The Towel Boy (Feature Film)
Blind Spot Films
Location: San Francisco
Duration: 2 Weeks, starts October 26th
Non-Union
Payment is on a lo/no/deferred basis.
Director: Raul Aguilar.
This is an abbreviated casting message, for the full message and a description of the film, please see the following website:
For more information, please visit: http://www.thetowelboy.com/castingcall.html
We are holding open auditions for an independent feature film to be shot in and around San Francisco.
While this casting call is being held for the purposes of shooting a five minute promotional trailer to take to investment meetings, actors who are cast for this trailer will be continuing their roles when we shoot the film itself a few months later.
The trailer will be shot over 3 days on Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday, November 30th – December 2nd.
Casting will be held in San Francisco on Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday, October 26th – 28th and November 2nd – 4th. Callbacks will occur the week of November 9th – 15th. Water and coffee will be provided.
To audition please send an email to casting@blindspotfilms.com with the following information:
* Name
* Phone Number
* Email Address
* Headshot in JPG format (File size no larger than 100k).
* Short Bio
* Prior acting experience.
* Part(s) you are auditioning for.
* Preferred First Round audition date.
When this information is received we will contact you within 72 hours and provide you with your audition Sides and your audition date.
12 breakdowns:
1. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Pacific Islander.
Henry De La Verga – Filipino American Male, Mid 20s (18 – 35) Henry is an awkward, timid, temperamental, and homophobic young man, with no accent, who works as a towel boy at a women’s spa and lives at home with his parents and his gay cousin. He lacks confidence when it comes to women and often finds himself in embarrassing situations. He rarely stands up for himself and has a tendency to let others walk all over him. Despite all of that he is a genuinely good person with a good heart. [Has several rear nudity scenes.]
2. Female / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian.
Larissa Wackers – Caucasian Female, Mid 20s (18 – 35) Henry’s love interest – Larissa has problems finding the right man, that is, she tends to date guys that lie to her. She also longs for family as her own degenerate father only sees her when he needs money. She works as a waitress while taking journalism courses, but her passion and her dream are to be a network news anchor. All of these problems are made worse by her extreme Obsessive Compulsive Disorder that manifests itself through wacky physical behavior. [Has one sex scene in bra and panties.]
3. Female / 25-30 yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
Helen Chattersly – Female, Mid 20s (18 – 35) Larissa’s best friend – Helen is a much wilder girl than Larissa. She’s very sexual, very bold, somewhat crass, and might be bi-sexual. She always has Larissa’s best interests in mind. As a beautician and hair stylist, her own beauty and style are very important to her.
4. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Caucasian.
Willie Jackson – Caucasian Male, Mid 20s (18 – 35) Henry’s best friend – Willie is a womanizing, alcoholic, drug addict, sexaholic, degenerate gambler, and wanna-be rapper who thinks he’s black. His raps are horrible, but he’s oblivious to that, he’ll bet on anything and wins as often as he loses, and he tends to date vapid women. But when he isn’t involved with the above, and sometimes while he is, he chooses to spend time drinking with Henry.
5. Female / 41-50 yrs. / Pacific Islander.
Mom De La Verga – Filipino Female, Mid 40s (35 – 55) Henry’s mom – Mom is an overbearing, opinionative, know it all, woman with a thick accent and a heart of gold. She has her family’s best interests in mind, even when it doesn’t seem so, and she runs her house with an iron fist. She’s also a bit flighty, though you would never tell her that!
6. Male / 41-50 yrs. / Pacific Islander.
Dad De La Verga – Filipino Male, Mid 50s (35 – 55) Henry’s dad – Dad is a sweet caring man who loves his family unconditionally and provides for his family no matter what. However he does this in stoic silence as he almost never speaks and communicates mostly with body language and grunting. When he does speak he imparts Silent Bob worthy wisdom in a thick accent.
7. Male / 51-60 yrs. / Pacific Islander.
Grandpa De La Verga – Filipino Male, 60 – 70 (55 – 80) Henry’s grandpa – Grandpa is a grumpy old man with a chip on his shoulder who belittles everyone, in his thick accent, and considers almost everything ‘gay’. He never has a kind thing to say and certainly wouldn’t say it if he did. Yet he’s adorable!
8. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Pacific Islander.
Jorge De La Verga – Filipino Male, Mid 20s (18 – 35) Henry’s cousin – Jorge is a flamboyantly gay young hair stylist who lives with Henry’s family. He is gay and he doesn’t care who knows it or what they think about it. His is a personality so strong that nothing offends him or embarrasses him. He too has a thick accent. [Has a scene in a flesh colored Speedo.]
9. Male / 31-40 yrs. / Caucasian.
Vladimir The Bookie – Caucasian Male, 30 – 40 (25 – 50) The Russian mobster – Vladimir thinks he’s a much nicer guy than he is. He is flippantly and casually violent yet deep down he has a sensitive soul. His mastery of the English language is lacking yet he communicates very clearly despite his thick accent and limited vocabulary. He regularly has his henchmen administer beatings as reminders that a loan is due, but will administer the beating himself if he feels his threats are not being respected.
10. Male / Any yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
Phil The Gay Giant – Male, 30 – 40 (18 – 50) Gay bathhouse regular – Phil is a brilliant, well spoken, well educated, and extremely tall man who acts as den mother to the diverse band of regulars who frequent the gay bathhouse. His size makes him intimidating but he’s the sweetest man imaginable. Not flamboyant in any way, he helps ease Henry’s transition into his new job and acts as a mentor. And though he dislikes Henry’s homophobia, it doesn’t cause him any anger or discomfort. [Has scenes in a Speedo.]
11. Male / Any yrs. / Any Ethnicity.
Joey The Angry Gay Midget – Male, Mid 30s (18 – 50) Gay bathhouse regular – Joey is gruff, brash, hot tempered, passionate little person with a chip on his shoulder. He flies off the handle quickly and resorts to violence, or at least the threat of violence, yet when you get to know him, and earn his trust, he’s the sweetest and most loyal of friends. Though with everything he’s angry about, being a little person, or being gay, is not one of them. His voice matches his strong personality as he talks just like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. [Has scenes in a Speedo.]
12. Male / 25-30 yrs. / Hispanic.
Gay Cholo – Latino Male, Mid 20s (18 – 35) Gay bathhouse regular – Gay Cholo is an ex-gang banger, ex-con, with anger management issues. Having developed a taste for gay sex in prison, he is thoroughly convinced that he is not gay, despite being a regular at the gay bathhouse. While his relationship with Henry is initially aggressive, the soon become friends. He has a thick Chicano accent and speaks in spanglish. [Has scenes in a Speedo.]
