See the Prague Playhouse website.
or Write to Brian Caspe for more info: brian@pragueplayhouse.com
Please send suggestions to casting@nancybishopcasting.com
TV SERIES: THE PHILANTHROPIST, EPISODE 5
STARRING James Purefoy
NBC, Carnival, Stillking
Director: John Strickland
Shooting in Prague: 2-10 Feb, 2009
SYNOPSIS: Teddy Rist is a renegade billionaire who uses his wealth, connections and power to help people in need. In this episode Teddy attempts to build a new factory uniting Serb and Albanian workers in Kosovo.
ALL Roles speak English (except Old Serb) and actors need to be BE ABLE TO WORK LOCALLY IN PRAGUE.
JOVAN PEROVIC, LEAD. 40s-50s. Orthodox Christian Serb. Fit, sharp, focused.
FATHER TOMOR TOPANI. Lead. Serbian Priest, 30s. Genial, fatalistic, good-humored
GENTA COBAJ, LEAD. 30s. Albanian Muslim, beautiful woman.
IMAM HASIM HASSAN. LEAD. Muslim Cleric.
MILOS. Perovic’s adopted son.
ELI VAROSHI. Young Albanian Lawyer
KOSOVO OFFICIAL.
OLD SERB. Speaks one line in Serbian
Happy New Year ALL!
I’m still working on my book and in the midst of writing my chapter on knowing your type, I watched Vin Diesel’s Multi Facial. It’s a short film he made for about $10,ooo before he was famous. It’s about his frustration about not falling into a type at castings and well… frankly it MADE him famous and in the process he created a type for himself. Great inspiration for actors. Check it out. Multi facial
If there’s one thing I tirelessly preach in my classes is that actors should not sit around and wait for the phone to ring, but should get out there and make their own work. Bonnie Gillespie has turned me on to this brilliant actress in LA who has devised her own character and web TV show. Without an agent, she managed to attract the attention of casting directors and get invited for great auditions. For very little money she shot these spots about her created character, Mary Olson. Check it out and be inspired!
I’ve been holed up in Scotland working on my book, and as research reading Bonnie Gillespie’s excellent book, Self-Management for Actors. She sent it to me when I was preparing for my Actor Marketing Seminars. Isn’t she great? She blogs all the time about topics of interest to actors on Actors Access. Check her out.
Happy New Year!
Nancy
For those of you wishing to audition for the White Road, please do so on the Casting Scene.
visit: http://devthecastingscene.com you will be able to sign up to the website, once signed up by clicking on the ” Projects ” tab you will find details on The White Road project and will be able to read the script excerpts and post on online audition.
Actors must be available 12-21 Jan
OLIVER CABON. French Businessman. Speaks a few lines in English. 40s- 50s. Sophisticated
ALGERIAN. Speaks in French. Hard man. Age not important
ASSISTANT. One line in English. Slavic. Hard man. 20s-40s
OLD MAN. Speaks Russian. Former Russian army. Points a gun at star.
PARAMEDIC. Speaks only French.
RECEPTIONIST. French but speaks English. 30s, professional, intelligent, composed.
FEATURE FILM: THE WHITE ROAD
SANTANA BROTHERS FILM
DIRECTOR: DOMINIC SANTANA
PRODUCER: LEE SANTANA
Shooting in Lithuania, March-May 09
CASTING: Nancy Bishop (EUR), Ros Hubbard (UK)
PLEASE SEND PHOTO CV AND REEL TO casting@nancybishopcasting.com
or to do an online casting, look for the project coming up on www.thecastingscene.com
Brief: 1947. Prisoners escape from a Soviet camp and struggle to survive.
Looking to cast the following characters in Europe. Nationality open.
POLA:
Female, early 20s, striking, bewitching, unusual looks. Open nationality. Daughter of a diplomat, expensively educated and being gifted and bright, speaks several languages fluently. Pola has learnt to survive in camp by using her sexuality as a currency and she forms part of a prostitution squad serving both inmates and camp functionaries alike. Pola is tough, clever, calculating and manipulative, bordering on ruthless. Her delicate frame belies a steely determination and inner will, and on the survivor’s scale, she ranks the highest amongst the group.
JULEK
Male, white, 20-30s. Polish Solider and fellow escapee. Unintentionally quirky, frustrated and angst ridden, his appearance could be best summed up as “a clown, without make up.” He possesses a character worn in face, having been raised on a rural farm. Whilst in camp, he was offered a deal to reduce his sentence by becoming a secret informant, to which he readily agreed. He keenly feels the pangs of remorse and guilt, which manifest themselves as anger and frustration, much of it inwardly directed as he is filled with self-loathing. Julek’s experiences in camp shaped him into the man he is, not what he hoped he would be. He is however keen to change and atone, and seeks a fresh start. But his inherently weak, cowardly and moreover selfish nature means he will switch sides and betray allegiances in order to survive.
SACHA. Male, white, late teens to early 20s. Fellow escapee. Nationality open. Young and impressionable, his devout Jewish beliefs offered him strength and helped sustain him during his time in the Gulag. Despite his religious convictions, he still has a strong a desire to survive and will betray himself, his faith and those around him to live. At sea in an alien world, Sacha lacks the maturity and inner strength to cope with th horrors of camp life and has withdrawn into himself, drawing comfort and sustenance from a rigorously observed religion. Although he doesn’t preach, others see his creed exactly for what it is; his way of getting through the day. One can also wonder whether Sacha is entirely sincere.
THE PHILANTHROPIST- TV series
Starring: James Purefoy
Company: NBC (US) Carnival (UK) Stillking (CZ)
Director: Duane Clark
Shooting in Prague: Jan-Feb, 2009
Sysnopsis: JAMES PUREFOY (Teddy Rist) is the Philanthropist of the title. He is a renegade billionaire who uses his wealth, connections and power to help people in need. He’ll do anything to achieve his goals. In this episode he visits Paris where he vanquishes Bejan, the Eastern European mobster who has been trafficking women in the sex trade.
THE PRIORITY FOR THE FOLLOWING ROLES IS THAT THE ACTORS LIVE IN PRAGUE:
IVANA. aged 19. Russian/E. European beauty. Should have a soft vulnerability about her, as we see her cry. She has several scenes and speaks English with an accent.
BEJAN. 40-50s. Lead. E. European villain. Has a finger in lots of pies- runs a Parisian Casino as well as heading a human trafficking ring. Dangerous to know. Has several scenes. Speaks English with accent.
REGINA. aged 17. E. European, very pretty. A victim of the slave trade. Working as a prostitute in Paris. a few lines in English with accent.
RAYA. Ivana’s sister. Pretty and innocent. Speaks only Russian (does not need to be native speaker.) Aged 15.
THERE WILL BE OTHER ROLES BUT THE SCRIPT IS CHANGING SO STAY TUNED.
NB
Starting Monday, 10 November, I’m touring US universities to promote the Prague Film School and especially the new Acting for Film program which I will chair, starting in Fall ’09. For more information about the Film Acting Program click here.
My schedule is as follows:
10 Nov: Oberlin College
11 Nov: University of Michigan
13 Nov. Loyola, Chicago
14 Nov. Northwestern U
17 Nov. National Theatre Institute and Connecticut College
18 Nov. Wesleyan
19 Nov. Vassar
20 Nov. Simon’s Rock and Barnard
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