Hey Beautiful-souled "The END of FUN" friends and family!
I am very excited to announce that since we will be doing the First Table Read exactly two weeks from tonight, that I have actually begun the casting process! Only moments ago, I posted the first of what will likely be several ads to Craigslist (and eventually other sites).
Here is the link! Please share it if you like...http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/tlg/5654081856.html
It may, of course, be easier just to direct people here (you know, since you're here already!), so you will also find the entire contents of the CL ad below. DEFINITELY share the link for this post with ANYONE you know how might be interested and a good fit. PLEASE NOTICE THE absolute inflexible insistence that all actors also take on the role of "EXECUTIVE PRODUCER" and get closely involved with all fundraising.
ALSO feel free to post any questions you have in the comments section below OR Email me at karaokecrime@gmail.com
Hello to all potential actors out there, seasoned and rookie! My name is Robert Smith and I would like to express my sincere thanks for your interest in acting for us in "Karaoke Crime" (Not the Actual Final Title). We are currently undergoing our first round of casting for this movie. The amount of casting, and our aggressiveness in securing the right talent will increase greatly every day we move toward our final shooting dates.
Please keep reading for an insane amount of information, including the roles, how to apply and what to do if you just want more information!
About the shooting dates: We are calculating 4-5 days over one or two weeks at the end of August, possibly as late as Mid-September. One reason these dates are not set in stone yet is because of YOU! Being an independent feature, we will be providing compensation, but one of our biggest assets is flexibility. We want to work closely with our KEY TALENT to set firm dates that everyone else who is cast must adhere to.
In addition to the Lead and featured extra roles listed below, you will also notice a need for a great number (20-30) of background actors since the majority of the movie takes place in and around a local bar in San Diego.
ALL Lead and Secondary characters must be able and willing to both sing and dance. The movie takes place in and around a karaoke bar, and every lead and secondary character will also have one day at a studio to record their songs (to be played back during the shoot).
ROLES:
Lead Roles
Johnny-- ROLE FILLED! Robert Christopher Smith
Kari K: Mid/late 30's. Average build, can be anywhere between 5'0 and 5'6" (but wears shoes to be whatever height she chooses at any particular time--usually heels when at work). She has blonde hair that hangs past her shoulders and is often pulled back into a pony-tail as it is on the night this story takes place. Kari K is the karaoke KJ ("Kari K, the Karaoke KJ" is her tagline and even on her business cards). She is a high energy Southern California girl, but she wears her emotions on her sleeve, which means that sometimes that high energy may be directed in ways that defy her usual "bubbly" nature and led to her becoming a KJ in the first place. While still beautiful by the standards of any sane person, she is very self-conscious about approaching 40 and being unmarried and childless. She is a great person to have in your corner and a terrible person to have against you. (MAIN CHARACTER)
--Partial Nudity Required (Topless--implied full)
Jade Silver: Jade is Mid-Late 20's. Femme Fatale. She has long, dark wavy/curly hair and has dark eyes lined with dark make up. She wears dark red lipstick. Dark complected, olive-skinned or tanned (ethnicity does not matter, ALL will be considered if they fit the general description), possibly a mix of ethnicities. She has a dancer's body and does in fact dance quite well. Her profession is exotic dancer at a local SD Gentlemen's Club (but we do NOT see this in the movie). When she speaks, anyone who listens carefully might be slightly confused as to why she dances at a strip club. It is neither the sexually abused as a child nor the working her way through college story-- instead being something she does simply to defy boredom and her parents (her mother had been an exotic dancer as well and gone to strange lengths to prevent her daughter from doing the same. In the end, the efforts of her parents backfired and only drove Jade to the stripper's pole). On the night of this story, she has broken up with her boyfriend, a Brazilian-American thug and self-styled motorcycle gangster. (MAIN CHARACTER)
--Partial Nudity Required (Topless--implied full)
Cammy: ROLE FILLED by Julia Bodey!
