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We will also be looking for the following:

Silent Bit Extra's

Atmosphere Extra's
 

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It's hoped we can attach Magda Apanowicz in supporting role.

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Cast

#1 - Tracy Hannigan	Stacey Farber		#20 - EMO Woman	TBC
#2 - Janie Granville	TBC		#21 - Man	TBC
#3 - Carl Fezzlebottom	TBC		#22 - Little Girl 1	TBC
#4 - Susan Hannigan	TBC		#23 - Little Girl 2	TBC
#5 - Henry Hannigan	TBC		#24 - Little Boy	TBC
#6 - Scott Hastings	Dan Edge		#25 - Receptionist	TBC
#7 - Dr. Katravan	Barnett Massey		#26 - Girl	TBC
#8 - James Jackson	TBC		#27 - Female Student	TBC
#9 - Aunt Kristy	TBC		#28 - Woman In Video	TBC
#10 - Young Tracy	TBC		#29 - Chinese Girl	TBC
#11 - Michael	TBC		#30 - Minister	TBC
#12 - Grace	TBC		#31 - TV Reporter	TBC
#13 - Michael's Mum	TBC		#32 - Doctor	TBC
#14 - Clerk	TBC		#33 - Teen Boy	TBC
#15 - Festival Organiser	TBC		#34 - Teen Girl	TBC
#16 - Blonde Girl	TBC		#35 - Disabled Man	TBC
#17 - Stoner	TBC		#36 -	TBC
#18 - Woman With Crutches	TBC		#37 -	TBC
#19 - Scott's Mother	TBC		#38 - Disabled Teen	TBC

Tracy Hannigan

STATUS: Leading Role

AGE: 23 and teenager

GENDER: Female

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: University student with a need to be paraplegic. Uses a wheelchair whenever possible

APPEARANCE: Tracy looks like your regular university student, with not particularly stunning looks, but a pleasant face and an average build

CHARACTER: Her characteristics are near to those of Juno played by Ellen Page in "Juno" and Tracy played by Evan Rachel Wood in "Thirteen"

NOTE: For much of the action she uses a manual semi-sports chair. Candidates for this role must be able-bodied, fit and ready to learn wheeling. It is hoped the person called will be able to find the time to practice wheelchair skills in her own time well in advance of the shoot. The chair will be provided

Janie Granville

STATUS: Supporting role

AGE: 23

GENDER: Female

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: Janie is Tracy's best friend

APPEARANCE: She doesn't have outstanding looks and is perhaps a little plain

CHARACTER: She's a supporting role capable of shifting to a more leading role as the story develops. Janie portrays the insecurities of a university student. She's muddlesome and seems sometimes indifferent at the start but when she takes the lead she shows all the characteristics and loyalty of a best friend

Cast, Principal, 118 lines

Carl Fezzlebottom

STATUS: Supporting role

AGE: 21-22

GENDER: Male

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: University student who falls in love with Tracy

APPEARANCE: Well-spoken, slightly shy and handsome

CHARACTER: Carl's characteristics are similar to those of Patrick, played by Patrick Fugit in "Saved". He's basically likeable. He's cool, calm and collected but a little boring. We get the impression he's been bullied a lot in the past

Cast, Principal, 71 lines

Susan Hannigan

AGE: Mid 40s and early 30's

GENDER: Female

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: Susan is Tracy's mother

CHARACTER: She is somewhat down-trodden by her husband - the "Yes, dear, whatever-you-say" type - and fairly quietly spoken

Cast, Principal, 23 lines

Henry Hannigan

AGE: Mid 40s

GENDER: Male

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: Henry is Tracy's father

CHARACTER: An authoritarian, homophobic, classic middle-class, middle-aged, middle of the road guy who has a nice average house in squeaky clean suburbia and who laughs at his own jokes

Cast, Principal, 33 lines

Scott Hastings

AGE: 22-26

GENDER: Male

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: He likes Tracy and wants to date her. When he finds out the truth about her he becomes the Antagonist

