Content

Seeking actors for main, supporting, and extra roles in "SPADES," a short film exploring the themes of partnership, pride, and redemption through the story of a family Spades game that sparks a man's downfall and subsequent year-long journey of rebuilding. The character breakdown includes details on age, ethnicity, physical characteristics, props/requirements, character descriptions, and specified compensation.

Dates

Table Read and Rehearsal via Zoom
Oct 16th Office Downtown Atlanta, GA
Oct 17th Grayson Park in Grayson, GA
Oct 18th Home in Grayson, GA

Roles

Roles Details

Title

Leon Baxter

Content

A successful husband and father whose confidence collapses after humiliating himself at his wife’s family reunion Spades table. He loses his wife, children, career, and dignity, then spends a year rebuilding himself with the help of his friend Reggie, learning that partnership is key. Physical notes: successful and confident-looking initially; later appears ragged then returns transformed and confident. Props/requirements: deck of playing cards; box; duffle bag; cup of noodles; cardboard sign reading “LOST EVERYTHING. NEED HELP.”; cards during training; jump rope; other training materials.

Salary

$300 flat rate (no duration provided)

Ethnicities

Black - African, Black - Caribbean, Black - Other

Gender

Male Only

Age

35 - 45