Actors / writers wanted to write a TV show

Basically I want to get a bunch of people together to write a TV show reflecting a more realistic depiction of NZ.  I believe that too many of us are under & mis-represented on the big/little screens. And that when we do show up, it is in a 2-dimensional, unauthentic way. My idea for this project is for each actor/writer to take ownership of their character and to depict how their character views life in NZ. The idea is to be honest and write from your gut and your heart - not to over-think it. Often stereotypes are based on truth so this would not be about just trying to disprove them. I don't feel that I can write a Samoan female character or a young Maori gay character with any true voice so I am asking who's keen. I'm asking actors because I think we would bring something different to it & I'd like to give some of us a chance to write yourselves into something as a lot of us don't get many auditions because of our ethnicity or sexuality. I should make it clear at this stage that this is only about writing & that I would have no idea how to get a TV show made.

I want this show to be about a bunch of people who flat together. I have general ideas about who they are but most of them are not fixed. I am more interested in having an authentic voice writing that character than someone trying to write for a character they don't honestly feel. This isn't necessarily about writing yourself into the show (you are actors after all) but being confident that you can speak truthfully for this character. One of the themes running thru the show will be that of comfort zones & also of sometimes being different people at different times. Humour would be a big part of this series but not at the expense of anything else.

So this would be a workshop-type thing and we would have to work around each other's schedules.  Any smaller characters would be written by us core cast.

Either apply thru StarNow or email me with a photo that actually looks like you.