CBS will sponsor its sixth talent showcase for diverse sketch comedians in January 2011 in Los Angeles. "The CBS Network is known as 'The Tiffany Network' and our showcases are known as the 'Rolls Royce' of showcases, featuring the dynamic duo of Rick Najera and Fern Orenstein, CBS VP Casting, who change actors' professional lives and provide them access to open doors within the entertainment industry," said Josie Thomas, CBS Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer.
January 2011 Showcase will be Directed by Rick Najera in Association with AFTRA, American Indians in Film and Television, East West Players, Nosotros, SAG and The Robey Theatre Company.
The showcase is focused on African-American, Asian-American, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, LGBT actors and performers with disabilities. Actors should possess extensive sketch comedy experience. Each audition will require a one-minute original sketch comedy monologue.
CBS Entertainment executives, casting directors from the Network's primetime and daytime programs, as well as casting directors from shows on other networks will be on hand at the Showcase. An invitation has also been extended to casting directors from production companies that work with CBS.
Photos and resumes should be sent to:
AFTRA
Attn: CBS Comedy Showcase
c/o Member Education EEO Department
5757 Wilshire Blvd.
9th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
The deadline for submissions is Sept. 15, 2010. Participants must be at least 18 years old. Previous experience/training is recommended of all, but professional representation is not necessary. The CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase will be held at the Historic El Portal Theater in January, 2011. The exact date is TBD.
The Network's on-going talent showcases are part of the CBS Diversity Institute, a comprehensive program designed to identify and develop diversity within the writing, directing and talent communities. In addition to the Diversity Talent Showcases now currently in their eighth year, the CBS Diversity Institute includes the CBS Writers Mentoring Program, the CBS Directing Initiative and numerous actor workshops conducted nationwide, as well as writer workshops conducted in Los Angeles.
Other CBS showcases have included Latino American Talent Showcases in partnership with NOSOTROS, Native American Talent Showcases in association with American Indians in TV and Film, Asian Pacific American Actors Showcases in association with East West Players, African American Showcases in collaboration with The Robey Theatre Company and a showcase for performers with disabilities in association with the California State Media Access Office. Additional events are planned with these and other groups.
Warner Bros. open casting call for 10-13 yo boy for feature film 'Dolphin Tale'
Alcon Entertainment and Warner Brothers are in pre-production on the upcoming 3D feature film 'Dolphin Tale' starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick, Jr. The casting directors are holding an open casting call/talent search for a 10 - 13 year old Caucasian boy who is able to swim well.
No acting experience is necessary. This role is the ONLY role they are looking for at this open call.
Character Description:
[SAWYER NELSON] He's 11 years old, Caucasian, small, introverted, a child genius, brilliant at tinkering but not interested in regular school. Some years ago Sawyer s father walked away from his family, and Sawyer became dependent upon the company of his older cousin, Kyle. But now Kyle has enrolled in the Army and ships out, leaving Sawyer to fold into himself, much to the worry of his mother. But while riding his bike, he happens upon a shoreline incident where a dolphin has been severely hurt in a crab trap. While trying to help, Sawyer makes a connection with the young dolphin that sparks a curiosity that blossoms into a driving force to save the dolphin s life.
Open Casting Call Details
Where:
Saluda Shoals Park
Environmental Center Auditorium
5605 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29212
Click Here for directions.
When:
Thursday, August 19, 2010
1:00pm – 4:00pm
You MUST bring a current photograph with you. Please bring yourself and only one other family member.
Shooting will take place from September 27, 2010 through December 7, 2010 in the Clearwater, Florida area.
Winter the Dolphin, who gained national fame because of her prosthetic tail, will be the star of the movie. While most of the film will be shot at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a robotic dolphin double will be used to shoot scenes Winter can't do herself. 'Dolphin Tale' is a fictional story but it has a lot of fact in it about Winter's real life.
Two 80,000-foot stranding pools are being constructed for the film on the Clearwater Marine Aquarium property and, when filming is over, the Aquarium gets to keep these pools and use them to rehab dolphins in the future.
Principal Actor Casting:
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Dolphin Tale
Barden/Schnee Casting
150 West 28th Street
Suite 402
New York, NY 10001
Extras Casting:
Extras casting will begin late August in Clearwater, FL.
