Editorial Director (Hybrid)

Role: Defendant — Jackson Rivera (Male, 40s, Any Race)
Howard Rapherty is suing Jackson Rivera DBA “Rivera Hauling Co.” for $1,200, claiming a toolbox fell out of a company truck and damaged Howard’s BBQ equipment. Jackson denies liability, stating loads are always secured, no driver reported an incident that day, and there’s no direct video of the toolbox leaving the truck bed. He also points to GPS logs showing multiple company trucks on the street, but none stopping or behaving unusually.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Jackson is a by-the-book hauling company owner—disciplined, professional, and protective of his business reputation. He’s married with two children and runs operations tightly, so he views this claim as either mistaken identity or a leap without proof. Jackson is calm, methodical, and firm, leaning on systems (securement policy, driver reports, GPS logs) rather than emotion, and he refuses to pay on assumption alone.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with composed, grounded delivery

• Comfortable portraying “by-the-book” business owner authority

• Able to explain procedures, logs, and lack of direct evidence clearly

• Strong reactive listening; can stay calm under accusation and frustration

• Natural performance that balances professionalism with reputational concern
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Plaintiff — Howard Rapherty (Male, 50s, Any Race)
Howard Rapherty is suing Jackson Rivera (doing business as “Rivera Hauling Co.”) for $1,200 after a toolbox allegedly flew out of a passing truck labeled with the company’s logo and damaged Howard’s BBQ equipment. Howard claims the impact ruined his grill setup and he’s seeking replacement costs for what he says was an avoidable safety failure.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Howard is a middle-class, married accountant in his 50s who takes pride in being the family BBQ master. He’s responsible, routine-driven, and values fairness—so a random, chaotic incident like this feels like a violation of basic rules and accountability. Howard is frustrated because he believes the evidence is obvious (logo on the truck, damaged property), and he wants the business to “do the right thing” without hiding behind technicalities.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with natural, grounded delivery

• Comfortable portraying practical “dad” energy with controlled annoyance

• Able to explain the incident and damages clearly and consistently

• Strong reactive listening when questioned about proof and identification

• Can balance frustration with credibility (not ranting—reasoned and firm)
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Plaintiff Witness — Casey Wilson (Any Gender, 30+, Any Ethnicity)
Casey Wilson is a witness supporting Howard Rapherty’s claim that a toolbox flew from a truck labeled with Rivera Hauling Co.’s logo and damaged Howard’s BBQ equipment. Casey can speak to what was seen or heard, the condition of the area/BBQ after impact, and any identifying details about the truck or timing.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Casey is middle-class and grounded—someone who saw what happened (or the immediate aftermath) and is now trying to provide clear, straightforward testimony. Casey isn’t dramatic; they’re practical and focused on details, especially any identifiers like the logo, the direction of travel, and what the damage looked like.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with natural, grounded delivery

• Comfortable portraying a calm, credible witness under questioning

• Able to recall and communicate visual details consistently

• Strong reactive listening when challenged on certainty and observation

• Can stay neutral and factual even under pressure from the defense
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Plaintiff Witness — Caleb Bennett (Male, 8, Any Race)
Caleb Bennett is the 8-year-old at the center of a dispute between his mom, Laura Bennett, and their neighbor babysitter, Monica Reyes. Caleb was injured while being babysat, and the incident also involved damage to a coffee table. Caleb can share what he was doing, what he remembers, and how the accident happened from a child’s perspective.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Caleb is feisty and rambunctious—high energy, curious, and easily bored. He may feel defensive, embarrassed, or confused about being “the reason” adults are fighting. His testimony should feel age-appropriate, honest, and a little impulsive, with the lovable chaos of a kid who doesn’t always think before doing.
Requirements:

