Casting Announcement

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Casting Announcement

Making Porn
Written and Directed by Ronnie Larsen
Boxcar Studio Theatre
San Francisco • October 2011

Ronnie Larsen is currently casting a new production of Making Porn to open in San Francisco on Oct. 8th.

Two roles are already cast but 4 roles are still open.

Making Porn is a play about the gay pornography industry. It has played all over the world including 500 performances off-Broadway.

Schedule
Making Porn begins at the Boxcar Theatre in SF on Friday, Oct. 7th and plays for 23 performances. It closes on Oct. 30th.

The performance schedule is:

Thursdays @ 8:00PM
Friday @ 7:00PM and 10:00PM
Saturdays at 7:00PM and 10:00PM
Sundays at 7:00PM

There is no Thursday performance the first week.

The performance dates are Oct. 7th thru Oct. 30.

There is a slight possibility of an extension in to November.

Actor Pay

Actors will be paid $120.00 a week for performance weeks only. There is no pay for the rehearsal period.

This is a non-equity, non-union production.

Filming

We intend to film the play and make it available on DVD. The filming part of the production will be funded through Kickstarter.com and if the Kickstarter campaign is successful the 5 actors will divide 50% of all money raised. Ronnie Larsen, though acting in the play will not be included in the profit pool for the Kickstarter campaign.The other 50% of the money will go toward the creation and distribution of the DVD. Actors will not receive future residuals or royalties from the DVD. Sole ownership of the DVD will belong to Ronnie Larsen

Below is the cast breakdown as well as a synopsis of the play. More information can be found at RonnieLarsen.com and scripts can be accessed and downloaded there as well.

Synopsis

Set in San Francisco in the early 1980s, Making Porn, focuses on the lives of six people involved in the gay pornography industry. Jack Hawk, a straight, out-of-work actor is hired by gay porn producer, Arthur Mack, to star in his newest porn movie entitled, Cops. Included in the films cast are Ray Tanner, a jaded porn star of 70 films and a bright, young new-commer named Ricky. Complications arise when Jacks wife, Linda, finds out about her husbands new career and Arthur's lover, Jamie, falls in love with one of the actors.

Character Breakdown

Arthur - Age Range 30-50. A middle-aged porn director. This role is already cast and will be played by Ronnie Larsen.

Jamie - Age range 30's.  Arthur's partner who falls in love with Ricky. This role is already cast and will be played by Jared Scott.

Jack - Age range 20-30. A straight actor who gets in to gay porn films for the money. Must be masculine, handsome and in great shape. Full-frontal nudity required.

Linda - Age range 20-30. Jack's loving wife who has no idea her husband is making porn. No nudity.

Ray - Age range 20-40 A bitter and jaded gay porn star with a wry sense of humor. Full frontal nudity required.

Ricky - Age 19. A young kid who is brand-new to the gay porn industry. Should be extremely cute and energetic. Full-frontal nudity required.



Rehearsals

Rehearsals will begin Sept. 12th. Dates and times to be announced.

We will be in the theater for 2 weekends in the evening before opening on Sept. 22, 23, 24 and 25 and Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1 and 2. These dates are incredibly important. It is incredibly important for all actors to be at all rehearsals. So if you're not available for these dates, please don't submit your resume.

Ronnie Larsen, the director will be in town Sept, 12, 13, 14 and will be available all day and night to meet with actors and rehearse anytime around actor's schedules. The more flexible your schedule is the better.

Auditioning

If you are serious about auditioning, contact Ronnie Larsen at RonnieLarsenPresents@gmail.com to schedule a time to audition.

There is not an official audition day. Auditions will be scheduled around actor availability.

We look forward to meeting you and discussing this project.