[Capdist-auditions] Broken Toys web series Audition (Females)

[Areli]

> AUDITIONS

FEMALES between the ages of 17 and 30

> For: Broken Toys (a tv series-Drama/Dark Comedy)
> https://www.facebook.com/brokentoysandtheirmisadventures/ <https://www.facebook.com/brokentoysandtheirmisadventures/>
> Summary: 5 Characters (Tristin, Sonata, Grace, Effie, and Jimmy) meet in a psychiatric facility and become friends. Season 1 will follow their misadventures in getting to know each other and the facility, while dealing with their different past experiences. 
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> When: 7pm Monday, November 30th, 2015,
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> Each individual auditioning will be asked to provide a headshot and resume. Non-pay.
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> LEAD CHARACTERS
> TRISTIN is a young man in his mid-twenties. He is hospitalized after a suicide attempt triggered by his girlfriend Ani's suicide after miscarrying their daughter during the second trimester. He often writes letters to her-- his way of dealing with the death and his remorse for not succeeding in 'joining her'. He uses writing and music to cope with his losses and inner demons, and struggles to find a reason to continue living, let alone build a new life without Ani.
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> SONATA is a college-age girl hospitalized for self-harm and near suicide. For 6 years, she has struggled with anxiety, depression, ocd, panic disorder, and ptsd. Between the ages of 6 and 10, she was molested by her grandfather’s partner, but has no memory of him whatsoever since he died. Because of this, it is difficult for her to be intimate with anyone. The triggering event that led to her to needing treatment involved a college professor trying to take advantage of her. Throughout this series, Sonata will come to terms with memories of her past and her hopelessness in finding anyone worth trusting or loving. 
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> GRACE is a girl in her early twenties struggling with an extreme anxiety disorder and frequent panic attacks. She is very artistic and uses her art to deal with her stress. She is also extremely distrustful of people, as she was previously in an extremely abusive relationship . Her suicide attempt resulted from her belief there was no other way to get out of the relationship. 

> EFFIE is a twenty-year-old who has been dealing with the death of her little brother for a while, convinced that it was her fault. She is sarcastic and struggles to manage her anger. After the love of her life cheated on her, she finds herself sexually compromised in various ways.  

> JIMMY is a schizophrenic male in his mid-twenties who comically portrays an individual who has difficulty telling fantasy from reality. He is constantly making jokes, insensitively, and insists that his reality is correct. 
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> SHANE is a teen girl who has undiagnosed autism. As a little girl, she was sex-trafficked and since then, has difficulty understanding what happened to her. With limited speech and cognitive processing skills, her only way of expressing her trauma is through her constant obsession with “freeing the slaves”. Suffering from PTSD and frustrated at her inability to communicate her issues, she hangs herself at the end of the season.

SEEKING ACTORS FOR:
EFFIE: We are looking for someone who can portray a genuine struggle with grief as well as outbursts of anger. Because Effie has an eating disorder that is often referenced, we are hoping for an actress on the slim side. She is very polish, so we are hoping for caucasian actresses to read for her. She also needs to be comfortable with acting out a very sexual character, but not at every moment. 

ANI: Tristin’s loving girlfriend who eventually struggles with losing a child, self inflicted harm, and suicide. Blue eyes are preferred or someone who could wear blue contacts.

NURSES and PATIENTS: We are always in need of extras/background characters. Some will be chosen for dialogue or improvisational acting. The two main nurses are Ellen and Anna. 

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> WHERE: Russell Sage College, 65 1st Street, Troy NY
> 2nd floor of the Student Life Center/McKinstry Hall
> A GPS will take you to Bush Memorial Center (Building 26 on the map, a big white building with pillars)
> Follow 1st Street down through campus until you get to the big parking lot at the end
> Enter the campus near building 21 (Theatre Institute at Sage, Schacht Fine Arts Center)
> Pass McKinstry Courtyard on the left
> Enter building 19 (Student Life Center) and take elevator to 2nd floor (labelled as the 1st floor)
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