APPEARANCE: Scott has Cerebral Palsy affecting both legs. He walks using elbow (forearm) crutches. He is quite tall and thin, and quite handsome

CHARACTER: Scott is quite intense, nervously excitable and likeable but capable of turning nasty

ACTOR: This role will be offered to a man that has the specified disability. He must however be able to negotiate a few steps

Cast, Principal, 30 lines

Dr. Katravan

AGE: 40s - 70s

GENDER: Male

RACE: East Indian

ROLE: Psychologist (university students' therapist)

APPEARANCE: A very kind face

CHARACTER: He is a very kindly person who looks after his student patients and listens to their troubles, including Tracy's rather unusual disorder. As his name suggests, he is very knowledgeable and likes studying new problems. He's certainly found a new problem to study with his patient, Tracy!

Cast, Principal, 30 lines

James Jackson

AGE: 40s

GENDER: Male

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: Chair of a disabled lobbying group

APPEARANCE: James uses an electric wheelchair

CHARACTER: He's very full of self-importance and is official about the group's business. A typical group leader who is not disagreeable but firm. He can can get angry, he doesn't really know the word "sorry" but he can eat humble pie

ACTOR: We would prefer to offer this role to a disabled person who has his own electric chair, although he is not required to move very far in the action

Cast, Principal, 16 lines

Aunt Kristy

AGE: 50s

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Tracy's aunt

APPEARANCE: Well rounded with a rich voice

CHARACTER: Benevolent and jolly

Cast, Principal, 11 lines,Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Young Tracy

AGE: 4-6

GENDER: Female

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: Playing young Tracy pretending to be disabled by dragging herself along the ground

In one scene playing House with three others and silent in a second scene with her mother

Cast, Principal, 7 lines

Michael

AGE: 4-6

GENDER: Male

ROLE: One of four kids playing House

Cast, Principal, 9 lines

Grace

AGE: 4-6

GENDER: Female

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: One of four kids playing House

Cast, Principal, 12 lines

Michael's Mum

AGE: Late 20s - early 30s

GENDER: Female

Cast, Actor role, 1 line

Clerk

AGE: 25-30

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Clothing store clerk

CHARACTER: Overly helpful, sweet voice

Cast, Actor role, 6 lines

Festival Organiser

AGE: 25

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Presiding over poetry festival

CHARACTER: Simple, sweet "do-gooder" voice

Cast, Actor role, 4 lines, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Blonde Girl

AGE: About 23

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Presiding over a poetry festival

APPEARANCE: Blonde hair

CHARACTER: Overly enthusiastic

Cast, Actor role, 3 lines, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Stoner

AGE: 24

GENDER: Male

APPEARANCE: Looks and sounds stoned

CHARACTER: Basically pleasant

Cast, Actor role, 3 lines, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Woman With Crutches

AGE: 30-40

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Talking about disabled accessibility issues in disabled lobbying group

APPEARANCE: Using under-arm crutches effectively as a long-term disabled person

ACTOR: Role offered in priority to a disabled actor

Cast, Actor role, 1 line, Extra, silent in 2 scenes, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Scott's Mother

AGE: 45-55

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Scott's mother

APPEARANCE: A classic middle-age look

CHARACTER: Slightly dominating

Cast, Actor role, 4 lines

EMO Woman

AGE: 25

GENDER: Female

APPEARANCE: She really looks like the role title!

CHARACTER: Simple and slightly "spaced out"

Cast, Actor role, 3 lines, Extra atmosphere in 1 scene

Man

AGE: 35-45

GENDER: Male

APPEARANCE: Classic middle-aged

CHARACTER: Born to "help" people

Cast, Actor role, 4 lines

Little Girl 1

AGE: 4-6

GENDER: Female

ROLE: One of three kids playing House. She pretends to be disabled by dragging herself along the ground like Young Tracy #10

Cast, Actor role, 3 lines

Little Girl 2

AGE: 4-6

GENDER: Female

ROLE: One of three kids playing House

Cast, Actor role, 4 lines

Little Boy

AGE: 4-6

GENDER: Male

ROLE: One of three kids playing House

Cast, Actor role, 2 lines

Receptionist

AGE: 25-30

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Doctor's receptionist

Cast, Actor role, 2 lines, Extra, silent in 1 or 2 scenes, Extra atmosphere in 1 scene