• Child performer who can take gentle direction and stay natural on camera

• Comfortable with light improv/reactive answers in a controlled setting

• Able to portray feisty, high-energy kid behavior authentically

• Must be accompanied by parent/guardian as required for minors

• Calm temperament for a structured production environment
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Defendant — Monica Reyes (Female, 40s, Any Race)
Laura Bennett is suing Monica Reyes for $1,544 after Monica babysat Laura’s son Caleb and he was injured and a coffee table was damaged. Monica denies owing Laura, arguing Caleb’s uncontrollable behavior caused his own injuries and the damage. Monica is also countersuing Laura for $200, claiming Laura failed to reimburse the ER co-pay Monica paid for Caleb.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Monica is helpful, friendly, and pragmatic—someone who honestly thought she was doing a neighborly favor. Now she feels unfairly blamed for a rambunctious kid being rambunctious. Monica is firm but not cruel: she’s compassionate about the injury, but she’s frustrated that Laura is avoiding responsibility for Caleb’s behavior and is ignoring the fact that Monica even paid the ER co-pay. Monica’s stance is practical: she helped, she acted, and she shouldn’t be punished for it.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with calm, grounded delivery

• Comfortable portraying “helpful neighbor” energy mixed with frustration and firmness

• Able to defend supervision choices without sounding careless or cold

• Strong reactive listening; can pivot between defense and counterclaim details

• Can communicate the $200 ER co-pay counterclaim clearly and consistently
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Plaintiff — Laura Bennett (Female, 35–45, Any Race)
Laura Bennett is suing her upstairs neighbor, Monica Reyes, for $1,544 after Monica babysat Laura’s 8-year-old son, Caleb, and he was injured and Laura’s furniture was damaged. Laura is seeking $956 in medical bills, $76 for coffee table repairs, and $512 for the value of a lost day off. Laura claims Monica failed to properly monitor Caleb, leading to the injuries and the damage.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Laura is responsible and slightly anxious—a hopeful romantic with a tender side—but when it comes to her child, she’s fiercely protective. As a single mom, she’s juggling everything, and this incident feels like a betrayal of trust with real financial consequences. Laura may present as polite and reasonable, but she’s stressed, upset, and determined to advocate for her son and herself, especially after losing money and time she can’t afford to lose.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with natural, grounded delivery

• Able to portray anxious-but-responsible single mom energy authentically

• Comfortable playing protective anger while staying credible and composed

• Strong reactive listening when blamed for Caleb’s behavior

• Can clearly explain itemized costs, timeline, and impact (injury + missed work)
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Co-Defendant — Byron Barkley (Male, 40s, Any Race)
Elena and Luis Ramirez are suing Byron Barkley and his wife Rashawn for $12,248, claiming negligence after their son Eli suffered a severe asthma attack during a sleepover at the Barkleys’ home. Byron supports the defense that the Ramirezes did not communicate how serious Eli’s condition was, and that the Barkleys supervised reasonably while giving kids appropriate independence.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Byron is a dad who’s trying to stay calm and logical while his family is being accused of negligence. He’s protective of his wife and son, and he’s focused on fairness: what did they know, what could they reasonably do, and how quickly did they respond. Byron may be firm and slightly frustrated, especially if he feels the plaintiffs are rewriting the story after the fact.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with grounded, controlled delivery

• Comfortable portraying practical, protective “family dad” energy

• Able to communicate calm logic under emotional pressure

• Strong reactive listening; can answer pointed timeline questions clearly

• Can maintain credibility without sounding cold or dismissive
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Defendant Witness — Sean Barkley (Male, 11, Any Race)
Sean Barkley is the 11-year-old son of Rashawn and Byron Barkley and a witness in a dispute involving a sleepover where Eli Ramirez suffered a severe asthma attack. Sean can speak to what the kids were doing, how supervised they were, and what he noticed when Eli started having trouble breathing.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Sean is a school-aged kid caught in the middle of adults fighting. He may feel scared, guilty, or confused, and he likely wants everyone to stop blaming his family. He’s sincere and age-appropriate—trying to tell what he remembers without fully understanding the stakes.
Requirements:

• Child performer who can take gentle direction and stay natural on camera

• Comfortable with light improv/reactive answers in a controlled setting

• Able to portray sincerity, nervousness, and “caught in the middle” energy authentically

