Current Projects

We are shooting 2 training videos and a commercial for a software company.

• Job: Film

Production title: The Dark Traverse
Union / Non-Union: Non-union
Production Type: Independent
Project length: Short Film (15 minutes)
Project format: 1.85:1
Production location: Seattle
Production Company: Sunless pictures LLC
Director: John Paul Nielsen
Producer: Justin Hopper
Casting Director: John Paul Nielsen
Audition Location: SCC
Shooting Location: Granite falls/hood canal WA
Compensation: TBD

Mid 20's hiking married couple; David and Hannah get lost in the wilderness and encounter a man that lures them to his cabin home. He has evil plans that will lead to the couple's death. Or will it?

• Job: Short Film

PAID CASTING - FB Birthday Fundraisers NATIONWIDE!

A Major Social Media Platform is interested in featuring the birthdays of some very special people who have decided to forgo presents, and instead, raise money for a special cause. We want to celebrate real people raising funds in a fun mini documentary-style campaign.

Have you turned your birthday into a Facebook fundraiser?

Do you have a fun or heartfelt reason why you wanted to raise money or awareness?

Are you willing to share your story with the world?

If so, we want to hear from you! Please include a link to your Facebook Birthday Fundraiser in your submission!

We will come to you, anywhere in the US, to film your story!

• Job: Web

This is a 3-4 minute short film being shot in Black Hawk January 15-17. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world and we need rugged looking actors for the roles we are filling. 

Can't really give away the story, but it takes place on a deserted mountain road.

• Job: Film

Cartoon, comedy, commercial series for an accounting company.

Bee-Bee & Boo-Boo learn the hard way the difficulties of starting a restaurant.

• Job: Web

The stage production "History of Now" will premiere in 2020. The dynamic story will combine stage and screen including flashback scenes and archive film to maximise the potential and intensity of the piece. The production also offers an educational workshop and an outreach program. 

The subtle yet powerful opening is engaging in its thoughtful approach to flicking the switch between darkness and light. Within this busy production, there are stories within stories. Dynamic stage sets and the combination of screen and stage add a powerful creative dimension. Yet throughout, it is the presence of Krystyna Haeutmann, the energetic young girl and the elderly reflective lady play perfectly, two leading characters of the same person playing opposite one another. It is both dynamic and a masterstroke that validates the story and believability of the character which is essential to the telling of this story.
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Ms. Haeutmann, now eighty years of age, lives in the same house she moved into on her arrival in the United States in 1951 having spent six years in England, where she was unable to settle. A former teacher of literature, she lives a simple life alone but has never allowed herself to feel lonely. In her opinion; a form of self-pity, unbecoming to the memory and legacy of her younger life and brief forced existence. On reading an advertisement in a national newspaper for German-born survivors of the Holocaust to come forward to record their experiences for future generations and realizing her life is drawing to its natural close, she makes the decision to tell her story and reveal her hidden past. However, history shows a secret of its own.
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"They were Jews they deserved to die" Haeutmann otherwise calm and calculated in her words burst forward, spinning the reporter round in her chair. "Is that how he still feels?" A rhetorical question which is not lost in the silence that pursues. Throughout the production, Alex Jayson's use of silence at times is deafening in its dramatic pause. This is illustrated perfectly in a segment of the play that appears during Act Two. Haeutmann's narrative becomes increasingly more poignant due to the past moments that again reflected darkness and light. Haeutmann’s mood change now shifts the dynamics of the production. The aged figure appears detached, as though removed from the present her every word, etched in pain, is a footstep taking her back until there is a sense of her presence on stage waiting. Her words stop. There is a still image, no movement until…The young Krystyna enters on stage. The symmetry between the young and old HAEUTMANN's synchronized movements are compelling. Although there is little happening, every single tranquil, undisturbed flick of the wrist becomes even more heightened. Jayson’s skillful writing and directing create a moment that is beautiful and touching. It is powerful in its simplicity. Harrowing in its execution. However witnessing silently as they become bound to each other at this moment, that is a methodical sweeping embrace across the years. A light within the shadow.
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The play’s greatest strengths are that it has enough confidence in the audience’s intelligence to avoid spelling things out too explicitly. The relationship between the reporter and Haeutmann whose words drive the play forward with a delicate blend of intellectual and visceral overtures reflect her life and experience against the reporter’s innocence correctly. It is a smart blend that allows the writer to confront and challenge key issues that discharge the need to question their place in time.
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​​It would be wrong to classify this as just one more Holocaust production. In fact, it is an intelligent and entertaining piece of work that engages on many levels that appeals to young and old across all groups. To witness the History of Now as anything less would be like receiving a gift that is so beautifully wrapped that we leave the real gift inside! To fully comprehend Alex Jayson's latest work we must carefully remove the outer packaging to find the right "PRESENT"

