Description:

An assassin with mafia connections is on the run. An elderly woman lost her husband many years ago. She has since lost her grip on reality. At the Bed & Breakfast that she operates is her eight-year-old grandson, who bides his time playing games and pestering visitors. What will happen when these lives converge?

Starlight Productions is currently searching for actors for “Playing Fair,” a short film that embodies several genres, including family drama, thriller, and dark comedy. Distribution plans include entry into the domestic and international film festival circuits of 2011.


Where: HCC Spring Branch Campus – Performing Arts Center
1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N.
Houston, TX 77043

When: Saturday, August 7th from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Thursday, August 12th from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday, August 13th from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Please bring your headshot to the audition; if you do not have a headshot, a current photograph will suffice.

Characters:

Salvatore – male of Italian descent; 40’s; hitman who is on the run.
Gale – boy Caucasian; eight years old; back-country, talkative, adventurous.
Muriel – Caucasian woman; elderly; Gale’s grandmother, back-country, lives in past.
Claude – young teen girl; large, hefty, delivers newspapers on bike.
FBI Agent 1 – adult male.
FBI Agent 2 – adult, male or female.
Jimmy – Caucasian male; 50’s; Muriel’s deceased husband, likes to fish.
Clerk – young adult female; attractive; back-country, runs convenience store.

“Playing Fair” will shoot on September 24-26 and October 01-03; format is RED Digital Cinema. We are working under low-budget conditions, therefore, only the roles of Salvatore, Gale, and Muriel are paid positions. Should you have any further questions, please contact playingfairmovie@gmail.com