Performer will receive a finished 3 to 4 minute stand-up comedy set and perform it at an established local open mic in their own city. Before material is assigned, the performer must identify a suitable open mic where phone recording is permitted and provide the venue name and a proposed performance date. Material should be performed essentially as written without intentionally adding, replacing, rewriting or substantially paraphrasing jokes. Small accidental wording changes during live performance are fine. Cue cards, printed pages or notes are completely acceptable; memorization is not required. Performer must obtain a clear phone-quality recording of the full performance and send the footage afterward. Stand-up experience is not required. This role is specifically intended for actors and scripted performers comfortable delivering supplied material; it is not a joke-writing, punch-up or improvisational role.

KIP WESTLEY is the upwardly mobile brother of Carter. He is right hand man to his mother, who owns the local car dealership, and intends to stay #1 son. CAUCASIAN

LISA WESTLEY (White, 50s, glamorous) Former glamorous weather girl is now running the Westley Car Dealership car dealership with her 2 sons. CAUCASIAN

TIFFANY was Sherry's best friend until she slept with Leonard, Sherry's husband......Sherry is not a fan of Tiffany's, but tolerates her best she can in the name of co-parenting. INDIGENOUS

LANCE is Sherry's boss and a retired cop who runs the grocery store like a precinct. He can't shake the authoritative streak in his nature, he rules with an iron fist and is not to be trifled with..... CAUCASIAN

RITCHIE is a stand up comic on the circuit in Winnipeg. He has a Shane Gillies vibe. CAUCASIAN

KYLE is a bro comic on the stand up circuit. CAUCASIAN

BIJU runs the Four Corners Motel Restaurant and stage for the Stand Up/Karaoke nights. He likes Sherry's vibe and turns out to be a big champion of her work. BIPOC

KENNY is River's half brother and son of Leonard and Tiffany. He fights with his brother a lot, it feels like an unhealthy competition egged on by his parents. INDIGENOUS

Mick runs a local pawn shop that Jade frequents. OPEN ETHNICITY

JOSEPHINE is Sage's EX best friend who is running against Sage for President of the Indigenous Student Alliance! INDIGENOUS

40’s, nerdy and has aged well. MICHAEL is a tenured professor who may or may not be Jade's dad. CAUCASIAN

The Principal of the elementary school, PRINCIPAL BEACH has to have a tough conversation with Leonard and Tiffany. INDIGENOUS

A Therapist who is counselling Leonard and Tiffany, MONICA may not be Indigenous but she does have a Masters in psychology, psychotherapy and Native studies...CAUCASIAN

KARL is a German man who loves the Indigenous Culture and he and his buddies are cosplaying to have an "authentic Indian wedding experience". **Will have to learn Cree or Anishinaabemowin CAUCASIAN

Female, 14 to 20 years old, Korean. Olivia “Livi” Ye-rin Kim (14 years old) is a passionate and impulsive teen who resists showing her vulnerability after her mother's death. She's not someone who's afraid to say what's on her mind. The beloved baby of the once 3-piece single-mom family, she's energetic and active and has an assertive attitude that can command the room. When her volatile moods get in the way of coping with grief, she relies on her older sister Maddie – the only person who can lead this fiery teen... LEAD. **Ideally looking for someone a minimum of 16 years old for this role to play younger - but open to casting a minor.**

16 to 22 years old; Korean. Madeline “Maddie” Min-young Kim (16 years old) is an observant, methodical, and intelligent teen who responds to her mother’s death with numbness. As the eldest daughter of a Korean immigrant family, she knows how to roll up her sleeves and look after the household. She has complex feelings about her place in the once 3-piece family, but her heart is big enough to contain them all. She knows her sister Livi well – perhaps better than Livi knows herself – and brings them to relief... LEAD. **Ideally looking for someone 17-18 years old who has finished high school for this role to play younger - but we are open to casting a minor. Minimum 16 years old.**

Female, 45 to 55 years old, Korean. Korean accent & Korean speaking skills are a plus. Sue Su-gyeong Choi (50 years old), a Korean immigrant and childless woman grieving her younger sister’s death, is fatigued at the prospect of now having to raise her two teen nieces. As the eldest sister herself, Sue is familiar with the burden of taking care of family – but she’s not coping very well now and resorts to self-medicating, switching back and forth between cigarettes and pricey herbal medicines. She makes the decision to sell off the piano that once belonged to her sister, triggering her nieces to react... PRINCIPAL.

Female, 35 to 45 years old; Korean. A single mother, Korean (45 years old) who immigrated to Canada more than a decade ago, Mom is a resilient woman with a carefree spirit who finds joy and expression when playing improvisational jazz – her favourite genre – on the piano. Known as “Ms. Choi” to her students, she makes income as a music and piano teacher to support her family of 3. She treats her two daughters differently, but might not realize it... ACTOR ROLE. **Must adequately play the piano. If actor can provide a reel of them playing a piano piece that is a plus.** NOTE: We will not see this actor’s face.