NEEDED: ACTORS FOR A TABLE READ My feature length script, $107 A Day recently won a contest to be accepted into the Indie Film Incubator in Cleveland. One of the things that the script needs most right now? Is the kind of feedback that can only come from a table read. I have plans to turn the script will turn into a film, and if I produce it, I’ll do so here in Northeast Ohio. It’s timely, funny, real, and it focuses on several very important issues that (for various reasons) many people are paying attention to right now. You can find out more about the project by checking out my pitch here -- https://vimeo.com/159645474 The script is based on a true story that I learned about as I made a series of short documentaries for a gallery based collaborative project at Translations Gallery in Canton, Ohio called Blind/Sighted. This year’s oscar nominee THE BIG SHORT tells the backstory behind the housing bubble crisis several years ago. What THE BIG SHORT doesn’t focus on is the fact that Black homeowners in America lost their homes at twice the rate of white homeowners, and that during that time the number of Black homeowners in the U.S. dropped by 20%. This film tells the story of one of those black families, and hopefully communicates the role of infrastructure issues and institutionalized racism in maintaining inequity in our country. My script is a narrative feature film that follows one couple as they try to save their home from foreclosure. It’s called $107 A DAY and it is influenced by films like MAN PUSH CART, KILLER OF SHEEP, THE BICYCLE THIEVES and the films of the Dardennes Brothers. While this table read isn’t a part of the casting process (we’re not that close to production yet) if the production team is wow-ed by someone at the table read -- that will obviously influence us. This is an unpaid gig, but I’ll provide some food and drink and it will be a great evening of being with like-minded artists and I’ll be forever grateful to you for your investment in the development of the script. I will be video-ing the event, and if we end up with any footage that would be helpful for you and your acting reel, I’d be more than happy to send it to you and of course put a nice recommendation on whichever helpful social media contexts would be helpful to you. WHEN: During April or the beginning of May. WHERE: Cleveland, Akron or Canton -- whichever is most convenient given the actors we select HOW: Send us an email with your headshot, resume, acting reel (Or whichever of those you want to share!) We will get back to you if it’s a yes or a not-this-time. WHO: Here’s a character list. Jerry Harris - Black 35 year old man. Overweight, friendly, smart, inventive and the life of any party, and Felicia Harris - Black 32 year old woman. Pregnant, very chill, direct, honest and kind. 2 Black Men who can play 3-6 roles; 1 White Man also playing 6 medium to small roles; 2 Black women playing 5 roles; 1 White Woman playing 5 roles. These utility players will have fun playing various ages and personalities in lines ranging from a few lines to a few monologues. After the read-through, I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback about the script.