“Upstairs”, a new web-series, will be holding auditions on Saturday, June 10th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm and on Saturday, June 17th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Upstairs will start principal production in Cleveland, Ohio in July of 2017 with an award-winning production team. It is a sitcom-style web-series in the ilk of Living Single, Half & Half, and The Game. A Character breakdown can be seen below. To audition, please send your headshot, resume, and reel if you have one, to upstairsws@gmail.com. Please put the audition date, and character you would like to audition for in the subject line.If chosen, you will then receive an email with the sides, audition slot, and all other audition info. You will receive an email either way. If you can’t make either audition date, please inform us of that in the body of your email and we will send you sides to submit a video audition of yourself reading the sides. Thank you for your time, and best of luck! Pay is deferred, pending the conclusion of a crowdfunding campaign. Main Characters The Guys Caleb Martin (25-28): Adjective - Prototype. Caleb is what all the guys want… eventually. He is married. He has a family. He is happy. So it seems. He has always carried the pressure of being the one to always play by the rules and do the right things. Carrying that burden has put a large weight on his shoulders that he seems to not be able to carry any longer. Must be comfortable kissing on camera. The Girls - Mya (25-28): Justin’s girlfriend, who comes off very aggressive, mean, and sexy. She’s the girl whose presence is intimidating. But most of it is for show. She’s actually really broken. - Stacy (24-26) : Sean’s ride or die, off again, on again, girlfriend. They seem to always be “together” in some fashion. She is in a different place in her life than Sean. One that doesn’t have much room for chasing dreams. Must be comfortable kissing on camera. - Ciara (25-28): A woman whose personality glows when she walks in the room. She is special and you can tell by her energy. She knows more than she ever says and knows how to get people what they need without sacrificing who she is. She makes everyone better. Must be comfortable kissing on camera. Supporting Characters The Neighbors - Sam (25-28): A hilarious woman with diarrhea of the mouth. Always says the first thing that comes to her mind with no filter. She has no shame in any of it. - Claire (25-28): A very honest woman who loves life. But she is a little off. A little slow. - Regina (25-28): A know it all friend who really doesn’t know anything. - Shaniqua (25-28): A very strong woman who is very serious which plays well with her joker roommates. - Friends and Family - Momma J. (50-55): The Mother of Shaka and Justin. Think Jennifer Lewis. Loud. Obnoxious. Extremely loving. Will do anything for her kids. Can’t help but love her. *Must be African-American - Andre Blaylock (50-55): The father of Shaka and Justin. An imposing but humble figure. *Must be African-American - Ms. Simon (50-55): An old school mother *Must be African-American - Rose (25-28) : Caleb’s intuitive wife - Malcolm Jones (27-30): A man with it all together. Must be comfortable kissing.