CASTINGS & AUDITIONS

Now Casting

Kisha Shantell Productions, LLC is now accepting headshots and resumes in addition to video links, actors reels and audition monologue uploads for new web series:

"Khyli's Tangled World"

Written By: Kisha Shantell

“Khyli’s Tangled World” follows an aspiring actress as she navigates through life balancing her family drama, father's legacy and career.

AUDITIONS AND LOCATION: TBD

~ Submit your resume, headshot, and video links via EMAIL to Kisha Shantell: khylistangledworld1@gmail.com (You'll be called for appointment)

If selected, you need a 1-2 minute monologue (be prepared for a cold read)

~ PLEASE INDICATE YOUR CHARACTER PREFERENCE IN THE SUBJECT LINE

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY PLEASE!

ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE ARE ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION!

PLEASE WEAR APPROPRIATE ATTIRE!!!

Kyle Thompson

Character Age: Late 20s

Ethnicity: African American or Bi-Racial

Gender: Male

Nature: Very Talkative

Kyle is Kendra's Husband. He's very talkative (usually, because h'e scheming). He doesn't have a steady/stable job and he's usually working on his bike in his spare time. Unbeknownst to Kendra - not only does he have a sketchy past...

That past hasn't exactly parted ways with him. to know him is to love him.

Anthony James

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: Bi-Racial

Gender: Male

Nature: Strong-willed, strict, fatherly & very observant

Anthony is a talented cook, but owns a couple of Automotive Body Shops. Anthony happened to walk past the children’s home one day on his way home from work and noticed Khyli handing out flyers for her fundraiser. He stopped to inquire about it and Anthony being intrigued by Khyli’s beauty sparked his interest in wanting to get to know her better, so he volunteered to help out with the fundraiser.

Amenzé Lipschitz

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Belizean

Gender: Female

Nature: Bi-polar, jealous-hearted, low self-esteem, naïve, opportunist, unfit mother

Amenzé is a customer service rep @ Safeway and an unfit mother. Due to her being bipolar and not taking her medication, she rapidly lost sense of reality following up behind the wrong people and lost custody of her first 3 children. Since then she’s been enrolled in parenting classes and with a full time job she still shows examples of old habits. She spends her days and free time outside of work calling and harassing Anthony who nick-named her trigger finger.

Willie Earl Langston

Character Age: Early 50s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Male

Nature: Hard but has a soft spot for the ladies, Boisterous.

Willie Earl is comical and spiritual. He commands respect and makes his presence felt. He is a caregiver for the home, but has no knowledge of the craft. A loyal friend of the late Mr. Chad, he too is determined to keep the home open.

Mr. Brandon Gatson

Character Age: Early 50s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Caring and very loyal to his work

Mr. Brandon is a loyal cook and teacher at the home. He is a caring man and is devoted to making a better life for the kids in the home.

Byron Harris

Character Age: Late 30s, Early 40s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Very stubborn and domineering

Byron is a professional man who is extremely opinionated.

Old Man Vic White

Character Age: Late 50s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Very down to earth and natural born handy man

Old Man Vic is the neighborhood mechanic/handy man. He’s friendly and humble. He’s always willing to give advice.

Tyrik Cobb

Character Age: Early 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Eclectic, outgoing, outspoken, and very ambitious

Sexuality: Gay

Tyrik is an actor/producer and family friend to the Evans family. He’s comical, aspiring, motivated and very goal-oriented. Always pushing Khyli to pursue her dreams. He only surrounds himself with positive and like-minded people.

Mr. Chad Evans (Daddy)

Character Age: Late 50s, Early 60s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Male

Nature: Caring, loving and loyal family man. Laid-back, but hard when he has to be

Mr. Chad is an architect (designs blueprints for buildings being built in Chicago); Lead Pianist & Guitarist in the family band “The Chicago Wonders.” He and daughter Khyli own and operate the Children’s Home caring for unwanted or misplaced children. He also dedicated his time to the homeless. Mr. Chad is always willing to give back to his community. He’s tough when he needs to be, but most of the time he’s outspoken, caring and always cracking jokes. Only wants the best for his daughters Khyli, Kendra & Kaylyn.

DeitraRae Evans (Mama/Mama Rae)

Character Age: Late 40s, Early 50s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Female

Nature: Motherly, hardworking, about the business

DeitraRae is Mr. Chad’s wife. She’s a hardworking mother, very focused on her career in Accounting/Business Management. Supports her husband and daughters Khyli, Kendra & Kaylyn in everything they pursue. Sweetheart and everybody knows her around the neighborhood as Mama Rae.

