‘The Girlfriend Experience’ is now casting extras to appear in the new TV series for the Starz network.
According to Variety, “The Girlfriend Experience” will center around the world of high-end escorts who provide not only sex but also companionship experiences for their clients. The half-hour series will revolve around a woman working as a “GFE,” as these services as known, as she encounters different clients and experiences.
Steven Soderbergh will executive produce ‘The Girlfriend Experience’. He is best known for directing critically acclaimed commercial Hollywood films like the crime comedy Out of Sight (1998), the biographical film Erin Brockovich (2000), the crime drama film Traffic (2000), the remake of the comedy heist film Ocean’s Eleven (2001), and the medical thriller Contagion (2011).
From Variety:
Fleishman was intrigued by the world after meeting a woman who worked as a GFE to finance her education as she pursued her doctorage. The series aims to probe the larger question of the nature of relationships and how far removed the world of GFEs (some of whom command as much as $2,000 an hour) are from more traditional romantic relationships.
“This is show is about looking at the nature of transactions and relationships and how we define the boundaries in our relationships,” Fleishman told Variety.
When Fleishman pitched Soderbergh the idea, “I saw the potential for expansion of the world immediately,” Soderbergh told Variety. “We didn’t want to just remake the film. We were intrigued with the idea of going to a new location with a new character on a new trajectory.”
He emphasized that the show aims to counter the myth that all women who work as escorts, even when sex is part are the deal, are coerced into it or have suffered emotional damage.
“We’re hoping to up-end the traditional assumptions about these kind of relationships and the women who work as GFEs,” Soderbergh said. In researching the possibility of doing the TV series, “we realized how varied (the women’s) experiences really were,” Fleishman added. “There’s no stereotypical experience here.” Nor is it a job that is exclusively done by women, which is something the show may wind up tackling, Fleishman noted.
4 Star Casting is looking for extras to work on various scenes filming in Chicago, Illinois. To audition for a role on ‘The Girlfriend Experience’, check out the casting call details below:
“The Girlfriend Experience” Casting Call
CASTING CALL:
STARZ NETWORK
Director: Steven Soderbergh
ROLE: NON-UNION EXTRAS
RATE: $80/8
LOCATION: Chicago
POSSIBLE SHOOT DATES: 6/9, 6/10, 6/11
ROLES: SEE BELOW
POOL PARTY GUESTS (likely 6/9) – This is a fancy pool scene, think roof top pool in the gold coast, a private exclusive pool party.
Male and Female, Ages 20-35, all ethnicities, attractive and fit, upscale types.
*NOTE: The director would like to see photos of you in your bathing suit. Think upscale and classy!*
HOTEL STAFF – Maids, Busboys, Waitstaff types.
RESTAURANT PATRONS AND STAFF (likely 6/10) – Ages 30-55, all ethnicities, attractive and upscale restaurant go-ers. Classy, high-end patrons.
If you are interested and available please send an email to [email protected] and include the following info:
1) Subject Line: *ROLE YOU ARE SUBMITTING FOR + NAME*
2) Include your name, age, height, weight, phone number, zip code and email
3) Send photo in jpeg format – a candid photo of yourself in a bathing suit or beach attire for pool guests or upscale, classy clothes for restaurant. Make sure the photo is taken in decent lighting (no selfies), no sunglasses or hats. The better the photo, the better your chance of being submitted. Everyone will be hand picked by the director.
*NOTE: NAME YOUR JPEG PHOTO WITH YOUR FULL NAME!!!
Click on the photo and it will give you an option to re-name the file, Re-name it with your full name. We need you to start doing this on every submission.
You must be registered with us at www.4starcasting.com to be considered.
Upscale Restaurant Patrons
CASTING CALL:
STARZ NETWORK
Director: Steven Soderbergh
ROLE: NON-UNION EXTRAS
RATE: $80/8
LOCATION: Chicago
POSSIBLE SHOOT DATES: 6/9, 6/10, 6/11
ROLES: UPSCALE RESTAURANT PATRONS 30-late 30’s
RESTAURANT PATRONS AND STAFF (likely 6/10) – Specifically seeking 30-late 30’s, all ethnicities, attractive and upscale restaurant go-ers. Classy, high-end patrons. If you already submitted, do not submit again. We have reached our number for the older age bracket. We want to add a few more younger upscale patrons.
If you are interested and available please send an email to [email protected] and include the following info:
1) Subject Line: *ROLE YOU ARE SUBMITTING FOR + NAME*
2) Include your name, age, height, weight, phone number, zip code and email
3) Send photo in jpeg format – a candid photo of yourself in upscale, classy clothes for restaurant. Make sure the photo is taken in decent lighting (no selfies), no sunglasses or hats. The better the photo, the better your chance of being submitted. Everyone will be hand picked by the director.
*NOTE: NAME YOUR JPEG PHOTO WITH YOUR FULL NAME!!!
Click on the photo and it will give you an option to re-name the file, Re-name it with your full name. We need you to start doing this on every submission.
You must be registered with us at www.4starcasting.com to be considered.
Stand-ins Casting Call
CASTING CALL:
STARZ NETWORK
Director: Steven Soderbergh
ROLE: NON-UNION STAND-IN
RATE: $150/10
LOCATION: Chicago
POSSIBLE SHOOT DATES: 6/9, 6/10, 6/11, 6/12
We are looking for:
Female, Caucasian, Long Brown Hair, 5’7′, 130lbs (see photo reference)
If you are interested and available please send an email to [email protected] and include the following info:
1) Subject Line: Stand-in
2) Include your name, age, height, weight, phone number, zip code and email
3) Send photo in jpeg format – Candid is fine but make sure the photo is taken in decent lighting (no selfies), no sunglasses or hats. The better the photo, the better your chance of being submitted. Everyone will be hand picked by the director.
4) Confirm that you are available to work on all the dates.
*NOTE: NAME YOUR JPEG PHOTO WITH YOUR FULL NAME!!!
Click on the photo and it will give you an option to re-name the file, Re-name it with your full name. We need you to start doing this on every submission.
You must be registered with us at www.4starcasting.com to be considered.
Please do not apply, if you are not local or if you do not fit the description.
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