Shawn Swords
Local filmmaker Shawn Swords is looking for a few good actors.
Swords, whose critically acclaimed documentary, “Wage of Spin,” focused on the Philadelphia music scene, Dick Clark, and the payola scandals of the ’50s and early ”60s, is planning to film the play “Seanchaithe,” a variation on the Irish word for storyteller, in various locations in Philadelphia and Delaware County.
“We’re looking for theater-trained actors who know how to act and take directions, not aspiring wannabes or regional models,” says Swords. “We’re only accepting e-resumes/headshots.” So far, he says, “90 percent of the actors who have sent resumes/headshots don’t even look Irish.”
Along with a face that has the map of Ireland all over it, an authentic Irish accent is a plus.
The plot? “I don’t want to reveal too much of the plot because there is a major twist in the third act,” says Swords. “I suppose it could be categorized as a drama/black comedy/satire/noir.”
Suffice it to say that there’s an upscale Irish pub in the city and a blue collar Irish pub frequented by Irish nationals involved, as well as four songs and two dance sequences “but this is not a musical,” says Swords. One well known local Irish musician has already signed on.
If you have some acting chops and look like you might be from County Mayo or Cork, sent your resume and head shots to tom@characterdrivenfilms.com.
