Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Local to Chicago/Suburbs/Surrounding Border states to Chicago ONLY!

Casting Alert! 

NEW DATES!

• Searching for Male and Female, all ethnicities, 30’s to 50’s, to work as Residents for Chicago Fire on Tuesday, Feb. 8th. There will be a covid test on Sunday, Feb. 6th (Takes about an hour).  This scene will be outside. 

Overview:

At Zebra, we extend the edge of possibility by shaping the future of work on the front line—reinventing how businesses run and moving society forward. We are a community of changemakers, innovators and doers who come together to deliver a performance edge to the front line of business. We develop new technologies and create new solutions with partners to help organizations act with greater visibility, connectivity, and intelligence—delivering better experiences for workers and those they serve.

Being a part of Zebra means being seen, heard, valued, and respected as you define your path to a fulfilling career. Here, you’ll have opportunities to learn and lead at a leading company, and you can channel your skills towards causes that you and the Zebra community care about, locally, and globally. Together, we’ve only begun to define the edge of what’s possible—for our people, our customers, and the world. Build your edge. Build what’s next. Join a community of changemakers, innovators, and doers. Join Zebra.

The Video Production Specialist II will work within Zebra’s Global Demand Center to serve as video producer and editor. This person will be responsible for all aspects of video production, from preproduction (script and storyboard creation), production (video shooting, lighting, and sound), to postproduction (editing). The Video Production Specialist II will work closely with the global demand center, global product marketing, branding, public relations, and internal communications to build and deliver best-in class video while working on new and innovative video formats to best tell the Zebra story.

Responsibilities:

• Under minimal instruction, manages all aspects of the video creation process, from pre-production concepting, scripts, storyboarding and timelines, to post-production editing.
• Collaborates with outsourced production talent, including videographer, sound and lighting for each program.
• Maintains final assets in a common digital asset management system.
• Works closely with internal clients in the global demand center, global product marketing, branding, public relations and internal communications to meet their video production needs.
• Explores new and innovative video formats to expand Zebra’s social presence.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 2 + years of experience with a proven record of producing high quality video content, from concepting to completion, at an agency or production company

Skills and Competencies:

• Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Premiere Pro and Audition software
• Motion graphic and animation experience a plus
• A record of success managing production teams and guiding a variety of video formats
• Highly creative with the willingness to continually explore new creative paths
• Demonstrating a collaborative, cross-functional approach for planning and problem solving
• Successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent organizational, time management and project management skills
• Able to travel 25%
• Hybrid work schedule

Zebra Technologies

Casting Alert! Searching for MALES, African American, 30’s to 40’s, to be restaurant patrons at an upscale hip restaurant on Monday, Feb. 7th for Chicago Med. There will be a Covid test on Friday, Feb. 4th (takes about an hour).  

Important note: 

For the health and safety of all individuals on “Chicago MED,”  all “Zone A” cast and crew must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning work. You must have had two shots two weeks prior to today’s date.

We will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance.

Casting Alert! Searching for FEMALES, Asian, African American, and Latina, 20’s to 40’s, to play a Courier on Friday, Feb. 11th. There is a covid test on Monday, Feb. 7th. There is a possible Covid test and fitting on Wednesday, Feb. 9th.

Important note: 

• For the health and safety of all individuals on “Chicago MED,”  all “Zone A” cast and crew must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning work. You  must have had two shots two weeks prior to today’s date.
• We will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance.  

Casting Alert! Searching for MALES AND FEMALES, All ethnicities, 30’s to 50’s, to be hosts, servers (real), bartender (real), busboy, and restaurant patrons at an upscale hip restaurant on Monday, Feb. 7th for Chicago Med. There will be a Covid test on Friday, Feb. 4th (takes about an hour). Possible fitting for staff. 

Important note: 

• For the health and safety of all individuals on “Chicago MED,”  all “Zone A” cast and crew must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning work. You must have had two shots two weeks prior to today’s date.
• We will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. 
• Let us know if you have real serving, bartender, and hosting experience.  

Casting Alert! Searching for MALES AND FEMALES, all ethnicities, 20’s to 60’s, who can work ONE of the following days. The rate of pay for these non-speaking roles is $120/8 and time and a half after 8 hours. A check is usually mailed about two weeks later.

