Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Door County Casting Call

'Confessions of a Sailor' hosted a special casting call for Door County area acting talent, Tuesday June 28th at Sturgeon Bay's Knights of Columbus Hall. Casting directors are looking particularly for locals for supporting roles as well as extras and day players.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Casting & Crew Call Concludes

The 'Confessions of a Sailor' casting team concluded the Green Bay casting call, Thursday night stating there was "some great variety", "surprises", and " fine talent". Acting talent hopeful for potential supporting roles and extras arrived early. By 5pm the hallway congregation had begun. The crew call brought in gifted individuals who had experience and an understanding of their field. Participants in the cast and crew call met with some of the casting department for 5-10 minute intervals consisting of a short interview, paper-work, and if time, a cold-read from the script.

Contacts will be made over the weekend and following week pertaining to casting decisions.

The production would like to thank Days Inn for their hospitality and making their conference center a great place to host the event. A special thanks as well to the Door County Advocate, Green Bay Press Gazette, the Post Crescent and Actingbiz.com for their promotions of the call.

'Confessions' Casting, Crew Call in News: The Post Crescent

The Post Crescent June 1, 2011

Independent film casting call set for Thursday in Green Bay

The independent film “Confessions of a Sailor” will be holding a casting and crew call Thursday at Days Inn City Centre, 406 Washington St., Green Bay.

The casting and crew call will take place on a first come, first served basis from 5 to 8 p.m. in the south meeting room.

Those interested in available acting roles should bring their resume and headshots. People interested in available crew positions should bring their resume and any samples of work.

“Confessions of a Sailor” is a project of the Media 153 Network, a collaborative effort of various artists, and is expected to do much of its filming in Wisconsin.

For more information, visit www.confessionsofasailor.com.

'Confessions' Casting, Crew Call in News: Green Bay Press Gazette

Green Bay Press Gazette Jun. 1, 2011

Independent film 'Confessions of a Sailor' hosting open casting call in Green Bay

The team behind “Confessions of a Sailor,’’ a full-length independent film set in Door County, is hosting an open casting call for cast and crew from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Days Inn-City Centre, 406 N. Washington St., Green Bay.

Media 153 Network, a “media ministry,’’ is looking for actors for supporting roles, day actors and extras as well as production members for a story set in 2008 that unfolds against the backdrop of uncovering the mystery of the 1958 Lake Michigan shipwreck of the Carl D. Bradley.

Jennifer Cadena, whose acting credits include the 2011 film “The Roommate’’ and NBC’s “Days of Our Lives,’’ has signed on to star in the film, along with area standup comic Justin Kenneke and Andrew Delaurelle, a theater performance major at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Kurt Krauss, a 2010 UWGB grad, is director.

The film is tentatively slated for release in June 2012.

Actors should bring a resume and headshot to auditions, or for the crew, a resume and any samples of their work. For more info, go to www.confessionsofasailor.com.

'Confessions' Casting, Crew Call in News: Door County Advocate

Door County Advocate, May. 31, 2011

Film holding cast, crew calls in Green Bay

Area actors and actresses may find their lucky break as the independent film "Confessions of a Sailor" hosts a casting and crew call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the South Meeting Room at the Days Inn City Centre, 406 Washington St., Green Bay.

The maritime film is seeking acting talent for supporting roles, day actors and actresses and extras and production crew. One of the producers indicates much filming will take place in Door County.

"Confessions of a Sailor" is a project of the Media 153 Network, a collaborative effort of various artists. Standup comic Justin Kenneke, recently named Fox Cities Top Comic 2011 and winner of the Dairy Air Comedy Festival and Lakeshore's Top Comic, has joined the cast, and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay theater performance major Andrew Delaurelle is one of several local actors already working on the production.

For Thursday's open call, those interested in available acting roles should bring their resumes and headshots. Artists interested in available crew positions should bring their resumes and any samples of work.

The casting and crew calls will take place on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit www.confessionsofasailor.com.