Child Open Roles for Independent Feature
Casting seeking 7 child actors for LEAD ENSEMBLE ROLES. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Rate: SAG ULB Scale +10% About the project: Storyline: After a ten year estrangement, liberal sisters Dinah and Abigail return to their childhood homestead in rural Virginia to pay respects to their allegedly dying conservative father and get bamboozled into running the survivalist camp for kids that their parents Jeb and Susan founded after the sisters flew the coop. So Abby, Dinah, and Dinah’s son Michael venture into the woods with six paying campers on the precipice of puberty. Our diverse, motley crew flounders and triumph over the course of the week. When disaster strikes and Jeb and Susan save the day, will the family find a way to come together again? Additional info: Filming takes place outside of Martinsville, Virginia. Shoot Dates: 20 days, July – August, 2025 Shoot Location: Martinsville, Virginia If interested, please apply.
7 roles
Close to his mother, and raised in Richmond. Dinah is a single mother and they are a team. His Aunt Abigail is the only other family he knows, but doesn’t get to see her very often. He is empathetic, a good student, and wise for his age. Must be comfortable outdoors and swimming in lake water. In a truth or dare scene MICHAEL takes off his shorts and we see the superhero underwear that he is wearing beneath his shorts. RATE: Scale (+10% if agent), shoots approx. 15 days.
10 going on 30,, full face of makeup, thick eyeliner, has 1M followers on YouTube where people watch her play video games. She’s a true New Yorker and a classic bully with a nanny she controls and parents who are never around. If not for the money she is being raised with it would be a Dickensian level of neglect her parents are practicing. Chloe is a survivor, thriving even. = LEAD ENSEMBLE. RATE: Scale (+10% if agent), shoots 12-15 days.
Southern accent, hair always pulled into a messy low ponytail, dresses like a tomboy but lives with God-fearing parents who decorate her room in pink. She often regurgitates Republican and Christian phrases she hears from her parents. This week at camp opens Pen’s world in so many ways, not the least of which is deciding to cut her signature long ponytail in a moment of independence and self realization. LEAD ENSEMBLE. RATE: Scale (+10% if agent), shoots 12-15 days.
Huge Hunger Games fan to the point of only dressing like Katniss, incredible archer. She’s cute and would be popular if it weren’t for the weird Hunger Games obsession. Pint sized. Always trying and frequently succeeding in keeping up with her older brothers. There is no tree she won’t climb. Must be comfortable outdoors and swimming in lake water. LEAD ENSEMBLE. RATE: Scale (+10% if agent), shoots 12-15 days.
Plump and in the thralls of puberty, could really use a bra but doesn’t wear one. She’s an excellent girl scout with impressive survival skills who recently lost her mother and feels lost. Has always felt at peace in nature but this is the first camping trip without her mother and with a body she doesn’t know how to navigate. Must be comfortable outdoors and swimming in lake water. LEAD ENSEMBLE. RATE: Scale (+10% if agent), shoots 12-15 days.
Indian, British accent, from wealthy parents who recently moved him to the middle of nowhere Virginia to purchase an Alpaca farm. Accustomed to the finer things. He’s a bit of a class clown / rebel with a London street vibe. His charm and sense of humor are the only skills that translate. Always open to the next adventure, but doesn’t love when nature calls in the woods! Must be comfortable outdoors and swimming in lake water. LEAD ENSEMBLE. RATE: Scale (+10% if agent), shoots 12-15 days.
Tall and lanky, autistic, encyclopedic knowledge of bugs and other random trivia, often interjects to correct people. Not annoying as his fact bombs are usually spot on and needed in the moment. Comes from an academic family where facts are respected and expected. Must be comfortable outdoors and swimming in lake water. Must love bugs (does not need to work with live animals). LEAD ENSEMBLE. RATE: Scale (+10% if agent), shoots 12-15 days.