Selected open roles for talent
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Joseph Mcdonald
Joseph Macdonald Ethnicity Any Male age 20 - 35 Joseph Macdonald is portrayed to epitomize the unfair and detestable nature of the corruption in Being a landlord. He is indifferent, snide, amoral, disloyal, unscrupulous and inequitable to a fault. He acts nice however he is a murderer that kills his tenants if they do not leave his building. He is dangerous, smart, highly sadistic, narcissistic, and seeks fame for his murders He derives pleasure from toying with his victims, often monologuing to them before attempting to kill them. He has a high level of intelligence and cunning, using complex clues and references in his crime to lure the people he wants removed from the earth
Avery
Avery Kennedy Ethnicity ANy Age 20 – 45 Gender Male or female Avery is a Detective that has been trailing Joseph movements as a recent murder has occured from the disappearance of their sibling Josie Kennedy. Avery is Brave, determined, loyal, and all about the law. Avery is also stealthy, and capable of remaining composed under pressure. Avery is Very attentive to detail, calm under pressure, and meticulous.
Renae
Renae Ethnicity Any Age 25 - 45 Gender Female Renae works WIth Joseph who is odd and loves staring at people. She is known for her manipulative nature who tries to scare people off and if that does not work sets them up to be taken away by the landlord for Joseph to do the deed. Renae has unpredictable outbursts, and quick judgments that pretends to be calm and reasonable however Renae hides her malice behind a cherry façade she is cunning, brutal, and mentally unstable woman with extreme paranoia.
Female Roles
Strong actresses for a variety of roles
Male Roles
Strong actors for a variety of roles
KAMIAH
Kamiah is a cross-border Barbie who switches life directions as fast as she switches outfits. Warm, chaotic, sparkly, and magnetic, she has declared twelve community college majors, loves Lizzo-level affirmations, and is everyone’s favourite little sister even when she creates friendly chaos. She is figuring out what she wants and what growing up looks like. INDIGENOUS WOMEN PERFORMERS PREFERRED, KOOTENAY, CREE OR CROSS-BORDER NATIONS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT.
HAILEY
Hailey is brilliant, hyper-attentive, organized, and unravelling in real time. After a childhood filled with tradish upbringing, she is now entering a late-blooming wild-child-era after losing her Harvard scholarship and moving home. She sees the big picture of historical trauma, wants to do right by her community while working at a resort that tests every value she has. INDIGENOUS WOMEN PERFORMERS PREFERRED, KOOTENAY, CREE OR CROSS-BORDER NATIONS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT.
WYATT
NON NATIVE MALE. CASTING LOCAL SASKATCHEWAN ACTORS ONLY. An ex-oil and gas executive who took one heroic dose of acid in the eighties and became a full-time wellness enthusiast. He is loyal, practical, conflict-avoidant, spiritually co-dependent, possibly bisexual, and absolutely lost without a powerful woman to orbit. Linen is his whole personality.
MALE HEALTH PRACTITIONER
CASTING LOCAL SASKATCHEWAN ACTORS ONLY. A healing therapist at the Last Resort, this character is facilitating an experimental health and wellness therapy when Hailey accidentally walks in the studio.
Veera
Veera is an observant, intelligent girl just beginning to grow out of childhood. She has a strong moral compass, the kind that's drilled into you as a kid. Requires a young actor with strong emotional transparency, the ability to play with subtlety rather than melodrama, and a grounded sense of stillness. Tutor will be provided for shooting and rehearsal days.
Mom
A woman held together entirely by control. Mom manages chaos in the household by containing it. Her exhaustion is polished over with routine. Under stress, she becomes brittle, developing a cold, passivity that comes appears slightly off. She's someone who can make stillness feel dangerous. A performance built on subtlety rather than outbursts.
Dad
Warm, soft-spoken, and earnest, Dad presents as tender and harmless and, in some moments, he truly is. But something in him is frayed, dissociated, and quietly deteriorating. His sweetness and confusion coexist in a way that can be both comforting and unsettling. He is emotionally available yet cognitively drifting, like someone trying to remember who he used to be. IMPORTANT NOTE: This role involves appearing nude from behind. Our production has hired an intimacy coordinator and we can answer any questions you may have.
Marni
Marni, a bit closed off, takes after her Mom, adopting her avoidant coping mechanism when Dad's illness becomes painfully obvious. Marni is in her last year of high school and soon she'll have to decide to stay and help her Mom care-give, or decide to leave and free herself from essentially parenting her parent.
RIQUE
Nonbinary, artistic, passionate climate activist. A filmmaker creating the “Solutions Channel,” highlighting global sustainable practices. Bold, headstrong, and willing to challenge authority—even filing an injunction against their father’s company.
Officer Anne
Officer Anne - calm, experienced, visible signs of fatigue A Canadian police detective. Late thirties. Steady, capable, and utterly exhausted though she’d never admit it. There’s a quiet discipline in the way she moves. Anne possesses a kind of heavy stillness that comes from years of experience. She doesn’t complain. Ann’s face is calm, but her eyes have a distant look. She listens more than she speaks. On the job, she’s sharp and deliberate. Fair to a fault and unwilling to be drawn into anyone’s drama. Ann’s life runs on small rituals like her morning coffee in silence.
Ashley
Ashley - Sharp, edgy, charismatic A high school student with a fascination for the dark and the dramatic. She thrives on gossip and the thrill of knowing secrets, using humor and attitude as armor. The kind of girl who makes everything sound like a story worth listening to. She’s not afraid to push buttons or make people uncomfortable if it gets a reaction. The friend you adore but never fully trust.
Bella
Bella - Trendy, restless, magnetic Bella is a high school student who lives through her phone. She’s always scrolling, posting, editing her screen is both her mirror and her armour. Obsessed with TikTok, fashion and staying just ahead of whatever’s next. Her look changes week to week as she’s a chameleon of style.
Wilson
Wilson - Large build, gentle, fearful of change Wilson grew up in a small town in Northern Canada. Described as large-framed he needs to be physically intimidating, overpowering. His hands grip the steering wheel a little too tightly as if letting go might make everything fall apart. Wilson discovered a money making opportunity as an intermediary agent for overseas students studying in Canada. This system has no strict guidelines and a language barrier that makes it difficult to regulate. WILSON had good intentions as he thought he was making money while helping underprivileged children. He repeated the same behavior: showing up, taking jobs, getting in trouble, and running away to open a new place. But when he began to realize that other students who had sent James to school had disappeared, he became afraid and became an "accomplice." He chose to flee again, but it was too late
Kate
Kate - hollow, traumatized, withdrawn Kate is a traumatized teenager with a withdrawn and hollow demeanor. Her eyes are red like she hasn’t slept properly in weeks. She moves as if she’s learning how to be in her own body again. Awkward and fragile. Everything feels hard to navigate like things are too bright or too loud.She is overwhelmed easily. It’s been months since she was found barefoot and covered in mud at the edge of the woods but there’s still something of that wildness of the forest within her.