Garyn Jones

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Female

Nature: Innocent nature, but still smart

Gary is hardworking, caring, career-driven & family oriented. She only wants the best for her family.

Tylah Jones

Character Age: Early 20s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Female

Nature: Peaceful, innocent nature, but still smart

Tylah is hardworking, caring, career-driven & family oriented. Acts as a mediator and peacemaker between Kendra and Khyli.

Mel Brooks

Character Age: Late 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Tough demeanor, but has a soft side, very loyal friend

Mel is Khyli’s BFF, career-driven, family oriented and very outspoken. She doesn’t back down from anyone. She’s always up for a good fight.

Tejuana Thomas

Character Age: Late 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Caring nature, hardworking and classy

Tejuana is Khyli’s friend, very opinionated and the owner of Tejuana’s Talent Agency. She represents Khyli at her talent agency.

Stevie Sterling

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Innocent nature, accomplished and well educated

Stevie is Kendra’s friend, soft spoken, but stands firm in what she believes in. She wants to buy the children’s home from Kendra.

Shonda Livingston

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Ghetto but not ghetto fabulous, hard chick, but loyal once she’s on your side

Shonda is Kendra’s BFF, out spoken, stubborn and boisterous. She’s all about being self-centered.

Sarah Dean

Character Age: Late 40s, Early 50s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Motherly, about the business, closed minded on certain subjects

Sarah is DeitraRae’s loyal friend. Admin/Nurse/Receptionist at the Children’s Home.

Wanda Mae McGinnis

Character Age: Mid 50s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Female

Nature: Motherly, observant and loving

Wanda Mae is DeitraRae’s second oldest sister. She loves her family and is always supportive of their decisions.

Corrine McGinnis

Character Age: Late 50s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Female

Nature: Peaceful, woman of God, has Godly countenance

Corrine is DeitraRae’s oldest sister. She’s caring and loves her family, but sometimes she lets her love for God come in between her and her family.

Christian Wade

Character Age: Mid 40s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Quiet

Christian is a night janitor at the children’s home.

Je’Shawn McQueen

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Sweetheart, but if his buttons are pushed can have a mean side

Je’Shawn is Kaylyn’s BFF, night admin/receptionist at the children’s home. He’s always willing to lend a helping hand. Je’Shawn is very passionate about everything he does.

Jordin Greene

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Smart, but at times can be very naïve, loves to party and have a good time

Jordin is Kaylyn’s friend, night nurse at the children’s home.

Brad Pynski

Character Age: Late 20s, Early 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Hard because he doesn’t want to show that he cares, loyal

Brad is a casting director.

Carla Gregg

Character Age: Early 30s

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Gender: Female

Nature: Quiet, soft spoken

Carla is a casting director

John Ryder

Character Age: Early 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Honest

John is a casting director

Morgan Stiller

Character Age: Late 20s, Early 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Nice

Morgan is a casting director

Odell Johnson

Character Age: Mid 60s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Male

Nature: Very loyal to his friends

Odell is Mr. Chad’s drinking buddy

Skip O’Bannon

Character Age: Mid 60s

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Gender: Male

Nature: Caring and a loyal friend

Skip is Mr. Chad’s drinking buddy

Featured Extras

Amber Foote the Receptionist

Probably the bubbliest person in the entire cast

Extra Funeral Members (Any Gender, All Ethnicities, All Ages)

Extra Repast Members (Any Gender, All Ethnicities, All Ages)

Dr. Deitz (Male, Any Ethnicity, Late 40s)

Guy 1 (Fat) – Diner Scene

Guy 2 – Diner Scene

Young Khyli (Female, African American, Age 10 – 14)

Angry Auditioner (Female, Any Ethnicity)

Actress (Female, Any Ethnicity)

Extra Audition Members (Any Gender, All Ethnicities, All Ages)

Extra Restaurant Members (Outside Onlookers)

Michael Dyson

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Very witty, charming, hard-working

Michael is Dylan’s friend. He’s a graphics designer.

Shawn (Refuses to tell his last name)

Character Age: Early 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Jokester, friendly, loves a good card game

Shawn is Marcus’s friend. Loves pranking people. Avid spades player.

Lonnie Baxster

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: African American

Gender: Male

Nature: Hard-worker, funny, loves fishing and sports

Lonnie is Anthony’s friend and co-worker. Loves to fish and watch sports.