Crew Members:
Film crew workers in the St. Petersburg/Tampa/Clearwater areas send resume to: dolphintalecrew@gmail.com
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Bottlenose Productions, LLC
400 Cleveland Street
2nd Floor
Clearwater, FL 33755
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Alcon Entertainment
10390 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Producers: Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Richard Ingber, Steven P. Wegner
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Starring:
Ashley Judd
Morgan Freeman
Harry Connick Jr.
Story:
Based on the true story of a young boy who befriends an injured dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap, and motivates everyone around him to help save the dolphin by creating a prosthetic appendage to replace the dolphin's missing tail. Connick Jr. plays Dr. Clay Haskett, a vet who rescues the mammal and brings her to runs the marine hospital he runs. Judd plays Lorraine Nelson, the boy's mother while Freeman is Dr. Ken McCarthy, a doctor who creates a prosthetic limb for Winter.
No acting experience is necessary. This role is the ONLY role they are looking for at this open call.
Character Description:
[SAWYER NELSON] He's 11 years old, Caucasian, small, introverted, a child genius, brilliant at tinkering but not interested in regular school. Some years ago Sawyer s father walked away from his family, and Sawyer became dependent upon the company of his older cousin, Kyle. But now Kyle has enrolled in the Army and ships out, leaving Sawyer to fold into himself, much to the worry of his mother. But while riding his bike, he happens upon a shoreline incident where a dolphin has been severely hurt in a crab trap. While trying to help, Sawyer makes a connection with the young dolphin that sparks a curiosity that blossoms into a driving force to save the dolphin s life.
Open Casting Call Details
Where:
Saluda Shoals Park
Environmental Center Auditorium
5605 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29212
Click Here for directions.
When:
Thursday, August 19, 2010
1:00pm – 4:00pm
You MUST bring a current photograph with you. Please bring yourself and only one other family member.
Shooting will take place from September 27, 2010 through December 7, 2010 in the Clearwater, Florida area.
Winter the Dolphin, who gained national fame because of her prosthetic tail, will be the star of the movie. While most of the film will be shot at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a robotic dolphin double will be used to shoot scenes Winter can't do herself. 'Dolphin Tale' is a fictional story but it has a lot of fact in it about Winter's real life.
Two 80,000-foot stranding pools are being constructed for the film on the Clearwater Marine Aquarium property and, when filming is over, the Aquarium gets to keep these pools and use them to rehab dolphins in the future.
Principal Actor Casting:
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Dolphin Tale
Barden/Schnee Casting
150 West 28th Street
Suite 402
New York, NY 10001
Extras Casting:
Extras casting will begin late August in Clearwater, FL.
Crew Members:
Film crew workers in the St. Petersburg/Tampa/Clearwater areas send resume to: dolphintalecrew@gmail.com
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Bottlenose Productions, LLC
400 Cleveland Street
2nd Floor
Clearwater, FL 33755
Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522
Alcon Entertainment
10390 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Producers: Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Richard Ingber, Steven P. Wegner
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Starring:
Ashley Judd
Morgan Freeman
Harry Connick Jr.
Story:
Based on the true story of a young boy who befriends an injured dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap, and motivates everyone around him to help save the dolphin by creating a prosthetic appendage to replace the dolphin's missing tail. Connick Jr. plays Dr. Clay Haskett, a vet who rescues the mammal and brings her to runs the marine hospital he runs. Judd plays Lorraine Nelson, the boy's mother while Freeman is Dr. Ken McCarthy, a doctor who creates a prosthetic limb for Winter.
Universal Pictures open casting call for feature film 'Drive' in Los Angeles
The feature film 'Drive' starring Ryan Gosling and Bryan Cranston is now in pre-production and there will be an open casting call in Los Angeles on August 14, 2010 for principle roles, featured parts, and background. The film is about a stunt driver with a sketchy past who becomes the target of the Mob after being the driver for a botched bank heist.
Marc Platt will co-produce. Platt's films include Legally Blonde, Wanted, Rachel Getting Married, Nine, Charlie St. Cloud, among others. Marc Platt Productions has a production deal with Universal Pictures. Drive is based on the James Sallis novel of the same name.
