Casting for Untitled Frontier Series
Nonunion
Filming beginning Mid-October (Dates per episode TBD)
Location: Lexington, KY
Seeking featured talent for upcoming Untitled Frontier Series (nonunion project) filming in Lexington, KY. Talent for these roles MUST have strong horseback riding skills. Additionally, these roles will be portrayed outdoors and will be physical roles (action heavy). Actors should reference horseback riding ability and any former stunt experience during their auditions. Talent should be comfortable around firearms/weapons on set. ALSO, where noted, please be sure to demonstrate your accent if required by role.
At this time, here is what we are currently casting. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INDICATED PROTOCOLS BELOW.
Rates for these roles will be competitive. Travel will be negotiable as applicable. These roles will credited.
HERE ARE THE ROLES FOR THIS CASTING:
GIST EPISODE –
1) LENNI-LENAPE WARRIOR
Native American Male – Age approx. 30s – One of a small group of Logstown residents who confront Gist about his intentions in the area – believing he is there to steal their land.
2) GEORGE WASHINGTON (Plays in multiple episodes)
Caucasian Male – Age approx. 21- 23
Height/Weight: 6 foot 2 or 3
Hair color: Should be red
A newly-commissioned Major in the Virginia Militia – Washington leads his first mission, guided by Gist, into the Ohio frontier – to deliver a diplomatic demand that the French retreat from what the British contend is their land. Young, physically gifted, and ambitious – he takes his duties very seriously – but has a lot to learn about politics and survival on the frontier.
3) TANAGHRISSON
Native American Male – Age approx. 53 – A Chief in the Seneca tribe, one of the five that make up the powerful and influential Iroquois Nation – overseeing the nation’s Ohio Territory based tribes. A politically savvy and highly educated man, he speaks English, French and several Indian dialects fluently
4) LENNI-LENAPE GUIDE (AKA “THE SHOOTER”)
Native American Male – Late 20’s-early 30’s – Mysterious character who meets up with Gist and Washington on their return from Washington’s meeting at Fort Le Boeuf. He offers to guide them out of the wilderness quickly – but his initial friendliness soon gives way to strange behavior – and then – a potentially deadly action.
CROGHAN EPISODE –
1) PONTIAC
Native American Male
Age: Seen at ages 37; 45; 47
Height/Weight: Tall, athletic
Hair color: Black
Ottawa chief who helps organize a combination of tribes against the British. Pro-French, Pontiac (AKA Obwandiyag) speaks fluent French and some English. A brilliant tactician on the battlefield and in council. His prime goal is free trade and independence for the tribes, but he has to play a dangerous game in order to remain politically relevant, especially when more aggressive leaders threaten to take over his authority. Pontiac is not bloodthirsty—violence is a means to an end. He comes to see Croghan’s peace offer as a chance for a win-win situation.
2) CHARLOT KASKE (Shar-lo Kas-kay)
Native American Male
Age: Seen at ages 37; 45; 47
Height/Weight: Tall, athletic
Hair color: Brown – hair can be in “Mohawk” pattern
Shawnee chief—German father, Shawnee mother. Catholic; fiercely anti-British. Allied with Pontiac, he wants to replace the Ottawa chief, whom he suspects might be willing to “appease” the British rather than fight to the death. Kaske basically thinks the only good Englishman is a dead Englishman, and would like to see Croghan burn at the stake.
3) FRENCH TRADER
Age: Seen at ages 37; 45; 47
Height/Weight: Tall, athletic
Hair color: Brown – hair can be in “Mohawk” pattern: 30-40
Height/Weight: Tall, athletic
Hair color: Doesn’t matter.
Slight French accent. Works some of the same rivers as young George Croghan in 1750. Tries to muscle in on Croghan’s territory, unsuccessfully.
4) SHAWNEE CHIEF
Native American Male
Age: 40-55 – We don’t know his name or anything about him, but he was traveling with Croghan when the Kickapoo and Muscouten attack. Wounded in the thigh, he excoriates the attackers and threatens vengeance from the other tribes. Speaks English, and Shawnee/Algonquin.
