Please email your resumes to trivial.pursuits.ann.arbor@...
Ann Arbor independent feature film, "Trivial Pursuits," seeks experienced
and competent actors. Principal photography will take place throughout the
month of August and through the first week of September. Please submit
portfolio with a head shot and resume. Thank you.
Roles are as follows:
-SHELLY - Age 30, tough, sexy waitress at pub. The object of lead's
adoration, Shelly seems unreceptive to his advances -- but later shows that
she's more interested in him than she's letting on...10 lines, at least 6
scenes
-FREE HUG GUY- An institution on the campus, this aging hippie in his 30s
has a cardboard sign proclaiming "Free Hugs," which he hands out to those in
need...1 speech & 7 lines, 6 scenes
-DR. HOGUEFIELD (70’s), DR. SMIES, DR. GORDON (50’s Female), DR. AEGIS (50’
s)- professors on dissertation committee, not thrilled by the bizarre
direction lead’s remarks
take...2 speeches & 9 lines, 1 scene; 3 speeches & 5 lines, 1 scene; 1
speech & 1 line, 1 scene; 1 line, 1 scene respectively
-BETH TARSON- Lead's mother, in her 50s, she's a warm, matronly woman who
cooks for son and does his laundry as if he were still a kid...1 speech & 1
line, 1 scene
-SWEDISH FLUNKY #1 One of antagonist’s fawning Swedish teammates, he also
pokes fun at lead at every opportunity...3 lines, at least 3 scenes
-BIKER ONE- This biker and his cronies compete in the trivia contest...1
line, at least 1 scene
-JANITOR- This library janitor takes it in stride when he discovers leads
having sex...2 lines, 1 scene
-BARISTA- This female barista tosses lead a towel when he gets rowdy and
spills his coffee...1 line, 1 scene
-DRIVER- This driver yells at lead and his pals to get out of the road...1
line, 1 scene
-ANARCHIST- This fidgety man in his 40s, who sports a snarled beard and
Birkenstocks, is a solo competitor in the big final trivia contest...1
speech & 2 lines, 2 scenes
-DOUG, STAN AND BILL- Mild-mannered guys in their 30s, this indefatigably
cheerful trio also competes in the final match....2 lines, 2 scenes; 3
lines, 2 scenes; no lines, 2 scenes respectively