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16
May

BREAKTHROUGH CASTING – BUFFALO, NY: SAG Feature, CROWN VIC (NY Principals- FEMALES/ADD’L ROLES)

*Deadline to submit required info is 5pm MONDAY, 5/28/18 EXTENDED

*Submission instructions found at bottom of page

*Submissions without self-tapes will not be considered

 

CROWN VIC

SAG Low Budget Feature

Director:  Joel Souza

Producers:  Anjul Nigam, Alec Baldwin, Gregg Bello

Writer:  Joel Souza

Production:  Crown Vic Productions

NY Casting Director:  BreakThrough Casting

NYC Auditions:  Self-Tape Only (see submission instructions and deadline below)

Buffalo Auditions:  dates TBD

Callbacks:  TBD

Shoot Dates:  June 18th– July 16th, 2018

Shoot Location:  Buffalo, NY

Rate:  SAG scale

 

 

CAST:
THOMAS JANE- Ray Mandel
LUKE KLEINTANK- Nick Holland

 

SYNOPSIS:

CROWN VIC takes us on one memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel (Thomas Jane) and his trainee, ambitious young cop Nick Holland (Luke Kleintank) in the LAPD’s Olympic Division. With two cop killers on the loose and hunting for more targets, Mandel and Holland must contend with a city about to boil over, as well as Jack VanZandt, an unhinged rogue cop out for payback running wild in their patrol zone. As the night wears on, Mandel finds himself in a desperate race against the clock to find a missing girl as he and Holland prowl the dangerous streets of L.A. in their patrol car, protected by only a few thin sheets of metal and glass…

 

PRODUCER IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE CASTING.  SUBMISSIONS FOR NON-DESCRIPT ROLES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR ALL PERFORMERS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEX, ETHNICITY, DISABILITY, RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROHIBITED BY LAW, SUBJECT TO LEGITIMATE CASTING OBJECTIVES.

 

SEEKING:

[CLAIRE / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Female, 30s-40s, all ethnicities)  STRONG ACTOR WITH RANGE. A lonely schizophrenic and serial police caller trying to lure Ray and Nick into her house. A walking, talking stream of consciousness that bounces from mood to mood on a dime.  THIS ROLE REQUIRES FULL NUDITY:  while speaking to Nick, Claire’s robe falls open, nothing underneath.  She doesn’t realize it or doesn’t care. Stunt work involves jumping on the back of a policeman, wearing an open robe… SUPPORTING

(click to download CLAIRE 1 SIDES)

[TRACY]

(Female, 40s, all ethnicities) Drug addict, widow of Ray’s former partner, Tracy despises Ray and feels he has no right to continue butting into her life. Her addiction has gotten to the point where she has lost all track of her young daughter, who has gone missing … SUPPORTING

(click to download TRACY SIDES)

[ALLY / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Female, 20s, all ethnicities) STRONG ACTOR WITH RANGE.  An over-privileged girl from the valley, specifically Newport Beach, with a violent temper, Ally is a collision of bad choices and alcohol and has been pulled over for drunk driving.  Bombed out of her mind, she’s oblivious that she’s urinated on herself and has her skirt pulled up over her waist.  MUST BE COMFORTABLE SHOWING PANTIES. Stunt work includes falling, flailing and kicking while being lifted and simulated head-butting.… SUPPORTING

(click to download ALLY 1 SIDES)

[CLERK]

(Male, 40s-60s, Middle Eastern) Graveyard shift clerk at a convenience store that seems to be ground zero for trouble. MUST SPEAK FARSI … DAY PLAYER

(click to download CLERK IMPROV)

[WEST OLYMPIC COP]

(Female, late 20s- early 30s, Hispanic/African American) Patrol cop in the West Olympic division, a few years on the job under her belt… DAY PLAYER

(click to download WEST OLYMPIC COP SIDES)

[CRASH COP]

(Male, 40s, Caucasian) Gang unit cop in the LAPD. Fit, crew cut … DAY PLAYER

(click to download CRASH COP SIDES)

[MANDY / BLONDE]

(Female, 20s, all ethnicities) L.A. club girl. In every group there’s a mouth, and in hers, she’s it. This role involves policeman reaching up her shirt, feeling her breast.  Must be comfortable with this action… DAY PLAYER

