Do you want to have a role in a television series? A new acting audition for recurring and guest star roles is here for you to apply to! Casting directors are searching for experienced actors to work on the new Discovery Channel TV show starring Kevin Spacey called “Manifesto”. Season one is now filming in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The below roles will be filming sometime between January 30th and April 12th.
About the Show
Discovery’s highly anticipated new scripted series MANIFESTO tells the story of how the FBI tracked down notorious Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, told from the point of view of the FBI profiler in charge of the manhunt. FBI agent Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald was one of the most decorated profilers in the history of the Bureau and his radical new approach to intelligence gathering ultimately brought down the Unabomber. [Discovery]
Key Details
UNION: SAG-AFTRA
PAY RATE: TBD
LOCATION: Atlanta
SHOOT DATE(S): 1/30/17 – 4/12/17
Roles & Requirements
UMMI is now accepting submissions to be submitted for the following roles. The show is filming from January 30th through April 12th in Atlanta, Georgia.
[LINDA PATRIK] – Mid 40s, Caucasian, David Kaczinski’s wife, she’s reading the Washington Post at a cafe in Paris when she has a startling epiphany that the Unabomber just may be her brother-in-law, Ted Kaczynski. She immediately calls her husband long distance and urges him to buy and read the paper. RECURRING ROLE.
[JUDGE GARLAND BURRELL] – Mid to late 40s, African American, thoughtful and in control, unwavering and decisive, Judge Burrell presides at the Unabomber case. As he hands down sentencing, he cannot contain his disgust. Outraged by Ted Kaczynski’s monstrous crimes, he only wishes he could somehow inflict upon the defendant the suffering of his victims. GUEST STAR.
[STEVE FRECCERO] – Mid to late 30s, Caucasian, he is one of the prosecuting attorneys on the Unabomber case. Driven and hard-working, pleased by Fitz’s efforts to keep the trial going forward, he later solemnly introduces those who had been victimized by Ted Kaczynski’s murderous attacks. RECURRING ROLE.
[SUSAN MOSSER] – 40s, Caucasian, mother of three young daughters, she is the wife of Thomas Mosser, killed by Ted Kaczynski. Her statement at the trial is heart-breaking and poignant. 1 long speech, 1 scene.
[GARY WRIGHT] – 40s, Caucasian, genial and gentle, he is the eleventh victim of the Unabomber who reads his statement at the trial. 1 long speech, 1 scene.
[DAVID GELERNTER] – 40, Caucasian, is a professor of Computer Science at Yale and another of Ted Kaczynski’s victims, who lost an eye and the use of his right hand. At the trial, he speaks out passionately about the evil done to him. 1 long speech, 1 scene.
[THE CLERK] – He/she is the Court Clerk at the case of The United States versus Theodore J. Kaczynski. 2 lines, 2 scenes.
[PATRICK FISCHER’S SECRETARY (JANET SMITH)] – She is the secretary to Patrick Fischer, chairman of the computer sciences department at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. She, too, was a victim of the Unabomber, seen later at Ted Kaczynski’s trial. 1 scene.
Instructions for Application
To apply for a role on the upcoming series, you can do so by submitting online via UMMI’s talent submission form at http://ummiagency.com/castings/manifesto-episode-108/ , by dropping off your headshot and resume at their agency office located at 3348 Peachtree Rd NE, Tower Place 200 Suite #700, Atlanta GA 30326, Monday thru Friday from 9 am – 5 pm, or by attending their next open casting call