other side becomes an elusive endeavor.
Character BIOS
[AVERY] [GENDER:MALE] [AGE: 55-65]
Avery is a thinker, more comfortable contemplating the geology of his surroundings than he is communicating his own emotional landscape. After his daughter urges them both to acknowledge a ceremonial silence in memory of his deceased wife something shifts, as his journey becomes evermore embodied in the material nature surrounding them.
[JULIA] [GENDER-FEMALE] [AGE:25-35]
Julia knows her father’s propensity for intellectual diversion and paternal detachment and she tries to ground their time together in an acknowledgement of the emotional qualities of their commemoration. Their journey across the estuary progresses as a metaphor for life as she contemplates what it means to see our parents through to the other side.
CASTING completed:
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DANCING AT LUGHNASA
by Brian Friel
NOVATO THEATRE COMPANY
playing May 20- June 12
Audition & Callback Details
Auditions Jan. 25 , 7-10 p.m @ Novato Theatre Compant or by appointment in SF.
Callbacks Feb. 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Character Breakdown See details below
5 Females, ages 18-40
3 Males, ages 18-60
Non-AEA. No pay.
Audition Prep & Materials
Prep 1-2 min. contemporary monologue & 30 seconds of a song, a cappella. Willingness to attempt an accent (Irish preferred) a plus.
Audition & Callback Details
Auditions Jan. 25, 7-10 p.m.
Where: at NTC Playhouse, 5420 Nave Drive, Novato, CA 94949. Callbacks Feb. 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Rehearsal & Performance Details
Rehearsals Sun.-Thu., Mar. 28-May 19. Performances May 20-June 12 at Novato Theater Company Playhouse, 5420 Nave Drive, Novato.
How to Apply / Contact
Appt/info: Call producer Mark Clark at (415) 246-7096.
Characters ( from Wikapedia)
]Kate Mundy
Kate is the eldest of the Mundy sisters and behaves as a Mother figure as a result. As a schoolteacher, she is the only wage-earner in the house, but her reputation as 'The Gander' in the schoolroom is seen to extend into the household. She is a fiercely devout Catholic, indicated by her distaste for the pagan practices at Lughnasa and Jack's loss of faith. However, her sensitivity is evident throughout the play and through the narratives provided by Michael, who claims she was "inconsolable" when Father Jack died.
Maggie Mundy
In place of a career, Maggie acts as the chief family homemaker. Throughout the play she is revealed as serving a deeper purpose as the "joker" of the family, defusing tensions as they arise. She cheekily challenges Kate's authority by calling her "Kitty", whilst being her confidant at the same time. Maggie is seen to have dreams of her own when she learns of her best friend's success. Her sudden quiet contemplation in her monologue is deeply contrasted with her usual fun-loving way of speaking.
Christina Mundy
At 26 years old, Chris is the youngest of the Mundy sisters, and, like Maggie, has no paid job. Gerry Evans fathered her son, Michael, seven years ago and is seen as walking in and out of their lives as he chooses. As a result, Chris fluctuates between falling into a deep depression when he leaves, yet being renewed with optimism that his next visit will be a permanent stay. Her lack of income can lead Chris to be defensive on the upbringing of her son, shown when Kate buys Michael a new spinning top at the beginning of the play.
Rose Mundy
Rose is 32, but behaves much younger than her years, due to a developmental disability. This condition makes her particularly vulnerable to an unseen character, Danny Bradley, a married man, who Rose believes is in love with her. However, her sisters believe that Danny Bradley is exploiting Rose's simple nature for his own gain. She is particularly close to her older sister, Agnes, with whom she knits gloves to sell in the town. We learn through Michael's narrative that, after leaving home with Agnes, Rose eventually dies in a hospice for the destitute in Southwark, London, in the 1950s.
Agnes Mundy
Agnes is quiet and contemplative, knitting gloves with Rose whilst also helping to keep the house in order; along with Maggie. She appears to be silently infatuated with Gerry and is quick to leap to his defence. However, Michael's narratives reveal Agnes' future to be bleak. Her knitting fails to support her when the knitware factory opens. Due to her sense of parental regard for Rose, she emigrates with her to London, breaking off all contact with the family, and dies in dire circumstances in the 1950s.
