Casting 4 Shorts & A Music Video

In the coming months I will be shooting 4 shorts and a music video. Time to beef up my IMDb credits in preparation for the next round of funding for Meet Jane Doe (a blog post on that status is long overdue and forthcoming soon). Three out of the four shorts I am casting are single-location interior homes - super easy stuff - likely shooting for 1 day, although Dinner Party may stretch into 2.  Below are breakdowns of the characters I am looking to find talent for. I will be scheduling auditions in the coming weeks and will likely cast all shorts at the same time. Casting for the music video will happen seperately as that audition will occur on roller skates. :-) Please note that compensation for these projects is limited to copy, credit and food, but since this is for my reel I will be pushing hard for all of them on the festival circuit. Script is available now for Dinner Party and Sack Lunch, scripts for My Turn and Take the Groceries and Run will be available at the end of next week.

DINNER PARTY, comedy
When 7 college friends get together for a dinner party to meet Ben's new wife, things stop being polite and get very, very real.

Mike: the party host along with his wife. Mid to late '30's, average build.

Kathleen: Mike's wife, the perfect hostess. Mid to late '30's, genuine and nice, with a Martha Stewart edge - almost too good to be true.

Sarah: Kathleen's former college roommate. Petite and adorable in spite of having 4 kids under the age of 6. Mid to Late '30's.

Shane: Sarah's husband, an accountant, very serious and studious. Attractive, but in a goofy sort of way. Also mid to late '30's, thin build.

Ben: Mike's best buddy from college, they haven't seen each other for over 10 years. Ben is your typical guy's guy - into sports, fit and athletic, a little snarky and arrogant. Mid to late '30's.

Cassie: Ben's trophy wife, early 20's, thin build. Not much going on in that head of hers, smiles and tries to politely join the conversation, but doesn't have much to add.

Ed: The instigator. The jokester of the group. The eternal bachelor who refuses to settle down. Mid to late '30's, handsome, but not overly built. More of a GQ handsome, with a quirky edge to him.

SACK LUNCH, comedy
A middle-age housewife cures frustration with a little passive-aggressive revenge.

Wife: mid to late 40's, typical empty-nester mom type. Mom is the focal point of this film, which has very little dialogue, but tons of action. Comedic timing and personality are what will sell this role to audiences.

Husband: mid to late 40's, businessman, professional. Cold and militant.

MY TURN, comedy
Having three teenage sisters has taken it's toll on poor Billy. He's had all he can stand and he can't stand no more!

Billy: 7-9 years old, must have incredible sense of timing and physical comedy. Must be extremely likable - the audience needs to sympathize with this little guy and root for him in the end.

Melody: 18 years old, senior in high school. Typical older teenager, thinks she knows it all, rude to her siblings, bossy and demanding.

Charity: 16 years old, diva in the making. Extremely trendy and stylish and puts great effort into her fashion and appearance.

Harmony: 14 years old, following in her older sister's footsteps. Barely a notch above Billy in the household rankings, and tortures her little brother to take out her frustrations of being the younger middle child. Sassy and rude to Billy, idolizes Melody and Charity.


TAKE THE GROCERIES AND RUN, comedy
Being a mom of two young children is hard enough. Try taking them grocery shopping when you are already stressed out of your gourd and nothing seems to be going your way.

Mom: early to mid-30's, tired, worn-out, frustrated. She's at the grocery store with her two small children simply trying to get her shopping done. Must have the ability to swing from manic to loving to screaming to crying to numb. Requires great comedic timing and minor stunt work (being chased by a security officer through a grocery store parking lot).

Kid 1: age 3-4, girl, winy and impatient, demanding ill-mannered little princess.

Kid 2: age 5-6, boy, complete terror. Throws food, wrecks displays, pulls his sister's hair.

Grocery Clerk: Male, mid '20's, thin build. Sarcastic, bored and snarky young adult that hates his job and makes everyone else miserable. Total attitude of arrogance and indifference.

Security Guard: late 30's to mid 40's, overweight, donut eating slacker that couldn't get in to police academy. Must be great with physical comedy, as he has to chase down the mom in the parking lot, panting, stumbling, falling down.

Old lady: elderly. She's in line in front of mom at check-out, going really slow, fiddling through coupons and writing a check. 

ANOTHER NOTCH, music video
In need of roller dancers! We need men and women with various levels of skill on four wheels. In addition to needing 20 or so skaters, we need 2 attractive male roller-dancers who are AMAZING (there will be a dance-off!).

To submit for any of the above roles, please email your HS/R along with the role you are interested in auditioning for (please don't just email and say "whatever you think I am appropriate for" - you know your type better than I do) to jacqgaul@gmail.com. I will contact you for an audition once we have the audition date set.

Thank you all in advance! I am really, really looking forward to these shoots.