Don't forget to thank your Cookie for today’s casting roundup. Fox’s hit hip-hop melodrama “Empire” is looking for background actors for its upcoming season! You can also stray into the classical side of the industry to play a background role in Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle.” There are also opportunities available for a San Francisco-based tech musical and an upcoming Amazon series!
“EMPIRE”
Join the Fox hit series “Empire” this summer as a background actor in the upcoming series. The show is looking for male and female talent from Chicago aged 18 and older to portray several roles, including detectives, security, and musicians. There is also a role available for a male actor ages 20–39 who is also real massage or physical therapist. Shoot dates are TBD the week of July 6–14 in Chicago, IL. Pays $250 for eight hours for the masseur/therapist role and $88 for eight hours for all other roles.
“SOMA, THE MUSICAL”
“Soma, The Musical,” an annual musical parody of tech culture in San Francisco, is looking for several actors to fill principal roles. Male and female talent aged 20–50 are needed to play a wide variety of lead and supporting characters, including a recent college graduate, an investigative reporter, and a very peppy fitness instructor. Auditions are by appointment on July 15 and 16 in San Francisco, CA. Rehearsals begin Sept. 5, and the production runs through Oct. A stipend will be provided.
AMAZON’S “MOZART IN THE JUNGLE”
Amazon’s Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series “Mozart In The Jungle,” is casting New York background actors for its upcoming season. Male and female talent aged 35–80 are sought to portray upscale audience members. The production shoots July 30 during the day in Purchase, NY. Pay is $121 for 10 hours with transportation from NYC provided.
“THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL”
Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” a new series about “a housewife in the 1950s [who] decides to become a stand-up comic,” is seeking male and female talent to play background roles in its first season. Actors aged 18 and older are needed to play 1950s department store customers. Men must be okay with getting a 1950s haircut and women must have shoulder length hair or shorter (or also be comfortable getting a haircut). The fitting date is TBD the week of June 26 with a shoot start of July 11 in the NYC area. Pay is $154 for 12 hours for nonunion actors. SAG background rate applies for union actors.
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