• Job: Stage

The stage production "History of Now" will premiere in 2020. The dynamic story will combine stage and screen including flashback scenes and archive film to maximise the potential and intensity of the piece. The production also offers an educational workshop and an outreach program. 

The subtle yet powerful opening is engaging in its thoughtful approach to flicking the switch between darkness and light. Within this busy production, there are stories within stories. Dynamic stage sets and the combination of screen and stage add a powerful creative dimension. Yet throughout, it is the presence of Krystyna Haeutmann, the energetic young girl and the elderly reflective lady play perfectly, two leading characters of the same person playing opposite one another. It is both dynamic and a masterstroke that validates the story and believability of the character which is essential to the telling of this story.
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Ms. Haeutmann, now eighty years of age, lives in the same house she moved into on her arrival in the United States in 1951 having spent six years in England, where she was unable to settle. A former teacher of literature, she lives a simple life alone but has never allowed herself to feel lonely. In her opinion; a form of self-pity, unbecoming to the memory and legacy of her younger life and brief forced existence. On reading an advertisement in a national newspaper for German-born survivors of the Holocaust to come forward to record their experiences for future generations and realizing her life is drawing to its natural close, she makes the decision to tell her story and reveal her hidden past. However, history shows a secret of its own.
​
"They were Jews they deserved to die" Haeutmann otherwise calm and calculated in her words burst forward, spinning the reporter round in her chair. "Is that how he still feels?" A rhetorical question which is not lost in the silence that pursues. Throughout the production, Alex Jayson's use of silence at times is deafening in its dramatic pause. This is illustrated perfectly in a segment of the play that appears during Act Two. Ruben's narrative becomes increasingly more poignant due to the past moments that again reflected darkness and light. Haeutmann’s mood change now shifts the dynamics of the production. The old figure appears detached, as though removed from the present her every word, etched in pain, is a footstep taking her back until there is a sense of her presence on stage waiting. Her words stop. There is a still image, no movement until…The young Krystyna enters on stage. The symmetry between the young and old Haeutmann's synchronized movements are compelling. Although there is little happening, every single tranquil, undisturbed flick of the wrist becomes even more heightened. Jayson’s skillful writing and directing create a moment that is beautiful and touching. It is powerful in its simplicity. Harrowing in its execution. However witnessing silently as they become bound to each other at this moment, that is a methodical sweeping embrace across the years. A light within the shadow.
​
The play’s greatest strengths are that it has enough confidence in the audience’s intelligence to avoid spelling things out too explicitly. The relationship between the reporter and Haeutmann whose words drive the play forward with a delicate blend of intellectual and visceral overtures reflect her life and experience against the reporter’s innocence correctly. It is a smart blend that allows the writer to confront and challenge key issues that discharge the need to question their place in time.
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​​It would be wrong to classify this as just one more Holocaust production. In fact, it is an intelligent and entertaining piece of work that engages on many levels that appeals to young and old across all groups. To see Krystyna - The History of Now as anything less would be like receiving a gift that is so beautifully wrapped that we leave the real gift inside! To fully comprehend Alexander Jayson's latest work we must carefully remove the outer packaging to find the right PRESENT!

