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ZOE: Rosa’s best friend. She’s confident, ambitious, hard on herself, selective, compassionate and straight-forward.

WILL: He’s idealistic, inward, popular but not aware of it, intelligent, only gets curious about people he likes. In love with Rosa.

DAN: Smart, funny, very lively. He’s polyvalent and sensitive. The kind of guy you want to be around with. Youngest of the group.

send an email at: [email protected] with the name of the character you’re auditioning for and we’ll send you the scene for your self-tape audition

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