Do you live in the Capital Region and love to act? Would you be interested in taking part in an HBO original series? Well, here’s your chance!
Season 2 of The Gilded Age will be filming in Troy, Cohoes, and Albany starting this August. The casting company working with the show is looking for local actors to portray featured tennis players and 1800’s working, middle, and upper class background characters and pedestrians. The company is also looking for people to play African American church-goers and pedestrians.
If you or someone you know would like to be considered for a role, you can email gildedage@gwcnyc.com with the subject line “ACT Local”. Please include your name and phone number, height, weight, and shoe size, current photos, and if you are a current SAG-AFTRA member in good standing. Minors must be submitted by a parent or guardian and should include age and date of birth in the submission.
There will be a mandatory costume fitting and COVID test for those selected, and all cast members must be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Appearance Requirements
- “Natural” hair colors only
- Women must have shoulder-length hair or longer
- Women will be fit into corsets
- Men must not have shaved heads or buzz cuts
- No dreads
- No extensions
Dates
Costume Fittings Start Date
- June 27, 2022
Filming
- August 1-6, 2022
- August 19, 2022
- August 23, 2022
- August 24, 2022
Pay
- COVID Testing Pay | $60
- Fitting Pay | $30/2hrs
- Shoot Day Pay | $165/10hrs
