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March 22, 2023

 

FAIRWOOD Season 2

SAG-AFTRA Streaming Series

 

FAIRWOOD Season 2

Episodic, half-hour comedy, 10 episodes.

SAG-AFTRA

Executive Producer: Bud Schaetzle

Producer: Meghan Schaetzle

Network: Crackle

Director: Bud Shaetzle

Writer: Bud Schaetzle, Alexis Schaetzle

Series Casting Director: Chris Freihofer

Casting Associate: Jenn Rader

Shoot Dates: May-July, 2023

Audition Date: ASAP - SELF TAPE ONLY

Shoot Location: Oklahoma City, OK area

Rate of Pay:  New Media Scale ($335/day, $1,166/wk +10% agent commission if applicable)

 

SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY

 

SPECIAL NOTE:

Hotel and mileage provided to actors located 50-500 miles.

Agents: Looking for funny character actors here. We can think outside the box. Feel free to submit actors for as many roles they fit.

 

STORYLINE:

FAIRWOOD follows the continuing adventures of Rusty and Clark Fairwood,

colorfully quirky small-town entertainers and talk show hosts who live by an infectiously

upbeat, family-oriented “positivistic” philosophy. Season 2 of this offbeat half-hour musical

comedy finds the boys navigating local political and corporate hijinks, brotherly competition,

and their ongoing search for love and happiness.

 

 

BREAKDOWN OF ROLES

 

[VALERIE STANTON]  40 to 50 years old, all ethnicities woman. Valerie is a hard-edged, cunning, corporate powerhouse who is down and out. After being fired from her previous job with Pentalode Industries, Valerie is trying to find her way back to power, and to herself. Valerie is manipulative, charming, a little sadistic, and always gets what she wants. SERIES REGULAR

 

[FARNSWORTH HELMHOLTZ]  50 to 70 years old, all ethnicities man. Perennially optimistic founder of Channel 29 and a local legend. When the biggest stars on Channel 29 unexpectedly quit, Farnsworth is forced to come out of retirement and help save his beloved station. Stubborn, big-hearted and sentimental, Farnsworth believes that there’s still a place in the modern world for a small-town TV station. SERIES REGULAR

 

[ANGEL DAWN “GRAMMY” FAIRWOOD] 50 to 70 years old, all ethnicities woman. An eccentric grandmother who can fall asleep anytime, anywhere. A newly minted popular influencer, Grammy has fun exploring the internet while her husband feels left out. She’s constantly pushing her at odds musician grandsons to heal their wounds and continue the family line. SERIES REGULAR

 

[BURPO CLYDE “B.Z.” FAIRWOOD]

50 to 70 years old, all ethnicities man. Grumpy grandfather to two musician grandsons, and an animated reverend with a long family lineage in the church. When a stranger shows up on his door-step claiming to be a part of the family, B.Z. takes it upon himself to “detectiviize” the situation, and find out just what’s what. SERIES REGULAR

 

[DR. TYLER BROWN] 30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities man. Pencil-neck scientist and inventor who started a massively successful corporation that provides cheap energy to East Plains. He loses his way as he goes to toe to toe with his nemesis Mitsi Maxine in order to nail a big contract with NASA. SERIES REGULAR

 

[SPOONER MCNEILL] 30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities man. Eccentric veteran and co-CEO of Brown & McNeill, a massively successful corporation that provides cheap energy to East Plains. Spooner is sick of the corporate drudge and capitalistic rat race; he wants to get back to his roots – helping those in need. He eventually helps unseat the corrupt mayor, and decides to run himself. SERIES REGULAR

 

[HERBERT MAYO]  40 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. The owner of East Plains’ most successful entertainment management company. Herb is smooth and worldly, and goes toe-to-toe in a battle of sexy wits with hard-ass Valerie Stanton, but ends up falling in love with her sharp edges. SERIES REGULAR

 

[BEATRICE BLANE BOVARIE] 30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. The one-time hardware store owner, now newly elected mayor of East Plains, Bovarie is brass, brazen, clueless, unapologetic, and completely unhinged. Beatrice lives above the law, stokes fears in the community, and likes to punch men out. Think: Marjorie Taylor Greene. MAJOR RECURRING

 

[MOE KOWALSKI] 30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. Half of the singing brother duo, “The Kowalksi Brothers”. Shaggy and confrontational. Delusions of grandeur. MUSICIAN & SINGER PREFERED. SERIES REGULAR

 

[TOE KOWALSKI]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. Half of the brother musical act, The Kowalski Brothers. Handsome and polite. The yin to Moe’s yang. MUSICIAN & SINGER PREFERRED. SERIES REGULAR

 