Ashure Jones

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Observant, caring

Ashure is Anthony’s friend. Loves the outdoors, fishing and basketball.

Sheridan Taylor

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Bi-Racial

Gender: Male

Nature: Very talkative,, wise with money, always giving advice about keeping track of your financial responsibilities

Sheridan is Dylan’s friend. Works at a bank. Always giving out advice to his friends about financial planning.

Piphany Moore

Character Age: Late 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Quiet, laid-back, loves computers

Piphany is Anthony’s friend. Computer data analyst.

Aaron Ramone

Character Age: Early 20s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Caring, very observant and community volunteer

Aaron is Dylan’s friend. Always volunteering at homeless shelters in the community. Loves helping out others.

Scott Littles

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Hard-working, stubborn and strong-willed

Scott is Marcus’s friend. Works at the local hospital in environmental services.

Torrance Wexler

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Very stern. No nonsense kind of person

Torrance is Anthony’s friend. Loves bowling and dominos and is a security officer.

Leslie Foster

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Laid-back, calm and hard-working

Leslie is Anthony’s friend and co-worker. Spends his free time volunteering with the inner-city youth.

Deontae Jackson

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Hard-core, smart, but makes poor decisions

Deontae is Anthony’s friend. Still living the street life, but has a job working at RCN.

Xavier Porter

Character Age: Early 30s

Ethnicity: Bi-Racial

Gender: Male

Nature: Hard-working, intelligent and caring

Xavier is Marcus’s friend. Works at a meat house. Wants to provide for his family.

Rasheed Potts

Character Age: Mid 20s

Ethnicity: Bi-Racial

Gender: Male

Nature: Athletic, loves basketball, loves mentoring to young men

Rasheed is a friend of Dylan. 7th & 8th grade boys’ basketball coach. Loves teaching the sport.

Roland Wyatt

Character Age: Mid 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Friendly, observant & world traveler

Roland is an airline pilot for Spirit Airlines. He’s one of Marcus’s childhood friends. He’s a lady’s man and loves to travel.

Wayne Jackson

Character Age: Early 30s

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Talkative, helpful, caring and nurturing

Wayne is a youth counselor. He’s one of Marcus’s friends.

Alan Adams

Character Age: Early 20s

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Gender: Male

Nature: Intelligent, smart, down-to-earth, adventurous, sports lover

Alan is Dylan’s childhood friend. He’s a writer and avid sports fan.

Taylor Wolfe

Character Age: Early 30s

Ethnicity: Bi-Racial

Gender: Female

Nature: Friendly, caring and very bubbly

Taylor is Marcus’s new little friend. They met when Marcus went to Vegas. They’ve sparked interests in one another and kept in contact and made trips and secret rendezvous to see each other. Taylor becomes pregnant with Marcus’s baby.

CHILDREN CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

Alice Alexander

Character Age: 12

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Athletic, energetic

Helen’s best friend. Alice is fun and energetic, and although she’s a really good athlete, she’s also something of a klutz. She approaches life with enormous enthusiasm. She was one of Mr. Chad’s favorite students.

Izzy Shelton

Character Age: 4

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Sentimental, charming, courteous and very polite

Izzy often sympathizes with everyone and everything. She can be quite silly at times. Izzy is exceptionally smart, often performing at peak excellence in school.

Gabriela Price

Character Age: 4

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Very composed, authoritative

Gabriela is the most sensible and the most authoritative, often being the leader of group activities. Gabriela and Izzy are best friends.

Helen Waller

Character Age: 11

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Quiet, keen observer of people

Helen is Alice’s best friend. Her parents were killed in a car crash. Helen is quiet, but not a pushover. She’s willing to try all sorts of things, especially with her friends. She loves to draw.

Rachel Gonzalez

Character Age: 16

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Smart and multi-talented

Rachel is multi-talented, excelling both academically and athletically. She is obsessed with overachieving academically and fears that she will fail assignments. She is an expert athlete and hopes to be in the Olympics.

Carolina Cox

Character Age: 12

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Confident and very sociable

Carolina is Helen’s older cousin, her parents abandoned her at birth. Helen’s parents took her in, but when they were killed Mr. Chad took the girls in at the children’s home. Unlike Helen, she’s very confident and more socially adept. She likes to point out how much older and more together she is than Helen.

