Orphaned and living with her headstrong Nan, Tamika’s brain must be filled with colourful fantasies and tongue-in-cheek humour, but her reality is full of unresolved trauma. As Nan’s health deteriorates and questions of the past are left unanswered, Tamika sets out on a quest to uncover deeply buried family secrets (see scripts attached for more info)
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Project Information
Type:
Other
Shoot Dates:
August - September 2021
Shoot Location:
Sydney Actors School
Director:
Various
Casting Director:
Various
Synopsis:
The 2021 Screen Diversity Showcase will comprise of 5 distinct, peer-reviewed projects - all to be developed as part of the program in the form of a five minute proof of concept. Whilst the projects in their intended forms will have a larger ensemble of characters, these proof of concepts are restricted to containing 2 - 3 characters.
The role descriptions will give you an idea of the creator's vision for the casting. Please feel free to audition for any of the roles, even if you don't perfectly fit the description. We would encourage all disabled artists, First Nations and POC artists and members of the LGBTQI+ community to audition.
Roles
Tamika
Type:
Lead
Gender:
Female
Description:
(18 to 35) Female, Indigenous, 20’s. A daydreamer, cheeky, deeply uncertain about her own identity. Real sense of tongue-in-cheek humour.
Tamika appears with Nan in Biting Dust by Rhianna Malezer. Orphaned and living with her headstrong Nan, Tamika’s brain must be filled with colourful fantasies and tongue-in-cheek humour, but her reality is full of unresolved trauma. As Nan’s health deteriorates and questions of the past are left unanswered, Tamika sets out on a quest to uncover deeply buried family secrets.
Scripts & Scenes:
Nan
Type:
Lead
Gender:
Female
Description:
(55 to 80) Nan is female, 60’s – 70’s. Loving and generous, but easily frustrated or irritable. Shares a deep bond with Tamika. As her health deteriorates some of her past thinking returns, much to Tamika’s distress.
Nan appears with Tamika (indigenous, 20's) in Biting Dust by Rhianna Malezer. Nan lives with Tamika, whose brain must be filled with colourful fantasies and tongue-in-cheek humour, but her reality is full of unresolved trauma. Nan’s health deteriorates and questions of the past are left unanswered as Tamika sets out on a quest to uncover deeply buried family secrets.
Scripts & Scenes:
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