*Friday, Feb. 25th (covid test two days before), plus if there is a fitting you would also need to test about a week before.  Let me know if you have a car (color, year, model) – this is a train station scene, plus there is a gym scene with cars (if you are applying for the gym scene send a photo in work out clothes for a gym.)

I also need to cast a MALE PRECISION DRIVER (30’s/40’s) (this means a person who is an excellent driver and has driving experience) Let us know your experience and class of vehicle you drive. If you can be consider as a precision driver please put precision driver in the subject line, when you send in.

• *Saturday, Feb. 26th (covid test two days before), plus if there is a fitting you would also need to test about a week before. Let me know if you have a car (color, year, model). 
• *Sunday, Feb. 27th (covid test two days before), plus if there is a fitting you would also need to test about a week before. Let me know if you have a car (color, year, model). This is a bank scene.
• *Wed., March 2nd (covid test two days before), plus if there is a fitting you would also need to test about a week before. Let me know if you have a car (color, year, model). This is a city street scene.

The director will be choosing the extras so please send in good, clear pictures. No headshots, no heads that are cut off, no sunglasses, no hats, no pictures with other people in them. Please send color photos.

Casting Alert! Searching for MALES AND FEMALES, All ethnicities, 30’s to 50’s, to be hosts, servers (real), bartender (real), busboy, and restaurant patrons at an upscale hip restaurant on Monday, Feb. 7th for Chicago Med. There will be a Covid test on Friday, Feb. 4th (takes about an hour). Possible fitting for staff. 

Important note: 

For the health and safety of all individuals on “Chicago MED,”  all “Zone A” cast and crew must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning work. You must have had two shots two weeks prior to today’s date.

We will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law for individuals who cannot be vaccinated due to a disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance.  

Let us know if you have real serving, bartender, and hosting experience.  

Chicago PD Casting Call

“PRISON GUARD” – Seeking female background actors to play prison guards at a women’s prison. We are ONLY looking for females at this time. This is a director-selected role, so please make sure your photos are CURRENT and good quality. We need both a headshot and full body photo. The director is looking for taller and/or physically intimidating women to play guards.

There will most likely be a wardrobe fitting in advance of the filming date; date TBD.

COVID TEST: Sun 1/30 (TBD)

WARDROBE FITTING: Tues 2/1 (TBD)

FILMING: Thurs 2/3

PAY: $120/8 + $60 Covid test bump + $25 fitting bump

Local to Chicago and the Surrounding Suburbs!

Filming in the Western Suburbs!!

ONLY APPLY IF YOU CAN WORK ALL THE DATES! This is a six night commitment, plus Covid Tests, and Fittings!!

Casting Alert!  I am casting paid, non-speaking extras, for an amazing feature film. There is a scene shooting about one hour west of Chicago with UPSCALE MEN AND WOMEN (20’s to 60’s), all ethnicities, to work as RESTAURANT DINERS. We are shooting NIGHTS and we could start as early as in the afternoon and shoot until sunup. 

If you are available to work all nights for approximately a 12-hour time span (a lunch is provided), and can commit to working Thursday, March 10th, Friday, March 11th, Sat, March 12th, Sunday, March 13th and Wed., March 16th , Thursday, March 17th. Please apply ASAP. There will be Covid tests and a wardrobe fitting the week before and you must be flexible enough to attend.

Even though it’s a scene pretty far away we are casting now!!

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre is accepting video submissions for their upcoming fundraising production, the Patchwork New Play Festival, March 4-13th at the Edge Theatre in Chicago

The Patchwork New Play Festival is a celebration of new one-act plays, all based around the theme of resilience. Nine plays will be presented, six plays per night, in a round-robin format. There will be three groups of three plays which rotate each night. 

Rehearsals will be scheduled and run by each show’s director based on their cast availability. Tech is the week of February 28th, with each group of three plays having one night of tech prior to the opening night performance on March 4th. Each group of plays will perform twice each weekend. 

As we are casting for a wide array of plays, we are looking for a wide and diverse group of actors. Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, and body types are strongly encouraged to submit their audition. 

And for everyone’s safety and peace of mind, you MUST BE VACCINATED to submit for this project. Please send a video audition of two short (60 seconds or less) contrasting monologues, a headshot, resumé, and a picture of your proof of vaccination, to [email protected]. Please put “Patchwork Audition” in the subject line.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is January 28th.

As the Patchwork New Play Festival is a fundraising event, there is no pay at this time for this project.