UPDATE!
7/20/11 - Casting for AUTOPSY OF SLEEPING BEAUTY Written & Directed By David Boyer is now complete. Look below and to the left for the actors we have cast. A huge thank you to everyone you auditioned. Filming is set for Sunday, August 14.
7/20/11
- Casting decisions have not been made yet for THE H&G JOB Written &
Directed By Michael Kouroubetes (Script
was MAF's 2011 Audience Choice Winner)
PRODUCED BY RICHARDSON PRODUCTIONS
PRODUCED BY KORE PRODUCTIONS & MID AMERICA FILMMAKERS
CAST
CORONER:
Craig Lemons
TOM: Jerry Sailor
SLEEPING
BEAUTY: Liz Nierzwicki
SNOW
WHITE: Heather Antos
ROLES
CORONER: (Male,
20-30s) Good-looking (leading man type) albeit slightly nerdy. He is a man of science who doesn’t believe in magic in a world of magic. Physical role
TOM: (Male, 20-30s) The Coroner’s hunchbacked assistant who’s a little randy (and maybe cursed) Physical role
SLEEPING
BEAUTY: (Female, 18-20s) The Sleeping Beauty from the story brought in by Tom due to her mysterious (what is thought to be) death in the tower. But even unconscious she is not entirely defenseless. Actress should look like the Disney version somewhat (blond hair, petite, pretty). Small role with a few lines.
SNOW
WHITE: (Female, 18-20s) Brought in previously by Tom. Should also look somewhat like the Disney version (Dark hair, pale, pretty)
Small role with a few lines.
STORY
A man of science, the Coroner has been trying to figure out how the world of magic works, in particular the various illnesses and strange deaths that are befalling the princesses of the kingdom. His hunchbacked assistant Tom (who believes he is cursed) doesn’t understand his master’s science but helps him find people who have suffered strange maladies and deaths such as Snow White found in a glass coffin in a forest or Sleeping Beauty found in a tower surrounded by vines.
DIRECTOR
David Boyer (writer/director) won the Mid America Filmmakers $100 screenwriting contest two years in a row: first for the silent short Valentine’s Day, and next for the comedy 5cm Peter, which has been also featured at the Wet Your Pants Film Festival in Indianapolis. He has acted in numerous local films such as Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise and has done extra work on such Hollywood films as The Express and The Dilemma.
Contact David Boyer at darkwriter22@yahoo.com
HANSEL: (Male, 20-early 30s) Must be able to do a German accent
GRETEL: (Female, 20-early 30 Must be able to do a German accent
BABA MURPHY (Female or Male, 40-ish to 60-ish) Witch. Must be able to do a German/Yiddish accent
FAMILY FATHER: (Male, 30-40s) Can do a German accent
FAMILY STEPMOTHER: (Female, 30-40s) Can do a German accent
GIRL: (Female, 10-ish) Can do a German accent
BOY: (Male, 10-ish) Can do a German accent
STORY
Think Pulp Fiction and Sin City meet the Brother’s Grimm. Two hitmen take on a very evil, corrosive witch in a family restaurant.
DIRECTOR
Michael Kouroubetes (writer/director/producer) is an accomplished screenwriter and two-time winner of the Lester M. Wilson award for writing. He co-wrote and produced several feature films including Bloodlines, Kill the Messenger and The Dork of the Rings. He penned the sci-fi thriller A:\kill and the dreamlike short film Plunge and has worn many hats as an assistant director, producer and actor. He also directed The Benevolent Banana, a short film based off his award-winning script. He has helped organize several writer conferences at Indiana University South Bend where he received a B.A. in Philosophy and teaches screenwriting. He is also the Workshop Chairman for the River Bend Film Festival.
Contact Michael Kouroubetesat sirmanifesto@gmail.com