Stacker.com and Ryan Nadeau
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(STACKER/WRIC) — Calling all future stars! There are several movies and TV shows currently set in the state of Virginia.
Keep scrolling to learn more about each opportunity — including what the project is, where it’s being filmed, which role or roles are up for grabs, and how much you’re expected to earn.
‘Hometown’
- Project Type: Scripted Show
- Roles:
- Morgan (host, male, 18-35)
- Average hourly rate: $67
- Casting Locations: Norfolk and Virginia Beach
- Photo dates: May 15-19
According to Backstage, “Hometown” will follow the daily lives of a group of friends in a small town. Some of them are at home “by choice,” others “by force”—and “some [are] i come back to see how nothing has changed at all.
Morgan, the male lead, is a truck driver invited to leave his small town. It has been described as “slightly comedic” and “go with the flow”. This is an LGBTQ+ acting opportunity and the selected actor will be expected to participate in romantic scenes with other men.
Learn more about Hometown here.
‘Under My Skin’
- Type of project: feature film
- Roles:
- Ashes (host, female, 20-35)
- Michael (host, male, 25-35)
- Sierra (supporter, female, 25-35)
- Joel (support, male, 20-35)
- Theo (support, male, 18-35)
- Frank (support, male, 40-65)
- Average hourly rate: $12
- Casting Locations: Lynchburg and Richmond
- Shooting dates: June 15 to July 18
According to Backstage, “Under My Skin” is described as a horror film with elements of a thriller. Brothers Joel and Michael and their wives Ash and Sierra visit their recently deceased father Frank’s cabin. Tensions flare as they can’t agree on what to do with the place. Domestic trouble collides with the paranormal as it quickly becomes apparent that they are not alone in this cabin.
Most of the cast is still listed on Backstage as unaired at the time of reporting. Some characters, such as Frank, Michael, and Joel, are listed as having ethnic requirements.
Learn more about “Under My Skin” and the variety of casting opportunities here.
“reality”
- Project Type: Scripted Show
- Roles:
- Kids Bible Study (day player, 10-14)
- Football players (additional background, male, 18-30)
- Average hourly rate: None
- Casting Locations: Richmond
- Photo dates: June 2 to 8
According to Backstage, “Reality” follows wealthy students who attend a private school. The story charts their transition into the adult world as they face various challenges.
The possibilities in this casting are backgrounds and extras. Interested actors can apply to be a football player or one of several children who attend a Bible study during a scene in the show. Both have additional ethnicity requirements.
Learn more about The Reality and its casting opportunities here.
“Helena’s Song”
- Type of project: short film
- Roles:
- Come on (host, male, 55-75)
- Helena (supporter, female, 55-75)
- Average hourly rate: $21
- Casting Locations: Richmond
- Filming dates:
According to Backstage, “Helena’s Song” is a horror film following Eli and his wife Helena, who is battling an illness. As Helena’s condition worsens, Eli must contend with both the compounding grief of his wife’s possible death and several “strange events.”
Eli is described as a “nurturing and caring husband” who spends most of his time looking after his wife. He enjoys cooking, fishing, feeding local ducks and listening to his wife play the flute.
Helena is described as a woman who has been sick for a long time, but has come to terms with this fact. Her illness has sapped much of her energy. She loved playing the flute and recently took it up again as “a last ditch effort to hang on to the life she had.”
Neither role has an ethnicity requirement.
Learn more about “Helena’s Song” here.
“Frequent Rain”
- Project Type: Scripted Show
- Roles:
- Community (additional background, 18-70)
- OF THE MILITIA (additional background, 20-50)
- Average hourly rate: None
- Casting Locations: Woodbridge
- Filming dates: various, starting in late March and ending in mid-May
According to Backstage, “Fair Rain” is a dramatic thriller set in an apocalyptic or dystopian world.
The possibilities in this casting are backgrounds and extras. Community actors are expected to have beginner level experience with overall fitness, running and stunts.
‘NG Militia’, described as a ‘fearful militia’, requires beginner-level weapons training with firearms, comprehensive physical training, running and stunts. Military training is “preferred but not required.”
Neither role has an ethnicity requirement.
Learn more about Fair Rain here.
This story is produced by Behind the scenes and reviewed and distributed by Stacker Media.
Additional reporting by Ryan Nadeau.
