*** FILM CASTING ***
SEEKING NON-UNION NYC TALENT + LOCAL TALENT IN REEDSVILLE, PA 17084
THE DEVIL YOU DON’T
a horror short

Pay:
$200-$100/day.
Dates:
June 1-2, 2024.
Non-Union:
Non-union talent only.

Roles:
TITAN LEEDS
30, white male, Anglo Saxon or northern European look, tall, fit. As the first born of a large family, he is the caretaker and protector of his many younger siblings. He is serious and often stoic in his familial responsibilities but not without a deep and caring heart. $200/day plus travel and housing. The role works on 6/1, 6/2, and two dates yet to be specified in New Jersey in October.
DANIEL LEEDS
Mid to late 50s white male to play two ages: 38 and 63, Anglo Saxon or northern European look, tall, lean, angular, grey haired. A former Royal surveyor and the patriarch of a large family, he is severe, stubborn, and driven by a fragile vanity. Excommunicated from the church, shunned by his fellow Quakers, and relentlessly mocked by Benjamin Franklin for his astrological writings, he is resentful, vengeful, and hungry to regain any scrap of power or status he once had. English accent. $200/day plus travel and housing. The role works on 6/1 and one date yet to be specified in New Jersey in October.
MOTHER LEEDS
42, white female, Anglo Saxon or northern European look, a natural beauty. As the Leeds matriarch she has cared for all her children equally, as each is its own blessing, and has instilled in them good morals and virtues. Her world is shaken irreparably when her thirteenth pregnancy takes a tragic and sinister turn. English accent. $200/day plus travel and housing. The role works on 6/1 and 6/2.
CRONE
70s or older white female, Dutch, wizened with long grey or white hair. A remnant of the old Dutch colonies, she lives in an earthen lair in the woods and is called upon for use of her sinister powers. Daniel Leeds goes to her to conjure a demon to exact revenge on Benjamin Franklin. Old Dutch accent. $200/day plus travel and housing. The role works on 6/2 and one date yet to be specified in New Jersey in October.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
27, white male. The founding father and renowned polymath as a witty, cunning, and egotistical young man. In his escalating almanac rivalry with the Leedses, he goes from publicly mocking them to conspiring to have Titan killed. Please look up images of young Benjamin Franklin, as preference will be given to actors with a resemblance. $200/day plus travel and housing. The role works on 6/2.
ASSASSIN
40s to mid 50s white male, weathered, scruffy, oily, scarred. A cunning and sinister assassin who meets an untimely end. English with a Cockney dialect. Must be comfortable riding a horse. $200/day plus travel and housing. The role works on 6/2 and one date yet to be specified in New Jersey in October.
YOUNG MOTHER LEEDS
Early 20s to play 18, white female, Anglo Saxon or northern European look, a natural beauty full of youth and vitality. Already the mother of two, she will have eleven more children by the age of 42 and will care for all of them equally as each is its own blessing. English accent. $150/day plus travel and housing. The role works on June 1.
YOUNG TITAN LEEDS / PHILO LEEDS
6 to 10 years old to play YOUNG TITAN (5) and PHILO (9), white male. Blond hair, preferably medium length or longer with curls. As YOUNG TITAN: Inquisitive and obedient to his parents. The first born of a growing family, he is learning his role of being a responsible sibling. As PHILO: He listens to his older sister read from the Bible. $125/day plus travel and housing. The role works on 6/1.
MIDWIFE
50s – 70s white female, Anglo Saxon or Northern European look, plump. An experienced midwife who is in over her head with a particularly disturbing birth. English accent. $150/day. The role works on June 2. MUST BE PA LOCAL.
MARY LEEDS
14 to 18 years old to play 14, white female, Anglo Saxon or Northern European look. Long brown or dark brown hair, curly if possible. The eldest daughter of the Leeds family, maternal and caring with her younger siblings. She reads to them from the Bible. $100/day. The role works on June 1. MUST BE PA LOCAL.
BARTENDER
40s white male, bearded, brawny. A no-nonsense bartender in a tavern. Featured background role (no dialogue). $100/day. The role works on June 2. MUST BE PA LOCAL.
DRUNKEN MAN
30s white male, long hair preferable. A harmless drunk in a tavern. Featured background role (no dialogue). $100/day. The role works on June 2. MUST BE PA LOCAL.
JAPHETH LEEDS
15 to 18 years old to play 16, white male. Long dark hair, long angular face. Chronically angsty. Background role (no dialogue). $100/day. The role works on June 1. MUST BE PA LOCAL.
BETHANY AND HELOISE LEEDS
7 to 10 years old to play 7, white females. Twin sisters, identical preferred.  Background roles (no dialogue). $200/day together. The roles work on June 1. MUST BE PA LOCAL.
MICHAEL LEEDS
2 to 5 years old to play 2, white male. Blond or brown hair. Background role (no dialogue). $100/day. The role works on June 1. MUST BE PA LOCAL.