Insomniac Comedy Short - Casting This Week
Los Angeles
Project Details
Think ''The Graduate'', visually, but on a much smaller scale. This is a fast-paced 5 page comedy, revolving around a neurotic protagonist in a zombie sleepwalking state but with some slapstick comedy. It's heavily visual to convey the comedy of operating on no sleep. Jay can't sleep. When they do try to sleep their day starts and they are in a manic rush to get through it. Only problem they haven't sleep and so drag themselves in a zombie state through their day. Jay bumps into other barely "awake" sleepwalkers who suffer from the same malady and together they try to solve their constant sleepiness states. This is a fast-paced 5 page comedy, revolving around a neurotic protagonist in a zombie sleepwalking state but with some slapstick comedy. It's heavily visual to convey the comedy of operating on no sleep. Jay can't sleep. When they do try to sleep their day starts and they are in a manic rush to get through it. Only problem they haven't sleep and so drag themselves in a zombie state through their day. Jay bumps into other barely "awake" sleepwalkers who suffer from the same malady and together they try to solve their constant sleepiness states.
Roles For This Project
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Short Film
Doxy
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Woman
Los Angeles
29 - 38
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
08/08/2026
Female 27 - 50 Open to any ethnicity Doxy, late 20s/late 30s, is also stuck in never sleep mode. Absent of sleep she's a constant bundle of manic/panicky nerves, twitchy reflexes, and dehydrated insomnia until they find Jay and resolve their sleep crisis. There's a few dialogue scenes but it's a pe... [See More]
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Short Film
Angry/Sleepy Reactor
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Man, Woman, Non-Bina...
Gender:
Man, Woman, Non-Binary Person, Trans Man, Trans Woman
Los Angeles
30 - 70
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
08/08/2026
We're casting several roles that the principals run into. Some of these roles are two words. Some are zero words and just reactions. Zero acting experience needed. If you can show up to audition so we can see if you're willing to show up for a real filming day. Maximum fours hours filming time dur... [See More]
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Short Film
Jay
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Man
Los Angeles
29 - 38
Non Union
Short Film
Submissions Due:
08/08/2026
Jay, late 20s/mid 30s, is the lead who's only goal is to sleep. Absent of they are a constant bundle of manic/panicky nerves, twitchy reflexes, and dehydrated insomnia. There's a few dialogue scenes but it's a performance that mainly relies on physical reactions to a constant state of walking sleep... [See More]
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Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
08/08/2026
Female 27 - 50 Open to any ethnicity Doxy, late 20s/late 30s, is also stuck in never sleep mode. Absent of sleep she's a constant bundle of manic/panicky nerves, twitchy reflexes, and dehydrated insomnia until they find Jay and resolve their sleep crisis. There's a few dialogue scenes but it's a pe... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
08/08/2026
We're casting several roles that the principals run into. Some of these roles are two words. Some are zero words and just reactions. Zero acting experience needed. If you can show up to audition so we can see if you're willing to show up for a real filming day. Maximum fours hours filming time dur... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
08/08/2026
Jay, late 20s/mid 30s, is the lead who's only goal is to sleep. Absent of they are a constant bundle of manic/panicky nerves, twitchy reflexes, and dehydrated insomnia. There's a few dialogue scenes but it's a performance that mainly relies on physical reactions to a constant state of walking sleep... [See More]