FX show “Reservation Dogs” holding an open casting call and audition with speaking roles also available.
Reservation Dogs has been renewed for a new season on the FX Network and is gearing up for production by holding an open call in the area that they will be filming at. That area is Tulsa Oklahoma. Show’s casting directors will be holding the open call in early March 2023, actually during the first weekend. They are seeking indigenous folks in the area who would love to be cast in the show in speaking roles, including roles for adults and roles for children.
No acting experience is required. Also, photos are not required as the casting team will be taking pictures of all who attend on-site. The auditions are being done in person and the casting team explained that the process should only take about 10 minutes of time to complete. Also, the casting directors state that those interested can simply come on in that day and that no appointment is being required.
Please see https://forms.gle/MNVnhpzeAhoriN4H9 – FYI, the online audition form is using a Google service and you will need to have a Google account in order to get a video or online audition and or fill out the form. For those that live in the Tulsa area and are not able to make it to the in person audition. According to the local news site in Tulsa, there is an online form that you may complete in order to be considered to be on the show.
The show is set in Oklahoma and is a comedy about teenagers who can’t seem to help but get into trouble.
The description is as follows:
Four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma.
Following the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California. To succeed, they will have to save enough money, outmaneuver the methheads at the junkyard on the edge of town and survive a turf war against a much tougher rival gang. This first-of-its-kind creative team tells a story that resonates with them and their lived experiences — and invites audiences into a surprisingly familiar and funny world.
From Co-Creators and Executive Producers Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California.
Get a small part in an FX TV show.
TULSA, Oklahoma
Midthunder Casting and Freihoer Casting are looking for Indigenous people of all ages for paid speaking roles in the upcoming third season of “Reservation Dogs.” The casting call is for all adults and children 8 and older.
The casting call is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at 3205 W. 39th St. in Tulsa. No appointment is necessary, and no experience is required.
We will collect contact information and take photos of you, adding you to our database.
The process should only take about 10 minutes.
TIME / 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
DATE / Saturday, March 4, 2023
WHERE / 3205 W. 39th St., Tulsa, OK 74107
No appointment necessary and no experience required.
CASTING CALL:
RESERVATION DOGS Episodes 302, 303, 304
RESERVATION DOGS EPS. 302, 303, 304 (LOCAL ROLES)
Episodic
SAG-AFTRA
Executive Producers: Taika Waititi, Sterlin Harjo, Garrett Basch
Producer: Kate Dean
Director: TBD
Writers: Tazbah Rose Chavez (302), Sterlin Harjo (303), Erica Tremblay (304)
Casting Director: Chris Freihofer (location casting)
Audition Date(s): ASAP – SELF TAPE ONLY
Outside Dates: March 20th – June 9th, 2023
Location: Tulsa, OK area
Rate of Pay: SAG-AFTRA Television Scale ($1,082/DAY)
NOTES
Mileage and hotel provided for actors living beyond 50 miles. Please indicate if the actor is based beyond 500 miles from Tulsa, OK.
We are committed to inclusive, diverse casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, disability, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law unless otherwise specifically indicated.
The above-referenced offer of employment is expressly subject to and conditioned upon Performer taking a pre-employment COVID test provided by Producer and obtaining a negative result. If a negative result is not obtained or Performer does not take the provided COVID test, then Producer may, in its sole discretion, withdraw the offer of employment without any further obligation to Performer.
Performers are not required to learn or memorize lines in advance of their interview or audition.
STORYLINE
Follows four Native teenagers in rural Oklahoma who spend their days committing crime … and fighting it.
BREAKDOWN OF ROLES
[WOMAN 1] 30 to 50 years old; all ethnicities; woman. She works the records desk at the Indian Health Services clinic, and she hands documents to a patient. 1 Scene, 2 lines. CO-STAR.
[KIOWA BOY] 13 to 15 years old; Indigenous; boy. MUST SPEAK KIOWA. Handcuffed to a bench in a detention room, he is inconsolable and scared. 1 Scene, 1 line. CO-STAR.
[WOMAN 2] 30 to 60 years old; white; woman. This kindly woman apologizes for taking a long time to wash her hands in the ladies room. 1 Scene, 1 line. CO-STAR.
[WAITRESS] 40 to 60 years old; all ethnicities; any gender. A career waitress in a small-town diner. She is kind, friendly, is good at her job, and her regulars love her. 2 Scenes, 9 lines. CO-STAR.
[COUNTER MAN] 30 to 50 years old; all ethnicities; man. He works the counter at a small-town diner. He is unable to help a customer with a request. 1 Scene, 1 line. CO-STAR.
[NUN 1] 40 to 60 years old; white; woman. This nun complains about the food, as well as the students, at her school. She is kind to her sisters, but is rather coarse with her students. 3 Scenes, 4 lines. CO-STAR.
[NUN 2] 30 to 50 years old; white; woman. This nun is not happy about the food at the convent, and even less happy about the students she teaches. 2 Scenes, 3 lines. CO-STAR.
[MAN 1] 30 to 50 years old; white; man. Holding a lantern, this man searches for a woman lost in the woods. He and his partner believe it is time to give up the search and head back. 1 Scene, 4 lines. CO-STAR
[MAN 2] 25 to 40 years old; white; man. Holding a lantern, this man searches for a woman lost in the woods. He and his partner believe it is time to give up the search and head back. 1 Scene, 4 lines. CO-STAR
TO SUBMIT TO THESE PROJECTS
READ AND FOLLOW THE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS VERY CAREFULLY.
Failure to follow the below instructions will likely result in your submission being lost, mis-filed or accidentally deleted.
– Email a current photo and any acting/performing experience
– Include all contact information including NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS and CITY/STATE of residence.
-Make the subject heading of your email RD – (Name of Role). Example: RD – COP
– SEND ALL PICTURES AND INFO IN ONE EMAIL. DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE EMAILS FOR THE SAME ROLE
-Send the email to submit.freihofercasting@gmail.com (If you do not send to the email address listed, your submission WILL NOT BE SEEN)
-If you are selected to audition for the project, you will be contacted by email. Check emails regularly and allow the submit.freihofercasting@gmail.com email address in your address book.
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