CASTING CALL – PERIOD DRAMA (BEDFORDSHIRE)

Description

LOGLINE:
after being released from prison, François-Marie Arouet reinvents himself as Voltaire and rises through Parisian society alongside actress Adrienne Lecouvreur

ROLE:
Maurice De Saxe
male, 25–30
European aristocracy, combining Germanic, Swedish and likely Baltic/North German heritage
soldier-like, classically handsome, fair hair/complexion
great military leader, brave and intelligent
lover of Adrienne Lecouvreur, whose affair became notable salon gossip

LOCATION:
Turvey House, Bedfordshire

SHOOT DATES:
rehearsals 22–24 June
shooting 2 July

COMPENSATION:
paid opportunity