[MITSI MAXINE]  18 to 22 years old, all ethnicities woman. The seventeen-year-old CEO of Pentalode Industries. Her father gave her the job as an extracurricular for her college applications, but she was so good at it that he let her continue running the company. Either yelling at Elon Musk on a conference call, or killing it at soccer practice. Goes to war with former Pentalode employee Dr. Brown to seek revenge after he betrayed her. Fierce and terrifying the way teenage girls are. MAJOR RECURRING

 

[CHEF CHERUBUSCO]  30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities man. The French host of “Gut Instinct,” a cooking show on Channel 29. He’s an eccentric drunk, who is harmless, but always causing trouble, and in the wake of a major heartbreak, his screws have come a little loose. MAJOR RECURRING

 

[BOBETTE BUSTER]  20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities woman. Scrappy, broke, and starting to lose hope, down and out Qustiaquag waitress Bobette concocts a plan to assume a fake identity and infiltrate the Fairwood Family in East Plains in hopes of getting her hands on some of their fortune. At the heart of her, Bobette is a good girl, and ends up finding the family she never had. MAJOR RECURRING

 

[DELILAH DRIGGS]  25 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. An ex-marine with experience producing television overseas, and the interim General Manager at Channel 29 tasked with filling a major programming slot after an on-air blow up. Tough, disciplined, and creative, Delilah will make you drop and give her twenty at a moment’s notice. MAJOR RECURRING

 

[SALLY GOOCH]  30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. A no-nonsense, smart stage manager at Channel 29. Sally is Clark Fairwood’s girlfriend. Sally doesn’t have time for foolishness, but is a softie at heart. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[ED CAMELBAG]  30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities man. The owner of the Quistiaquag Tavern and a fatherly figure in Bobette’s life. Ed is calm, collected, and not looking for any trouble. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[CLARENCE POTEET]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. Owner and bartender of East Plains’ most popular watering hole, the American Legion. Like any good bartender, Clarence is the community’s most reliable (and free) therapist. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[RUSTIN GREENSPAN]  40 to 55 years old, all ethnicities man. Host of Channel 29’s Unfiltered! news show with his co-host and wife, Ginger Elliot. The two share differing political views, but are a powerful on-air couple. They break all the scandalous political stories in the nine-county area, and go after the corrupt mayor. Rustin is the Joe Scarborough to Ginger’s Mika Brzezinski. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[PETE PETRIE]  30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. An egotistical but harmless anchorwoman of “News Center 29.” Pete asserts herself whenever she can, and thinks of herself as the Savannah Guthrie of the station. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[AUQUALINA]  20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities woman. Aqualina is Clark Fairwood’s ravenous groupie and controlling new girlfriend. She never speaks, but she is full of an animalistic and slightly terrifying love for Clark. RECURRING CO-STAR.

 

[JOHNNY BIGSHOT]  25 to 45 years old, all ethnicities man. Troubled movie-star with bad habits that’s hiding out in East Plains after exploding his career via various scandals. Valerie and Herb fight to win his loyalty, and get him as a client. RECURRING

 

[POOKIE BENJAMIN]  40 to 60 years old, all ethnicities man. Channel 29’s long-time lawyer. A large, bumbling man with a slow southern-drawl, Pookie doesn’t care for technology, but he does like barbeque. He hand writes his contracts, and isn’t exactly the best in the business – he fails to settle the dust between Rusty and Clark Fairwood after an on-air dispute. RECURRING

 

[KRYSTAL TIFFANI BOVARIE]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities woman. Tarot card reader/psychic brought on to Channel 20 to fill a programming gap after Rusty and Clark split up. While her psychic readings aren’t always positive, they’re always right! RECURRING

 

[VIVICA BABY]  20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities woman. Australian pop-star. Part Jo-Jo Siwa, part Britney Spears, Vivica’s accent is so insane that no one can understand her when she’s brought onto Channel 29 to guest host. Vivica has an ever-present smile, and a psychotic laugh that makes those around her uneasy. MUST HAVE A GREAT AUSTRALIAN ACCENT. DANCE SKILLS A MUST. GUEST STAR.

 

[MARTA FAIRWOOD]  20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities woman. Middle child of Quistiaquag Fairwood Family. Has an unidentifiable European accent. Runs her grandfather’s fish distributing company with her brothers. Not particularly warm, and NOT a fan of music, but great at business. RECURRING.

 

[LITTLE TOM FAIRWOOD]  20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities man. Youngest child of the Qustiaquag Fairwood Family. Has an unidentifiable European accent. Runs his grandfather’s fish distributing company with his brother and sister. Six feet tall, inexplicably nicknamed “Little Tom”. Very warm, loves music. RECURRING.