Girl

AGE: About 23

GENDER: Female

ROLE: University student

Cast, Actor role, 1 line,Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Female Student

AGE: 23

GENDER: Female

Cast, Actor role, 1 line, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Woman In Video

AGE: 30-35

GENDER: Female

ROLE: Appearing on short Internet training film

Cast, Actor role, 2 lines

(On tape)

Chinese Girl

AGE: 23

GENDER: Female

RACE: Chinese

ROLE: Reading a poem in festival

Cast, Actor role, 1 line, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Minister

AGE: 50-60

GENDER: Male

RACE: Caucasian

ROLE: Presiding over a marriage

CHARACTER: Evangelist-style minister

Cast, Actor role, 2 lines

TV Reporter

AGE: 30-35

GENDER: Male

ROLE: Reporting a Gay Pride parade

CHARACTER: Dynamic on-location reporting

(On tape. Recorded in studio on green screen)

Cast, Actor role, 2 lines

Doctor

AGE: 40's-60's

GENDER: Male

ROLE: "Underground" surgeon

APPEARANCE: Sinister looking

Cast, Actor role, 1 line

Teen Boy

AGE: High School Teenager

GENDER: Male

Cast, Actor role, 1 line

Teen Girl

AGE: High School Teenager

GENDER: Female

Cast, Actor role, 1 line

Disabled Man

AGE: Early 30s

GENDER: Male

ROLE: On short TV news sequence, using a semi-sports manual wheelchair, playing someone who is a recent para or quad struggling to master wheeling

ACTOR: Priority given to a disabled actor

NOTE: Will also be required to play Extra in "Disabled Group" scenes

Special Extra (no lines). Silent bit extra, solo in 1 scene / Silent bit extra in 3 scenes

(On tape for 1 scene)

Blind Person

AGE: 18-80

GENDER: Either

ROLE: Member of the disabled lobbying group

ACTOR: Priority given to a visually impaired person with own guide dog

Special Extra, Silent bit extra in 3 scenes, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Disabled Person

AGE: 18-80

GENDER: Either

ROLE: Member of the disabled lobbying group

APPEARANCE: A visible amputee using an "old clunker" wheelchair

Special Extra, Silent bit extra in 3 scenes, Extra, atmosphere in 1 scene

Disabled Teen

AGE: High school teenager

GENDER: Male

ROLE: Required to walk pass other teens who are shocked by his disablity

APPEARANCE: Walks but limps badly (e.g. hemi CP).

ACTOR: Priority given to a disabled actor

Special Extra (no lines), Silent bit extra in 1 scene

Silent Bit Extra's

4th teen watching basketball

4th child playing with the others

4 Students holding doors

3 Girls "legs" in washroom stalls

2 Teen males eating at a mall food court

2 Students entering/leaving an elevator

1 Waiter

Atmosphere Extra's

16 Adults at a garden party

20 Family/friends at a wedding

6 Basketball players playing

3 Mothers watching kids playing

3 Children playing In B.G.

1 Dog walker/jogger

10 Sports people watching a game

5 Shoppers

A dozen people eating in mall foodcourt

4 Restaurant patrons

1 Waiter/waitress

3 Student patients in therapist's lobby

Several dozen students going about the campus

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Dan Edge

Dan graduated from the University of Northampton (UK) in 2008 with a degree in drama. With an impressive CV working with such companies The UK Home Office, BWARK Productions/Channel 4, BUPA, as well as theatrical work with the likes of The Nottingham Playhouse and most recently Chol Theatre. 

As well as his impressive acting talents Dan has also worked as a professional model, but perhaps most interestingly despite his Cerebral Palsy he has also been the UK’s only disabled Professional Wrestler for over a decade having wrestled on both sides of the Atlantic in both the UK and USA and is a former World Tag Team Champion for the Maryland USA based National Wrestling League.

 

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