Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking performers able to portray the following for background work on the HBO series The Gilded Age:
- 1880s upper, middle or working-class types (throughout the season)
- 1880s Caucasian female maids working in wealthy households (throughout the season)
- 1880s Caucasian, young, male, attractive footmen (6’+, slender build) in wealthy households (must be ok with a period haircut, being clean-shaven and wearing a wig) (throughout the season)
- 1880s Heavyset sturdy laundry delivery woman (works March 23)
- 1880s Teenage errand boy (please note if your age is 18 and older, but can portray a younger teenager) (works March 23)
- 1880s Caucasian female seamstresses (works March 26 and 27)
Everyone must be comfortable working around smoke. Everyone must have natural-colored hair. All women must have hair 4-6 inches past their shoulders in length or longer. Filming happens March – September in New York City. Costume fittings begin in February.
To submit, register with Grant Wilfley Casting at www.gwci.app/talent, submit via email to gildedage@gwcnyc.com or mail submissions to Grant Wilfley Casting, The Gilded Age, 241 W 30th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001. For instructions on how to register and submit online, visit https://gwcnyc.freshdesk.com/support/home (If emailing, please include the role you are submitting for in your subject line. Please include in the body of your email your name, phone number, current photos without makeup that shows hair length and current sizes)
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