Production is looking for Hispanic Men and Women who look like they are from the inner city or "East LA" types. For the men they are looking for young 'Cholo' tattooed gangster thug types. For the females, they are looking for young Hispanic women who look like they have had a hard life. Production does not want anyone who looks too polished, or to much like an Actor or Actress. They want it to look very authentic to some of the Lower class areas of LA that are predominately Hispanic.
The movie is starring Ryan Gosling, and his character befriends a young Hispanic single mother, and her boyfriend is a young Hispanic gangster type who is newly released from prison. These characters, along with others, have not been cast yet, so this open casting call may fill those roles, and could be a great opportunity.
Open Casting Call Details
Where:
Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Click Here for directions.
When:
Saturday August 14, 2010
10:00am - 2:00pm
You do NOT need to be registered with Central Casting to attend the open casting call, but if you are not currently registered, you will need to show the proper I9 documentation, which is a photo ID and either a Social Security Card, a Passport, or a Birth Certificate to prove your eligibility to work in the United States. If you do not have the proper documents, they will not be able to consider you for this film.
Filming begins September 20, 2010 in Los Angeles.
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Marc Platt Productions
c/o Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Bungalow 5163
Universal City, CA 91608
Drive Film Productions, LLC
1201 West 5th Street
Suite F200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Bold Films
6464 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Odd Lot Entertainment
9601 Jefferson Blvd.
Suite A
Culver City, CA 90232
Universal Pictures (Distributor)
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Principal Actor Casting:
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Mindy Marin
Casting Artists, Inc.
1433 6th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Extras Casting:
Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Producers:
Marc Platt
Gigi Pritzker
Michel Litvak
Adam Siegel
David Lancaster
Gary Michael Walters
Bill Lischak
Linda McDonough
Director:
Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring:
Ryan Gosling
Bryan Cranston
Story:
"I drive. That’s what I do. All I do." So declares the enigmatic Driver in this masterfully convoluted story, which ranges from the dive bars and flyblown motels of Los Angeles to seedy strip malls dotting the Arizona desert. A stunt driver for movies, Driver finds more excitement as a wheelman during robberies, but when a heist goes sour, a contract is put on his head and his survival skills burn up the pavement.
Marc Platt will co-produce. Platt's films include Legally Blonde, Wanted, Rachel Getting Married, Nine, Charlie St. Cloud, among others. Marc Platt Productions has a production deal with Universal Pictures. Drive is based on the James Sallis novel of the same name.
Production is looking for Hispanic Men and Women who look like they are from the inner city or "East LA" types. For the men they are looking for young 'Cholo' tattooed gangster thug types. For the females, they are looking for young Hispanic women who look like they have had a hard life. Production does not want anyone who looks too polished, or to much like an Actor or Actress. They want it to look very authentic to some of the Lower class areas of LA that are predominately Hispanic.
The movie is starring Ryan Gosling, and his character befriends a young Hispanic single mother, and her boyfriend is a young Hispanic gangster type who is newly released from prison. These characters, along with others, have not been cast yet, so this open casting call may fill those roles, and could be a great opportunity.
Open Casting Call Details
Where:
Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Click Here for directions.
When:
Saturday August 14, 2010
10:00am - 2:00pm
You do NOT need to be registered with Central Casting to attend the open casting call, but if you are not currently registered, you will need to show the proper I9 documentation, which is a photo ID and either a Social Security Card, a Passport, or a Birth Certificate to prove your eligibility to work in the United States. If you do not have the proper documents, they will not be able to consider you for this film.
Filming begins September 20, 2010 in Los Angeles.
Production Companies:
Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies (they will most likely end up in the trash can), they do not cast the films. They hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.
Marc Platt Productions
c/o Universal Pictures
100 Universal City Plaza
Bungalow 5163
Universal City, CA 91608
Drive Film Productions, LLC
1201 West 5th Street
Suite F200
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Bold Films
6464 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Odd Lot Entertainment
9601 Jefferson Blvd.
Suite A
Culver City, CA 90232
Universal Pictures (Distributor)
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
Principal Actor Casting:
See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.
Please submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.
Mindy Marin
Casting Artists, Inc.
