Jack Truman Productions is casting for a virtual staged reading of four 10 minute plays from the Great Pandemic of 2020.
Written and Directed by Jack Truman
The plays:
Cancel Culture, a play about the entertainment industry during the Black Lives Matter movement
Jimmy and Stan, a play about James Cagney and Stanley Kubrick
Taking Over the Asylum, a play about a professor teaching a class during the pandemic
Sunset and Vine, a play about two people trying to make it in Hollywood
Cancel Culture characters:
Charlie, 60's, famous film actor, been in the business for over 40 years
Lou, 60's, Charlie's agent
Drea, 20's, congresswoman, extremely radical liberal
Stage Directions, Narrator/Reading of the play's stage directions
Jimmy and Stan characters:
Jimmy, 60's, an old retired actor, his acting days are behind him, was a superstar during the golden age of film, done with Hollywood, living out in the country away from everything.
Stan, 30's, a young rising filmmaker, fed up with Hollywood and the film studio system, wants to make visionary movies outside of the industry system
Marlon, 40's, famous film actor, a rebel and activist
Stage Directions, Narrator/Reading of the play's stage directions
Taking Over the Asylum characters:
Bob, 50's, a liberal minded film professor
Chelsea, 19-20, radical college student
Sarah, 18-19, black, young college student
Stage Directions, Narrator/Reading of the play's stage directions
Sunset and Vine characters:
Hank, 60's, a struggling old writer in Hollywood
Maggie, 18-25, a young girl from the Ozarks, trailer part white trash type, fresh off the bus in Hollywood, trying to make it in the movies
Stage Directions, Narrator/Reading of the play's stage directions
Filming to begin in May 2021, with an online virtual release late May 2021.
Copy and credit provided. There is no pay.
Email headshot and resume to director Jack Truman at jacktrumancountry@gmail.com
Thank you for your time. Break a leg!
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