AUDITION NOTICE - INDY FILM DIRECTED BY NICK GOMEZ IN BOISE

“THE MASCOT”
Short Film – Drama
DIRECTOR: Nick Gomez
SHOOT DATES: Approx 1st week of JUNE 2010
LOCATION: Mountain Home, ID (Boise, ID area)
CASTING DIRECTORS: Shari Greicar & Tamara Green
AUDITION DATES: Friday, March 26th – Thursday, April 1st, 2010
SUBMISSION INFO: Please send an email to mascotcasting@gmail.com with your interested, a Headshot and Resume to request audition and receive the script and sides.
 
Pay: All food, lodging and travel provided & $25/day

Synopsis: A group of local misfit teens in a small town Idaho believe they have kidnapped the rival school’s mascot during football season in order to impress the guys on the team, only to find they have kidnapped Les, a kid who grew up in an orphanage and has landed his first job at the local steak house standing on the corner in a kangaroo suit. Embarrassed by their mistake, the misfits try to cover it up.


[LES] Male. All Ethnicities. (15 – 25 yrs old to play 18 yrs old) A lean 18 yr old boy who grew up in an orphanage. He has been taken in by the local town pastor and is working his first job at a local restaurant as the guy in the kangaroo suit outside trying to get customers to come in and eat. He is timid, independent and a loner…LEAD
*LES AUDITION SCENES: Scenes 1 – 8, & Scene 18 of script (pages 2 – 4, and pages 13-15). They are also labeled as Scenes 1 & 2 if you have received sides.

[SETH] Male. All Ethnicities. (15 – 25 yrs old to play 18 yrs old) He is a hothead. Is used to bullying people to make up for his insecurities. Has never fit in with the popular kids but tries to by kidnapping the rival high school’s mascot in order to impress the popular football players. He can throw a punch, but definitely not a football. He is unpredictable and mean, the de-facto leader of the misfits, but the not brightest…LEAD
*SETH AUDITION SCENES: Scenes 14 & 15 of the script (pages 8-12). They are also labeled as Scene 3 if you have received sides that are marked.

[JAKE] Male. All Ethnicities. (16 – 25 yrs old to play 17 yrs old) Quiet and bookish, a kind nature. He is unwillingly a part of a group of not so popular misfits who kidnap a rival high school’s mascot. He sympathizes with the kidnap victim and tries to help him…SUPPORTING
*JAKE AUDITION SCENES: Scene 16, 17, 18 and 24 of script (pages 13-15 & 19) They are also labeled as Scenes 1 & 2 if you have received sides.

[CHRISTY] Caucasian Female. (15 to 25 yrs old to play 17 yrs old) She is cute and confident, but a bit dorky. She is friends with everyone but would love to be popular. Helps the misfits kidnap the team mascot and later defects…SUPPORTING
*CHRISTY AUDITION SCENES: Scenes 8, 12, 13 & 14 of script (pages 4, 5 & 7-12) They are also labeled Scenes 1 & 2 if you have received sides.

[JOHN] Male. All Ethnicities. (15 – 25 yrs old to play 17 yrs old) The muscle of the group of misfits, not for his actual strength, but more for his large size. He is a big kid who is probably the smartest one in the team of misfits; he is somewhat reasonable and tries to do the right thing…SUPPORTING
*JOHN AUDITION SCENES: Scenes 11 & 12, Scene 15, Scenes 22-24 of script (pages 6, 7, 12, 16-18) They are also labeled as Scene 1, 2 & 3 if you have received sides that are marked.

[SHANTEL] Female. All Ethnicities. (15 – 25 yrs old to play 17 yrs old) She is a rural girl, big boned and healthy. She is tagging along with the misfits because they are her friends and she wants to fit in…SUPPORTING
*SHANTEL AUDITION SCENES: Scenes 18, 21 & 22 of the script (pages 9, 10, 15, 16). They are also marked as Scene 1 & Scene 2 if you have received sides that are marked.

[HANK] Male. All Ethnicities. (16 to 25 yrs old to play 18 yrs old) The captain of the football team. Handsome, very funny and smart, full of charisma. He is the most popular guy at school and the leader of all of his friends. …….(works one day) SUPPORTING
*HANK AUDITION SCENE: Scene 14 of the script (pages 8 & 9). They are also marked as Scene 1 if you have received sides.

[VIPS MANAGER] Male. All Ethnicities. (30 to 60 years old) A working class guy who is the day manager at the local steak house. He takes great pride in his work and is in charge of hiring and firing. He teaches Les how to get more customers. ….(works one day) SUPPORTING
*VIPS MANAGER AUDITION SCENE: Scene 10 of the script (pages 5 & 6). Also marked as Scene 1 if you have received sides.

[HOPE BAKER] Female. All Ethnicities. (40 to 60 yrs old) A disheveled woman who runs the local orphanage She is a sweet lady but corrupt in her business practices…(works one day) FEATURED
*HOPE BAKER AUDITION SCENE: Scene 2 of the script (page 2). Also marked as Scene 1 if you have received sides.

[PASTOR KERN] Male. All Ethnicities. (40’s to mid 50’s) The town pastor, kind and straight laced, he tries to help Les out by giving him a place to stay….(works one day) FEATURED
*PASTOR KERN AUDITION SCENE: Scene 3 of the script (pages 2 & 3). They are also marked as Scene 1 if you have received sides.
 
If you are interested in auditioning YOU MUST email them directly with your Headshot and Resume and your interest in receiving an audition. THIS REQUEST WAS MADE TO CRAZE PER THE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS.
 
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Craze Agency