Casting for feature film (Fox Cities)
Parking Lot Movies is casting several roles for the romantic comedy, "Boy Meets Girl." Men and women ages 18-up, and extras of any age are needed for the company's third film. Actors of all experience levels are encouraged to audition!
An open casting call will take place in the evening of Monday, August 5, from 6-8 pm at the Menasha Public Library lower level Activity Room in Menasha, Wisconsin. Please contact us for casting call information with any questions. He hope to see you there.
If you are unable to attend but would still like to audition, we will can arrangements for you. Please email RSVP to: wisconsinauthor@yahoo.com with a recent photo, ideal role, availability, and acting experience.
The three-week shoot is scheduled to begin on August 26, 2013 in Fox Cities area, Wisconsin.
The BOYS:
GARFIELD-Kate's blind date, boring and brooding, 18-55
SPEED DATES-Ad lib roles, 18-50
Non-speaking EXTRAS for numerous cafe and restaurant scenes
The GIRLS:
DAWN-Kirby's jealous wife who acts as Kirby's foil, 18-35
MEG-tell-it-like-it-is barista, 18-up
WENDY-Kate's attractive sister with a history of stealing her boyfriends, 18-30
CARRIE-Ben's wise sister and the voice of reason, 18-30
HELEN VERKUILEN-Flambouyant Hostess at speed dating event, 30-up
DIVINE-Ben's first blind date who looks more like a drag queen, happy-go-lucky, wears way too much make-up, funny role!, could steal some scenes, 18-40
LISA-Blind date 2, a Debbie downer, negative, low self esteem, 18-40
STEPHANIE-Blind date 3, interested in Ben's DNA/family history, 18-40
SHANTELLE-Blind date 4, model beautiful, but bored (and boring), 18-40
CAMI-Blind date 5, seems to be interviewing for job, bad tempered, 18-40
SPEED DATES with specific traits or hang-ups, some speaking roles, 18-50
Non-speaking EXTRAS for numerous cafe and restaurant scenes
COLD READINGS:
We will ask you to read one or more of the following cold readings. Feel free to print out, rehearse, prepare yourself in whatever way you'd like.
BOY + GIRL:
KATE: Well, you’ll be happy to know that Sheila was dead-on with you.
BEN: Thanks -- What do you mean?
KATE: You wouldn’t happen to be brooding, would you?
BEN: Right now, or in general? Should we grab a table?
KATE: Yeah, sounds good. I actually already have a table. I got here early. (An awkward pause) It’s right over there. I’ll get the first round. Cappuccino sound good?
BEN: Yes, as a matter of fact, I am addicted to them.
KATE: What size?
BEN: I usually just take it intravenously, but how about a 12 ounce?
KATE: Sure -- (To Meg) Two 24 ounce cappuccinos, heavy on the froth, and extra strong. Don’t skimp on the beans, dear. And look lively.
BEN:You sure know how to order a drink.
KATE: (tongue-in-cheek) If you’re thinking I have a drinking problem, you’re way off. I rarely spill a drop.
Kate pays for the cappuccinos and follows Ben to her table. He sits and immediately sees the book.
BEN: Wuthering Heights -- I love that book.
KATE: You do?
BEN: Yes, I can totally relate to Heathcliff -- Sometimes, I mean -- In the way he feels like he’s never good enough for Cathy, even though he knows they are soul mates.
KATE: Cathy makes me angry. I just wished it ended differently.
BEN: The Hollywood ending?
KATE: Something like that -- You know -- boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy wins girl back.
BEN: I like how you think. Instead, she dies of a terrible illness and Heathcliff marries that dreadfully boring Isabella.
KATE: But they get eternity together.
BEN: Yes. I guess it has a happy ending after all.
BEN: I still haven’t decided whether or not I’m dreaming. I keep thinking I’m going to wake up and none of this would have happened. But, it has, right?
KATE: I’m afraid so, Ben. You’re stuck with me... You want to be stuck with me, right?
BEN: That’s the plan. It’s a good plan, too. It’s foolproof, really.
KATE: (playing along) How did you ever come up with it?
BEN: Scientific principles, a lot of math equations were utilized. It’s really quite simple actually. I took you and me and came up with the common denominators, divided them by the odds of probability, subtracted its relationship to randomness, and then multiplied that answer by three... mostly because three is my lucky number.
KATE: That seems reasonable, and what was the solution?
BEN: We were meant to find each other, against all odds, against unlikely chance, and against universal randomness. If A doesn’t stop for coffee at that exact moment, B never falls in love with her. And A ends up married to Garfield.
KATE: Oh, I don’t like that outcome. I’ll stick with you. So, why is three your lucky number? You know three’s a crowd, right?
BEN: It was my dad’s lucky number. It’s kind of strange that that’s the only thing I really remember about him.
KATE: How old were you when he...
BEN: I was five. It’s no big deal. A lot of kids grew up without a dad. My story was no different. But, my mom, she held us all together. And Carrie and I held her together.
KATE: They sound like a great family.
BEN: Yeah, it was always just the three of us.
KATE: ...Maybe that’s why three is lucky number.
BEN: You’re pretty smart, you know that?
KATE: Yeah. I did. It’s pretty obvious. I’m not just a pretty face over here. I got skills.
