by Andrew Carey
RACHEL was quite young when she lost her parents. With no other family, she was forced to make her way in a tough, dangerous town. Now 17, she has become street smart and strong. She is able to take care of herself using humour and guts to get by.
Always a survivor, never a victim, she remains hopeful that she can move away from this harsh existence to a better life. She is always thinking of what she can do in order to move ahead.
Thomas has grown up without a father’s influence. Without the model of being a man, he doesn’t have the strongest sense of himself. Despite this, he is smart, capable and shows courage when it is needed.
He can appreciate the absurdities in life and understands you can’t take life too seriously.
They sound like character descriptions for a blockbuster movie and, in fact, they are.
The personality profiles are the character requirements of UK casting agency Open Call who launched their search for two lead actors for the Walt Disney production next week.
Now, young Limerick male and female actors who consider themselves suitable to fit the role of either of those characters are being urged to join a meet and greet with the casting directors of the new Star Wars film who are on a month long trawl of Ireland and the UK.
“Rachel must be beautiful, smart and athletic while aspiring actors for the role of Thomas must be handsome, smart and athletic also”, they say.
Aspiring thespians, who fit the character and age profile should make tracks, armed with a picture/headshot of themselves, to Filmbase at Curved Street in Dublin ‘s Templebar on November 23 and 24 between 10.30am and 2.30pm
