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Museum Exhibit Speaking Roles Casting Call

ACTORS NEEDED FOR SPEAKING ROLES IN A PERIOD PROJECT FOR A MUSEUM EXHIBIT

For videos featuring historic character monologues 
Shooting in Pittsburgh at a studio in late March.

Non-Union Principals – Caucasian
Speaking – Note that some characters require specific accents.
500-600 word monologue to the camera with a teleprompter
1/2 day shoot (2-4 hrs)   
Rate is $500 
Must be local to Pittsburgh.  No travel expenses will be reimbursed.

ROLES AVAILABLE:

#1 – Caucasian Male

  • Age 48
  • Born in 1650 in Warwickshire, England
  • Early modern English accent.

# 2 – White Male

  • Age 22 – 1862
  • Born upstate NY
  • Military during the civil war

#3 – White Female

  • Aged 27 – 1838
  • Born in Augusta, Georgia to a prosperous family.

#4 White Male

  • Age 48 – 1899
  • Born on Hatteras Island, NC
  • Grammar school education.
  • Outer Banks dialect

#5 – White Male

  • US Navy Lt Commander
  • 37 years old – 1942
  • Minnesota

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