BEN: (smiling) Yes, you do. Hey, you have a great family too.
KATE: Thanks, but... Well, they’re all very weird.
BEN: Weird is good.
KATE: (to Garfield) Yes, I’m Kate. Ronald?
GARFIELD: Yeah. You could say that. It doesn’t really matter to me one way or the other. (groaning) This must be mine. The next round is on me, unless you want to go Dutch.
KATE: Uh-huh. That might be a good idea.
GARFIELD: You’re smokin’ hot, you know that? I mean that in the most non-sexist, politically-correct way possible.
KATE: Thanks. And you’re... So, have you ever read, “Wuthering Heights”?
GARFIELD: If you mean from cover to cover, no. If you mean have I ever read the cover, yes.
KATE: Do you read at all?
GARFIELD: Of course. (He takes her hand, palm up) I could read your fortune. It says 40 percent chance of rain with a 100 percent humidity, ha, ha -- no just kidding. No, it says... You will meet a man that will change your life.
KATE: It does?
GARFIELD: Yes, and he will take you in his arms and serenade you with an a capella version of the Backstreet Boys classic, “If You Stay” from the “Booty Call” sound track.
KATE: What?
GARFIELD: Have I ever mentioned I use to be in a boy band?
KATE: Ooh.
GARFIELD: I don’t know why onions have so many layers. It’s so frustrating. What foods drive you crazy?
KATE: Can’t we talk about something else?
GARFIELD: Oh, well, we could do that. So, who’s your favorite boy band? I sang bass.
KATE: To be honest, I really don’t have a favorite boy band. I am over 18.
GARFIELD: Oh, those were the good old days. Ever hear “Girl, I Gotta Get Some”?
KATE: No.
GARFIELD: I wrote that one.
KATE : And did you get some?
GARFIELD: Ah, No, I did not.
GIRL + GIRL:
KATE: It’s a simple question. Will I like him?
SHEILA: Yes, he’s just like -- what’s that guy’s name in your favorite book, Weathering Heights?
KATE: Wuthering Heights.
SHEILA: Oh! That fat, orange cat!
KATE: That’s Garfield, not Heathcliff.
SHEILA: Yeah, he’s just like him -- What the hell does Wuthering mean? -- Well, anyway, just like him.
KATE: (SMILING) Tall, dark, and handsome? And brooding?
SHEILA: You could say he’s brooding.
KATE: Brooding is good.
SHEILA: ...Whatever.
KATE: My sister thinks I’m crazy for doing this, you know -- Why are we here so early?
SHEILA: Oh, darling. You have much to learn about blind dates. Just watch the door.
SHEILA: Make sure he wears protection.
Kate does a spit-take.
KATE: Sheila, I’m not making love with this guy no matter how well the date goes. I’m not like you; I don’t have to do that with every guy I go out with.
SHEILA: Hey, give me some credit here. I do have a code of honor... It all depends on where he takes me.
KATE: If he takes you to White Castle, the guy’s getting lucky.
SHEILA: (sadly) I can’t tell you how many “slyders” I’ve had. But Kate, you don’t know what you’re missing.
KATE: I have a good idea.
SHEILA: You have to go through a lot of frogs before you find your prince.
KATE: Last night I dreamt I ate a chocolate cake. (smiling) That dream was better than any real passion I’ve ever had... All right. But this guy has no idea what he’s in for.
SHEILA: That’s my girl. Now, you’re on your own. Any last questions?
KATE: Yes, is it too late to get out of this?
SHEILA: Bye, sweetheart.
SHEILA: I’m not sure why you’re upset. I told you he looked like Heathcliff. You seemed all right with that.
KATE: Heathcliff from Weathering Heights!
SHEILA: Wuthering Heights-- And it just so happens that Heathcliff is a beloved character.
KATE: But he looked like Garfield, not Heathcliff.
SHEILA: Why do I get those two mixed up? They’re not even the same animal -- Hey, Garfield’s beloved too.
KATE: Not this Garfield. He smelled like cheese.
SHEILA: Maybe if you didn’t slouch so much. Look at you. You’ve got snarls in your hair --
KATE: Mom, I haven’t been sleeping well.
SHEILA: You’re dressing a little strange too. I mean, your skirt is way too long. And why all the black? No wonder why he doesn’t want to go out with you again.
KATE: He didn’t reject me, Sue, I rejected him!
SHEILA: That’s not the story I’m getting from Ronald.
KATE: All he did was whine all night.
SHEILA: You wanted brooding. I set you up with a guy who broods.
KATE: Brooding and whining are not the same thing.
SHEILA: It’s a very thin line.
KATE: And I caught him checking out other girls -- Like he can do better than me... He can’t, right? -- Oh God, that poor guy. I made an ass out of myself too. I went up to the wrong guy, thinking he was Heathcliff, er, Ronald, and carried on this elaborate conversation, and even bought him a cappuccino.
SHEILA: Heavy on the froth, and extra strong?
KATE: Of course.
SHEILA: He must have been cute.
KATE: What? Wendy! Yeah, he was all right, kind of funny, just your average guy really. I don’t know.
SHEILA: Well, then it was a good thing that he turned out to be the wrong guy; you can do better than “average.” You need extraordinary.
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