
It’s time!
Casting has officially begun for Summer in Lovettsville.
TITLE: Summer in Lovettsville
PROJECT TYPE: Feature Film
UNION STATUS: Non-Union
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Deadline: 10/14/2025 at 11:59PM
Please specify which role(s) you'd like to audition for. All applicants should submit their headshot, performance reel, and sides (if applicable)
Sides will be provided for the roles of NATALIE, HANNAH, CHARLOTTE, AMELIA, CHRIS, RACHEL, and MARY.
If sides are not provided for the role you intend to audition for, please submit your performance reel and, if applicable, a sample of the accent attributed to your character.
Please title your email “[Last Name], [First Name] — [CHARACTER]”. If you are auditioning for more than one role, please send one email per role.
Additional Project Info
Casting "Summer in Lovettsville," a feature film. Logline: The summer after her senior year of boarding school, Natalie meets Hannah after returning home to spend one last summer in Lovettsville, Virginia.
This project contains implied nudity.
For further details please contact the Casting Director.
Start Date: 08/01/2026
Rehearsals Begin Spring 2026
Shoot Location: Lovettsville, Virginia, United States
Rate of Pay / Contract:
Pay range of $50/day-$300/day depending on role as well as union status in accordance with the SAG-AFTRA Ultra Low Budget Agreement.
Roles
[NATALIE]
Female lead. Late teens to early 20s, female. Free, smart, artistic, and loyal to a fault. Must balance introversion with warmth. Internally anxious, yet externally calm. Preferably experience riding horses, but not necessary. Implied nudity.
[HANNAH]
Female lead. Late teens to early 20s, female with a light Appalachian accent. Walks the line with a sly sarcastic sense of humor. Preferably experience riding horses, but not necessary. Implied nudity.
[CHARLOTTE]
Late teens to early 20s, female with a sweet Southern drawl. Extroverted, carefree, bubbly, impulsive, and boy-crazy but a girl’s girl through and through. Natalie’s best friend since they were little, she is fiercely loyal and considered an honorary member of Natalie’s family. She is very genuine and a true firecracker.
[JEREMIAH]
Late teens to early 20s, African American and male with a smooth Southern drawl. Hannah’s best friend, he is modest and traditional, yet possesses a charismatic sarcasm.
[AMELIA]
Early to late teens, female. Natalie’s sister. Possesses the spite, humor, and sweetness of a girl suffering from crippling adolescence.
[CHRIS]
Mid 40s to late 50s, male. Natalie’s father. Must balance paternal warmth with a hardened expression only a seasoned Army veteran could have.
[RACHEL]
Mid 40s to late 50s, female. Natalie’s mother. Must balance an obligation to traditional parenting with a want to still be there for her daughters. She means well, although sometimes her words don’t match her actions, and will ride or die for her family always.
[MARY]
Late 40s to early 60s, female with an Appalachian accent. Hannah’s mother. Quick to judge, a permanent scowl on her saccharine, lightly wrinkled face.
[ADAM]
Late 40s to early 60s, male with an Appalachian accent. Hannah’s father. Possesses enough violent anger in his countenance to justify his habitual silence.
[LUKE]
Early to late teens, male with a light Appalachian accent. Hannah’s baby brother. He knows how much Hannah cares for him, so he does his best to repay her by remaining a constant of light and joy in her life.
[CALEB]
Early to late 20s, male with a light Appalachian accent. Must balance gruff outer shell with a loyal, loving interior. Loves his siblings more than anything, but feels a responsibility to care for their farm and family as the future of the Calhoun farm. Was raised by his father to be a strong, cold, and unfeeling man, but does his best to show love to his siblings in the ways he knows how.
[ETHAN]
Late teens to early 20s, male with a light Appalachian accent. A true player.
[ETHAN'S GIRLFRIEND]
Late teens to early 20s, female with a light Appalachian accent. Ethan’s crazy jealous girlfriend. A shrill shrieking voice preferred.
Character Sides
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