ABC Television Comedy Pilot ‘An American Education’ is currently casting talent to appear in the series.
Casting directors for the upcoming ABC Comedy Pilot is currently looking for background extras.
The upcoming series is created by the British actor -comedian Jack Whitehall and is based on the BBC Three series Bad Education.
Jack Whitehall who created and starred in the original series, will be reprising his role as Alfie Wickers now a British transplant and an unorthodox young teach in the San Diego public school system. He loves children, but his naive and youthful methods put him at odds against test-obsessed adminstrators. Rosie Perez co-stars the school’s hard-assed vice principal.
Sande Alessi Casting is currently seeking actors to work as students in the series. See the following casting call details below for more information:
NON UNION CASTING NOTICE for “An American Education” (from the Brooklyn 99 peeps!!). SHOOTS IN LOS ANGELES. You must live here to submit.18 To Look Younger guys and girls: YOU MUST LOOK LIKE YOU ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need freaks, geeks, surfers, punk rockers, stoners, etc…. Please email current color photo, your name, age, height/weight and phone number to: SandeAlessiCasting Subject line should read: AAE
Update (1/20/14): Casting directors are still casting various roles in the project. See the updated casting call details below for more information:
UNION & NON UNION CASTING NOTICES FOR “An American Education” . Shoots Los Angeles. You must live here to submit. Please click into this notice to see the full breakdown. PLEASE – DO NOT SUBMIT UNLESS YOU EXACTLY FIT THE DESCRIPTION. SHOOT DATE TBD.Surfer 18 TLY: Age 18-22, guys and girls. Long hair or moppy hair for the guys and girls. You don’t really need to surf, but you need to look like a surfer. Please email a CURRENT color photo, your age, height/weight, union status and contact info to: [email protected] Subject line should read: SURF
Ariel’s Dad: Union or NON, Caucasian male, age 40-50. Character meek type. Google Ben Falcone (Melissa McCarthy’s husband) for photo ref. Shoots on Thursday & Friday, 1-30 and 1-31-14. Please email a current photo, your union status, age, height/weight and contact info to: [email protected] Subject line should read: DAD
Ming: Union or NON, Chinese lady, age 40-60. PLEASE do not submit unless you are Chinese (I know the names which are not, so please don’t even try it). Shoots on Thursday & Friday, 1-30 and 1-31-14. Please email a current photo, your union status, age, height/weight and contact info to: [email protected] Subject line should read: MING
Carlos: Union or NON, Filipino Man, age 50’s. Shoots on Thursday & Friday, 1-30 and 1-31-14. Please email a current photo, your union status, age, height/weight and contact info to: [email protected] Subject line should read: CARLOS
GLADYS: SUPER OLD VERY VERY CHARACTER LADY. Please do not send me photos of yourself in an old lady wig. I truly need a very character lady age 75-90’s. Caucasian. Shoots February 2 and 4th. Please email a current photo, your union status, age, height/weight and contact info to: [email protected] Subject line should read: GLADYS
Source: Sande Alessi Casting
