Auditions
In the last week we’ve been filling out more of the episode narratives, but going has slowed due to not having cast the major roles yet. Unlike traditional casting to fit a role, we’re picking a cast which works together best, and slightly adapting the characters to suit their improvisation strengths, which we already know pretty well from performing with them for several years.
We’ve been planning the audition process, which has been delayed due to other show rehearsals and work commitments, but we’re assuming at this point the end of June to audition and select the main cast.
The audition will include improvising several of the key scenes in the series, but with alternative narratives so the actors don’t really know what the series is about. This will hopefully keep it fresh when improvised in front of the camera. I know some improvised projects have jammed characters and story lines, and then taken those to the shoot, but we want it to be created spontaneously when the camera is rolling, so once we have the cast, we’ll jam the characters and relationships, but only introduce the scene narratives on the day of the shoot. This is what these guys do best, improvise from nothing, with no going back.