[Main Character]: 

- Roughly 16 lines total, 193 words. 

- Good recording setup is mandatory! Auditions with low quality audio will not be considered. 

- Film audio will be recorded very shortly after the deadline of the casting call. No more than 1-2 weeks after. Please only audition if you’re free then. 

Character: Lewis

- A closeted gay man living in the 1950s, in a lavender marriage with Phyllis (who is also LGBT) 

- Smarmy, sarcastic, with glimpses of seriousness peeking through. 

- He uses the nightclub as an escape and a safe haven. Despite the risk of being found out, he doesn’t take it too seriously. He tries to remain light-hearted while ignoring the risk.

- Fears: Emotional openness and confronting his problems. 

-Wants: To forget about the world for just one night. 

Lewis Demo Lines: 

Please submit 3 takes of each line below as either a wav or mp3 file. 

Line #1: “If that alarm goes off we have 3 seconds to get to each other and act confused before the cops get down here.” 

Context: Lewis is telling Phyllis about what to look out for and what they have to do just in case the club gets raided. 

Acting Notes: Delivered smoothly with full confidence. Lewis has not mentioned to Phyllis prior to this that the club has a chance of being raided and is both completely oblivious to her concern and fully confident that his plan will work. Feel free to ab-lib the line if you find a better read for it! 

Line #2:  “All of our lives were ruined the moment God made us what we are and put us here. We’ve, at least, found a loophole.”

Context: Lewis is rebuffing Phyllis’ concern about being caught and their lives being ruined as a result. 

Acting Notes: Delivered tersely, with little patience left. He really does not want to talk about this.