Earn $2,750 for a YA Sports Romance Series + More Nationwide Gigs

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Never miss out on an audition again with this roundup of nationwide casting calls. Each week, we update the list to include trending opportunities across the country. If you’re actively searching for auditions and open roles, let this roundup be your go-to guide. 

“Game Day”

Join “Game Day,” a YA romance-drama series following two rising basketball stars who find themselves connected by more than their love of the sport. Two male actors of color, aged 18–33, are sought for the lead roles of Eddie and Beck. An athletic background is a plus. Filming is scheduled for Aug. 7–11 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Pay is $2,750 for five days of work, with housing and transportation covered.

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“Finding Solace”

Casting is underway for “Finding Solace,” a sci-fi feature film about a group of college friends who stay at a house where they mysteriously gain the psychic ability to control anything powered by electricity, which they must use to find a magical item being kept behind a nearby locked door. Nationwide talent, aged 21–40, is sought for various roles in the film, including the lead role of Bri. Filming will take place in Houston, Texas, over two weeks TBD. Pay is $200 per day for up to 11 days of work. Travel and housing will be provided.

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“Hotel Motel Patel”

Land a role in “Hotel Motel Patel,” a funny and heartwarming family drama film following an ambitious Indian family who move to America chasing the dream, only to find themselves running an old, broken-down motel in the middle of nowhere. Production is seeking white and Indian U.S.-based actors, aged 18–70, for a pair of day player roles and a supporting role. Talent will work on Aug. 10–Sept. 10 in Lexington, Kentucky, and Atlanta, Georgia. Pay is $250 per day with all travel and accommodations provided.

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“Divine Colors”

Nationwide casting is underway for “Divine Colors,” a feature film set over seven consecutive days and following three siblings as they both heal and create more wounds at the center of their Southern farming family. Talent, aged 18–29, is sought for the three lead siblings and an additional supporting role. Rehearsals will take place in July, followed by filming in Georgia and Florida on Aug. 7–26. Pay is $1,000 for lead talent. Supporting talent is unpaid, but all talent will receive copy, credit, meals, and transportation assistance.

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Untitled Friendship Feature Film

Damian Bao Casting is continuing its search for talent for an upcoming feature from an award-winning director and an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, BAFTA-, and Emmy-nominated production company. Two U.S.-based young female actors, aged 6–12, are wanted to play the younger versions of the protagonists: Sara, an Egyptian-American girl who gains confidence through storytelling and imagination, and Sarah, an expressive and inquisitive Jewish-American girl. Filming is scheduled for July in New York City. Pay is $1,514 for one week of work.

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“I’m Sorry, Matt 06”

Nationwide casting is underway for “I’m Sorry, Matt 06,” a dark comedy-crime feature film following Kat and her estranged mother, who must put their differences aside after Kat accidentally kills her mother’s latest boyfriend to outsmart a blackmailer whom they suspect to be another one of her mother’s exes. Talent, aged 22–65, is wanted for lead and supporting roles, including Kat and Viv. Filming is scheduled to take place on Sept. 28–Oct. 23 in Omaha, Nebraska. Pay is $2,250–4,650 for supporting roles and $6,200–$8,000 for lead roles. Travel, lodging, and on-set meals will be provided for all.

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Life Insurance Company Testimonial-Style Commercial

U.S.-based actors, aged 40–75, are wanted to portray satisfied clients in testimonial-style videos for a life insurance company. Filming will take place at the talent’s location with the date TBD. Pay is $2,000.

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“DollKeeper”

Voodoo Pictures is now seeking talent for the contained, character-driven possession horror film “DollKeeper,” described as in the vein of  “Hereditary,” “Barbarian,” and “Evil Dead Rise.” U.S. and U.K.-based actors, aged 18 and older, are sought for several roles, including the antagonist DollKeeper. Filming will take place in mid-to-late August in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, areas. Pay is $436 per day for the supporting role and $1,514 per week for lead roles. Travel will be provided.

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“Paradise”

Join the proof-of-concept cast of “Paradise,” an adventure-drama film following a pair of young friends who impulsively run away in search of a dreamland they call Paradise, only to meet the cruelty of the world through a young girl being trafficked. Talent, aged 10–15, is sought for a trio of lead roles, and a male actor, age 40–70, is wanted for a supporting role. Filming is scheduled for Aug. 26–Sept. 2 in Woodlawn, Virginia. Pay is $250 per day for up to eight days of work with all travel and accommodations provided.

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“Gills”

Technically Films is casting talent for a horror-comedy film. Talent in the Arlington, Virginia, area, aged 18–80, is sought for several lead, supporting, and day player roles, including both on-camera and voiceover. Production is also hiring multiple crew roles, including a director of photography, a sound recordist, and more. Rehearsals will take place virtually, followed by filming on Sept. 19–Oct. 4 in the Washington, D.C. metro/D.M.V. area. Pay ranges from $200 to $2,000 for actors and $2,000 to $4,000 for crew.

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“The Lost Healer” 

Casting is underway for “The Lost Healer,” a fantasy adventure film about a young princess who must locate a forbidden relic to save her kingdom from the tyrant who killed her parents. Nationwide actors, aged 7–60, are sought for supporting and day player roles. Rehearsals will take place in late spring, including dialect coaching sessions for multiple roles, followed by filming in Kentucky in July. Pay is $250–$300 per day for up to 10 days of work.

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