VCUarts Cinema Repertory Company “Primary Players”
VCUarts Cinema
4 Non-Union Short Student Films
Badge & Betrayal
Capo Dei Capi
Just Your Regular Sitcom
Vice Verse
Production Company: VCUarts Cinema
Executive Producers: Yossera Bouchtia & Kevin Gallagher
Directing Faculty: Bill Badgley & Chelsea Burke
Casting Director: Anne Chapman
Casting Associate: Carly Hough
Day Rate: $144/d ay for 21 days– Final authorization for engagement of services are dependent upon university budget approval.
First Round: Via Self-Tape
Virtual CB Date: If needed, Friday, June 28th, 2024
Shoot Dates: 4 weeks + 1 day, Friday, July 5th, Monday-Friday: July 8th-12th, July 15th-19th, July 22nd-26th & July 29th-August 2nd, 2024
MUST BE AVAILABLE ALL DAYS
Local Hires only to Richmond, Virginia.
4 weeks of continuous shooting – no housing provided.
Shoot Location: VCU, Richmond, VA
Parking provided.
Badge & Betrayal
Directing Faculty: Bill Badgley
Roles: Jake, Donovan, Intervener
STORYLINE: The cold case of a cop’s missing and presumed dead wife isn’t technically cold if his old partner knows she isn’t dead or missing, is it?
Capo Dei Capi
Directing Faculty: Chelsea Burke
Roles: Waiter with Knife, Mobsters
STORYLINE: The “Boss of Bosses” is in question when one mob boss calls a con job on his own and another sees it as an opportunity to strike.
Just Your Regular Sitcom
Directing Faculty: Bill Badgley
Roles: Bartender, Jordan
STORYLINE: When a journalist notices she is stuck in a sitcom, she must blend in with the cast to try and escape.
Vice Verse
Directing Faculty: Chelsea Burke
Roles: Julie, Club Owner
STORYLINE: When a womanizing poet goes out with a new girl looking for a nice date, he performs a poem at an open mike night that ruins his chances for a second date.
SEEKING: Three (3) Primary Players to be part of a repertory company of five (5) players who will have 4 different roles in 4 films.
Please note, we have already cast two (2) of our Primary Players.
One (1) short film will be shot per week.
A cop drama, a gangster film, a sitcom and a rom com gone bad.
Each player will have a lead, supporting roles and be an extra over the course of the 4 films.
[PLAYER #2, JULIE, WAITER WITH KNIFE, INTERVENER] 20-30 yrs, All Ethnicities, Female.
Stunt/Fight experience a plus.
LEAD & SUPPORTING ROLES in 4 films – Shoots: 21 days, 4 weeks + 1 day, Friday, July 5th, Monday-Friday: July 8th-12th, July 15th-19th, July 22nd-26th & July 29th-August 2nd, 2024
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[PLAYER #3, JAKE, BARTENDER, CLUB OWNER] 25-35 yrs, All Ethnicities, Male
Stunt/Fight experience a plus.
LEAD & SUPPORTING ROLES in 4 films – Shoots: 21 days, 4 weeks + 1 day, Friday, July 5th, Monday-Friday: July 8th-12th, July 15th-19th, July 22nd-26th & July 29th-August 2nd, 2024
Final authorization for engagement of services is dependent upon university budget approval.
[PLAYER #4, DONOVAN, JORDAN] 35-40 yrs, All Ethnicities, Female
Stunt/Fight experience a plus.
LEAD & SUPPORTING ROLES in 4 films – Shoots: 21 days, 4 weeks + 1 day, Friday, July 5th, Monday-Friday: July 8th-12th, July 15th-19th, July 22nd-26th & July 29th-August 2nd, 2024
Final authorization for engagement of services is dependent upon university budget approval.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
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Thank you in advance for your submission! Submitting does not guarantee an audition: If selected, you will be contacted with an audition time and location. Every submission is thoughtfully considered. Specific requirements for each role are indicated above. Anne Chapman Casting is a safe space where all voices are equal regardless of age, sex, racial, tribal, religious, linguistic, cultural or national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity