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Created Date | January 03, 2023 | |
Expiration Date | February 02, 2023 | |
Posted by | Administrator | |
Country | United States | |
State | Illinois | |
City | Chicago | |
Location | Chicago | |
Project Type | Non-Equity Audition | |
Project Title | Adventures with the Saints |
Description:
The Merry Beggars is now casting Adventures with the Saints (working title), an original series telling the stories of ten impactful saints throughout history.
We are seeking nonunion actors nationwide to audition. If cast, actors will work with top talent to bring these extraordinary, true characters to life! There are diverse roles available for men and women of all ages!
Actors are paid $20.00 per hour of rehearsal and between $150.00 and $350.00 per day of recording based on size of roll.
We are casting on a rolling basis, so we are asking actors to audition as soon as possible.
Rehearsals begin January 16. Recordings begin on January 20. Dates for rehearsals and recordings of each individual show vary. These dates are specified on each casting page.
We are casting for the following ten shows:
Carlo Acutis
Carlo Acutis, a fifteen year old boy from Milan, Italy, endeavors to design a website that would renew hope in a world rapidly increasing its digital presence.
Francis of Assisi
Francesco, a popular son of a wealthy merchant, was used to a lavish life of partying. Until one day, Francesco converts entirely from vanity and luxury to humility and poverty.
Pier Giorgio Frassati
Pier Giorgio Frassati, a young and charitable adventurist, takes to political and social activism in his home country of Italy shortly after World War I.
Joan of Arc
This story of the patron of France and one of history's greatest martyrs follows Joan d'Arc as she leads an army through a victorious siege in Orleans, France, in the war against England.
Juan Diego
Juan Diego, a simple man of the Chichimeca, embarks to have a church built in honor of a mysterious and noble woman who appears to him in a vision.
Karol Wojtyla
Pope John Paul II, the most influential man of the modern age, has been named the greatest saint of all time. Prior to his remarkable leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, however, was a life of hardship, invasion, and war. We're telling the story of the man before Pope John Paul II - the story of Karol Wojtyla.
Saint Patrick
Patrick risks his life to return to the country that enslaved him for six years, all to serve as a missionary to the people of Ireland.
Benedict
Feeling lost amid a culture absorbed in decadence after the fall of the Roman Empire, Benedict leaves his school filled with immorality and debauchery against the wishes of his own father and his own desire to remain close to a woman he admires. His twin sister, Scholastica, empathizes and encourages him.
Isaac Jogues
A newly ordained Jesuit priest makes his way to New France on a mission to the native peoples. After many severe trials and hardships, he returns to a hero's welcome in France.
Kateri Tekakwitha
A diligent and patient Mohawk girl refuses to marry against the wishes of her uncle, the Chief. At the age of nineteen, she fled her tribe to a land south of Montreal, where she was free to practice Christianity.
Contact Info:
Go to this link to access our Audition Page: themerrybeggars.com/auditions. This is also where actors would submit their auditions. We prioritize auditions received on our casting site before turning to third-party casting sites.