CASTING NOTICE– MARTIAN (FILM/NEW YORK)
From writers Jameel Saleem (Manhattan Love Story, The Soul Man, Exit Strategy), Andre Robbins, and award winning writer/director Bobby Yan, as well as the Producers of the highly acclaimed Pariah and Yelling to the Sky, Martian is a story that explores complex issues of sexual identity within one man’s journey towards self actualization and success in the music industry.
Chris Mars—23- Male, African American: Young, good looking, charismatic and driven. After the tragic death of his father at a young age, he becomes the man of the house, but is determined to follow his dreams of becoming a musician. Riding a recent wave of success, he has to confront his sexual-identity and past, while being torn between his heart and what is “acceptable” for a mainstream artist. (Lead)
Mel—27– Male, African American or Mixed –A complex individual, toughened by the streets, prison life, and a tainted past, he is Chris’s ride or die, by any means necessary. That is, until Chris’s new girlfriend and music success, drives a wedge between them. (Lead)
*Actors must be comfortable with themes of homosexuality within the film.
If you are not local and/or do not fit the description, do not apply
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