Casting for: “Congratulations” Independent Short Film

Shooting: Nov. 17th – 19th
Location: The Colony, TX

CHARACTERS

STEVEN LATE TEENS – EARLY 20S. ALL ETHNICITIES MALE. A LEVEL HEADED, FRESHLY GRADUATED YOUNG ADULT. HE IS NERVOUS ABOUT HIS NEXT STEP INTO THE REAL WORLD AND IS OVERWHELMED BY UNCERTAINTIES OF WHAT HIS FUTURE HOLDS. STEVEN IS WELL AWARE OF HIS FAMILY’S COMPETITIVE NATURE AND IS REASONABLY ANXIOUS ABOUT HIS GRADUATION PARTY.

UNCLE SEBASTIAN LATE 20S – EARLY 50S. ALL ETHNICITIES MALE. HECTOR’S YOUNGER BROTHER. A GOOFY AND CHARISMATIC INDIVIDUAL. UNMARRIED AND WITHOUT CHILDREN TO THE DISMAY OF HECTOR’S SIDE OF THE FAMILY. HE LIKES BEING THE STEREOTYPICAL “FUN UNCLE”. WHEN STEVEN GETS FRUSTRATED, A DEEPER, MORE EMPATHETIC SIDE OF SEBASTIAN COMES TO LIGHT.

SHARON- EARLY 30S – EARLY 50S. ALL ETHNICITIES FEMALE. STEVEN’S MOTHER AND HECTOR’S EX-WIFE. SHARON IS A CARING WOMAN WHO WANTS HER SON TO BE APPY NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. ALTHOUGH HE IS ELL MEANING, SOMETIMES SHE IS OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT SHE IS REALLY SAYING. HER FASCINATION WITH WINE DOESN’T HELP.

HECTOR EARLY 30S – EARLY 50S. ALL ETHNICITIES MALE. STEVEN’S FATHER AND SHARON’S EX-HUSBAND. FIRM, OFTEN ANTAGONIZING, AND GETS DEFENSIVE VERY EASILY. THE EMBODIMENT OF “TOUGH LOVE” TOWARDS STEVEN, HECTOR WANTS HIM TO FIND A REAL JOB WITH A SOLID SALARY. HE DOES NOT SEE MUCH VALUE IN STEVEN PURSUING ART.

ZANE LATE TEENS – EARLY 20’S. ALL ETHNICITIES MALE. ONE OF STEVEN’S BEST FRIENDS. QUIET AND OBSERVANT. THE SHY ONE OF THE FRIEND GROUP, BARELY EVER SPEAKING. VERY STUDIOUS AND BOOK-SMART, ALTHOUGH ONE WOULD NOT GUESS IT BY LOOKING AT HIM.

TYLER LATE TEENS – EARLY 20’S. ALL ETHNICITIES MALE. ONE OF STEVEN’S BEST FRIENDS. A SARCASTIC JOKESTER WHO LIKES TO DRINK. HE’S CONSIDERED THE “COOL ONE” OF THE GROUP. ALTHOUGH HIS LEVEL OF “COOLNESS” IS HIGHLY SUBJECTIVE. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, HE’LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR HIS FRIENDS BECAUSE THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR HIM.