Sharon (Mother)

Mother or "Sharon" is a 30-50 (flexible) year old woman and one of the two main actors in this short film. She is symbolic of the everyday mother that an audience member could relate to or recognize. Given the nature of this story, she needs to portray a subtle sense of control veiled by misguided love or protection over her child. This role will involve switching between and exploring the nuances of care, power and the moral spectrum of parenthood. The script itself is not an argument with your husband Ted, its an expression of power.

This is a live-action short film. The actors will not appear on screen; their performances will be heard as voice-over dialogue over the live-action footage.

An important note to performers is this needs to feel like a real conversation/argument you'd have with your spouse not wanting your child to overhear. That being the case, a naturalistic performance over melodrama and exaggeration is what's needed for this role.

For your submission, you may use the audition lines or lines from another performance if you feel that better showcases your talent.

Please follow the instructions and read your lines from this short PDF of an excerpt from the script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PmTBBCLBZnSXQyhgpz1IWRGWUuyvmhECYUsyP5LUlA4/edit?usp=sharing

TL;DR

Just be able to do an adult woman voice and convey emotions naturally with subtlety and restraint.

This will be shown at several film festivals and include actor credit!