Call Me By Your Name
by University of Texas film student Nicholas Siraphet
Oct. 27 (2018)
In Call Me By Your Name, based on a novel by U.S. author André Aciman, Elio Perlman, a precocious 17-year old, falls for his father’s American graduate student, Oliver, over the course of the summer in northern Italy in 1983.
Auditions will be held on Saturday, October 27, 2018, 2 PM-5 PM at the University of Texas at Austin and are by appointment only. Details of exact location will be sent when inquires have been sent in.
There will be 2-3 rehearsals between October 28 and November 6 and can be scheduled around actors’ availability.
The scene will be acted out in front of the directing workshop on November 7th at the University of Texas at Austin from 2 PM - 2:30 PM for classroom feedback. Availability on November 7th is PARAMOUNT. Please plan accordingly.
The shooting date for the scene is projected to be on November 10thbut can be scheduled on a different date to work with actors’ availability. Expect a large block of time for the shooting.
Compensation: Non-paid; copy of scene reel for actors will be provided once project is completed. Food and snacks will be provided during the rehearsals and shooting.
Please send headshot/resume to Nicholas Siraphet at cmbyn.directingworkshop@gmail.com with the subject: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME AUDITION: CHARACTER YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR. You can also put links to your on-line reel or actor’s page if you have those.
Once we receive the information we will contact you to set up an audition if appropriate. We will send sides at that time.
Characters:
ELIO PERLMAN
Open-ethnicity/Age: 16-18; 18 to Mid-20s
He is a intelligently confident young man who struggles with his emotional side as he comes to terms with his sexuality.
MR. PERLMAN
Open-ethnicity/Age: 40’s to Mid-50’s
A reserved but open-minded father who is a worldly man with an insatiable passion for Greco-Roman history.
