Coen Brothers’ ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ Casting Call for Kid Actors

Coen Brothers' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs casting call for kid actors.

Casting directors are looking for talents to work on a scene filming on August 29th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Producers are seeking the following types:

• Ballad of Buster Scruggs is looking for a white boy, 10 to 14 to work on August 29, in this 1800s western. MUST have longer hair. NO shaved heads or short cuts, but at least covering the ears. must be thinner.

About The Ballad of Buster Scruggs:

Award-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are making the jump to television with an upcoming TV Western called “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”

Written and directed by the Coens, the project is a limited series that may possibly combine television and theatrical components, according to Variety. It marks the first television project for the “True Grit” and “No Country for Old Men” directors.

Variety reports that the show will involve six storylines, the scope of which seemed too ambitious to fit into one feature film.

To audition for a role on The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, check out the casting call breakdown below.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Casting Call

Ballad of Buster Scruggs is looking for a white boy, 10 to 14 to work on August 29, in this 1800s western. MUST have longer hair. NO shaved heads or short cuts, but at least covering the ears. must be thinner. Please email a photo with height, weight and parents name and phone number to [email protected]. Please put ragamuffin in the subject line. Please remember to include the boys name.