Monday 25 July, 2011, the nation’s premier entertainment centre, National Theatre will record its largest patrons as the venue will host thousand of talents for the audition of the maiden edition of ‘The Spirited Actor’ – The Search For Africa’s Next Hollywood Star project.
In attendance will be thousands of talents to be auditioned for a chance to star in a Hollywood movie alongside Morris Chestnut. Confirm judges includes casting director Aleta Chappelle who has worked and casted for the following productions ‘Godfather III’,’ Drumline’, ‘Nutty Professor’, ‘Sister Act 2’, ‘New York Stories-Zoe’, ‘Boomerang’, ‘Rambling Rose’, ‘The Outsiders’, ‘Rumble Fish’, ‘Tucker’, ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’, ‘The Cotton Club’ and many more.
‘The Spirited Actor’ – The Search For Africa’s Next Hollywood Star is a new reality show hitting Africa with a bang. It’s very unprecedented. The aim is to recruit acting talents in Africa for the fame and glitz in Hollywood. However, the organizers are focusing on the two West African countries; Ghana and Nigeria whose movie industries lead the other countries on the continent.
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Many doubted the project when TV commercials started rolling but acting coach, Tracey Moore, and film producer & director, Samad Davis, both from the USA, who will work closely with the contestants came down for a press conference in Accra and in Lagos and that silenced the doubters.
The registration which started several months ago will be closing soon to enable the auditions to commence from 25 to 28 July, 2011 at the National Theatre. From July 25 to 27, 10 talents will be selected for the final auditions on the July 28.
The selected 10 will be made to go through tasks and exercises. After which they will be on TV for 2 weeks, where the public can help in deciding the final 5.
According to the organizers, this is to get the public involved but their percentage will only add up to the judges’ final say. Similar auditions will take place in Nigeria; this means that, the final 5 from Ghana will join the 5 finalists from Nigeria to be flown to New York, the movie capital in the world.
Monologues:
What makes this project huge is the fact that, for the first time in the history of audition in Ghana, Monologues for the audition have been made available on the internet for the contestants. Each contestant is expected to download one of the three monologues; ‘the boss’, ‘the director’, ‘and the winner is’, study it in preparation for the audition.
Video:
Also, acting coach Tracey Moore has to prepared a short video demonstrating the “DO’S” and “DON’T’s” when one is preparing to go into an audition and what a monologue is.
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In New York, the 10 contestants will commence the reality show where the winner will be selected after 13 weeks. Also there will be eviction every week. Every evicted contestant will stay around till the entire show ends before they return to their respective countries.
The final 2 will be flown from New York to Hollywood where the ultimate winner will be declared. Also all the 10 contestants will receive continuous training from Tracey Moore – celebrity acting coach till the end of the show. All 10 contestants will be signed to Paradise Entertainment after the show.
This Program will be shown exclusively on Viasat 1
Prize For The Winner:
The winner for the next African Hollywood star gets the opportunity to co-star in an America movie with Morris Chestnut as well as “A” list actors and actresses from Hollywood. The winner is going to get his/her own personal Hollywood agent. The person gets training from Celebrity Acting Coach, Tracey Moore.
How To Apply: ‘The Spirited Actor’ – The Search For Africa’s Next Hollywood Star!
Registration is still in progress. Kindly download the form and pay your registration fee of GHC 30 at the nearest GBC Bank. Register Now!!!! Contact Us – +233261485724 or +233204901897 or +233543936782
‘The Spirited Actor’ – The Search For Africa’s Next Hollywood Star! is a Tracey Moore, Paradise Entertainment & Davis Media Group initiative. It’s sponsored by Ghana Commercial Bank [GCB] and VIasat1.
Visit www.paradiseentertainmentgh.com for regular updates. For further enquiries please call 0261485724, 0543936782, 0204901897
Story By Ebenezer Anangfio Jnr./GhanaCelebrities.Com/Ghana
Morris chesnut a real gentleman
Wow, i’m going for this and i hope i will be one of the winners. I have been to several auditions, though i know i’m good, those lifeless directors and producers always want to go into my pants. I don’t allow them, so they never cast me though i’m better than most of the ladies i see on tv. Thanks to Paradise Entertainment. This is indeed unprecedented. Yes, true i didn’t believe it myself until i saw Tracey Moore and Samad Davis at the press conference. GhanaCelebrities.Com please keeps us updated on this project. I’m going for more form tomorrow. awwwwwwwwwwww
@onye, Go for it, you never know what will happen. Hey good luck
@onye good luck girl…all the best……remember there is no harm in trying…go for it ok…
this is good. i hope this search will continue for the next couple of years. i think some of our well known actors should take part in this.
Good Luck Onye, and I think Ghana itself need like a national auditions like this for our movie industry instead of casting the same actors in every movie. There are a lot of talents out there, and Onye you’re a smart girl for not sleeping with those idiots they call themselves directors. Hope you win