The SAG-AFTRA Houston-Austin Local is excited to announce the return of Script-to-Screen.
The Script-to-Screen series is a live unpaid reading of a selected unproduced work performed by professional actors. It's committed to helping professional writers present their work to local industry professionals and providing a level of talent that can help facilitate casting. Our goal is to provide more work opportunities for industry professionals living in Texas. This year, Nick Nicholson will direct the reading of Hank Slaughter's Possum Kingdom.
The reading will take place on Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the College of the Mainland in Houston. All members of the SAG-AFTRA Houston-Austin Local are invited to participate. All roles below will be cast by current active members of the SAG-AFTRA Houston-Austin Local. You are invited to submit your headshots and resumes to houstonaustin@sagaftra.org no later than March 8. Please make sure to indicate which role you are submitting for.
POSSUM KINGDOM SYNOPSIS “In an effort to reconnect, three estranged brothers come together for a weekend fishing trip. But if they cannot let go of their different childhood memories and grudges, the sins of one brother could not only push them even further apart, but could prove deadly.”
Roles To Be Cast:
- Andrew Knighton Jr. – 47yo. Followed in his father’s footsteps and is now a successful and hard-working attorney.
- Barry Knighton – 38yo. Never married and no kids. High school baseball coach.
- Cody Knighton – 29yo. Struggling musician, still playing anywhere he can get a gig. Very smart and talented songwriter but takes very few things seriously.
- Cynthia – 70ish. Now owns the local bait and tackle store where she has worked her whole adult life. Knew the Knighton boys when Pop used to bring them fishing.
- Miss Cindy - a young Cynthia as seen in flashbacks
- Pop (Andrew Knighton Sr.) – The brothers’ father only seen in flashbacks covering 20 years. Depending on who you ask, the same man might be remembered as a firm but fair mentor, a supportive coach, a life-changing friend, or a belligerent drunk whose only detectible emotion was anger.
- Natalie – 40s. Andrew’s wife
- Thugs 1 and 2 – enforcers for a loan shark. (Could be combined into one character for the table read.)
- Pastor – officiates over Pop’s funeral. Has known the Knighton family since the brothers were children.
- Becky – Andrew’s assistant/paralegal.
- Young Andy – Andrew at 12 in flashbacks. Thinks Pop is the best father ever. Wants to be just like him.
- Young Barry – Barry in flashbacks. Very empathetic middle child. Torn between pleasing his father and caring for his mother.
- Young Cody – Problem child. Loud and boisterous. Has already gotten accustomed to Pop’s drinking and quick temper.
- Van Driver- picks Barry up to go to baseball camp. One line.
- Commentator and Color Man - television announcers during baseball game. VO only.
- Trey – their 11-year-old son
This is an audition for an unpaid table read. We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to disability, race, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by law, unless otherwise specifically indicated.
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