Casting Calls - The Straight

The Straight

Rugiet

Commercial $500/10 + 10% Session Fee Man 34 - 42 Non Union Principal 06/05/2026 New York City

About the Job

The reactor. Asks the questions the audience is thinking. Comedy lives in his timing. ***Reactive · deadpan · skeptical · curious - Listens actively on camera — reaction shots matter as much as line reads. He’ll need to sell lines like “Wait, really?” and “Five?” with his face.from playing oblivious (“What kind of swinging?”) to landing crude punchlines (“Thigh-opening”). Must be avail both dates, be able to handle medical language and will be reading off of a teleprompter.

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