 

[IGOR FAIRWOOD]  20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities man. Oldest child of the Quistiaquag Fairwood Family. Has an unidentifiable European accent. Runs his grandfather’s fish distributing company with his brother and sister. Not particularly warm, NOT a fan of music, but great at business. RECURRING

 

[BIXBY FAIRWOOD]  60 to 75 years old, all ethnicities man. Grandfather of Marta, Igor and Little Tom of the Qustiaquag Fairwood Family line. Warm and kind, the patriarch of the family, Bixby started Fairwood Fish Distribution Company in the 50s, but turned it over to his grandchildren to run after a fish disaster shook him to his core. Reconnects with his long-lost cousin B.Z. to help him solve a family mystery. MAJOR RECURRING

 

[RONALD MAXINE]  40 to 50 years old, white man. Mitsi Maxine’s powerful father who founded Pentalode Industries. He’s disappointed in his daughter after she loses out on a massive opportunity to harass a secret wind source in East Plains. He’s giving her one more chance to prove she’s the corporate shark that he raised, and encourages her to go to war with Dr. Brown to rebuild her ego, and his trust. RECURRING

 

[MICKEY SWIFT]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. The head of NASA, and a real idiot. Inexplicably, Mikey Doesn’t seem to know much about science, and relies on his assistant who is an actual scientist. Not great at dunking basketballs, but don’t tell him that. RECURRING

 

[PRINCIPAL MOTT]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. rincipal at East Plains High School. Constantly in a battle of wits with teenager Mitsi Maxine who treats the school as her personal corporate office, and the teachers as her assistants. RECURRING

 

[WILAMENA BOVARIE]  60 to 75 years old, all ethnicities woman. Corrupt Mayor Beatrice Bovarie’s sweetheart mother, who also happens to be an online scammer. Like mother, like daughter. 1 scene, 4 lines, CO-STAR

 

[EUNICE]  40 to 50 years old, all ethnicities woman. Beatrice Bovarie’s no-nonsense assistant who has to explain the rules of government and the politics of East Plains to her idiot boss. RECURRING

 

[ERNIE KOWALSKI]  50 to 60 years old, all ethnicities woman. Joe and Bo Kowalski’s mother. Old-school, washed up rocker. Doesn’t say much, but thinks her sons’ band, The Kowalski Experience is for softies. Think Courtney Love plus twenty years. RECURRING

 

[BERNIE KOWALSKI]  50 to 60 years old, all ethnicities man. Joe and Bo Kowalski’s father. Doesn’t say much, but thinks her son’s band, The Kowalski Experience is for softies. Old-school, washed up rocker. Think Keith Richards. RECURRING

 

[GROUPIE 1]  18 to 30 years old, all ethnicities woman. Fairwood Fan Club member. CO-STAR

 

[GROUPIE 2]  18 to 30 years old, all ethnicities woman. Fairwood Fan Club member. CO-STAR

 

[ERIKA ELRIDGE]  20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities woman. Leader of the Fairwood Fan Club. Wants nothing more in this world than for Rusty and Clark to get back together. Spiritual and sensitive, Erika feels that the universe is out of order when the brothers are apart. CO-STAR

 

[SCIENTIST]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Mickey Swift’s sidekick. He’s a real scientist, with a real bad sense of humor. Knows Mikey is an idiot, and does all the heavy scientific lifting for him. CO-STAR

 

[JESSICA]  30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. Book editor at Phantom Publishing. Finds Rusty’s discarded memoir and finds it to be brilliant. CO-STAR

[GERI ANN] 25 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. Gossipy receptionist at the East Plains Senior Living. Helps Bobette locate a resident of the facility who scammed Grammy Fairwood. CO-STAR

 

[LUCINDA]  50 to 70 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Nosy, but good-natured, Lucinda is an old friend of B.Z.’s who he runs into at the local library. She helps him solve a mystery surrounding Bobette. CO-STAR

 

[GLORIA]  25 to 35 years old, all ethnicities woman. Herb Mayo’s assistant at his management company. Sort of dim, but good hearted – after meeting Valerie Stanton, Gloria is excited by the idea that love might be on Herb’s horizon. 1 scene, 4 lines, CO-STAR

 

[BREEZE]  22 to 35 years old, all ethnicities woman. Runs the local jewelry store. Helps Varma pick out her wedding jewelry. 1 scene, 5 lines. CO-STAR

 

[MISS FILBERT]  50 to 60 years old, all ethnicities woman. Owner of East Plains’ cake shop. Helps Varma pick out her wedding cake. 1 scene, 10 lines. CO-STAR

 

[BUFFO THE CLOWN]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. A disgruntled clown client of Valerie’s. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[REPORTER 1]  25 to 40 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Local East Plains reporter who primarily covers Mayor Beatrice’s meltdowns and scandals. Always bombards her with tough questions, always close to getting punched out by the mayor. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[REPORTER 2]  25 to 40 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Local East Plains reporter who primarily covers Mayor Beatrice’s meltdowns and scandals. Always bombards her with tough questions, always close to getting punched out by the mayor. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[TRUCK DRIVER]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. Truck driver for Pentalode Industries. Cheerful and upbeat, he does as he’s told with no questions asked. 1 SCENE, 2 LINES 1 SPEECH. CO-STAR 30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man.

