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Blurb:
An African American, contemporary romance novel.
Actress Lou spends her days hustling at a fast food joint while waiting for her big break.
Wayne, a smooth-talking club promoter, thrives in the city’s vibrant nightlife.
The strangers are now about to find out that opposites really can attract!
Lou first notices Wayne’s slick dance moves in a packed club, and the attraction is instant.
And now they can’t get their hands off each other!
But it doesn’t take long for Lou to see beyond Wayne’s glitzy facade to the complications beneath.
And she starts to wonder if his wild ways are more than she bargained for.
Can Wayne tone down his party lifestyle for Lou’s sake?
Or will his unyielding love for the nightlife prove that some habits are too hard to break?
Get answers in this BMBW, urban romance book by Marian Grey.
Chapter 1
Attention!!! CALLING ALL ACTORS!!!
Production title: OFF THE HOOK!
Union / Non-Union: Non-Union
Production Type: Independent
Project length: Television Series Ongoing
Production location: NYC
Production Company: Global All Stars Entertainment
Company website: [email protected]
Director: Michael Stanley
Producer: Josef Munroe
Casting Director: Amanda Bromley
Audition Location: 217 Lake St Wakefield Auditorium
Shooting Location: Global All Star Studios
Compensation: Yes
KEY DATES
Audition:
Aug 06, 2016 8:00 AM– 6:00 PM
(Please note all auditions will be given a specific time within this window)
Shooting Starts: Aug 07, 2016
Shooting Ends: Ongoing.
Synopsis:
“Off The Hook” is a new television series which will be a romantic comedy with intertwining relationships. A popular nightclub brings together people from different background. Conflicting love interests arise. Come prepared to do improvisations and bring these characters to life!!!!!
Character Bios:
[Kiki] [GENDER: FEMALE] [AGE: 21-25]
Kiki was Ms. Popularity, graduated with honors and went on to university, now she’s back home to start a new job. Kiki sees Lance at the club and becomes obsessed with him. Kiki’s parents and friends do not approve of Lance but Kiki is stubborn and wants to date Lance anyways.
[Lance] [GENDER: MALE] [AGE: 21-25]
Lance dropped out of high school, fell into gang warfare, went to jail and has come out a reformed man. He gets hired by the owner who himself was an inmate and gives others a chance to prove themselves. Doesn’t want anything to do with a spoiled heiress but grows to like her.
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“Hello, Welcome to Benny’s Big Burgers, what can I help you with today?” Asked Lou.
“Your service is so poor! Why hasn’t this line moved much?” Cried an irate female customer with a noisy toddler in hand.
“I’ve been waiting in the line for over thirty minutes and that crowd by the takeout area still hasn’t gotten served yet!” Shouted another irate male customer from the back of the line.
Lou pretended she didn’t hear them and continued calling from the main line. Friday nights were always hectic at the popular fast food joint. So much that complaints were nothing new and always ignored. The staff complement was very low because the pay was so little and the benefits were nil. Lou only stayed on because unlike other jobs they were flexible and she could work and go to school. If management didn’t care about pleasing their customers Lou wasn’t going to stress herself about it. She had her own problems to deal with and didn’t need the additional stress. Nobody nowadays expected to get good customer service all the time, if the food was cheap and tasted well, the patrons considered themselves lucky. Cost of living was only going up, not down these days.
“I want a cheeseburger without the cheese.” Stated another disgruntled customer.
She was in her late twenties, spiked blond hair and blue eyes. She sported ten rings on the side of each ears. A nose, tongue, eyelid and lower lip piercing were also visible. She had on a black crop top that showcased a beer belly with a gangrene hole where a navel ring should be. The outfit was completed with black leather pants and a black helmet in hand.
All politeness had ceased, she didn’t even bother to respond to Lou’s earlier customary greeting. She too was beyond hungry and had gotten fed up waiting in the line. Lou just continued to repeat the lines she said a hundred times per day. She never deviated from the script and only adjusted it when necessary. This was one of the main reasons she loved acting. She could hide behind a character and pretend she was someone else for a change. She tried not to take anything the customers said personal but sometimes when they said stupid things she couldn’t help but get exasperated.
“Sorry ma’am, so you just want a plain hamburger then.” Lou wasn’t even aware that she rolled her eyes. These were the morons she had to deal with on a daily basis.
“Are you deaf? I just asked for a cheeseburger without any cheese.” Said the outraged customer she took exception at the rudeness of the cashier.
“Would you like the combo or just the sandwich?”
“You think you’re smart. I saw you roll those bug eyes at the back of your head. I’m hungry, I know I’m not blind.”
Lou ignored that comment and repeated. “Ma’am, would you like the sandwich or the combo?”
“The combo, after waiting so long my throat is dry. I thought I was gonna die from thirst.”
“Do you need anything else?”
“Hell no, you think if I was rich I would have come to this place, give me my receipt.”
Lou handed her the receipt, neglecting to thank the miserable customer for her business. Lou wasn’t always so callous but working long days for little pay had hardened her. This was not how she wanted to spend the rest of her life. Lou recalled earlier when she was on her way to work that she was handed a flyer for an “off the hook” audition. She didn’t even read it, people were always giving out flyers here. The place was always crowded no matter what time of the day and attracted different crowds because it was so central. The flyer was the least of her concerns, absentmindedly she had tucked the leaflet into her handbag and entered her workplace. She had nothing against hard labor but she hated the repetitiousness of her current job and would love to be saved from her misery.
As far as she was concerned anything would be better than working at Benny’s Big Burgers. It was a popular fast food joint for those that needed a lot of food on a low budget. This restaurant catered to mostly minimum wage patrons that popped in for breakfast, lunch and dinner served at affordable prices. The only thing that Lou like about the joint was that she had made some really great friends there.
“Girl did you get that flyer they are handing out?” Asked Tammy.
“Yeah, I did.”
Lou’s friend smiled. “So…are you gonna go to the audition?” Inquired Tammy.
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She was a fellow co-worker and good friend of Lou’s. Her short black hair tucked neatly under a hairnet. She normally stacked the burgers and management didn’t want to risk a single strand of hair or flakes from dry scalp getting into the food.
“I haven’t gotten a chance to read it yet, what’s this audition about?”
“Girl, you should check it out, it’s right up your alley, and you can finally put what you learn at those night classes to use.”
“Sounds good, tell me more.”
“It’s for a new television series Global All Stars network will be airing. They only gave one day notice, I guess to minimize the crowd, but this is huge! This could be your chance to make it to the big screen and get out of this rat trap.”