(click to download MANDY SIDES)

[WOMAN / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Female, 30s-40s, African American/Hispanic) Pure vitriol and anger, a drug den maven without fear.  Stunt work involves getting punched and falling to ground, possibly into bushes)…DAY PLAYER

(click to download WOMAN SIDES)

[KAILEY]

(Girl, 8-10 yrs, all ethnicities) STRONG ACTOR WITH EMOTIONAL RANGE. A lost girl. Damaged by a junkie mother, Kailey is being used for muling drugs and worse. MUST BE ABLE TO CRY ON CUE … DAY PLAYER

(click to download KAILEY IMPROV)

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

*Deadline to submit required info is 5pm MONDAY, 5/28/18

*Email ALL required info below.  Submissions missing any info and self-tape will not be considered.

  1. name / email / cell / location base
  2. union status
  3. agency with full contact info (if applicable)
  4. current height /weight /age (age for minors only)
  5. attach jpegs of current headshots & pdfs of updated resumes
  6. include links to acting reels/clips- MANDATORY
  7. attach self-tape or provide self-tape link (see roles)

EMAIL:  johanna@breakthroughcasting.com 

SUBJECT LINE:  CROWN VIC/specify role(s)

 

 

16
May

BREAKTHROUGH CASTING – BUFFALO, NY: SAG Feature, CROWN VIC (NY Principals- MALES)

*Deadline to submit required info is 5pm MONDAY, 5/28/18

*Submission instructions found at bottom of page

*Submissions without self-tapes will not be considered

 

CROWN VIC

SAG Low Budget Feature

Director:  Joel Souza

Producers:  Anjul Nigam, Alec Baldwin, Gregg Bello

Writer:  Joel Souza

Production:  Crown Vic Productions

NY Casting Director:  BreakThrough Casting

NYC Auditions:  Self-Tape Only (see submission instructions and deadline below)

Buffalo Auditions:  dates TBD

Callbacks:  TBD

Shoot Dates:  June 18th – July 16th, 2018

Shoot Location:  Buffalo, NY

Rate:  SAG scale

 

CAST:
THOMAS JANE- Ray Mandel
LUKE KLEINTANK- Nick Holland

 

SYNOPSIS:

CROWN VIC takes us on one memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel (Thomas Jane) and his trainee, ambitious young cop Nick Holland (Luke Kleintank) in the LAPD’s Olympic Division. With two cop killers on the loose and hunting for more targets, Mandel and Holland must contend with a city about to boil over, as well as Jack VanZandt, an unhinged rogue cop out for payback running wild in their patrol zone. As the night wears on, Mandel finds himself in a desperate race against the clock to find a missing girl as he and Holland prowl the dangerous streets of L.A. in their patrol car, protected by only a few thin sheets of metal and glass…

 

PRODUCER IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE CASTING.  SUBMISSIONS FOR NON-DESCRIPT ROLES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR ALL PERFORMERS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, SEX, ETHNICITY, DISABILITY, RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROHIBITED BY LAW, SUBJECT TO LEGITIMATE CASTING OBJECTIVES.

 

SEEKING:

[DEANDRE]

(Male, early 20s, African American) Emaciated, driver of a mobile drug lab, DeAndre’s a small-time hood and destined to be one for life … SUPPORTING

(click to download DEANDRE SIDES)

[WHEELMAN / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, 30s-40s, Caucasian) A sociopathic nihilist, born to lose wannabe militia type.  He lights the match because he likes the smoke, a drone on dead stick destined for prison or the morgue and doesn’t care which, as long as he takes down as many people as he can on the way.  Stunt work includes tackling, wrestling and being roughly bent over over the hood of squad car… SUPPORTING

(click to download  WHEELMAN SIDES)

[PASSENGER AKA EDDIE BENELLI]

(Male, 30s-40s, Caucasian] Quiet. A stone killer. Born to lose wannabe militia type.  A blunt instrument built to do violence… SUPPORTING

(click to download PASSENGER / EDDIE IMPROV)

 

