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**PEORIA CASTING CALL**

CASTING CALL - Adventures with Tori

PROJECT TYPE - Short Film, Non Union

PROJECT SYNOPSIS - Looking for five African Americans adults ages 25 to mid 30’s to play roles in the film.

PRODUCTION DATES - Tentative dates July 22nd-24th

PRODUCTION LOCATION - Peoria, Illinois

TEAM MEMBER DETAILS - Brett Brooks, Director & Cinematographer; Jovon Winters, Producer.

CHARACTER BREAKDOWNS:

JAKE REYNOLDS - Late 20’s to mid 30’s, African American male. Jake is a young energetic teacher with a passion for history and teaching elementary kids. He is growing wearing at his job because of one unruly student named Tori. Jake is happily married to Emily.

EMILY REYNOLDS- Late 20’s to mid 30’s, African American female. Emily is compassionate and reassuring. She is a great cook and a good ear for Jake. Plays the voice of reason character for Jake. She is hesitant to become a step-mother but quickly leans into the role for the sake of Tori.

MRS. THOMPSON - 40’s’-50’s, African-American female. Tori’s grandmother. She is Tori’s main care taker and a church-going woman so she doesn’t like to hold on to secrets. She is watching Tori while Tori’s mom is out on tour.

DOCTOR - Atleast 30, any ethnicity, any gender. Doctor is in one scene and is giving the paternity results. Comforting and reassuring.

EMMA - Late 20’s to mid 30’s, African American female. Tori’s mother. A musician who is a good mother to Tori but also wants to follow her music dreams.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES - Due 07/07/2024 by 11:59pm.

SUBMISSION DETAILS - Virtual Auditions

Please send your headshot, short resume, and links to reels, if possible to [email protected]. Put which role you are interested in the subject line. You will receive a script for the film with further details on submitting your audition.