Current Projects

Spineless is our final project for our Film Making class at the University. It is a short film project that will be shot in beautiful St. Paul.

A gardening project to gets way out of hand.

• Job: Student

FILMING IN GEORGIA

ALL ROLES PAID PLUS IMDB CREDIT, MEALS, LODGING 

Casting "Love at Lookout Lake," an independent feature film. Very similar to a Hallmark style movie. This is a micro-budget production with a script that has been approved by a large distributor who supplies TV Films to cable channels like Lifetime, Hallmark, Up, etc. The producers are experienced working on and shooting TV movies and have connections with distribution.

THIS IS A LIGHT-HEARTED, PG RATED ROMCOM.  

THERE ARE NO ACTUAL SWIMMING SCENES IN THIS FILM BUT WE WILL SHOOT MULTIPLE SCENES IN A ROW BOAT ON THE WATER, THEREFORE SOME OF THE CHARACTERS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SWIM FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. THOSE CHARACTERS ARE SIERRA BLISS, TYLER O'MALLEY AND STEVE THE FISHERMAN. 

LOGLINE
A gossip columnist gets a tip that could uncover the idenity of a popular mystery novelist, who
apparently has ties to her hometown. She retreats to her family’s lake cabin to sus out this
secretive writer, shocked to run into her childhood crush who still lives across the lake. Warm
weather and a series of charming lakeside encounters spark change in two lonely hearts, who
connect over their shared past, the simple things and potentially... uncover their secret truths.

• Job: Feature

Important Dates 

First Rehearsal: December 27th, 2024

First Preview: February 4th, 2025

Opening: February 8th, 2025

Closing: March 9th, 2025

On a crowded subway, Milo passes the time imagining the lives of the other passengers. See his illustrations brought to spirited life in this world-premiere musical, featuring dynamic new songs ranging from hip-hop and pop to country. Ride along with Milo from stop to stop as he begins to understand that first impressions aren’t always accurate, that his older sister ReRe isn’t always annoying, and that real life can sometimes be even more incredible than an imaginary one. 

• Job: Other

This is an international production. The adult actors need to be able to speak Persian/Farsi. Nothing advanced, just simple shopping conversations, and small talk. Actors under 16 are not required to speak Persian/Farsi.
The themes covered in this short student production are immigration and underlooked relationships. The goal is to touch on how people are left behind when people immigrate which could be considered a crisis in Iran as more and more people are immigrating or trying to immigrate every day. 

The story is narrated from the perspective of a shopkeeper who interacts with the main character, Anoosha, as she grows up in the neighborhood and maintains regular interactions with him as she shops groceries and snacks regularly. Eventually, Anoosha immigrates from Iran to America for college and the shopkeeper is left alone. He's reminded of his niece who immigrated years before Anoosha. We see Anoosha in America as she recieves a package of her favorite snack sent by the shopkeeper through her parents.
 

• Job: Student

Do you have a roommate that you aren't getting along with? This is an unscripted project looking for real stories!

• Job: TV Series

Casting female-identifying actors in their 20s-30s for the following roles. Prior experience with immersive theater or improv is not necessary, but those with experience are encouraged to audition. Performing artists must be available for all listed tour dates. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C49AAA92BA4FF2-48371502-seance#/ 

Friday, April 26 7-10pm, (Callbacks, April 27 1-3pm)

     *Performing artists will be asked to perform a monologue of their choosing from the audition sides provided below. 

“Seance Sisters”

A new, immersive experience premiering at KC, MN, and IndyFringe, summer 2024. 

In 1888, the Fox Sister Mediums were the foremost figures of the American Spiritualism Movement. They toured the United States, summoning “spirits” through widely popular seances. Until one night when everything changed…Join us as history repeats itself and the Fox Sisters perform their final seance. 

Casting the Roles of:

Margaretta (Maggie) Fox: The middle sister. A romantic at heart, with people pleasing tendencies and an unseen spine of steel. 

Katherine (Kate) Fox: The youngest sister, the ultimate people pleaser who appears younger than she is. 

Leah Fox: The oldest sister. A showwoman of the highest order. Has been in dire straits before and will never go back.

Compensation: $300 stipend with paid travel expenses

      *performing artists will also receive digital copies of headshots, production photos, and an archival performance recording for their personal use upon completion of the tour.

Sides:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F6pgRrZIbQZLoqo0IHs_WMYo4t6LI3RfG28fV8eKcnA/edit 

Other helpful audition prep:

Youtube: The Rise and Fall of the Fox Sister Mediums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPPgwh4yk2Q

Rehearsals:

Location TBA, Twin-Cities metro area

June 3-27, Monday-Thursday, 7-10pm; July 1-3, 5 7-10pm, July 6-7, 10-1pm

      *All Tech and Performance Dates are TBA, and will be posted once the production team has received notification from all festivals.