[FLOYD / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, 30s-40s, Caucasian/African American) Floyd is a sinister parasite,  a low-level hustler and drug dealer, a cancer in the life of Tracy.  PIERCINGS AND TATTOOS A HUGE PLUS. THIS ROLE REQUIRES PARTIAL NUDITY:  only side and rear view body parts will be exposed during full cavity search.  Physical action of search is IMPLIED AND UNSEEN. Stunt work involves being beaten by policeman and falling to the ground… SUPPORTING

(click to download FLOYD SIDES))

[RONDELLE]

(Male, 20s-30s, African American) A murder suspect Ray and Nick spend part of their shift looking for, Rondelle is congenitally laid back, nothing seems to faze him. Not even the concept of a long stretch in prison … DAY PLAYER

(click to download  RONDELLE SIDES)

[LESTER / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, 40’s, all ethnicities) Long suffering husband of the schizophrenic Claire, Lester’s a physically imposing construction worker who winds up in a physical confrontation with Nick and Ray. Stunt work involves being tackled and wrestling with police officers, simulated head-butting flailing body inside squad car) … DAY PLAYER

(click to download LESTER SIDES)

[WATTS / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, 20s-30s, Caucasian) Runs a house where they cook up “stim”, a drug new to L.A., and personalizes it with his own label. Watts is a predator in every sense of the word, and has been using Tracy’s daughter to mule drugs and worse. BEARD, LONG HAIR ALA GREG ALLMAN, TATTOOS A HUGE PLUS. Must be comfortable being shirtless.  Stunt work involves falling to the ground… DAY PLAYER

(click to download WATTS SIDES)

[BANGER / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, late teens- early 20s, Hispanic/Asian/African American) Boyle Heights gangbanger who runs afoul of Ray and Nick, a street soldier as hard as concrete. Stunt work involves running down alley as car follows behind and being roughly bent over hood of police car…DAY PLAYER

(click to download BANGER SIDES)

[PROWLER / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, 30s-40s, all ethnicities) Low rent smash and grab crook. The kind that goes in without a plan, and comes out in the back of a squad car. Stunt work involves jumping over a fence, running, bouncing hands off squad car hood and being bent roughly over hood of squad car)… DAY PLAYER

(click to download PROWLER SIDES)

[IPHONE GUY / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, late 20s- early 30s, all ethnicities) An instigator, an armchair lawyer whose mouth gets him in trouble.  Stunt work involves getting kicked by policeman…DAY PLAYER

(click to download IPHONE GUY SIDES)

[ROLLIN 20 BANGER 1 & 2 / STUNT PERFORMERS]

(Male, 20s, African American) Crip wannabes who’d tell you they’ll step to anyone, but in reality will turn tail and run if anything hits the fan. Stunt work involves running through convenience store, colliding with racks, jumping up onto car while running, then jumping down from it, long foot chase, possible jump from height of 8 to 10 feet, being hit by car and falling into street… DAY PLAYER

(click to download ROLLIN BANGER 1 & 2 IMPROV and ROLLIN BANGER 1 & 2 SCRIPT REFERENCE ONLY)

[JUNKIE / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, 20s, all ethnicities) A meth junkie that’ll never live to see 30, he’s on the run from the unstable Jack.  Stunt work involves simulated beating with fists, police nightstick, being kicked, repeatedly falling to ground, being dragged by arm and/or leg, being lifted and roughly placed across hood of squad car, being picked up by two cops by wrists and ankles and put into back of squad car…DAY PLAYER

(click to download JUNKIE IMPROV)

[SUSPECT / STUNT PERFORMER]

(Male, 20s-30s, Caucasian) Wild punk in the back of Koski’s squad car.  PIERCINGS AND TATTOOS A HUGE PLUS. Stunt work includes violently slamming yourself around in back of squad car…DAY PLAYER

(click to download SUSPECT IMPROV)

 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

*Deadline to submit required info is 5pm MONDAY, 5/28/18

*Email ALL required info below.  Submissions missing any info and self-tape will not be considered.

  1. name / email / cell / location base
  2. union status
  3. agency with full contact info (if applicable)
  4. current height /weight /age (age for minors only)
  5. attach jpegs of current headshots & pdfs of updated resumes
  6. include links to acting reels/clips- MANDATORY
  7. attach self-tape or provide self-tape link (see roles)

EMAIL:  dana@breakthroughcasting.com 

SUBJECT LINE:  Crown Vic/specify role(s)