ALL CRAZE TALENT - UTAH FILM ACCEPTING VIDEO AUDITION SUBMISSIONS - PAYING!

The producers of 'Christmas Oranges' are now in first stages of casting for the full length film,

 'Christmas For A Dollar' based on the book by Gale Sears and Ben Sowards.

We would like to extend an invitation to your talent to submit themselves on tape for a first call.

Callbacks will be held when all the tapes have been received and reviewed. We will be doing all first calls on tape, only.

Callbacks will be scheduled at a later date.

The director is John Lyde. Writer, Sally Meyer.

This is a family friendly film and is slated to begin filming in early March.

*Submissions will only be sent via Youtube or Vimeo*

Please make sure that if you send a private link, there is a password, so that the director can view the tapes.

Please note instructions below for taping.

Have your talent slate to the camera, stating name, agency, age (If a minor) and role they are auditioning for.

Please have your clients tape themselves in a well lit room, zoomed in to approximately head and shoulders so we can see their faces clearly.

RATES: SAG LOW BUDGET SCALE

ROLES:

[ WILLIAM KAMP] Male: (40s ) Caucasian. After the loss of his wife, William struggles to
provide for his family during the Great Depression. At Christmas time, when it looks like there
will be no gifts, he comes up with a plan to teach his children the true meaning of Christmas and
the importance of giving. [LEAD]

[ MRS. RATHBONE ] Female: Caucasian, ( 50s) An elegant, but bitter woman who keeps to
herself. When she finds out that Norman has trespassed on her land, she makes his already
difficult life even harder. [LEAD] 

[ NORMAN KAMP] Male: Caucasian (11/12) When Norman was a little boy, he contracted
Polio, which made his left arm useless and weakened his legs. Norman is a plucky, honest kid,
who just wants to be treated like everyone else. When he sees a white horse on Mrs. Rathbone’s
property, he makes friends with the horse and dreams of being able to ride her, to show his
family that he is able to achieve whatever he puts his mind to. [LEAD] [MUST BE
COMFORTABLE AROUND HORSES]

[MISS MAYFIELD] Female: Caucasian, (30s) Miss Mayfield, the new school teacher, could be
pretty if she cared to try. She’s strict, but fair. When Miss Mayfield introduces a ‘Giving Box’ to
her students, all the children vie to be the one to win it. [LEAD]

[RUTHIE KAMP] Female: Caucasian, (8/10) Ruthie is the sassy, opinionated, lovable, youngest
child in the Kamp family. Ruthie wants to win the Giving Box more than anything else. When
Lenny Bigler cheats to try to win the box, Ruthie is forced to examine her own motives. [LEAD]   

[WARREN KAMP] Male: Caucasian, (17) Warren loves his family but wants to rise out of the
poverty that suffocates him. He wants to have enough money to court Helen Jones, but he feels
that he has nothing to offer her. When he finds a job that could give him what he wants, he is
devastated to find out that his father will not allow him to pursue it. [SUPPORTING LEAD] 

[VERNA KAMP] Female: Caucasian. (18) Verna stepped into her mother’s shoes right after she
died. But her secret wish is to attend college and become a nurse. She feels trapped in the home
caring for her siblings, but doesn’t express her feelings to her father. When Miss Mayfield steps
in and tries to convince William to allow her to go to college, it causes conflict between Verna
and her father. [SUPPORTING LEAD]

RUSSELL KAMP] Male: Caucasian. (14) Russell is a quiet, shy peacemaker who loves
baseball. When his father tells him about the plans for the Christmas surprise, Russell does all he
can to make sure he finds the perfect gift. [SUPPORTING LEAD]

[HELEN JONES] Female: Caucausian. (18) Helen is one of the popular girls, the daughter of the
town doctor. She’s shy, and sweet, and has set her cap for Warren Kamp, but when Warren
refuses to pay any Attention to her, she thinks it’s because he doesn’t like her. She is delighted
when Ruthie tells her that Warren has a crush on her. [SUPPORTING]

[LENNY BIGLER] Male: Any ethnicity (12/14) Lenny is a skinny, homely kid who loves
nothing more than to create havoc wherever he goes. He delights in bullying the Kamp kids.
When Ruthie and Lenny get into a race to win the Giving Box, Lenny finds out that there’s only
so far you can push someone before they retailiate. [SUPPORTING]

[MAE JONES] Female: Caucasian, (8/10) Helen’s little sister and best friend of Ruthie. Mae
would also love to win the box, but when she finds out that Ruthie wants it more than she does,
she stops doing the good deeds that are needed for her to win.

[ESTHER ANDERSON] Female: Any ethnicity. (8/10) Friend of Mae and Ruthie. Esther’s
mother doesn’t like Ruthie playing with Esther because Ruthie is a tomboy and has to wear
Norman’s old overalls to school.

[CARL DUNHAM] Male: Any ethnicity: (12/13) Lenny’s sidekick and partner in crime.

[TOMMY] Male: Any ethnicity. (11) Norman’s best friend. When Norman trades a whistle for a
ride on Tommy’s sled, Tommy gets in trouble with Warren.

[FRANK] Male: Any ethnicity. (14) Russell’s friend. Frank helps Russell with his Christmas
gift.

[MR. MUELLER] Male: Caucasian. 60s. Mr. Mueller owns the local hardware store. When
Norman comes to him with a problem, Mr. Mueller is only too happy to help. 

ONLY If you are able to submit a VIDEO AUDITION, please email us at crazesubmissionsonly@gmail.com

1- Name
2- Age
3- Role 
4- Put "Christmas" in email header

We will then send you sides for the role and you will then submit your video audition to Craze Booking Dept. 
Thanks!