Tour:

KC Fringe: July 12-28, 2024 (5 performances)

MN Fringe: August 1-11, 2024 (5 performances)

IndyFringe: August 15-25, 2024 (3 performances)

      *Seance Sisters was drawn for the Midwest Touring Trifecta at the 2024 Minnesota Fringe Festival Lottery

• Job: Other

BITCH-BOT is a short film project for a film class at the University. Filming will be done over 3-4 days in mid-late April depending on the availability of cast and crew. 

The two principal characters are AI.Mee and Zeke. Zeke also has two friends, Alex and Jack. 

The film will be posted on YouTube and displayed in class at the end of the year. The current plan is not to submit the project to anything else.

This project will include mentions of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. It is not talked about graphically, but it could still be upsetting. If this is a triggering topic, this may not be the project for you

AI.Mee is a feminine android, who is owned by Zeke, an aspiring streamer. AI.Mee takes care of all the cooking and cleaning for Zeke, as well as acting as a companion for him. Zeke is a gamer who spends all his time outside of work streaming and playing with his friends, Alex and Jack. 

AI.Mee spends most of her days watching and observing the world around her. She picks up on a lot that people don't notice. Zeke has been getting progressively more aggressive with AI.Mee with the encouragement of his friends. As AI.Mee sees and processes the world, she slowly gains more self-awareness and autonomy. One day, while Zeke is having his friends over, Alex and Jack begin getting extremely aggressive with AI.Mee. They are planning to assault her. Her self-preservation takes over and she kills both Alex and Jack.

• Job: Student

This project will be shot across 2 days because of budget (two 12hr days). All sequences will be shot in Jacksonville, FL. Goal of this film is for distribution as well as exposure in film festivals. 

Two criminals (father and son) attempt to leave town after a botched job in robbing a residence. Although they begin to face their own destructive nature head on which may lead to their own demise.

The story focuses on the subject matter of our fight with the flesh. (Romans 7:7-25, Galatians 5:16-21, Ephesians 2:3). The flesh will be personified to demonstrate in a visual representation the struggle we go through in fighting against our own earthly desires.

The "flesh" will be an actual person with a faceless mask (similar in stature and body type to each character) to magnify how real and difficult the fight can be.

Both characters (Reuben and Mel) struggle with thievery as well as also addiction to drugs and alcohol. 

Asarai will be Reuben's love interest and represent one who fights the flesh with God's grace apart from human efftort.

Will be a PG-13 RATING.

• Job: Feature

Takeout is a short film by college students. The film will be shot with a BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4k camera. Currently, we have enough money for the production but we're still unsure if we have any funds to pay actors. Still looking for producers willing to cover actor stipends.

"Takeout" is a horror-thriller screenplay centered on Andy, a hardworking college student and takeout delivery boy, and his girlfriend Eve, a horror fiction writer and enthusiast. Living in a modest apartment, their lives take a mysterious and dark turn intertwined with supernatural elements and a cunning ploy for survival.  As they navigate the challenges of impending parenthood and financial strain, a seemingly mundane delivery job spirals into a nightmare. The story unfolds a complex plot involving a haunted house, a sinister scheme involving smuggled diamonds, and an unsuspecting twist at the ned. With the lines between reality and the paranormal blurred, the orphan couple's love and sanity are tested to the limits in this tale of deceit, survival, and the occult. Casting is open for actors to bring to life this intense narrative filled with suspense, emotional depth, and a touch of the supernatural.

• Job: Student

TV Series about Roommates who are having problems and are desperate to try to resolve the situation.

• Job: TV Series

Futurisic version of the armor of God

• Job: Other

Did you become roommates with a stranger and it's not going well? Is the situation so extreme that one of you wants the other to move out? Are you desperate to try to resolve the situation? 

If so, you may be a great fit for a new series being developed for a Major Cable Network.  

For more information, please email roommateproblems@castingrealityshows.com. Include your name, location, the best number to reach you, and a summary of your current situation with your roommate. Please give at least 3 detailed examples of the issues you are dealing with. 

• Job: TV Series

Horror short.

Less than 15 min, will be submitted to film festivals around country.
 
Only two roles so a lot of screen time.

Set to shoot this spring .

Two friends meet up for an overnight camp out in a State park, rich in Native American folk lore.

maybe a little to rich . As one of the tales comes alive.

Horror short.

• Job: Other

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• Job: Other