Greater Philadelphia Film Office

Hello everyone!

I’m looking to hold a virtual reading through Google Meet on Sunday, December 11th at noon EST for an updated version of our animated sitcom pilot. Taking part in this does not guarantee casting in the final version of the pilot episode but will be heavily considered. This worked out great the first time we approached this. Hopefully we can solidify our script with one last reading and hopefully you can join us!

I’m posting this on behalf of my colleague, Markel Haralson, and myself, AJ Dwayne. We are two black professional wrestling enthusiast with film & theater backgrounds. For this project, Thunder Valley, Markel created most of the characters, the concept and will be the lead animator on this project, whereas I am the script writer, created a few characters and is a fellow performer portraying Cousin Sunshine.

Thunder Valley is a 3-D animated family sitcom, centered around JR Thunder, the #1 Contender for the World Championship and, more importantly, the “Head of the Family Table.” The show follows his travels through professional wrestling while navigating fatherhood, his marriage, mentoring his Cousin Sunshine, dealing with his rivals and much more.

Roles Available (reference):
– JR Thunder (Watch WWE Promos from The New Day)
– Michael Randall (Research Max Kellerman on ESPN and his pieces on Boxing)
– Fay Rhinehart (Watch the character Allison in the sitcom parts from “Kevin Can F Himself”)
– Junior (Watch the character Millicent in clips of iCarly(2021) for Junior.)
– Paul Sexton (Bill Goldberg/Scott Steiner)
– Fran (Watch the character Patti O’Connor in the sitcom parts from “Kevin Can F Himself”)
– Bill (research clips on YouTube of the “wrestling is fake” argument.)
– Derrick Jordan (Research Randy Orton promos)

This is all the information I’m willing to share here. This is a voluntary project; we are not providing compensation for this time, but are hopeful to connect with people we can have in mind with on various projects, including this one. Thank you for understanding in advance. We’re just two creative wrestling fans that wanted to build something unique for this crazy world of wrestling that we’ve grown up watching.
Please send a vocal audition, with a 1 minute monologue of your choosing, as an mp3 audio or mp4 video to IAmAJDwayne@gmail.com.

– Note that, if selected, we will be recording the read-through for future reference.
– You must be available Sunday, December 11th from 12pm to 1pm EST
– You must have a working microphone and internet, camera is not necessary
– Headshots and Resumes are welcomed, but not required
– If you have read with us in the past, feel free to reach back out!