$700/Week “Urban Ed” Principal Roles Open Casting Call

$700/week “Urban Ed” Principal Roles open casting call, Springfield, MA.

Are you a budding actor looking to make your mark in the film industry? Here’s an exciting opportunity for you! An “Urban Ed” feature film seeks talented new faces to fill principal roles in their upcoming movie.

The movie revolves around a group of at-risk inner-city students who come face-to-face with America’s broken education system when their small charter school is shut down in the middle of the academic year. The movie aims to sensitively showcase the struggles of high school students dealing with issues such as homelessness, language barriers, and cultural conflicts.

The production seeks four principal roles: Beans, D’Avante, Olivia, and Hawa. Beans, played by a Black, Hispanic, or mixed man or boy aged 17 to 22 (played to 17), is sharp as a tack, funny, and never holds his tongue. D’Avante, played by a Black, Hispanic, or mixed man or boy aged 17 to 23 (played to 18), is a supremely cool kid trying to navigate the complex worlds of school, peers, and family expectations. Olivia, played by a white woman or girl aged 17 to 23 (played to 17), has an EMO/Goth thing going on and pours herself into her art to cope with losing loved ones. Hawa, played by an African, South Asian, or Black woman or girl aged 16 to 23 (played to 16), is a recent refugee who takes school seriously but struggles with language barriers and cultural adjustments.

If you want to play any of these principal roles and have the necessary qualifications, submit your electronic application today via Breakdown Services, Actors Access, or Casting Networks. You can also send your headshots and reels to ROBINCARUSCASTINGeGMAIL.COM by April 15th, 2023. Auditions will be held on May 3rd, 2023, via Zoom, and callbacks will be held on May 10th, 2023, via Zoom.

The production offers $700/week for the selected actors, with the shoot taking place from July 12th to July 30th, 2023, in Springfield, MA.

This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your talent and gain valuable experience in the industry. Don’t hesitate! Apply for your chance to be part of this exciting project today.

How to apply?

Check out the casting call breakdown below to audition for a role in the upcoming production.

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$700/Week “Urban Ed” Principal Roles Open Casting Call

PROJECT TYPE: FEATURE FILM

UNION STATUS: NON-UNION

RATE OF PAY / CONTRACT: $700/WEEKLY

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY VIA BREAKDOWN SERVICES, ACTORS ACCESS, OR CASTING NETWORKS

YOU CAN ALSO SEND HEADSHOTS & REELS TO: ROBINCARUSCASTINGeGMAIL.COM NO LATER THAN 4/15/2023

SHOOT DATE(S): 7/12/20230-7/30/2023

AUDITION DATE(S): 5/3/2023 FROM 4:00PM-8:00PM VIA ZOOM

CALLBACK DATE: 05/10/2023 FROM 4:00PM-8:00PM VIA ZOOM

SHOOT LOCATION: SPRINGFIELD, MA

STORYLINE: URBAN ED IS ABOUT A GROUP OF AT-RISK INNER-CITY STUDENTS COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH AMERICA’S BROKEN EDUCATION SYSTEM AND A WORLD THAT’S FULL OF CONTRADICTING LESSONS WHEN THEIR SMALL CHARTER SCHOOL IS SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR

ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFO: SENSITIVELY, THOSE SUBMITTING WHO MAY BE 18 AND OLDER PLEASE LOOK LIKE A TEENAGER. THESE ARE ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

ROLES:

• [BEANS] 17 TO 22 YEARS OLD (TO PLAY 17), BLACK, HISPANIC, OR MIXED MAN / BOY. IF LEGAL 18 OR
• OLDER, MUST LOOK LIKE A 17 YEAR OLD. BEANS IS SHARP AS A TACK, REALLY FUNNY, AND NEVER HOLDS HIS TONGUE. HE HAS BEEN DEALT A TOUGH HAND AS FAR AS STABLE HOME LIVES GO, AND LIVES OUT OF HIS COUSIN’S CAR. AS A RESULT OF HIS LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES, HE CAN BE SHORT-TEMPERED AT SCHOOL WITH TEACHERS AND WILL NOT BACK DOWN FROM A FIGHT IF PUSHED TOO FAR. HE VALUES HIS FRIENDS, HIS WEED, HIS FREE TIME, AND A GOOD LAUGH
• [D’AVANTE] 17 TO 23 YEARS OLD (TO PLAY 18), BLACK, HISPANIC, OR MIXED MAN / BOY. IF 19 OR OLDER,
• MUST LOOK LIKE AN 18 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. D’AVANTE IS TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: THE EXPECTATIONS FROM HIS PEERS (OF WHAT A GUY “SHOULD BE”) AND THE STRICT RULES OF HIS MOM NICOLA WHO IS A CONSERVATIVE IMMIGRANT. D’AVANTE’S A SUPREMELY COOL KID JUST TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE HARD-TO-NAVIGATE WORLDS OF SCHOOL, PEERS AND FAMILY EXPECTATIONS
• [OLIVIA] 17 TO 23 YEARS OLD (TO PLAY 17), WHITE WOMAN / GIRL. IF LEGAL 18 OR OLDER MUST LOOK CONVINCINGLY LIKE A 17 YEAR OLD. OLIVIA’S GOT AN EMO/GOTH THING GOING ON. HER BOYFRIEND DIED, HER DAD IS GONE, HER MOM IS ON DISABILITY, AND HER LITTLE SISTER LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS IN THEIR TINY APARTMENT. SHE HAS A BESTIE, ARYANA, WHO IS HER “RIDE OR DIE” AND SHE HAS HER ART, WHICH SHE POURS HERSELF INTO
• [HAWA] 16 TO 23 YEARS OLD (TO PLAY 16), AFRICAN, SOUTH ASIAN, BLACK WOMAN / GIRL. IF LEGAL 18 OR OLDER, MUST LOOK LIKE A TEENAGER WHO IS 16. HAWA IS A QUIET YOUNG WOMAN – A RECENT REFUGEE WHO’S NEW TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SHE HAS STRICT PARENTS AND TAKES SCHOOL SERIOUSLY, BUT STRUGGLES TO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE. IDEALLY SPEAKS SWAHILI OR FROM BURUNDI, BUT OPEN TO ACTORS WHO ARE OF NIGERIAN, KENYAN, TANZANIAN, UGANDAN, PAKISTANI, INDIAN, OR SOMALIAN BACKGROUND. SHE HAS AN ACCENT. FLUENCY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE FROM ONE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COUNTRIES A PLUS

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