Chicago Casting Calls & Acting Auditions

Casting Call 

• Seeking Men to portray Soldiers for a commercial shoot in Uvalde, Texas this Tuesday, 7/7 & Wednesday 7/8. 
• Hoping for talent that live nearby or driving distance to this area. 

San Antonio, Austin, The Valley. Etc. 

Rate is $250/day / $500 total + hotel + gas stipend. 

**Talent must be willing to be clean shaven and have short hair. 

Booking off of photos. 

HBO is searching for production assistants for an undisclosed TV series.

Filming will begin in Miami, Florida on August 9th with a tentative wrap in November.

HYPNOTIC CASTING CALL

We are starting our search for stand-ins and photo doubles on the new Robert Rodrigues film that will be shooting here in Austin this Fall.

• We are in search of multiple Photo Doubles and Stand-ins for the main talent in the Film.
• Due to the continuous effort of keeping everyone safe during this time, we would like for our stand ins and photo doubles to be consistent throughout the filming process. 

Upcoming in late September and into October for a few project – we are looking for the following: 

• Experienced law enforcement – men and women – various looks – clean cut and facial hair can work just some previous law enforcement experience is ideal 
• Men and women that are experienced square dancers 
• And general men and women 20’s to 50’s to portray bar patrons and business types so literally a little of everything 

ATLANTA – VERY FEATURED Background Casting Notice 

SHOWTIME TV SERIES

–Tuskegee Airmen scenes 

• –NEW FACES WHO HAVE NOT YET WORKED on “The First Lady” Block 3

Shoot Date: 

Filming – FRI 9/10

 (*Call Time MAY be VERY very early (possibly as early as 4:30am) in the morning to allow for hair/makeup/costuming)

COVID Test: TUES 9/7

FITTING & Covid Retest: WEDS 9/8

• –MUST be available for ALL work date AND one set of test/fitting dates 

Test/Fitting Location: COVINGTON, GA 

Filming Location: TBD – either Atlanta or COVINGTON (a $20 gas bump paid on Filming dates for travel to the Covington area)

Pay RATES:  

Filming dates $168.00/12 (+$20 gas bump for Covington filming locations)

Covid Test & Fitting dates $84.00/day (**NOTE: this rate is contingent on you showing up to work on set and will be paid in installments – $34.00/day guaranteed base rate for initial test/fitting with an additional $50.00/day (for each test/fitting) allowance added to your voucher on your work date. If you do not show up for the filming date, you will not be eligible for and will forfeit the $50/day allowance for any tests/fittings but will still be paid the $34/day guarantee) 

ROLE CASTING – 

TUSKEGEE AIRMAN (to MATCH the guy in this photo)

• Male, black with lighter complexion to match photo, age range 20s-40s, natural looking, conservative. Men-suit jacket size 36-42, waist size 30-36, smaller average sizes to accommodate period clothing. NO visible tattoos or piercings (any arm/leg/wrist/ankle tattoos will not be accepted). NO FACIAL HAIR AT ALL.  MUST be willing to allow Hair Dept to give you a period appropriate hair cut to MATCH this photo (will be paid $15 if they need to cut your hair). This scene takes place in 1939

ATLANTA – FEATURED Background Casting Notice 

SHOWTIME TV SERIES

• –Lincoln Memorial scenes
• –NEW FACES WHO HAVE NOT YET WORKED on “The First Lady” Block 3

Shoot Date: 

Filming – SAT 9/11

 (*Call Time MAY be VERY very early (possibly as early as 4:30am) in the morning to allow for hair/makeup/costuming)

Covid Tests:  TUES 9/7 and THURS 9/9

Fitting: WEDS 9/8

–MUST be available for ALL test,fitting, work dates

Test/Fitting Location: COVINGTON, GA 

Filming Location: TBD – either Atlanta or COVINGTON (a $20 gas bump paid on Filming dates for travel to the Covington area)

Pay RATES:  

Filming dates $168.00/12 (+$20 gas bump for Covington filming locations)

• Covid Test & Fitting dates $84.00/day (**NOTE: this rate is contingent on you showing up to work on set and will be paid in installments – $34.00/day guaranteed base rate for initial test/fitting with an additional $50.00/day (for each test/fitting) allowance added to your voucher on your work date. If you do not show up for the filming date, you will not be eligible for and will forfeit the $50/day allowance for any tests/fittings but will still be paid the $34/day guarantee) 

ROLES CASTING – 

DC MONUMENT GUARDS (1939)

• Male, white, age range 20s-40s, natural looking, conservative, military types with good posture and stance. Men-suit jacket size 40-42, waist size 33-38, smaller average sizes to accommodate period clothing. NO colored hair, NO modern/quirky haircuts, NO shaved bald heads,  NO visible tattoos or piercings (any arm/leg/wrist/ankle tattoos will not be accepted). MUST be willing to be clean-shaven, a small tidy mustache may be acceptable IF you are willing to let the makeup Dept trim it to be period appropriate. NO beards or goatees. MUST be willing to allow Hair Dept to give you a period appropriate hair cut (will be paid $15 if they need to cut your hair). This scene takes place in 1939