MASON / DIXON EPISODE –
1) MOSES MCCLEAN
Caucasian Male – Age approx. Late 20’s – CHIEF STEWARD of the expedition, McClean in charge of managing the crew and equipment. He is professional, organized and experienced – allowing Mason and Dixon to concentrate on the challenges of the survey.
2) HUGH CRAWFORD
Caucasian Male – Age approx. 46 – Interpreter for the Iroquois guides who join the expedition for its final leg. A seasoned frontiersman familiar with the Appalachian frontier and beyond – he proves an invaluable addition to the expedition, as it experiences several potentially deadly confrontations.
3) HENDRICK
Caucasian Male – Age approx. Late 30s – Spokesperson for the contingent of Mohawk and Onondaga guides who accompany the expedition once it crosses the Proclamation Line. Proves invaluable in navigating a tense conflict with a band of Lenni-Lenape warriors.
4) LENNI-LENAPE LEADER
Native American Male – Age approx. Late 20s – Leader of a contingent of Lenni-Lenape who confront the expedition at camp soon after they cross the Proclamation Line, concerned with the presence of surveyors . A physically intimidating figure who chooses his words carefully – so his message is crystal clear.
5) CHIEF PISQUETOMEN
Native American Male – Age approx. 80-something – Lenni-Lenape Chief, and brother of the Head Chief of the tribe. Confronts Mason and Dixon as they push the limits of the line – while offering hope for peace and cooperation in the future.
ROGERS EPISODE –
1) CAPTAIN AMOS OGDEN
Caucasian Male – Age approx. Late 20’s-early 30’s – A Captain in the Rangers, tough, smart, experienced. At the beginning, he’s loyal to Rogers as a matter of course; after Rogers risks his own life to save him, completely dedicated. When he’s wounded, will accept help but will never ask for pity.
2) RANGER SMITH
Caucasian Male – Age approx. Mid-to-late 30’s – A good shot and an experienced hunter. Kind of the “old hand” of the group, but, despite that, he’ll do whatever Rogers asks. Never hopeful, but he figures that if he’s not dead yet, he might as well keep trying.
3) SABBATIS (SAB-a-tis)
Native American Male – Age approx. 18 – Abenaki prince; his father was a Frenchman adopted into the tribe and a made a chief; his mother, Abenaki. He’s Catholic. He speaks French and a little English. Hates the English in general—and Rogers in particular, after the Rangers take him hostage during the St. Francis raid. Over the course of the life-threatening return to civilization, Sabbatis becomes a loyal companion in adventure.
4) SAMUEL STEVENS
Caucasian Male – Age approx. 30’s – A Ranger without guts or strategic thinking. Obviously hired to fill up the ranks. Ordered to wait for Rogers with vital food supplies, he panics and deserts the men who depend on him.
5) RECRUIT #1
Caucasian Male – Age approx. 20s – A new recruit from Boston. A greenhorn who doesn’t yet know his way around a musket. Very sincere. Too bad that’s not enough to survive.
BOONE EPISODE –
1) SIMON KENTON
Caucasian Male – Age approx. Early 20s – A famous frontiersman in his own right, Simon’s story begins when he rescues Daniel Boone, dragging him back behind the walls of Boonesborough and holding the fort after Boone’s capture.
2) POMPEY
African American Male – Age approx. 40s – A Black man who has lived among the Shawnee for many years. Risen to the honored role as the translator for Chief Blackfish as he faces off against Boone, Harrod and many others.
To submit an audition, you should use the sides per applicable role which can be accessed via this link:
https://drive.google.com/…/1hnywQZtfJO1IkjJBRoQilwNL…
For your audition, please provide the following information:
• Slate with first and last name
• Location
• Current height & weight
• Are you comfortable around horses?
• Do you have experience riding horses?
• Are you comfortable around firearms?
• MALES – your ability to grow a beard.
• FULL BODY PAN AND PROFILE SHOTS
• Then you should go into the acting of the script.
FOR YOUR SUBMISSION – Submit your current headshot, full body shot, resume and 1 original audition file (with slate information and audition from sides) to casting@liquidtalentgroup.com by September 26th at 5 pm EST.