• Must be accompanied by parent/guardian as required for minors

• Calm temperament for a structured production environment
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Defendant — Rashawn Barkley (Female, 40s, Any Race)
Elena and Luis Ramirez are suing Rashawn and Byron Barkley for negligence in the amount of $12,248 after Eli Ramirez suffered a severe asthma attack during a sleepover at the Barkleys’ home. Rashawn argues the Ramirezes did not disclose the severity of Eli’s condition and that she and her husband did their best to supervise the kids responsibly while still allowing them age-appropriate autonomy.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Rashawn is a mom who feels unfairly blamed for a frightening medical emergency she didn’t anticipate. She has empathy, but she’s defensive—insisting she acted reasonably with the information she had. Rashawn frames herself as a responsible parent who supervised appropriately and responded as best she could, and she’s frustrated by accusations that she was careless when she believes she was put in the dark.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with grounded, natural delivery

• Comfortable portraying compassion mixed with defensiveness and disbelief

• Able to deliver a “we didn’t know how severe it was” defense consistently

• Strong reactive listening; can handle emotional accusations without escalating

• Can portray stress, guilt, and boundary-setting realistically
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Co-Plaintiff — Luis Ramirez (Male, 40s, Any Race)
Luis Ramirez and his wife Elena are suing Rashawn and Byron Barkley for $12,248 in hospital bills after their 10-year-old son, Eli, suffered a severe asthma attack during a sleepover at the Barkleys’ house. Luis believes the situation reflects negligence and inadequate supervision, and he wants financial accountability for the medical crisis his child endured.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Luis is a dad who tries to stay steady—until it’s about his son’s safety. He’s protective, practical, and focused on facts (timing, supervision, what the other parents did or didn’t do), but he’s also shaken and angry. Luis may present more controlled than Elena, functioning as the “problem-solver,” yet the fear underneath can flare when he feels the Barkleys are minimizing what happened.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with grounded, natural delivery

• Comfortable portraying controlled anger and parental protectiveness

• Able to communicate details clearly (timeline, decisions, costs)

• Strong reactive listening when confronted about severity disclosure questions

• Can balance emotion with calm credibility under pressure
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Plaintiff — Elena Ramirez (Female, 40s, Any Race)
Elena Ramirez and her husband Luis are suing Rashawn and Byron Barkley for negligence in the amount of $12,248 after Elena and Luis’s 10-year-old son, Eli, suffered a severe asthma attack during a sleepover at the Barkleys’ home. Elena believes the Barkleys failed to properly monitor the kids and respond appropriately, and she’s seeking accountability for the hospital bills and what she sees as preventable harm.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Elena is a protective mother whose world stopped the moment her child couldn’t breathe. She’s emotionally activated—fear, anger, and guilt all tangled together—and she’s determined to make sure the severity of what happened is understood. Elena may come in hot, but underneath is a parent who’s traumatized by the thought of losing her child and furious that another household didn’t treat his condition with enough care.
Requirements:

• Strong improv ability with natural, grounded delivery

• Able to portray maternal fear, urgency, and controlled outrage authentically

• Comfortable with emotionally heavy scenes without becoming melodramatic

• Strong reactive listening when challenged about what information was provided

• Can clearly speak to impact (hospitalization, bills, trauma) and timeline
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour

Role: Defendant Witness — Eric Givens (Male, 12, Any Race)
Eric Givens is Barry Givens’ 12-year-old son and a key witness in a dispute over an electric scooter accident that resulted in Kevin (Lee Patrick’s son) fracturing his arm. Eric can speak to how the scooters were obtained, who suggested getting two scooters, and what happened leading up to the accident.

We are casting featured participants to portray individuals involved in a real small-claims case for the unscripted TV series Equal Justice with Judge Eboni K. Williams. This role requires strong improv ability, grounded real-person energy, and the ability to bring believable emotional nuance to reenactments.

Character Overview: Eric is a nice kid and somewhat of a follower—he wants to fit in, avoid trouble, and keep adults from being mad at him. He may feel nervous, guilty, or torn between telling the truth and protecting his dad. His demeanor should be sincere and age-appropriate, with believable uncertainty under pressure.
Requirements:

• Child performer who can take gentle direction and stay natural on camera

• Comfortable with light improv/reactive answers in a controlled setting

• Able to portray sincerity, nervousness, and “caught in the middle” energy authentically

• Must be accompanied by parent/guardian as required for minors

• Calm temperament for a structured production environment
  Compensation:

• $20 per hour