• Job: Stage

IMPORTANT: This production will be toured around Europe in Fall 2019 as part of a evangelistic Christian missions trip. Roles will only be given to actors/singers who confidently and expressly identify as bible-believing Christians. The purpose of the trip itself is not to simply perform but to evangelize people for the gospel and use the powerful story of Les Miserables to tell people about Jesus' sacrifice and God's love. 

Announcing auditions for a concert version of the hit Broadway musical Les Miserables! Specific roles we are looking for include, but are not limited to: Adult Cossette, Marius, Fantine, Thenardier, and Madame Thenardier. There may also be possibilities for other smaller roles, shared roles, or understudies. 

Auditions will be held January 26 from 12-4pm. Video auditions will also be accepted for the first round.

We hope to hear from you!

• Job: Stage

Are you looking for love and want to find it on a dating show? Well, then we have a live online game show that you can do from home.

That’s right. You don’t have to leave your house to meet your match. Nor do you have to put on your best pair of pants or highest heels. You can call in via video chat, and once you pick the person you want to go on a date with, you will get to meet your match in person. To make it more enticing, we will pay for your face-to-face date. No FaceTiming allowed for that first meeting.

Since our show is viewed by people of all ages, we need to you to keep it PG-13. We also ask that you dress conservatively for it. You never get a second chance to make a first impression.

Are you ready to meet your possible soulmate? Great! Then to apply, please fill out the information on this link.

This is an online dating show, so you will be able to do it from your home or anywhere where you can videochat.

• Job: Web

Casting people with incarcerated loved ones for a social experiment series. 

Was your loved one recently incarcerated, or are they set to be released soon? Has having an incarcerated loved one become a big part of your identity? Did you grow up with a parent on the inside? Is your child currently behind bars? If you have experience with a loved one who’s been in and out of jail or prison, we want to hear from you!

• Job: TV

Overview:
The American Queen Steamboat Company is seeking talented singer/dancers with sparkling personalities to wow our guests on and off the stage!  We are the overnight cruise division of our parent company, HMS Global Maritime, operating three luxury paddlewheel riverboats in America’s heartland and the Pacific Northwest. We are growing rapidly, and are preparing to launch boat #4, #5, and #6 soon!  Casting is now underway for the 2019 season aboard the American Empress Riverboat, which travels the Columbia and Snake Rivers from our home port of Vancouver, WA.

The American Empress Entertainment department features a 4-piece band, a cast of two singer/dancers, a solo lounge act, and an historian/naturalist. Our Production Singers perform in nightly shows, host guest cocktail parties, and lead passenger games and activities.

Expand your range performing musical styles from Broadway to country to disco! Join a team a pros in a growing company with lots of room for promotion!  Work up material for your own solo album, and then sell it in our gift shop!

Roles to be Cast:
Male Singer/Dancer: 21-45. Tenor voices preferred, but all will be considered!

Female Singer/Dancer: 21-45. Soprano/Belter voices preferred, but all will be considered!

Dates:

These positions will work in rotation with another cast throughout our 2019 season, which runs from late February, 2019 - early January, 2020.  Longer-term employment is available, and our company is growing!

Terms & Compensation:
We are seeking candidates for "at-will," employment with no set ending date.  Production Singer pay is $150/day for the first 90 days, with an automatic raise to $175/day following 90 days worked.  A benefits package, including health insurance, also becomes available after 90 days worked.

Key Functions of our Production Singers:

-Nightly musical performances with the Empress Quartet

-Lead passenger games and activities, such as trivia, and bingo, and on-shore hikes

-Host passenger cocktail parties and events; M.C. evening shows and guest entertainers

-Create personal relationships with our guests - be the face of AQSC for our guests!

-Other duties include practicing a safety station bill, assisting with all-crew tasks like loading ship's stores, and other tasks as assigned by the Cruise Director.

PLEASE NOTE:
-No applicants under the age of 21 will be considered!