Michael Evans (main character)
Michael does not appear onstage as an adult, but his presence is alluded to by the other characters, while the adult Michael speaks his lines from the side of the stage. As a child, Michael is seen as being surrounded by love, since all five of the sisters dote on him. Michael also acts as a narrator, not only dictating the action as it goes on, but revealing the futures of the other characters in the play.
Gerry Evans
Gerry Evans is initially portrayed as an intensely negative character, particularly by Kate, for having left Chris after fathering her illegitimate son, Michael. However, upon his first appearance in the play, Gerry is shown to be charming and genuinely affectionate towards Chris. His current job as a gramophone salesman (and his former job as a ballroom dancing instructor) represent his freedom in sharp contrast to the stagnant lives of the Mundy sisters. This is made all the more obvious by the fact that he is leaving Ireland to join the International Brigade and fight in the Spanish Civil War, something that is further disapproved of by Kate. Through Michael's narrative, we learn that Gerry is later left with a limp after falling off a motorbike in Barcelona. As well as having romantic feelings for Chris, Gerry seems particularly inclined towards Agnes, although the true state of their relationship remains in doubt. We learn later that he secretly has another family back in Wales, and that all his proposals of marriage to Christina have been false. Adult narrator Michael reveals that, after Gerry's death in the 1950s, he had been contacted by a half brother in South Wales, who revealed that Gerry had had a wife and several sons there at the time depicted in the drama.
Father Jack
Jack is in his late fifties. He had left home as a young man to work as a missionary in a leper colony in Uganda. Beyond this, he had been a Catholic chaplain in the British Army in East Africa during World War I. He is well respected in Donegal for his missionary work in a leper colony. However, his sudden return to Ballybeg for undisclosed reasons has paved the way for great changes. He has difficulty with his memory, often forgetting the names of his sisters or confusing them with his former house boy Okawa, with whom we are told he was very close. Jack professes a broad admiration for the pagan beliefs of the native people of Africa, and appears to have lost his Catholic faith, which may be the true reason his superiors have sent him back. This is a great worry for Kate, who is concerned about the family's reputation. Jack refers to Michael as a love child rather than an illegitimate child and says they are common and accepted among the people of Uganda.
In a scene near the close of the play he swaps his British colonial tricorn hat, a gift from a British governor, for a lesser hat worn by Gerry. Jack turns the swap into a non-catholic ceremony as well as referring to Uganda as his home. It is Gerry who is now to go abroad seeking adventure just as Jack settles back into his home country. Father Jack recovers from his malaria and confusion, but Michael as narrator tells us that he died of a heart attack soon after the events portrayed in the play.
Recent project casting:
2013- 2015: PantoSF Cinderella the Panto at Marine's Memorial Theatre
March- June 2013: Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Box Car Theatre
March 2013: Ginberg in Song, premiere at Jewish Museum and tour
July 2013: Independent Feature Film
December 2012: Edwardian Ball carnival characters
October 20th 2012: special event: physical performers, speciality acts and high energy characters!
August 2012: Fringe Festival, site specific
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CASTING RESUME
Kinetic Productions: sole proprietor since 1996 Patricia Miller
Inspired Casting:
From script breakdown to contracts to coaching. Passionate,creative collaboration, great business skills.
Film, commercials, new media, industrials, theatre.
Diversity. Union, non-union, real people, children and adults.
Principals/ extras SF, LA, UK. Since 1996. Talent with focus and edge.
Skilled Coaching:
I speak "actor" and " director". Award winning professional theatre/film: director, coach casting, voice over, dialects, union actor. Credits include features, industrials, Berkeley Rep, London acting schools.
Private and on set coaching: great delivery, confidence, communication.
FILM clients include:
No One Sleeps Location Feature US/GDR co production
Cross Fire Productions Industrial series on all aspects of security
Tenth Planet Educational film series
THEATRE clients include:
Aurora Theatre Company
Magic Theatre
New Conservatory
Theatre Rhino
Theatre on the Square
Ashby Stage
Playwrights Foundation.
Theatre Bay Area General Auditions Auditor since 1997