PROJECT TORONTO
Non-Union Commercial
SEEKING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING:
- (Dance, Basketball, Soccer, Hockey, Visual Arts, Music, Culinary/ Knife Skills, Musical Instruments, Biking)
CITY OF TORONTO LOCALS ONLY
Audition Date(s): First round by self tape
Callback Date(s): Tuesday, May 9th/ Wednesday, May 10th, 2023
Wardrobe Date(s): May 18th and/or May 19th, or May 23rd
Start Date: May 24-27, 2023 (Likely Required for 1 Day Only)
Rate of Pay: $500 Session, Wardrobe $75, Buyout $1000 Location: Toronto
ROLES
[DANCERS] 18 to 30 years old, all ethnicities, any gender. Seeking those with experience as breakdancers, or in hip hop, ballet, & modern. SOC
[BASKETBALL PLAYERS] 18 to 35 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Seeking those with the ability to play basketball/ with basketball experience. SOC
[SOCCER PLAYERS] 18 to 35 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Seeking those with the ability to play soccer/ with soccer experience. SOC
[HOCKEY PLAYERS] 18 to 35 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Seeking those with the ability to play hockey/ with hockey experience. SOC
[CHEFS] 30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Cool look, style, flavour, etc. Seeking those with a passion in the kitchen who know how to slice and dice. SOC
[ARTISTS] 25 to 55 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Seeking those with experience/ skills in the visual arts; painters, graffiti artists, sculptors, etc. SOC
[MUSICIANS] 25 to 50 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Please note if talent has any experience as a drummer, jazz player, with horns, or guitar.�Seeking those with the ability to play/show themselves playing any of these instruments. Looking for visual players, people who bring flavour to their music, who are visual in how they play and how they look. Look and sound cool. SOC
[BMX BIKERS] 16 to 25 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Seeking talent that can ride a bike confidently, look cool and professional while doing so, and have a few tricks up their sleaves. SOC
[BIKE COURIERS] 20 to 35 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Seeking talent that can ride a bike confidently, look cool or professional while doing so. SOC
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