Max Booker

Character Age: 5

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Practical and very observant

Max wants to be a scientist when he grows up. Max is the most practical of his age group and is often portrayed as a very supportive friend. He wants to know “everything about everything>” Max enjoys singing and dancing as well.

Charlie Stone

Character Age: 6

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Airhead, vivacious good friend

Charlie is Max’s good friend. He is the most valued of his age group. He’s often the life and soul of group activities.

Ronald Alexander

Character Age: 16

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Sarcastic and a “know-it-all”

Ronald is Alice’s older brother. He is extremely protective of Alice. Ronald likes computers and gadgets, but his favorite activity is anything that involves annoying all the staff at the children’s home.

Samuel Heath

Character Age: 14

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Really smart kid and a little fussy at times

Samuel is a couple years younger than Ronald, who he idolizes. Samuel is really smart, fussy and fearful, but mostly, he’s curious and excited about knowledge.

T.J. Martin

Character Age: 16

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Outgoing and passionate about everything he does

T.J. is Ronald’s best friend. He tends to follow his passions. He’s outgoing and friendly, willing to try most things. Whatever T.J. is involved in, he gives 110%.

C.J. Martin

Character Age: 13

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Annoying and out of control at times

C.J. is T.J’s younger brother. Like any younger brother, he can be very annoying and even a little out of control at times. He really looks up to T.J. and is a huge dog lover.

Kayla Barber

Character Age: 8

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Extremely smart

Kayla is interested in world culture and is skilled in the martial arts. She practices Tae-Kwon-Do, and plays the saxophone.

Jake Barrow

Character Age: 8

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Procrastinator

Jake is very smart, but is a chronic procrastinator. He likes to play the piano.

Brianna Scott

Character Age: 7

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Snobbish and condescending

Brianna is interested in yoga, fortune telling and paranormal phenomena. She’s somewhat snobbish and condescending towards the younger kids. She brags about winning competitions from last grade and tends to bring it up to her friends.

Corey Payne

Character Age: 7

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Male

Nature: Happy and has a good sense of humor

Corey is generally happy and creative, with a good sense of humor. He has asthma and is obsessed with aliens. Unlike his friends, Corey doesn’t like to read and doesn’t do very well in school because he is more interested in telling jokes. He loves eating and playing softball.

Fiona Tapas

Character Age: 15

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Sweet and down-to-earth and very talented. Loves dancing & acting.

Fiona may be a funky fashionista, but she’s also way down-to-earth. Fiona is called ‘Fragrance’ by her friends because of her love for sweet smells, trying new perfumes and a graceful, and ladylike personality. Fiona is also a dancer, she enjoys ballet, samba (both in which she strongly excels) and contemporary. She also has a passion for acting, as well, meaning she has a talent for the arts.

Jade Gordon

Character Age: 16

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Self-confident, cool and quirky

Jade is always on the cutting edge of cool, Jade is the ultimate fashionista! Jade’s nickname is ‘Trendy J!’ because she’s always rocking the newest & hippest styles. After checking out the latest fashion mags, the trendiest boutiques and the thrift stores, Jade always manages to put together looks that are completely unique, but also up-to-date with the newest of new trends. Jade is quirky and confident. She’s not afraid to stand out from the crowd as well as defining herself. She’s a true trendsetter, always chases the next big adventure and makes a statement by just being who she is. Jade’s trademark is wristbands and earrings. Jade is the ultimate fashionista because of the way she takes chances with fashion and uses it to express herself.

Leilani Collins

Character Age: 15

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Loyal, honest, calm cool & collected. She’s also a dancer

Leilani is loyal and honest to herself and friends. She is easy going, talkative and loves to participate in charity. She’s very confident, calm and collected. She knows right from wrong and knows how to keep her cool under pressure. She is nicknamed ‘Bee Bop’ because of her talent for dancing. She enjoys hip-hop, reggae and raves. She’s a very cool girl to be around.

Adrienne Lancaster

Character Age: 15

Ethnicity: Any Ethnicity

Gender: Female

Nature: Sweet personality, but protective of herself. She’s very cautious and views the world as a dark place.

Adrienne has a super sweet personality but she’s very protective of herself and views the world as a dark place since the brutal death of her mom. She is very cautious about the people she hangs around. Since she’s been at the Children’s Home she’s only let one person get close to her and that’s Leilani. Eventually, she lets Ms. Khyli get close to her. She has a very big heart. However, regards herself as anything but normal.

Location: TBD