Casting Marcela 13y Ethel 15y Better Verified ✦ Ad-Free

Location: The edge of the old willow grove, just after sunset. Fireflies flicker, and a faint breeze rustles the hanging branches. A small, hand‑drawn map lies crumpled in Marcela’s palm.

Premise: Marcela bursts into the grove, clutching the map. Ethel is already there, sitting on a fallen log, notebook open but unread. Marcela wants to “dig” for a hidden treasure she believes their mother buried for them when they were toddlers. Ethel must decide whether to indulge her sister’s fantasy or enforce the curfew. The tension rises as the sound of a distant car approaches—mom is coming home early.

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Seeking: Female / Non-binary. Any ethnicity (open, per breakdown). Must be 15 years old at time of filming (will consider 14 turning 15 within production window).

THE CHARACTER: Ethel is too much for a small town and not enough for a big city yet. She is loud, defensive, and desperately tender. She has opinions about everything and trust in nothing. At 15, she is learning that adults lie—and she is furious about it. She should look like a sophomore in high school: braces are great. Acne is fine. Gangly limbs are perfect. She is not a "hot 15." She is a real 15. Location: The edge of the old willow grove,

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BETTER VERIFIED: We will request a current school ID (with birthdate visible, redact address). We will also ask for a 30-second improv: "Ethel gets caught in a lie she told to protect someone." No script. Just truth.

| Role | Age | Core Conflict | Key Trait | Suggested Look | |------|-----|---------------|-----------|----------------| | Marcela | 13 | Wants to protect her little‑brother’s imagination from the harsh “real world” her mother imposes. | Bright‑sparked, fiercely loyal, a little impatient with adult logic. | Light‑brown hair, often in a messy braid; sneakers, graphic tee, carries a worn‑out sketchbook. | | Ethel | 15 | Struggles between being the “big sister” the family expects and the dreamer who secretly writes poetry. | Thoughtful, slightly shy, but when she’s passionate she becomes magnetic. | Dark curls, a thrift‑store denim jacket, earbuds around neck, a notebook with doodles in the margins. |