STAGEHANDS (1939)

• Male, White, age range 20s-50s, natural looking, conservative. Men-suit jacket size 36-44, waist size 30-38, smaller average sizes to accommodate period clothing. NO colored hair, NO modern/quirky haircuts, NO shaved bald heads,  NO visible tattoos or piercings (any arm/leg/wrist/ankle tattoos will not be accepted). MUST be willing to be clean-shaven, a small tidy mustache may be acceptable IF you are willing to let the makeup Dept trim it to be period appropriate. NO beards or goatees. MUST be willing to allow Hair Dept to give you a period appropriate hair cut (will be paid $15 if they need to cut your hair). This scene takes place in 1939

Storms of Suspicion 313

Films in Knoxville, TN- September 9-10th

• Role: JANE- Victim’s daughter

Searching house for mother/ search party in the snow

PAYS $100/DAY

Additional project info:

• Network: The Weather Channel Audio: NO
• Production Company: Catalina Content
• Covid protocols in place, distancing (unless from same household), wearing masks and proper PPE, extra sanitizing

Boston Casting is casting a Pianist (Men and Women)

For an upcoming movie musical

Paid Opportunity

• Filming: Wed September 8th, Thurs Sept 9th, Fri Sept 10th, Mon Sept 13th, Tues Sept 14, and Wed Sept 15th
• COVID TEST: Tues Sept 7th

Must be available for all dates

TJC MEET NEW TALENT

We are looking for SOUTH INDIAN ACTORS ONLY who speak Hindi along with their mother tongue

(Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu or Kannada)

Based in INDIA only.

AGE: 18 – 70 yrs

We are casting an entire family.

(Men, Women and All Genders welcome)

You will be given a HINDI scene to prepare before the meet and greet.

Date:- 11th September, Saturday

Time:- 11am – 1pm / 2pm – 4pm

*anyone who has auditioned with us on Zoom in the past year, we know you and we have your details and introduction. Please, you do not need to do this. This is for us to meet new talent whom we have not met before.

TJC casting calls are open to all genders and we

welcome trans, queer and LGBTQIA actors to apply.

Casting Call 

THE AMERICAN ALIEN 

Narrative Short Film

Non Union 

Directed by: Rodrigo Rodtiguez 

Produced by: Rio Films, Melissa Kirkendall 

Casting Director: Michael Druck 

Shooting Location: San Antonio, Texas 

Production Dates: October 1-3, 2021 

Self tape by request 

Rate: $100 per day 

Synopses: Centered around a detention center a mysterious creature appears and receives the same treatment as those seeking political asylum. 

• CARMINE, Female, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 25-30, Carmine seeks political asylum in the US, however  she must endure being forcefully separated from her five year old daughter. (Bilingual Role Spanish/English) 

• YESENIA, Female, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 6-10, Fleeing violence in her home country, Yesenia and her Mother are placed in a US Detention Center. She is forcefully separated from her mother and befriends a kind Gray Alien. **Must be able to show extreme emotion (Bilingual Role Spanish/English) 

• AGENT WHITE, Male, Caucasian, age range 30-40, a Border Patrol Agent who enjoys his job. He especially enjoys the chase and control he has over the detained Crossers. Tall and Large statured. 

• AGENT MILLS, Female, Caucasian, age range 35-45, a female Border Patrol Agent focused on moving up the ladder. She is cold and lacks compassion for the problems of the detained Crossers.
• AGENT JONES, Male, Caucasian, age range late 30’s, he is a family man, a Border Patrol Agent that does not enjoy the duties of his job.
• BUREAUCRAT, Male, Caucasian, age range 40’s-50’s, job is to manage an intake processing desk to determine the language spoken by the various Crossers. He must interface with the Grey Alien, various Crossers, and a Native American. 

• DOCTOR, Male, Caucasian, age range 60’s-70’s, an uncaring physician, more preoccupied with processing a volume of patients, than their wellbeing. Not even having a Grey Alien for a patient interrupts his focus on his computer screen. 

• BOMO, Male, African American/Black, age range 30’s, an African immigrant seeking a new life in the US. With nothing to his name, he still projects the strength and wisdom of a philosopher king.
• SERGIO, Male, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 40’s, in the process of illegally crossing the border, Sergio was separated from his wife. No one seems to be able to help find her. *Heavy Spanish Accent 

• INDIGENOUS CROSSER, Male, Central American/Native American/Multi Ethnic, age range 25-35, he iis on a spiritual walk through his ancestors land.
• REPORTER, Female, Caucasian, age range early 30’s, polished and professional, she is looking for answers as to why children are being separated from their parents. **Previous field reporting experience or on camera journalism experience is a plus! 

• AGENT LOPEZ, Female, Hispanic/Latinx, age range 30’s, a Border Patrol Agent, she is trying to come to terms with how her job conflicts with her Christian faith.