Calling all Aspie Actors/actresses!

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Why are they specifically looking for actors with asperger's syndrome and autism? To act the roles of characters who have aspergers or autism? And thus it is more realistic because you have an autistic person acting an autistic character, is that the reason?

I think its because aspergers give off "loser" body language really easily, they can play losers, or depressed/insane/weird people really well is my guess.. although there may be something about aspergers that lends itself to acting, since I know I've always found myself imagining myself in some kind of scene when I fantasize/daydream a lot, that might mean something... :O

I did greese when I was in school,

It would be cool to do something like that, except I'm in Australia, probably too far away. If I were in America, I'd say count me in.

That is terrible!!

I'm the antithesis of what an actor should be. Some job interviews stage mock-ups of the job - usually it's a person who works there pretending to be a customer phoning the company. I absolutely hate having to deal with those - if it was a real customer, I'd be fine. But because I know it's only a person who works there, a part of my mind gets caught up on the 'this isn't real' aspect of the situation, and I end up distracted and nervous, which obviously contributes to not getting the job.

But still, it sounds like a fun idea. Kudos to those of you who are going to try it out.

They might be looking for people who exhibit the most essential visible characteristics of Asperger's. I think such a list might include the following:

precise speech tone and/or monotone
strangely aloof (some would call it "stiff") body posture
reduced facial expression
lack of eye contact or, conversely, oddly fixed gaze
stims: twirling hair or other odd gestures, e.g. playing with nostrils, picking at oneself
"hoppy" or otherwise strange gait

All of these could be ludicrous and make us all look like Mr.Bean if the portrayal wasn't handled properly.

Maybe the recruiters want autistic people who can portray autism accurately without turning the portrayal into something offensive.

I will only consider it if i could meet Keanu Reeves

I guess I can go for it. What do I have to lose anyway? Also Alex how do I get a head shot on there?

After alot of recent encouragement, I have been trying to work on getting into voice acting/announcing. Just a matter of taking that first step. I'd really be interested in something like this, if its not too late.

I want to do both independent films and musical theatre in community theatres. I'm great at comedy, so that's what I'd want to mostly do. Some roles I would like to play:


Thenardier (Les Miserables)

Alfred Dolittle (My Fair Lady)

Cosmo (Singin' in the Rain)

Cowardly Lion (Wizard of Oz)

Franz Liebkind (Producers

Lumiere (Beauty and the Beast)

Scar or Pumbaa (Lion King)