Casting Call for University of Texas Short Film “Mine.”

Film Title: Mine
Film Type: Short Film
Location: Austin, Texas
Shooting Schedule: 2-3 days on weekend of November 14-16 or November 21-23
Director(s): Amanda Wilgus & Daniel Hayden

Film Synopsis:
After the success of his first produced play, Mark Flores and his girlfriend Penelope Miller work together to write a new one.

Casting:
MARK FLORES – Somewhere between his 20’s and 40’s. Former maitre’d of New York City’s Silk du Soir and current Director of the recent Broadway success Livin’ Life: It’s Hard, a play which he also wrote. Fresh off his first palpable artistic success, he finds himself dealing with the pressure of a follow up.

PENELOPE WILLIS – Late 20’s to early 30’s. Author of The Fourth Rehearsal and Timid as well as recent graduate of the MFA program at the University of Wisconsin. Her novels have been well received critically but have had little commercial success. Currently on hold from finishing her third book, a collection of short stories tentatively titled Five Feet of Funk.

MARLA – Main character of the play Livin’ Life: It’s Hard. Heiress to a large corn fortune and former flame of ex-soldier Parler McGovern.

GEORGIE – Character in the play as well. Marlie’s best friend and heiress to a large wheat fortune.

Auditions Details:
(Auditions can currently be scheduled on one of the following days)
Tuesday the 14th, Wednesday the 15th, or Thursday the 16th
Between 6 and 9 pm
They will be held on the University of Texas campus.

Please e-mail to schedule a time or if you need to schedule a different time due to lack of availability on any of these days.

Contact:
minecasting@gmail.com