Clown: The naked clown is a very key element to this story. The time onscreen is brief but very powerful, likely to be the most talked about role and scene in the movie. The clown, in addition to being nude, does sing, dance, and fight. (KEY SECONDARY CHARACTER)
--Full Nudity Required
SCAB: the violent, conservative, biker-gangbanger wannabe ex-boyfriend of Jade Silver. Over 6' tall and muscular, big guy. Grew up in Brazil until teen-ager and his father moved family to SD from Brazil, fleeing their authorities. Although his father has built a legitimate life for his family in SD, his constant belittling of SCAB, calling him soft, etc finally causes him to go out and form his own gang of bikers, but built on Teabagger political principles instead of ethnicity, etc. SCAB is not very smart, but what he lacks in intelligence he makes up in ruthlessness and an unflinching adoration of violence (KEY SECONDARY CHARACTER)
--Full Nudity Required
V V: VV is mid-30's. He is short and somewhat trollish in appearance, but with the sexual appetite and persistence of a movie star times a rock singer to the power of a professional quarterback. VV never passes an opportunity to get next to a woman. He and Johnny are great friends and "running buddies", constantly acting as "wingmen" for each other. When Johnny texts him on the night of this story, it is not automatic, but is does not take much convincing to get him out to the bar. Once there, he falls under the spell of Jade every bit as badly as Johnny but without the good luck of reciprocation that Johnny experiences. (IMPORTANT SECONDARY CHARACTER)
Flash: ROLE FILLED by Ty Miller!
Shay-- Petite, young, Asian (Written as "Asian girl", but very open to any/all ethnicities-- the right person is the right person) girl who sings "Losing My Religion" by REM while Jade dances for Johnny (FEATURED EXTRA)
Matt-Man: a 56 year old regular at the CarryOut--(FEATURED EXTRA--SINGS)
Misty: 36 year old woman hanging out at the CarryOut --(FEATURED EXTRA--SINGS)
LACKEY X (not character's name): Hanging with Scab. Does his bidding. Mid 20's to Mid 40's. Average build--muscular to fat is OK. (FEATURED EXTRA--NO SINGING)
LACKEY Z (not character's name): Rides Scab's bike out to a dump-site (FEATURED EXTRA--NO SINGING)
Danny: the bartender and owner of the bar (late 30's to late 40's) --(FEATURED EXTRA--NO SINGING)
Marvin Lippert--Man in 60-70's. Scab's neighbor (FEATURED EXTRA--NO SINGING)
Eleanor Lippert--Woman in 50-70's. Marvin's wife; only seen cowering behind her husband (FEATURED EXTRA--NO SINGING/NO LINES)
BACKGROUND ACTORS
We will be looking for about 20 to 30 background extras to work for 2-3 nights.
There will be a minimum of QUALITY FOOD as compensation for everyone including Featured Extras and Background Actors.
**ALL LEAD ACTORS and SECONDARY ACTORS will be compensated additionally financially, based upon several factors, including experience and other factors that may be negotiated with each actor individually.**
Everyone involved will be credited additionally as an "EXECUTIVE PRODUCER". However, there will be expectations that are associated with this title, primarily being active involvement in the crowdfunding and fundraising efforts overall. PLEASE ONLY APPLY if you completely understand and are willing to enthusiastically take part in the fundraising aspects of this project.( If for any reason, you are unable or unwilling to be part of the fund-raising, please do not apply. This is automatic disqualifier.)
READY TO APPLY?
If you would like to be considered for one of the roles above, please follow the process outlined here:
1) Send 8x10 headshot (EVERYONE)
2) Send CLOTHED Body Shot (All LEADS and SECONDARY--just something that shows your general level of fitness)
3) Send links for Youtube clips, etc. of you singing and/or dancing (ALL LEADS and SECONDARY if singing)
4) Please write a short email to explain that you understand the need to actively, enthusiastically engage in the fundraising efforts.
5) Please include your Professional Actors Resume if available. Tell me about what else you have done!
6) Please let me know any questions you have!
WANT MORE INFORMATION?
There is already a FB Page, Twitter account and blog starting to pick up steam and fans. If you are interested in this project and would like more information first or to engage in discussion, please email me through this ad and I will be glad to discuss whatever you like and/or provide links to the rest of what is just getting started!
THANKS FOR READING! I look forward to hearing from all of you!
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