Meg Ryan’s “Ithaca” Speaking Roles Open Casting Call for a TON of Roles

Meg Ryan is now casting speaking roles and holding an open casting call for several roles in the upcoming feature film, “Ithaca”.

William Saroyan‘s 1943 novel “The Human Comedy“, “Ithaca” will center on life on a small California town during World War II. The movie will center on a teenage boy who is forced to take care of his younger siblings and widowed mother while is older brother is abroad fighting in the war.

“‘Ithaca’ is a deceptively simple story, by turns stark and lyrical,” Ryan said in a statement. “It’s sometimes shockingly unsentimental and yet, by some little miracle, never cynical. I am delighted to no end to bring a tale of such vibrancy and heart to the screen.”

Tom Hanks is expected to executive produce this production. This will be reunion for the two actors. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks worked together in the 1990’s on the hit movie “You’ve Got Mail“.

Meg Ryan will star alongside Melanie Griffith, Sam Shepard, and her son, Jack Quaid.

Open Casting Call

Casting directors are now casting speaking roles and holding an open casting call for lead roles in Richmond, Virginia.

Casting directors will be holding an open casting call for boys ages 4 to 14. Producers are searching for outgoing boys for a variety of roles, both speaking and background!  No experience is necessary.  All ethnicities are encouraged to attend.

Open Casting Call Details

Open Call Date:  Sunday, June 22, 2014

Open Call Time:  1pm – 4pm

Open Call Location:  Art Works, 320 Hull Street, Richmond VA  23224

For more details regarding the open casting call, Click Here! 

Speaking Roles Casting Call

Arvold Casting is currently looking for actors near Virginia to audition for speaking roles in the movie.

According to the recent casting notice, Erica Arvold of Arvold Casting is looking for the following:

ULYSSES – Caucasian, Male, 4 years old.  Homer’s little brother.  Curious,  fearless, a real character.  Cute as can be.

BESS – Caucasian, Female, 17 years old.  Homer’s sister is practical, wholesome and has the simple beauty of, for instance, Julie Harris in EAST OF EDEN.

BLACK MAN – African American, Male, 40-60 years old.   The kind man who returns Ulysses’s greeting.  He sings the chorus of the Kentucky State Song, “My Old Kentucky Home” (PD) and shouts to Ulysses.

MRS. SANDOVAL – Hispanic, Female, 40 years old.  An Hispanic Venus of Willendorf – a Mexican earth-mother.

HUBERT ACKLEY III – Any ethnicity, Male, 14 years old.  An impossibly perfect and well-groomed boy.  Privileged and handsome and an all-around pain-in-the-ass upon first impression.

MRS. BROCKINGTON – Any ethnicity, Female, 50’s.  The charming secretary of the Sunripe Raisin Association.  She has worked for the company for 30 years and knew Spangler when he was a lad.

YOUNG WOMAN – Any ethnicity, Female, 20 years old.  Mrs Beaufrere’s daughter.  A daughter of privilege, possibly, rather charmingly, awkward-looking.  Beauty is not her advantage.  An earnest young woman.

MAN –  Any ethnicity, Male, 30-40’s.  A customer at Dolly Hawthorne’s, the local brothel house.  This John could be an unhappy husband or a traveling salesman.

LIONEL – Any ethnicity, Male, 10 years old.  A naive simpleton.  The youngest of the old gang.

AUGGIE – Any ethnicity, Male, 11-13 years old.  The newspaper boy who likely sneaks a cigarette or two in the course of a day.

ENOCH – Any ethnicity, Male, 11-13 years old.

SHAG – Any ethnicity, Male, 11-13 years old.

NICKIE  – Any ethnicity, Male, 11-13 years old.

ALF – Any ethnicity, Male, 11-13 years old.

SOLDIER 1 & 2 – Any ethnicity, Male, early 20’s.  Returning home from war.

To apply:

Please send your headshot and resume in PDF format to [email protected].  Please include ALL the following information at the top of your email submission IN THIS ORDER:

• Name:
• Height:
• Weight:
• Age or Age Range:
• Union Status (SAG-AFTRA or Non-Union):
• City, State:
• Email:
• Cell Phone:
• Agent (if any) and agent contact info (email and phone):
• If under 18 only, list birthdate:
• If under 18 only, list Guardian name:

1. Do you have your own Agency Pro account with us which is current and updated (answer YES or NO or explain):
2. If you are FULL AVAIL, that means you are fully available for this project whenever needed.  Confirm FULL AVAIL here, or answer LIMITED AVAIL and provide detailed availability info below (answer FULL AVAIL or LIMITED AVAIL here):
3. If LIMITED AVAIL only, provide availability to attend an audition in Richmond from Monday, June 23rd to Thursday, June 26th (list dates/time of day avail):
4. If LIMITED AVAIL only, are you available to attend Callback Auditions in Richmond on Friday, June 27th (answer YES or NO):
5. If LIMITED AVAIL only, what is your availability for the shoot dates in Richmond in July and August? (list dates/timeframe avail):
6. If you have any physical limitations, describe here (if none, write NONE):
7. If cast, would you be willing to cut your hair if asked? (answer YES or NO):
8. If cast, would you be willing to be clean shaven if asked? (answer YES or NO):
9. Can you ride a bicycle with ease?  (answer YES or NO):
10. If not cast in a speaking role, are you willing to be a paid extra? (answer YES or NO):

Finally, please put the following SUBJECT HEADING for your submission (personalized to YOU):

YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, ROLE(S)
For example:
John Smith, ULYSSES

For more details visit ArvoldCasting.com

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