1433 6th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Extras Casting:
Central Casting
220 South Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Producers:
Marc Platt
Gigi Pritzker
Michel Litvak
Adam Siegel
David Lancaster
Gary Michael Walters
Bill Lischak
Linda McDonough
Director:
Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring:
Ryan Gosling
Bryan Cranston
Story:
"I drive. That’s what I do. All I do." So declares the enigmatic Driver in this masterfully convoluted story, which ranges from the dive bars and flyblown motels of Los Angeles to seedy strip malls dotting the Arizona desert. A stunt driver for movies, Driver finds more excitement as a wheelman during robberies, but when a heist goes sour, a contract is put on his head and his survival skills burn up the pavement.
NBC Universal and The People's Improv Theater Third Annual Diversity Scholarship
NBC Universal and The People's Improv Theater (aka The PIT) in New York City will offer two full-ride scholarships to students with strong performance skills to study the craft of improvisation at The PIT. NBC Universal and The PIT will each sponsor one student for the entire year-long program, from Level 1 through Level 5. Each level is 8 weeks long and is offered several times per week.
A live 'Finalists Showcase' will take place on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7pm at The People's Improv Theater. The two Diversity Scholars will be selected by both The PIT and NBC Universal executives based on their performances. Scholarship recipients should be located in or around New York City. Recipients will be responsible for their own transportation costs to and from New York City for classes, and are expected to attend each class regularly. More than 2 absences from a level could mean revocation of the scholarship.
Eligibility:
All performers, particularly talented women and people of diverse backgrounds, with a strong desire to study improv.
The submission deadline is Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:00pm EST
Application Process:
Along with your complete contact information, please submit the following:
● A performance resume (if applicable) or a list of your performance or comedy background.
● A 5-minute DVD showing us who you are. Please tell us why you are a good candidate for the program, a description of your diverse background, and who your comedic role models are and why. The DVD should also include a short performance of a sketch, character monologue or comedic bit that you have written. You may use other performers in your DVD if needed. Be creative. Please address the following questions in your 5-minute DVD presentation, along with the performance of your written material.
Why do you think you are a good candidate for this scholarship?
What was your favorite performance experience and why?
Name the performer who most inspires you. Why?
CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME ___________________________________
ADDRESS_________________________________
________________________________________
PHONE __________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS ___________________________
Please MAIL or DROP OFF all application materials to the following address:
Katie Goan
Managing Director
The Peoples Improv Theater
154 W. 29th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Email submissions will NOT be accepted.
NBC Universal Talent Diversity Initiative:
As part of NBC Universal's ongoing commitment to diversity, the NBC Universal Talent Diversity Initiative was created to promote and sustain on-camera diversity through community involvement and development, showcasing non-traditional casting choices, and creating programs to raise awareness at NBC Universal and within the entire entertainment community.
A live 'Finalists Showcase' will take place on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 7pm at The People's Improv Theater. The two Diversity Scholars will be selected by both The PIT and NBC Universal executives based on their performances. Scholarship recipients should be located in or around New York City. Recipients will be responsible for their own transportation costs to and from New York City for classes, and are expected to attend each class regularly. More than 2 absences from a level could mean revocation of the scholarship.
Eligibility:
All performers, particularly talented women and people of diverse backgrounds, with a strong desire to study improv.
The submission deadline is Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:00pm EST
Application Process:
Along with your complete contact information, please submit the following:
● A performance resume (if applicable) or a list of your performance or comedy background.
● A 5-minute DVD showing us who you are. Please tell us why you are a good candidate for the program, a description of your diverse background, and who your comedic role models are and why. The DVD should also include a short performance of a sketch, character monologue or comedic bit that you have written. You may use other performers in your DVD if needed. Be creative. Please address the following questions in your 5-minute DVD presentation, along with the performance of your written material.
Why do you think you are a good candidate for this scholarship?
What was your favorite performance experience and why?
Name the performer who most inspires you. Why?
CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME ___________________________________
ADDRESS_________________________________
________________________________________
PHONE __________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS ___________________________
Please MAIL or DROP OFF all application materials to the following address:
Katie Goan
Managing Director
The Peoples Improv Theater
154 W. 29th Street
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001
Email submissions will NOT be accepted.
NBC Universal Talent Diversity Initiative:
As part of NBC Universal's ongoing commitment to diversity, the NBC Universal Talent Diversity Initiative was created to promote and sustain on-camera diversity through community involvement and development, showcasing non-traditional casting choices, and creating programs to raise awareness at NBC Universal and within the entire entertainment community.
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