Michael (left) and Jack Thomas Smith.

HUNTERSVILLE – A taste of Hollywood is coming to the Lake Norman area, and community members ages 3 and older are invited to an open extras audition Saturday.  Brothers Jack Thomas Smith and local resident Michael Smith will be shooting and producing the feature film “Infliction” locally and need about 200 extras.

“We wanted a place with a small-town, southern feel to it, and this area was the ideal setting,” Michael Smith said. His wife, Erika, owns Lake Norman Performing Arts, which is the location for the auditions and the production facility.

This is the third feature film the brothers have produced together. Their last feature film, “Disorder,” was released nationwide on DVD by Universal and New Light Entertainment, and was screened at The Cannes Film Festival and the Raindance Film Festival in London.

Jack Smith, the writer, producer and director of the film, will be at the open auditions, as will Michael, who is the executive producer of the film and the songwriter for the music in the film. Michael has written songs for movies and commercials, and last year won a Collective Works award in VH1’s Song of the Year contest. A Lake Norman resident for 10 years, Michael also owns and operates several medical practices in the Southeast.

WANT TO AUDITION?

The open auditions are Saturday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. at Lake Norman Performing Arts, 9709-D Sam Furr Rd. in Huntersville (next to Target).

Also this weekend, Lake Norman Performing Arts is having an open house and community members are invited to attend, even if they are not interested in auditioning.

For more information about the open audition and the film “Infliction” go to www.lknperform.com.