Saturday, May 13, 2017 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Level Five Rehearsal Studios located at 1001 Belt Line Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio This is the final audition and callback (by request) date for this short film. You are welcome to stop by anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to audition. Please bring your headshot and resume if you have them. Any requests for a video audition should be sent to eatlikeabirdmovie@gmail.com. -ROLES ARE UNPAID AND ARE FOR CREDIT ONLY- **MALE AND FEMALE ROLES AVAILABLE** Synopsis: Eat Like A Bird is a short film which puts you inside of the mind of Jennifer, a wife and mother who develops Anorexia Nervosa. You are intertwined with the battering of thoughts and anxiety that the eating disorder causes her. In addition to having a view of her mind on the inside, you are taken along her journey as she starts t...o receive treatment. This is only after receiving an ultimatum from her husband, Thomas and the pleading of her best friend, Hillary. While in treatment, she meets several other patients and you are able to take a glimpse in their worlds and hear their heartwrentching stories of what led them to develop their eating disorders. At the point in which Jennifer starts to want recovery, she is hit with a brick wall. Will she be able to climb over it? (This film is intended to give the audience a better understanding of eating disorders and the barriers to obtaining treatment.) **NO ROLES WILL BE CAST UNTIL ALL AUDITIONS HAVE BEEN VIEWED. THERE IS NO PRE-CASTING** ROLES AVAILABLE: Important FYI - This may be triggering to those who are struggling with an eating disorder. Some roles also reference various types of abuse in their monologues. Jennifer (Lead) –Female - Late 20's – Early 30's – Open Race – Bodytype: Slender Boss (Bit Part) – Female- Late 30's – Early 50's – Open Race – Any Bodytype Thomas (Male Lead) – Male – Early 30's – Mid 40's - Open Race – Bodytype: Average to Athletic Dillon (Supporting) – Male – Child Age 7 – 9 – Open Race - Any Bodytype Hillary (Supporting) – Female – Late 20's – Early 30's – Open Race – Any Bodytype Mr. Walbash (Bit Part) – Male – Early 50's-Early 60's – Open Race – Average – Heavier Bodytype Connie (Supporting) – Female – Late 30's-Early 50's – Open Race – Average to Heavier Bodytype Haley (Principal/Stunt) – Female – 18-Early 20's – Open Race- Slender/Athletic/Average Bodytype Megan (Principal/Monologue) – Female – Late 40's – Early 50's – Open Race – Heavier Bodytype Josh (Principal/Monologue) – Male – 18-Early 20's- Open Race - Slender/Athletic Bodytype Laura (Principal/Monologue) – Female – Teens (May be an adult actor but must appear to be in teens.) - Bodytype – Slender Office Co-Worker/Glamorous Woman (Featured Extra) Voiceover Roles: Eating Disorder – Main – Female – Must sound very authoritative. Eating Disorder – Angry – Male or Female – Must sound angry while keeping clear diction. Eating Disorder – Irrational – Female – Must sound frantic while keeping clear diction. Eating Disorder – Sad – Female – Must sound sad while keeping clear diction. Eating Disorder – Beguiling – Female – i.e. The serpent that tempted Eve in the Bible. Eating Disorder – Mean – Male or Female – Must sound very condescending toward others.