The Chi is now casting extras for featured roles in Chicago, Illinois.
Showtime’s The Chi is now casting featured roles for scenes filming between June 14th and June 23rd in Chicago, Illinois. Casting directors are looking for partying teens, neighborhood residents, service industry, business types and other featured roles.
About The Chi:
Executive produced by Common, The Chi is a relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story and follows a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago.
To audition for a role on The Chi, check out the casting call breakdown below.
The Chi Casting Call
CASTING CALL!
PROJECT: THE CHI – EPISODE 102
ROLE: NON-UNION EXTRAS
SHOOT DATES: 6/14/17 – 6/23/17 (No weekends)
RATE: $84/8
LOCATION: CHICAGOLAND
Seeking the following roles:
PARTYING TEENS:
Male and Female, All Ethnicities, 18 and older (to look younger), Specific scenes include corner boys, young cats, and fine ladies indulging in legal and illegal activities and substances.
NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS:
Male and Female, All Ethnicities, 20’s – 80’s, Multiple scenes in downscale locales like day drinking in a dive bar, lunch at the chicken pit, and hanging ‘round the corner store. The regular folks in the ‘hood.
SERVICE INDUSTRY:
Male and Female, All Ethnicities, 20’s – 50’s, Scenes for everyone who makes a restaurant run – servers, bartenders, bus boys, sous chefs, prep cooks, and dishwashers.
BUSINESS CLASS:
Male and Female, All Ethnicities, 20’s – 60’s, Go-Getters commuting on the L, riding the bus, and working in an Alderman’s Office.
TENAMENT DWELLERS:
Male and Female, All Ethnicities, 30’s – 50’s, Scenes from a Skid Row flophouse full of tragic and colorful characters, drug users, and the down-and-out.
FIVE-0:
Male and Female, All Ethnicities, 30’s – 50’s, Station House scenes full of Uniforms and Detectives trying to keep the peace in the toughest parts of town.
If you are interested and have open availability during these dates, send an email with the following to extras4thechi@gmail.com
1) In the subject line put the role(s) you are submitting for ie: PARTYING TEENS, NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, SERVICE INDUSTRY, BUSINESS CLASS, TENAMENT DWELLERS, FIVE-0. You may submit for multiple roles in a single email.
2) In the body of the email include your: name, age range, height, weight, phone number, email, and zip code in which you currently reside
3) Confirm that you have filled out the current Master Survey – https://goo.gl/forms/ApXJAjgQVlnnXxPk2
4) Attach one current full body photo and one headshot. Dress for the role you want! Give us something new and fun for the files instead of the same old pics.
Thank you for submitting. Only those being considered will be contacted.
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If you are not local and/or do not fit the description, do not apply
