SPECS-
2 Female:
1 in their early to mid 20’s (college age)
1 in her 40’s, youthful in energy up-to-date (but not hip/cool), feels like she fits in in a town like Ft. Collins, CO or Huntsville, Alabama
We want people with some experience in the slam/freestyle poetry/spoken word world, it’s not a stipulation, but if possible we would prefer these types of performers. We absolutely need to cast people who can take direction well, and we will need to ascertain this during the audition, so we should be open to casting non-union actor talent along with the available slam poets. We need to keep in mind that we’ll most likely have several takes of the scripted spots, in addition to some improvisational work, so the actor route is definitely one to consider. Some experience with improv is required, and definitely some experience with stage work is a plus. Let’s explore some of the improv theatre groups as well as the slam poets as that might offer us a good mix of trained actors who can improvise and be fluid.
Would like to get a good ethnic mix so would love to audition various ethnicities, we will need at least one of our final women to be Caucasian/non-Hispanic. We don’t want to be too urban or grungy. Erring on the side of neat casual is probably best. Dressed down could be a button down shirt or a neat t-shirt and jeans, but let’s steer away from anything too hip or hip hop.
Performance is going to be key, but we also need to ensure characters that our audience (those in B&C counties and our bankers) are going to relate to and represent the brand well. We are looking for approachable, man-on-the-street characters but must keep in mind that it’s their performance of the poetry that is really going to be key to how attention-grabbing the spots are.
We'll give them $1,000 per shoot day plus agency. That will cover all scripts and any versions.
E-mail: Jon@maxtalent.com with headshot and links to videos.
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