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Happy Friday!! Here is an open call for all of you! Please tell them at the audition that you found out about the open call from ~Michelle Fitzgerald! ;) Please share! Here are the details below:

Please read carefully!!

AUDITION LOCATION: Houston Media Source, 410 Roberts, Houston, Texas
AUDITION TIME: 4pm to 8pm
AUDITION DATE: March 19, Saturday - TOMORROW!!!

Email for questions: [email protected]



Pilot being cast:


WORKING TITLE: PASSING
Shoot Dates: May 13th - May 17th
Pay Range for roles for TV pilot: $75 - $400 Pay/Depending On Experience

Short Synopsis: Drama - Series
Ava Swiss, is an inner city bi-racial child with caucasian features. She has decided to use her
ethnicity and looks to create a facade of who she is to advance her career. Ava was pulled into
this by her African America sister, Shawna, they have the same mother but different fathers. Ava
also has a younger sister Keisha and 2 older siblings she never met. Ava pulls off the biggest
corporate facade ever but will her lies and deception catch up with her.

CASTING BREAK DOWN - CHARACTERS:

AVA SWISS Caucasian Female, Age 25-35, Very Attractive, Blond/Light Hair, Light eyes, Hazel/Blue/Green - Street Smart, Becomes Rigid and business oriented, this character
must be able to speak both proper and with some urban dialect. She was raised by an african
american family - Paid

SHAWNA RICHARD African America, Female, 18-30, Very Smart, The Olivia Pope of the show,
Possible wears glasses, -Paid

KEISHA RICHARD African America, Ethnicity Ambiguous, Cute, Sassy, A protector
of her sisters She’s the popular smart girl in school but shed’s into everything. She has
a sassy mouth, street smart -Paid

ROGER NELSON Caucasian, Male, 55-80 Arrogant, Racist, Business Owner -Paid
BB NELSON Caucasian, Female, 40-50yrs old, Ex Wife to Roger, Greedy -Paid

TONYA All Ethnicities, Female, 18-30yrs old, Quirky, Weird Ava’s Assistant, Love’s
Celebrities, Claims them as her personal friends -Paid

Candy True African America, Female, 21-30, Very Smart, Has A Dislike for Ava,
Calculating -Paid

DD Brooks African America, Female. 25-35 Nice Body, Ava's Best Friend, She
loves to party, She’s single and wants the world to know. Paid

Jeff Kent Caucasian, Male, Attractive 25-35 Calculating and Manipulative, Rogers
right hand -Paid

Kristi Snow Caucasian Female, Age 18-25 Roger’s step daughter, bad attitude -Paid

Mike Deeks Caucasian, Male, Attractive 25-35 Just sexy, He has the eye for Ava -Paid

Andre African America, Male, 25-40 Muscular, Mean -Paid

Dosie African America, Male, 13-15 Handsome Athletic -Paid

RIP

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