CALL FOR ACTORS:
We are seeking cast members and crew for a new web series in Edmonton. The show is called Killing the Frog and is about a stand-up comedian teaching at a community college.
Cast:
Phil Dawson: Male, mid 40s-mid 50s. A failed middle-aged stand up comedian who teaches at a community college to make ends meet. Phil is bitter and angry about the state of his career and that his years of hard work have tapered off.
Josh Reid: Male, early-mid 20s. A young college student without an interest in comedy who accidentally enrolls in Phil’s class. He’s meek and mild and easily pushed around, he struggles between his own wants and other people’s needs.
Alex Fawcett: Female, early-mid 20s. A waitress at a local pub who signed up for Phil’s comedy class because she wants to be a comedian. She has a lot of inner anger about her job and wants to do something notable with her life.
Megan Boucher: Female, mid 40s-mid 50s. A contemporary and friend of Phil who gave up her own career to work as a booking agent for a local club.
Jessica Holt: Female, mid-late 20s. Phil’s adult daughter, she was raised by her mother and offered to rent Phil a room out of pity and a desire to get to know him. It only succeeded in giving her a front row seat to Phil’s downward spiral and she hates every moment of it.
Ben Robinson: Male, mid-late 30s. The dean of the Community Education department of the school. He is focused on maximizing revenue and keeping his department profitable; he doesn’t care about education and understands that their courses are cheap disposable garbage.
This is a color blind audition and all performers will be considered for additional secondary roles. All cast members will be paid at non-union rates.
Auditions will be held on September 18, 24, and 25 between 10 am and 4 pm. An additional day may be added should demand dictate.
Performers should come prepared with a short monologue and sides to be read during the audition will be emailed prior to the audition.
Please see www.peoplethattouchyourfood.com to see examples of a previous web series developed by the co-creators of Killing the Frog.
Interested parties should email [email protected] with their preferred audition date, time, resume, and headshots.
