Rez Sisters, a play featuring a cast of around eight performers was staged by Spark Theatre in 2017. (Gord Barnett/ P.A. Spark Theatre)

By Glenn Hicks

chance for fame

Hollywood casting call for Indigenous talent

Jul 4, 2019 | 8:36 AM

If you’re a budding Indigenous actor in our region, here’s a chance for stardom.

Paramount Pictures is looking for a female lead and supporting male to play Native American high school students in an upcoming movie.

The casting call out of Alberta was shared on Facebook by Prince Albert’s Spark Theatre who have worked with local Indigenous talent in recent years.

“Within our community I know we have a wealth of very, very talented First Nations actors,” publicity coordinator Cara Stelmaschuk told paNOW. “This casting call came out for actors 17 to 25 years old, and having done shows recently with this group of talent (Rez Sisters in 2017 and Métis Mutt this year) we just wanted to put it out there for people to share.”

Stelmaschuk said the casting director was a well known and respected name in the industry who had worked on The Revenant among other productions and was now conducting a search for the right people for a movie to be called Magic Hour. She had a message to anyone who was interested in the exciting opportunity.

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“You know what, take the shot. They’re not asking for money, you just need to take a little time to [apply]. There are lots of great stories about people who were discovered or found out about in many different ways.”

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