Words From The Oven
Feature Film
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
BASED ON A TRUE STORY. Orphaned in 1940 rural Pennsylvania, a young Lebanese boy must save his family farm, risking everything as loss and love shape the man he becomes.
Roles For This Project
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Feature Film
Helena (1940's - 50's)
SAG Weekly Scale: $1...
Role Rate:
SAG Weekly Scale: $1,514/week
Woman
Washington
18 - 28
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | will play 18 - early 33 y/o. This is the 1950's. Helena is sweet, romantic, and yearns for a simple, beautiful life untouched by the harsh realities around her. She dreams of love and peace and often retreats into her hopeful imagination ... [See More]
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Feature Film
Older Dianne (30 - 35. 1980's)
SAG MLB $436/day
Woman
Washington
30 - 35
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities | 30 -35 y/o | Day Player...Under 10. This is the 1980's. Dianne has great energy. She is a creative artist. Has a great relationship with her sister Betty. Even though they may not see each other often they are still best friends. MUST BE L... [See More]
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Feature Film
Young Dianne (6 - 9 Y/O. 1950's)
SAG MLB $436/day
Woman
Washington
6 - 9
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities | Child (6 - 9 y/o) | Day Player...Under 5. There will be a set teacher. This is the 1950's. Not looking for shy actors - Dianne is an artistic, sensitive, and introspective kid. She likes to play and sing with her sister Betty. She is emot... [See More]
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Feature Film
Customer (1940's)
SAG MLB $436/day
Man
Washington
40 - 55
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | White | 40 - 55 y/o | Day Player...Under 5 This is the 1940's. You are a racist aggressive and loud customer at a farmers market. You want honey but the vendor is Filipino so you are rude and threaten to steal his product. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.
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Feature Film
Francis Shiner (23 - 32 Y/O. 1950's)
SAG MLB
Man
Washington
23 - 32
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | (23 -32 y/o). A handsome strong, disciplined farmer-turned-baker shaped by early trauma. Francis is stoic, principled, and deeply loving, though rarely expressive of it. He’s gruff and sharp-tongued, using dry humor and wisecracks as both ... [See More]
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Feature Film
John Shiner (1940's - 50's)
SAG Weekly Scale: $1...
Role Rate:
SAG Weekly Scale: $1,514/week
Man
Washington
25 - 35
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | 25–35 y/o. This is the 1940's - 1950's. Charismatic, volatile, and deeply self-destructive, John is Francis’s older brother and rival and emotional foil. He is a jerk (defensive and unreliable, quick to blame the world) but that cruelty is... [See More]
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Feature Film
Funeral Guest (1950's)
SAG MLB $436/day
Woman
Washington
40 - 60
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | white | 40-60 | Day Player...Under 5. This is the 1950's. Funeral guest, she's pretty racist but not intentionally. Subtle problematic nature. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.
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Feature Film
Banker Hal (1940's - 50's)
SAG MLB $436/day
Man
Washington
40 - 55
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
White | Male | 40s–50s. This is the 1940's - 50's. Crude, transactional, and dismissive on the surface. He’s not just a faceless bureaucrat, though: beneath his professional exterior lies a stubborn streak of racial bias and an authoritative, often abrasive demeanor. He’s unapologetically business-f... [See More]
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Feature Film
Helenes Husband (1950's)
SAG MLB $436/day
Man
Washington
28 - 33
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | White | early 30s | Day Player...Under 5 This is the 1950's. He owns a construction company and helps on the family farm. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.
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Feature Film
Martha (18 - 23)Y/O. 1940's - 50's)
SAG MLB $436/day
Woman
Washington
18 - 23
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Feature Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | will play 16 - 25 y/o | Under 5 lines. Volatile and quick to anger, Martha frequently clashes with Marie, reflecting deeper unresolved conflicts. She’s fiercely passionate and outspoken, her anger often masking vulnerability. MUST BE LOC... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Feature Film
SAG Weekly Scale: $1...
Role Rate:
SAG Weekly Scale: $1,514/week
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | will play 18 - early 33 y/o. This is the 1950's. Helena is sweet, romantic, and yearns for a simple, beautiful life untouched by the harsh realities around her. She dreams of love and peace and often retreats into her hopeful imagination ... [See More]
-
Feature Film
SAG MLB $436/day
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities | 30 -35 y/o | Day Player...Under 10. This is the 1980's. Dianne has great energy. She is a creative artist. Has a great relationship with her sister Betty. Even though they may not see each other often they are still best friends. MUST BE L... [See More]
-
Feature Film
SAG MLB $436/day
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities | Child (6 - 9 y/o) | Day Player...Under 5. There will be a set teacher. This is the 1950's. Not looking for shy actors - Dianne is an artistic, sensitive, and introspective kid. She likes to play and sing with her sister Betty. She is emot... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | White | 40 - 55 y/o | Day Player...Under 5 This is the 1940's. You are a racist aggressive and loud customer at a farmers market. You want honey but the vendor is Filipino so you are rude and threaten to steal his product. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.
-
Feature Film
SAG MLB
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | (23 -32 y/o). A handsome strong, disciplined farmer-turned-baker shaped by early trauma. Francis is stoic, principled, and deeply loving, though rarely expressive of it. He’s gruff and sharp-tongued, using dry humor and wisecracks as both ... [See More]
-
Feature Film
SAG Weekly Scale: $1...
Role Rate:
SAG Weekly Scale: $1,514/week
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | 25–35 y/o. This is the 1940's - 1950's. Charismatic, volatile, and deeply self-destructive, John is Francis’s older brother and rival and emotional foil. He is a jerk (defensive and unreliable, quick to blame the world) but that cruelty is... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | white | 40-60 | Day Player...Under 5. This is the 1950's. Funeral guest, she's pretty racist but not intentionally. Subtle problematic nature. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.
-
Feature Film
SAG MLB $436/day
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
White | Male | 40s–50s. This is the 1940's - 50's. Crude, transactional, and dismissive on the surface. He’s not just a faceless bureaucrat, though: beneath his professional exterior lies a stubborn streak of racial bias and an authoritative, often abrasive demeanor. He’s unapologetically business-f... [See More]
-
Feature Film
SAG MLB $436/day
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Male | White | early 30s | Day Player...Under 5 This is the 1950's. He owns a construction company and helps on the family farm. MUST BE LOCAL HIRE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Day Player...Under 5.
-
Feature Film
SAG MLB $436/day
Washington
SAG-AFTRA, Modified Low Budget Film
Submissions Due:
03/16/2026
Female | Lebanese-American (Open to other MENA ethnicities) | will play 16 - 25 y/o | Under 5 lines. Volatile and quick to anger, Martha frequently clashes with Marie, reflecting deeper unresolved conflicts. She’s fiercely passionate and outspoken, her anger often masking vulnerability. MUST BE LOC... [See More]
