OPEN casting call - ucla mfa thesis film - small claims
Sat March 8 + Sun MarcH 9
12-2pm, Willits community theatre
Shooting 3/23-3/28
On location in Mendocino County, CA
All roles paid. SAG or non-union.
No professional acting experience necessary!
STORY: When her neighbor’s dogs kill 25 of her sheep, a young Japanese American shepherd takes her fight for justice to court—only to find her own claims to belonging put on trial…
YUKI (Lead, Asian, Female, 22-32)
A city kid turned shepherd. Sturdy, stubborn, and sharp as a whip. Seeking an actor with a strong physical presence and comfort around animals.
LEVI (Supporting, White, Male or Nonbinary, Queer, 18-24)
A gangly, baby-faced farm kid with boyish charm and a knack for pushing buttons.
TRISH (Supporting, White, Female, 60s)
A formidable, no-nonsense back-to-the-lander and retiring farmer aged by half a century of cigarettes. Gruff but fiercely loving.
JANICE (Supporting, White, Female, 60-80)
The town “witch.” Fiercely independent with a defiant sense of dignity. Tough as nails.
SHERRY (Day Player, White, Female, 50s)
Full time civil servant and part-time Mary Kay saleswoman, Sherry is a hometown gal. Sweetly authoritative.
DEAK (Day Player, White, Male, 50-70)
A man about town, Deak is a contractor with three side businesses going at any one time. A flirt, a busybody, a gossip, but harmless as a fly.
LONG-HAIRED LEERING MAN (Day Player, White, Male, 40-60)
A long haired, mustachioed man with eyes that can stick like flypaper.
CASting call location
Willits Community Theatre & Performing Arts Center
37 W Van Ln
Willits, CA 95490
Won’t be in town this weekend?
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Preference given to in-person auditions.