Showtime is filming a new TV show and they want you to appear on it! “The Chi” is shooting its first season and there is a casting call for you to apply to. Casting directors are searching for models and actors to be extras. The team is searching for African American women who are ages 18 and older to play girlfriends of gang members. They are also searching for a real couple. For this role the team is seeking an African American man and woman ages 18 and up. They are only accepting real couples for this role. This is a paid acting job. Filming will be in Chicago, Illinois sometime between Monday, July 10th and Wednesday, July 18th. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity and sign up for the Showtime TV show casting call today!
About the TV Show
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. Jason Mitchell will play Brandon, an ambitious and confident young man who dreams about opening a restaurant of his own someday, but is conflicted between the promise of a new life and his responsibility to his mother and teenage brother back in the South Side.” [Deadline]
Key Details
Shoot Location: Chicago, IL
Shoot Dates: TBD
Pay Rate: See Role
Roles & Requirements
1) GIRLFRIENDS OF GANG MEMBERS: Rate: $88/8
Female, African American, Age range: 18+
YOU MUST: be comfortable portraying a girlfriend of a gang member.
There is a possibility that a lead male actor could be nude in the scene.
YOU MUST: be comfortable being in a room with a male actor who could possibly be nude.
4) KISSING COUPLES (REAL COUPLES ONLY): Rate: $150/8
Male/Female, African American, Age Range: 18+
YOU MUST: be comfortable kissing on camera
YOU MUST: be comfortable being portrayed as a gang member (males) or a girlfriend of a gang member(females)
There is a possibility that a lead male actor could be nude in the scene.
YOU MUST: be comfortable being in a room with a male actor who could possibly be nude.
Instructions for Submission
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 of the email write the name of the role you are submitting for. i.e. GANG MEMBER GIRL FRIEND or KISSING COUPLES
2) In the body of the email include your: name, age, height, weight, clothing measurements (jacket, shirt, pants), shoe size phone number, email, and zip code in which you currently reside. For couples, you must submit your information together.
3) Confirm that you are comfortable portraying a gang member’s girlfriend and all that it entails (doing drugs, being violent, etc.) or a kissing couple (male will be portrayed as a gang member and female as this girlfriend).
4). Confirm that you are comfortable being in the room where a lead male actor could possibly be nude.
5). Confirm that you have filled out the SURVEY pinned to the top of our Facebook page. (If you have not done so then fill it out now).
6) The exact shooting date is TBD – please list your availability during the given time frame: MON., 7/10 – WED., 7/19. We are only filming on a Monday – Friday schedule.
7) Attach (2) two current photos, 1 close up and 1 full body taken in good lit lighting. Do not cover your face. No hats, no sunglasses, no filters, etc.
8) Please let us know if you have previously worked on the show, and if so, what was the role that you played.
We will let you know if you are in consideration!