Chicago Casting Notices

We are a fun, optimistic, and happy production company. This is a low/no budget film. Talent will receive meals, screen credit, and a valuable experience. This is not a student film; we have a director, producer, cinematographer, editor, and crew that work in the industry. This is a 12 page script and most roles will consist of 1-2 shooting days.

Aiguo Johnson (Male, Lead Actor)
Age: Late teens to early twenties
Race: Caucasian
Language: Mandarin Chinese and English

Aiguo is a young Caucasian in his early 20’s, born and raised in Beijing, China. He is a soft spoken and optimistic individual who is able to speak both Mandarin Chinese and English. He is currently a Biology major preparing to study abroad in Chicago. Aiguo has never traveled outside of China let alone outside of Beijing. He is in for an eventful semester.

Ping (Male)
Age: Late teens to early twenties
Race: Asian
Language: English and Mandarin Chinese*

Ping is a Chinese American male in his early 20’s. He is an athletic (yet overly laid back) individual who is able to speak both Mandarin Chinese and English. He is a classmate and good friend of Aiguo’s who thrives on watching sports.

Peggy (Female)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Caucasian
Language: English

Peggy is a stout Caucasian woman in her late 40’s or early 50’s. She was born and raised in Alabama and recently moved to Chicago, IL with her husband of 20+ years. She has a slight Southern accent. Peggy volunteers to host Aiguo as she is deeply fascinated with Asian Kung-Fu and imported lychee (Asian jello snacks).

Mr. Rong (Male)
Age: Late thirties to late sixties
Race: Asian
Language: English and Mandarin Chinese*

Mr. Rong is a Chinese male in his 50’s who moved to America in his late 30’s. He is a stern, conservative, well educated individual who is able to speak Mandarin Chinese and English and has one son by the name of Min.

Min(Male)
Age: Late teens to early twenties
Race: Asian
Language: English and Mandarin Chinese*

Min is a young Chinese American male in his 20’s. He is easily tempered and thrives on the American sub-culture. He currently studies Art History and has been dating a Chinese girl for a year.

Homeless Man (Male)
Age: Late twenties to late seventies
Race: African American
Language: English

The Homeless Man, in his 50’s or 60’s, lives on the streets of Chicago, IL with his tattered blanket. He often babbles stories that make little sense to anyone who chooses to sit and listen.

Ping’s Mom (Female)
Age: Late thirties to late sixties
Race: Asian
Language: Mandarin Chinese and English

Ping’s Mom is a Chinese woman in her 50’s who moved to America in her 30’s. She speaks both Mandarin Chinese and English. She is a caring and loving mother of one who often nags her son. She heavily opposes smokers, as well as all other forms of perceived denigration.

Mrs. Johnson (Female)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Caucasian
Language: English and Mandarin Chinese*

Mrs. Johnson is a Caucasian woman in her 40’s who speaks both Mandarin Chinese and English. She has a fun and energetic personality who loves her husband and only child, Aiguo. She was born and raised in Chicago, IL and moved to China where she met her current husband.

Mr. Johnson (Male)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Caucasian
Language: English and Mandarin Chinese*

Mr. Johnson is a Caucasian male in his 40’s who speaks both Mandarin Chinese and English. Just like his wife, he is often happy and enjoys the company of friends. He loves his son, Aiguo, and supports him in anyway possible. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and moved to China where he met his current wife.

Professor (Male)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Any
Language: English

The Professor is a Caucasian male in his 50’s who teaches Philosophy and Sociology. He presents himself as a charismatic educator, but has lost some faith in teaching.

Liu (Male)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Asian
Language: Mandarin Chinese*

Liu is a native Chinese male in his 40’s. He is a close friend of the Johnson’s and enjoys friendship and the game of mahjong.

Xiang (Male)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Asian
Language: Mandarin Chinese*

Xiang is a native Chinese male in his 50’s. He is a close friend of the Johnson’s and enjoys ranting during a game of mahjong.

Jun (Female, Non Speaking)
Age: Late teens to early twenties
Race: Asian
Language: N/a

Jun is a Chinese American girl in her early 20’s. She is a sweet and caring individual who has been dating her current boyfriend, Min, for a year.

