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Powhatan Ratman

Union / Non-Union: Non-Union

Production Type: Independent  / student

Project length: Short Film (12-15 minutes)

Production location: Richmond, VA

Production Company: New Surge Productions

Company website: https://www.newsurgeproductions.com

Director: Autumn Brain

Producer: Colton Johnson

Casting Director: Kale Simmons

Shooting Location: Richmond, VA

Email: [email protected]

Compensation:

$100/day (3) for Mark and John

$100/day (1) for Chris

 

KEY DATES: May 1 – May 3

Auditions:

ALL AUDITIONS WILL BE REMOTE. 

Please submit a 1-minute monologue in video format, resumé, and headshot to [email protected]

Call Backs: ZOOM – TBD

Shooting Starts: May 1

Shooting Ends: May 3

Synopsis:

Best friends who intern at the Powhatan Historical Society are tasked with making a boring tourism video when they get the idea to record themselves hunting down a local cryptid known as the Ratman.

 

Character BIOS

MARK SMITH, Male, 18-24, Any Ethnicity

Mark is a fun-loving goofball who isn’t the smartest in the room but always keeps things fun. He took an internship at the Historical Society because he wanted to hang out with his friends and thought it would be easy work. He always has a story to tell about his eccentric uncle who he idolizes.

 

JOHN DIK-JAKOV, Male, 18-24, Any Ethnicity

John is Mark’s straight-laced best friend and de facto leader of the group. He always wants to do his best and follow the rules, but the pressure he places on himself to do so makes him extremely anxious. John envies Mark’s relaxed, go-with-the-flow attitude but can’t follow suit because of his need to be responsible and feel in control of his life.

 

CHRIS JONES, Male, 18-24, Any Ethnicity

Chris was the first friend to get an internship at the Historical Society and recommended the job to John. Although he’s more introverted and prefers to be behind the camera, he has a big personality and loves playing pranks on his friends.

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