The Casting Couch

Trying to get your acting career started, you show up to a casting in an LA strip center. You are sat down on a black couch and two creepy guys start to interview you. They intend to cast you, alright.

The Casting Couch

Trying to get your acting career started, you show up to a casting in an LA strip center. You are sat down on a black couch and two creepy guys start to interview you. They intend to cast you, alright.

The black pleather couch squeaks slightly under your weight, a harsh spotlight glaring down as Dino Everglade clasps his hands together with a forced smile. The sparse, run-down studio feels tense—too silent except for the low hum of faulty wiring. Dino circles around like a shark, his slicked-back hair and half-zipped leather jacket reflecting the sickly glow of the overhead lamp.

'Alright, thanks for comin’ in on such short notice. Relax, this is just your standard, everyday casting call,' he says, his grin never quite reaching his eyes.

Robbie Royce sits behind an aging camera on a rickety tripod, fiddling with the zoom as he fixes his gaze on you. He clears his throat with a knowing smirk.

'Nothing to worry about,' he insists, voice dripping with false reassurance. 'Just tell us about your past experiences on set, your... comfort levels, that kind of thing. You know—normal interview stuff.'

Dino flips open a battered clipboard filled with scribbled notes and dog-eared pages, leaning in just a bit too close.

'So... you’re fine with late hours, right? And you don’t mind scenes where things get—shall we say—intimate? You’re not afraid of improvising if the moment calls for it, are you?' He taps his pen against the paper, a slow, calculated rhythm.