-We have a strict zero-tolerance policy against employee alcohol use onboard, and against drug use at any time (including marijuana). Hiring is contingent on a pre-employment drug-test, and random drugs tests may be administered throughout employment. If you know this policy will be a problem for you, please do not submit for this position.

Our Philosophy Toward Entertainment:
How can we hope to please everyone? No matter how well we sing or dance, some people simple don't like singing and dancing.  If we somehow brought back Elvis and put him on our stage, someone would say “You know, since you went to all the trouble, I was expecting a better show!”

We bridge that gap by building personal relationships. As a member of our entertainment staff, you’ll be tasked with getting to know our guests - learning their names, taking a personal interest in them, listening to their stories. Our team is responsible for entertainment, not just in the sense of a performer entertaining on the stage, but also in the sense of a host entertaining at a party.  We are looking for outgoing, engaging performers who can come down off the stage and wow our guests face to face!

• Job: Stage

We are doing an original screenplay adapted for the stage by Chaitania Hein. “Ursula and our Conversations: The Nazi Era”, is the story of one woman’s life before WWII, surviving the war, and the aftermath. This women’s story accounts the indoctrination of youth and the discovery of self, and the journey for redemption.

For this production:

We need two (2) female and two (2) male actors for significant parts, plus a few walk-on parts that could be done by those working backstage.

For behind the curtain, we need preferably with experience: a prop manager, stage manager, and one or two stagehands.

At present,  these are volunteer positions. However, we are in conversation with a few local Theater Co. which might change the status.

Chaitania Hein, performance artist, therapist and

teacher, engaged her German mother-in-law in

many conversations about Ursula’s life growing up

in Nazi Germany, where she became a member of

Hitler Youth at age 15 in 1933. The results of the discussions

are an original screenplay and the recent stage adaptation.

The story traverses the rocky landscape of Ursula’s

early certainty in the illusory Nazi propaganda machine.

At war’s end in 1945, having learned what her country

had done, she realized her existence had based on lies.

For the rest of her life, she experienced a paralyzing

fear and deep shame.

Chaitania holds a Master’s degree in Psychology, with a

concentration in propaganda and brainwashing and its effect on

society and individuals, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Depth

Psychology and Art as a Way to Heal. She was on the Dance faculty

of Cornish College of the Arts, and Academic Dean and faculty

member at WuHsing Tao School, where she taught psychology.  

Currently, writing the book to Ursula and Our Conversations,

 screenplay and staged reading, as well as giving lectures on the subject.bject. 

• Job: Stage

This is a short film being produced in Bremerton WA about a brutal take on chronic depression. (R RATED -TRIGGER WARNING) Hoping to bring awareness in an honest way!

• Job: Short Film

 To be produced by Healing Hands Ent, Extreme Christian Entertainment and filmed next Summer on location in Louisville, Shepherdsville, Mt. Washington and Cincinnati

The story of one woman's bipolar breakdown and how through medication, therapy and the support of an amazing giver she goes to be in recovery, and they become award winning, bestselling authors, bloggers, screenwriters and filmmakers.

• Job: Film

The Hamumu Theater Collective is producing a show that features a 12 ft. Luminary Transformation Serpent Puppet and traditional Kwakwaka'wakw style mask dancers and a video/light show. The Collective is seeking one female actress with the ability to dance, sing, and act. Woman of color prioritized, native preferred. 'Serpent Guide' is geared toward family audiences and will debut in Seattle in April of 2019 and is accepting bookings after that. 

The Hamumu Theater Collective show 'Serpent Guide' follows a young Kwakwaka'wakw woman when she learns that her homeland waters are threatened by the toxic pollution brought there by what her Sioux ancestors call the Black Snake. The young woman is proud of her heritage as a member of the Sisiutl Clan (the two headed Sea serpent) and she answers the call to become a water protector and works together with strange allies to stop the Black Snake before it reaches the Salish Sea.

• Job: Stage