External Casting opportunities

Project: Love/Grief/Tamales

MFA Student Production

SAG-AFTRA Microbudget 

Producer: Rachel Chen

Director: Tidiane Diallo

Screenwriter: Amor

Start Date: March 13-15

Rate of Pay: Copy meal credit

Location: Orange County CA

Diversity Clause

We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to disability, gender, race and ethnicity, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Marley (20s, black):

A restless, rebellious immigrant on constant edge as he accompanies his girlfriend. His impatience stems from a place of care and protectiveness, with the goal of getting himself and Yulissa back home to safety.

Overview: A young woman goes on a search for tamales as she drags her reluctant boyfriend through a strip mall in Orange County on Christmas Day. Rumors of potential snow cloud the city, along with a quiet dread of a threat against the immigrant community. 

We are currently seeking talent interested in this project and would love to connect with performers who feel a connection to the role. Email kcchen@chapman.edu with a headshot and a video reel. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or interest

Ironbound 

Theatre 

Producers: Loveborg Productions: (Marisa Van Den Borre & Chad Coe) 

Co-Producer: The Vs. Studio (Johnny Clark) 

Director: Kimberly Alexander 

Writer: Martyna Majok 

Rehearsals: March 29th - April 30th, nights and weekends 

Opening Night - May 1st, Friday 

Closing Night - May 18th, Monday 

Performances: May 1st - 18th - 9 performances - Fri, Sat, Sun, (1) Monday 

Possible Extension: May 4th & May 11th 

Location: Madnani Theater: Hollywood 

Rate of Pay: $1000 Stipend for all rehearsals and shows 

AEA 50-seat showcase code (Equity and Non-Equity Actors) 

Storyline: 

Over the course of 20 years and three relationships, and in one location - at a New Jersey bus stop - Polish immigrant Darja negotiates for her future with men who can offer her love or security, but never both. 

Producers’ Statement: 

Loveborg Productions was born from a shared artistic and personal partnership between Emmy-winning producer Marisa Van Den Borre and award-winning actor Chad Coe (Monster, Abbott Elementary, Matlock). Drawn to storytelling rooted in rich, complex characters, Ironbound represents theater at its most human. As actors, we were eager to savor Martyna Majok’s language and create space to fully inhabit her words on stage. As a married couple, this project also marks a return to our theater roots, where we first met performing together in Resolving Hedda. We are beyond excited to create something truly special. 

Director’s Statement: The world of Ironbound is a world of constant less.  Less safety. Less softness. Less margin for error. Less room for growth.  More grip. More demand. More push.  It is a world built on counting—numbers, math, keeping track, keeping score—because survival requires constant vigilance. Nothing is wasted. There is no such thing as “extra.”  This play is an exercise in endurance. It is not linear, because survival is not linear. It asks: What lengths will you go to for the one thing you have that no one can take from you?  My Polish blood and New Jersey roots shape my desire to honor the beauty of struggle that lives inside this play. Darja’s rigid hope, her unexpected humor, and her sharp negotiations fuel a journey worth placing onstage. And it is my own rigid hope that a life - through grit, wit, will, and Bruce  Springsteen’s Secret Garden - can be carved into something that feels - however briefly - settled, meaningful, and held. 

IF INTERESTED PLEASE SUBMIT HEADSHOT AND RESUME OR PICTURE TO THE CD AT KARASULLIVANCASTING@GMAIL.COM. PLEASE PUT IN SUBJECT LINE SUBMISSION FOR IRONBOUND, ROLE OF VIC. 

VIC: 18-30 to play 16, 17 or 18: Male: BIPOC 

A Seton Hall Prep high schooler who Darja encounters at a bus stop one night. Vic escapes an unsafe home by slipping into the city at night, seeking freedom, agency, and self-expression through risky late-night activities. Darja is wary of him at first, but Vic quickly proves himself to be gentle, respectful, and unexpectedly safe. Wise beyond his years and deeply kind, Vic carries family trauma of his own. He is emotionally fragile and searching for connection but he hides all of this with humor and charm. 

LGBTQ+ submissions welcome 

Paid student gig — On-camera / UGC-style videos (hourly)

We’re AvianBPO & IT (authorized agent for VPN Master Pro/VMP™), and we’re looking for UCLA students (18+) who are comfortable on camera to help us film short vertical lifestyle videos for our cybersecurity products. Think quick shoots outdoors around NY (coffee shops, parks, city spots) with simple spoken lines — no big following needed. Scheduling is flexible and pay is hourly (confirmed upfront). Non-union; a standard model release is required for digital marketing/paid ads.

Interested? Email developer@vpnmasterpro.com with subject “UCLA TFT – Outdoor Lifestyle Shoot” and include:

• Name + 18+ confirmation

• 2–3 recent photos

• A short intro + how comfortable you are speaking on camera

• Any links (IG/TikTok/portfolio) if you have them

• Availability over the next 2–3 weeks

centralcasting.com/submit with the passcode: 18TLY