Bill (Male, Nonspeaking)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Caucasian
Language: N/a

Bill is a Caucasian male in his 50’s. He was born and raised in Alabama and moved to Chicago, IL with his wife. He hardly speaks and sits around pathetically reading his newspaper.

Liu’s Wife (Female, Nonspeaking)
Age: Late twenties to late fifties
Race: Caucasian
Language: N/a

Liu’s Wife is a native Chinese woman in her 40’s. She is fairly calm and is often smiling at her husbands ranting. She is good friends with the Johnson’s.

Each show is 15-20 minutes and will not be just a 2 minute webisode but edge of your seat drama/comedy and will have a HUGE
international exposure

Please read the casting descriptions in detail and do not submit your headshot and resume unless you fall into range

LEAD 1: Female. Early – Mid 30’s. Plays Intelligent, Witty, Street Smart, High End Escort. Think Kim Basinger Meets Ellen Barkin meets
the cast of Desperate Housewives and Sex In The City. Yoga experience a plus. Some minor nudity

LEAD 2: Female. Mid 30’s- early 40’s. Owner of escort agency. Smart, professional, in other world you could be mistaken for corporate attorney or high end real estate broker. Sultry, smart, sexy, can close deals and make things happen. Some minor nudity

LEAD 3: Male. early 40’s. Plays very aggressive and masculine gay escort.

LEAD 4: Male early 40’s to early 50’s. Shrink. A male version of Lorraine Bracco On Sopranos.

LEAD 5: Male. Early 50-60’s, NW Side of Chicago Born And Bred Cop. Polish Ethnicity and Very Blue Collar.

LEAD 5: Female. Early 50-60’s, NW Side of Chicago Born And Bred Housewife. Italian.

LEAD 6: Females. early 40’s-mid 60’s. All types: skinny, BBW, heavyweight, slim, Cougar, Milf, Professional types.

LEAD 7: Transgender Female. sexy. smart, doesn’t play games. 20’s-40’s

LEAD 8. African American Male. 30’s- 40’s, Pimp looking and rough looking. Martial Arts experience a plus (MUAY THAI preferred)

Please specify which role you are playing. Also, please be professionally trained and non-SAG. Will consider SAG-eligible. Please also state your availability for shoots (ie weekends, weeknights, days, etc)

You must have real life acting experience with professional headshots/resumes. Do not email us snapshot and one junior high play credit:)

Woman. Arabic. Age mid 20’s-early 30’s. Gorgeous eyes, skin, beauty, soul. Oppressed and not yet revealed because of life 101. Must be fluent in arabic. there may be some partial minor nudity but tasteful and within comfort zone.

Woman. Russian-Israeli or Russian Jewish. 20’s-30’s. Sultry, sexy, gorgeous, hides behind being an Orthodox Jew but thats not what she really is. Must be able to speak Russian and/or hebrew. there may be some partial minor nudity but tasteful and within comfort zone.

Male. 60’s-70’s. To play Rabbis/Cantors/Chazzans. Must be fluent in Hebrew and preferably have a Sephardic intonation for prayers, etc

Males/Females’s–40’s-70’s–Eastern/Central European (bosnian, albanian, russian, armenian, georgian, ukrainian, uzbek), Israeli, etc

Male. 30’s-40’s. Arabic.

No pay except food and big exposure in film festivals. However, our worst case scenario is that we may release films in theatres on limited release and online on same dates so we will have deferrals for payment

please state your availability–ie weeknights, days, weekends, etc

Auditions:
Saturday, June 20th from 9:00am – 12:00pm at the Prop Thtr 3502 N. Elston

Sunday, June 21st from 12:00pm – 6:00pm at Galleria Wasko 1656 W. Wallen

Time slots book up fast, so schedule your audition today!

Please E-mail:
- H/R
- chosen performance genre
- your chosen audition date and time

jerickson@beastwomenproductions.com
Or Call: 773-278-1212 to leave a message.

BRAINBOX ENTERTAINMENT is seeking unique individuals in the Chicagoland area for a new reality TV pilot (major cable). If you fit into one of the following roles, we want to see you!

We will be holding auditions Wednesday, June 3 in Chicago. If you fit into any of these categories please email us at brainboxcasting@yahoo.com with a description of yourself, which role you would like to audition for, and your contact information. If you have a headshot, please send that as well. We will contact you to set up a time for your audition.