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Actors Needed for Student Film

Cupertino, CA, United States
ID: 312400Exp: 6/4/2026
Description:

Casting actors for student film, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: Benny Bishop is a people-pleasing actor chasing his big break on the silver screen. When he bombs a career-defining audition after showing up unprepared, the fallout doesn’t stop there. Breaking the news to his girlfriend becomes the final straw, she leaves him, forcing Benny to confront the pattern he’s been avoiding. Desperate to stay afloat, he stumbles into an opportunity to teach an acting class at a local community center after overhearing a program director lose his instructor. For the first time, Benny stops softening the truth. Instead of telling people what they want to hear, he begins saying exactly what he thinks. Rate: This is a student project, talent will unfortunately not receive any monetary compensation; instead, participants will receive credit and a copy of the finished product. Additional info: Rehearsal date: Friday June 5th 2pm-4pm Shoot dates: Monday June 8th 10am-4pm, Wednesday June 10th 1pm-4:15pm, Thursday June 11th 10:30am-4:15pm Location: De Anza College Please apply if interested.

5 roles

GREGMale18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Program Director who’s overworked and underpaid trying to keep the community center’s acting program alive

UNNAMED ACTING TEACHERBoth genders18-96 y.o.All ethnicities

Acting teacher who quits teaching the program because the students are unteachable

MAYAFemale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

A reserved student in the acting class who has real acting potential.

LILAFemale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

An emotional student in the class, always on the verge of tears

MARCUSMale18-25 y.o.All ethnicities

A student in the class who has a persona of a cowboy. Always in a cowboy suit, twangy accent and all.