 

[DEPUTY BJANKQUO]  30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities man. Delivers recall information to Mayor Beatrice, takes a punch like a man. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[DOCTOR]  40 to 60 years old, all ethnicities man. Discusses the Fairwoods getting back together with Rusty. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[DENTIST]  35 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. Discusses the Fairwoods getting back together with Rusty. 1 scene, 1 line, CO-STAR.

 

[HUBERT]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. An out of work man from Prairie Tomato who comes to East Plains in hopes of getting a job at Brown & McNeill on their NASA project. Desperate to make ends meet, and disappointed with local politics. 1 SCENE 5 LINES. CO-STAR

 

[TEXAS TRIXIE]  8 to 11 years old, all ethnicities girl. Precocious cowgirl/singer client of Valerie Stanton’s. Loud mouth and

brash, only talks people through her cordless microphone. 2 SCENES, 6 LINES, CO-STAR

 

[PATRICIA]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Metrobie DMV employee. Rusty sells her boots. Doesn’t have time for foolishness. RECURRING CO-STAR

 

[ANCIENT CLERK]  65 to 85 years old, all ethnicities man. Over the top, colorful county clerk official who is very flirtatious. 1 scene, 7 lines, 2 speeches. CO-STAR

 

[MISS RENEE]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities woman. Tarot card reader/psychic brought on to Channel 20 to fill a programming gap after Rusty and Clark split up. While her psychic readings aren’t always positive, they’re always right! 3 scenes, 8 lines. CO-STAR

 

[PASTOR]  40 to 55 years old, all ethnicities man. Discusses the Fairwoods getting back together with Rusty. 1 scene, 1 line. CO-STAR

 

[DIRECTOR]  40 to 55 years old, all ethnicities man. Director of the Fairwood Brothers Hour Half-Hour. No-nonsense, focused, used to dealing with chaos. 1 scene, 2 lines. CO-STAR

 

[OLD MAN]  65 to 80 years old, all ethnicities man. Patron of the Quistiaquag Tavern. A cheerful drunk who is always losing his wallet. 1 scene, 4 lines. CO-STAR

 

[MISS HAMENTASHEN]  60 to 70 years old, all ethnicities woman. Dr. Brown’s no-nonsense assistant. Dr. Brown’s no-nonsense assistant. 1 scene, 3 lines, 1 speech. CO-STAR

 

[GUY IN LINE]20 to 40 years old, all ethnicities man. Guy in line at the Waffleteria, rude to Clark and Sally, mistaken for a homeless man. 1 scene, 1 line. CO-STAR

 

[BRAT]  9 to 11 years old, all ethnicities girl. Little girl who broke her leg. Buffo the Clown tries to cheer her up while she’s in the hospital, but Brat isn’t having it. 1 scene, no lines, heavy action. CO-STAR

 

[BRAT'S MOTHER] 30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. Brat’s mother, tries to placate her bratty daughter to no avail. 1 Scene. No lines. Heavy action. CO-STAR.

 

[CONTESTANT]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities woman. Crazy-looking contestant who goes on the “Spin the Wheel” game show. 1 scene, 1 line. CO-STAR

 

[JO BOB BILLY]  30 to 50 years old, all ethnicities woman. Country singer who goes on the Fairwood Brother’s TV show. Clark is rude about her, so she splits before even making an appearance on the show. 2 scenes, no lines.

 

[VENTRILOQUIST] 50 to 70 years old, all ethnicities any gender. Disgruntled client of Valerie Stanton. Has a ventriloquist doll named “PRINCE HARRY” who does all the talking. MUST BE A REAL VENTRILOQUIST. 1 scene, 1 line, CO- STAR

 

[MAGICIAN MIKEY]  40 to 50 years old, all ethnicities man. Disgruntled client of Valerie Stanton. Must be able to do not-that-great card tricks. 2 scenes, no lines.

 

[TEENAGE STUD]  18 to 20 years old, all ethnicities man. 17-year-old Dopey teenaged boy who tries to ask Mitsi on a date but is out-witted by her. 1 scene, 4 lines. CO-STAR

 

[VOTER} 20 to 30 years old, all ethnicities any gender. East Plains voter who is bullied while trying to cast their vote. 1 scene, 1 line. CO-STAR.

 

[WAITRESS]  30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities woman. Wise Waffleteria waitress. 1 scene, 1 line. CO-STAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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