<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><span class="" style="font-weight: bold;"><font face="Arial" class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><b class=""><span class=""><font size="5" class="">ACTORS NEEDED FOR STUDENT FILM!</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;">**Tri-C Student Film <i class="">A Rose for Maria</i> is casting actors based in Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding areas**<o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;">*Actors will receive IMDB credit/Role is non-paid</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><b class="">*AUDITIONS ARE VIA VIDEO SUBMISSION*</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal;"><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><b class="">IF YOU FIT ONE OR MORE ROLES BELOW PLEASE EMAIL</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><b class=""><a href="mailto:makingaroseformaria@gmail.com" class="">makingaroseformaria@gmail.com</a><u class=""> :</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">- </span></span><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">The role you are submitting</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">- A recent headshot</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><span class="" style="text-indent: -0.25in;">- Demo reel or resume.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><b class="">Audition instructions will then be emailed to you. </b><b class="">(New actors are welcome to submit)</b></p><div class="" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;">FILMING BEGINS APRIL 3rd-APRIL 7th</div><div class="" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;">PLEASE SUBMIT BY MARCH 8th</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;"><b class=""><u class="">SYNOPSIS</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal; direction: inherit;">Arthur Foley died in 1956. After his death, he was given a job escorting other deceased to the next life. Sixty years later, he meets with Ernest, an old friend from the 50s who’s recently perished. The two chat about the horrors, beauty and connectedness of life as well as Arthur’s long-lost love Maria.</p></font></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><u class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">ARTHUR (25-30):</u><span class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </span><b style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Caucasian Male </b><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(character traits - Old Hollywood charm, gentle, charismatic) Arthur’s a beautiful soul with the job of escorting the dead to Heaven. Before his death in 1956, he had a blooming yet hidden relationship with Maria, an African American woman.</span></span></font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><u class="" style="font-weight: bold;">ERNEST (60+):</u><span class=""> <b class="">African American Male</b> (character traits - mellow, distant, grouchy) Ernest was Arthur’s close friend from the 1950s who’s in the process of dying. His desire is to stay on Earth a little longer so he’s very defensive when Arthur comes to take him away. </span><b class="">Must be comfortable crying or using fake tears.</b></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><u class="" style="font-weight: bold;">MARIA (25-30):</u><span class=""> <b class="">African American Female </b>(character traits - carefree, mischievous, undaunted) Maria is Arthur’s girlfriend from the 1950s.</span></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><u class="" style="font-weight: bold;">ANGEL (40s):</u><span class="" style="font-weight: bold;"> Any Ethnicity </span><span class="">(character traits - a film noir style character, cool, nonchalant ) An Angel who offers Arthur the job escorting souls to Heaven. <b class="">Must be comfortable using a prop cigarette.</b></span></font></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><br class=""></font></span></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><u class="" style="font-weight: bold;">ERNEST YOUNG (25-30):</u><span class=""> <b class="">African American Male </b>(character traits - observant, brave, commanding) This younger version of Ernest is seen in flashbacks to the 1950s. He works as a chief at the diner and finds his close friend Arthur dead one winter night. </span><b class="">Must be comfortable crying or using fake tears.</b></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></span></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><u class="">MINOR CHARACTERS</u></b></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><br class=""></u></b></span></font></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">3 Caucasian Males. Thugs who beat and kill Arthur. <b class="">Must be willing to run.</b></span></font></li></ul><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><u class="">EXTRAS:</u> </b></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;" class="">Extras needed to fill a diner set in both 1950s and 2010s. </span></li><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;" class="">2 Males (any age or ethnicity) fighting in a 1970s kitchen, resulting in the violent death of one of them.</span></li></ul></div><div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></font></span></div></body></html>