Seeking Talents for "True Measures" Drama
"True Measures" is a heartfelt and culturally rich drama about the Haitian immigrant experience, weaving together family dysfunction, romantic loyalty and the crushing weight of documentation limbo.
31 role s
DEMS TASSY, 22, a Haitian national, stands tall, brawny, with a happy, healthy and beautiful dark skin. Fluent in English and Haitian-Creole. Intermediate in French
SABINE TASSY, 19, Dems’ little sister, is a trendy and free spirit female. (Fair skinned). Fluent in English and Haitian-Creole.
MONA LEROUGE, 40’s, Dems’ aunt is a beautiful woman with a nice figure and always has a conservative look. (Caramel complexion) Fluent in English, French and Haitian-Creole.
ANITA TASSY, Dems’ mother, late 50’s is diabetic. Fair skinned. She has good fashion sense. She speaks Haitian-Creole and French only.
SERGE TASSY, Dems’ father, 60’s, is a tall, dark skinned man - very fashionable and slick. A former high ranking officer in the Haitian army. He speaks French and Haitian-Creole only. No gut
SIMONE CHARLES, early 50’s, is Serge’s mistress. Thick woman. She is fluent in English, French and Haitian-Creole.
Olivia, late 20’s, is a natural beauty, husky, brazen, articulate, orderly, and a prompt racing thoroughbred who needs help with her appearance - you’d think she shops at thrift stores. She speaks Haitian-Creole fluently.
TREASURER GROVENSKY, 20’s, is a smart, ambitious, reticent and frugal nerd. Although he is slow in manner, he is always on top of the agenda.
MEDGYN “STALLION” PENARD, late 20’s, is a thorough, sassy Haitian beauty, complemented with both style and grace. She’s the perfect mix of elegance and raunch. She speaks Haitian-Creole fluently.
JAMES MCCARVER, 50’s, is tall and fit. He wears a handlebar mustache. He teaches statistics. (Caucasian).
FLOR COOPER, Dems’ girlfriend, is a sublime beauty. Growing up Guyanese gives her a unique spice. She is in her 20’s. Light ebony complexion.
YVONNE PADMORE (60’s), Flor’s aunt, sews with a machine. A very dark woman. She wears thick prescription glasses
ANTOINE BORGELLA is a middle aged Haitian man. An avid smoker and a lottery fanatic. He has a habit of moving his jaw side to side. A wise guy. He speaks English, French and Haitian-Creole fluently.
MARIE-CARMELLE BORGELLA, 50’s, is a well-endowed, olive toned, long hair woman. A very sophisticated woman. She speaks English, French and Haitian-Creole fluently
ALBERT MARKOWITZ, 60’s, is a Criminal Defense and immigration Lawyer. Scammer. Caucasian
PATRICK BORGELLA, 25, lives on the edge - a vagrant at best. He’s street smart and, of course, a ladies man. Indulging in alcoholism and heavy drug use are his coping mechanisms.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 70’s, holds nothing back. Caucasian
MICHAEL, 20’s, is well-built and charismatic. (Simone’s son).
MAMBO also known as a Vodou Priestess. She is in her 50’s. She speaks English and Haitian-Creole well.
ELIGIBLE BACHELOR is a tall, handsome and pretentious black man with slick hair. He is between 48 and 55 years old.
LIONEL, Mona’s husband, is a womanizer. He is in his 50’s. He dresses to impress. He speaks English and Haitian-Creole
HUSTLER, mid-aged, is a very charismatic and slick, foundationally black, American man. He sells cologne and perfume.
JEAN-EDDY, Dems’ childhood friend, is a featherweight who stands 5’7” tall. He is a menace. He is tatted with a barcode on his neck, very slick and witty. He speaks English and Haitian-Creole.
JEAN BASTIEN, late 40’s, is a dark, tall, and renowned Haitian scholar, columnist, community leader and activist with a very warm personality. He speaks Haitian-Creole as well.
CLIFF is a black security guard. He is between 47-55 years old.
KITCHEN WORKER, 40’s, has a raspy voice.
RICHARD BACCHUS, late 50’s, is a News Reporter. Caucasian.
ISABEL SOTO is a 45-year-old dignified Latina woman with good fashion sense. She is Salsa and Merengue in one.
DENISE KNOWLES, 55, is a fair skinned, Afro-centric woman. She is the Research & Development Coordinator at Janssen, Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
TAH is an African-American gambler. He is in his late 20’s.
CASEY MALLOY is J&J CEO. He is white, tall, fit and charismatic. He is in his 50’s.