Selected open roles for talent

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PIZZA EMPLOYEE

Male - 30 to 40 yrsActor Non union
Project title
Grand Prairie
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Wednesday February 11, 2026
Submissions from
Calgary, Edmonton
Role description

Actors of all ethnicities, races, and backgrounds are encouraged to submit. An employee at a busy pizza by the slice counter, juggling orders and moving quickly through a steady stream of customers. Practical, efficient, and a little tired, he is focused on keeping the line moving rather than getting involved in anyone’s story. Not unkind, just detached and task oriented, someone who has seen everything and learned not to linger. Actor should feel natural and grounded, able to play small, everyday realism with minimal dialogue. In his scene, he serves a late night rush and matter of factly handles a declined payment before moving on to the next order.

EMMETT

Male - 4 to 6 yrsNon Speaking Non union
Project title
Grand Prairie
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Wednesday February 11, 2026
Submissions from
Calgary, Edmonton
Role description

Leanne's child. Open to any casting -- the ideal candidate will audition with their mother but also open to children auditioning without their parents also auditioning for Leanne. The children are lightly humorous, bringing physical comedy in how they walk with their mother and how they dress.

CHARLOTTE

Female - 6 to 8 yrsNon Speaking Non union
Project title
Grand Prairie
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Wednesday February 11, 2026
Submissions from
Calgary, Edmonton
Role description

Leanne's child. Open to any casting -- the ideal candidate will audition with their mother but also open to children auditioning without their parents also auditioning for Leanne. The children are lightly humorous, bringing physical comedy in how they walk with their mother and how they dress.

JOHN

Male - 23 to 26 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Break
Media
Film School
Due date
Friday February 13, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

John is the eldest son of a working class father, who followed in his fathers footsteps. Dad does not approve of his career path. John resents Clark for getting the praise of his father.

DAD

Male - 50 to 55 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Break
Media
Film School
Due date
Friday February 13, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Working class man who's been beaten and broken down by a life a hard labour. He wants nothing more than for his two sons (John, Clark) to pursue higher education. Dad resents John and admires Clark.

CLARK

Male - 18 to 20 yrsPrincipal Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Break
Media
Film School
Due date
Friday February 13, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Younger brother of John. Clark is the golden goose of the family in his fathers eyes. An academic prodigy and the one pre-destined to break the cycle of a working class life. He harbours guilt towards his brother, as John has always been his scapegoat growing up.

Alarie

Female - 50 to 60 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Alarie Alienated Union Short Film
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A once-polished woman unraveling under the weight of estrangement, trauma, and grief. Highly internalized, emotionally raw, and physically vulnerable. The film lives in her body, memory, and breath. *Partial nudity occurs during ALARIE’s bathtub scenes. The water will be opaque, ensuring no visibility through it. The actor will wear skin-toned, form-fitting garments consisting of shorts and a tube top. Her chest will only be visible in a single, specific shot, during which the scripted surgical scars across her chest may be seen. At all other times, she will remain covered. There will be no interaction with other performers during moments of partial nudity. The scene will be filmed on a closed set, and an intimacy coordinator will be present on set throughout.

Earl

Male - 30 to 45 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Alarie Alienated Union Short Film
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A confident acting student delivering a broad, comedic monologue.

Dr. van der Kolk / Therapist

All - 50 to 70 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Alarie Alienated Union Short Film
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Calm, measured, grounding. Represents structure, safety, and the possibility of regulation.

Addison

Male - 19 to 25 yrsActor Union
Project title
Alarie Alienated Union Short Film
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Angry, rigid, emotionally closed off.

Class Clown

All - 30 to 50 yrsActor Union
Project title
Alarie Alienated Union Short Film
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Quick-witted and attention-seeking, they use humor as both armor and currency. Always ready with a joke, they deflect discomfort, hide vulnerability, and keep the room laughing—even when it costs them being taken seriously.

Acting Students

All - 18 to 99 yrsBackground Union
Project title
Alarie Alienated Union Short Film
Media
Short Film
Due date
Wednesday February 4, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

A group of adult students entering, exiting, and sitting in the acting studio.

Christopher

Male - 35 to 45 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Me, My Mother, and the Moon
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday February 3, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Tired, defeated and yearning for change, Christopher was once a brilliant young man who lost his shine after following the dreams of his Mother instead of his own. His whole life was spent in an agreeable trance as he prepared to take a trip to the moon. It is only when he is about to step into the confines of a rocket ship that he decides to break free and start his life all over again.

Momma

Female - 60 to 75 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Me, My Mother, and the Moon
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday February 3, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

A fiery, quirky and passionate woman with a commanding presence. She found her interest in a fabulous life of fame and riches, stifled by the duties of a house wife at the beginning of the 1950s. Now, in 1974, she is living vicariously through her son who she has groomed to become an astronaut.

Senior Bingo Club Champion #1

Female - 60 to 75 yrsSupporting Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Me, My Mother, and the Moon
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday February 3, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Friends with Momma and a part of the Senior Bingo Club Champions league. These women are always bedazzled, bejeweled and perpetually disinterested.

Senior Bingo Club Champion #2

Female - 60 to 75 yrsSupporting Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Me, My Mother, and the Moon
Media
Film School
Due date
Tuesday February 3, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Friends with Momma and a part of the Senior Bingo Club Champions league. These women are always bedazzled, bejeweled and perpetually disinterested.

Rosie

Female - 18 to 24 yrsLead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Smoke Rings
Media
Film School
Due date
Wednesday February 11, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Rosie (18) is a waitress at a job she hates. She finds escape in cigarettes and her complicated relationship with a girl named Jules. Though mistreated by Jules, Rosie continues with her--a constant cycle of manipulation and abuse. - must be willing to smoke herbal cigarettes.

Jules

Female - 18 to 24 yrsSupporting Lead Union or Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Smoke Rings
Media
Film School
Due date
Wednesday February 11, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Jules (18) is a disruptive teenage stoner who rolls her own joints and seeks trouble. She doesn't take no for an answer and is a manipulator who uses her partners to get what she wants. - must be willing to smoke herbal cigarettes.

Cyrus Teed

Male - 60 to 70 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Last Days of Koreshan
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday May 1, 2026
Submissions from
Miami
Role description

1. Cyrus Teed, age Late 60s–70 , small, frail man. Striking eyes and squared jawline. bare-shaved face. , charismatic, dramatic with a commanding voice, Dies in the first scene. Actor must be comfortable laying still for long duration, & having SFX makeup/Prosthetics made for/applied to them. Scenes where they are 'dead', their torso is exposed to the camera/audience. script read audition video will be requested.

Jennie Andrews

Female - 50 to 70 yrsLead Non union
Project title
Last Days of Koreshan
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday May 1, 2026
Submissions from
Miami
Role description

early 60s ,blond–grey hair, fuller figure. a Southern Lady originally from Alexandria, VA. At first hesitant, but ultmately a believer in Koreshanity script read audition video will be requested.