Professional looking, but lives way up north

Receptionist at Vet office, starts off rude, becomes soft

JAKE MERCER. Late 30s. Natural Resources Officer. Broad shoulders gone slightly soft. Uniform shirt half unbuttoned beneath his vest. A man entirely comfortable being the only authority figure for a hundred miles.

WALT sits alone near the end of the counter. Late 60s. Thin. Harmless-looking. The sort of man people stopped listening to years ago.

DETECTIVE HARPER, early 50s. Unremarkable in a way that feels deliberate. Soft-spoken, methodical, observant. He looks more like an accountant than a homicide detective.

Warm, intelligent, and quick-witted, Skye is excited to introduce her new boyfriend to her longtime gaming group. When he suddenly disappears and everyone insists he never existed, she becomes the only person fighting to preserve the truth. The role moves from playful confidence into confusion, anger, grief, and terror. Requires strong emotional range and grounded reactions to increasingly impossible events.

Skye’s new boyfriend. Charming, sincere, and slightly nervous about entering an established friend group. He wants to make a good impression and uses humour to mask his discomfort. As the evening progresses, he gradually relaxes and begins to find his place within the group.

The warmest member of the group. Relaxed, funny, and immediately welcoming to Phil, Nate keeps the evening light and inclusive. As people disappear, his memories rewrite themselves completely. He remains sincere and kind while becoming increasingly disconnected from Skye’s reality. The horror comes from how normal he continues to seem.

The game master and host. Creative, confident, and charismatic, but subtly territorial about the group and the world he controls at the table. Darren welcomes Phil while quietly testing him. They are not hostile, but they dislike losing control of the room. The role requires verbal authority, intelligence, and understated competitiveness.

Talent must be able present and speak as Dracula, with the accent, for up to 30 minutes in front of a live audience. Dracula will follow a script while attending an eye exam to get fitted for new contact lenses. Dracula will have the option to improvise for comic relief when appropriate.

*ASIAN ACTRESS / MIXED (CHINESE, THAI, VIETNAMESE, etc.)* Kim, 27, is a Quiet, observant woman with a strong moral compass. She is reserved but emotionally intense, and has natural leadership qualities despite not wanting power. Her father's death has made her the new owner of his famous underground casino, and Kim feels out of place in the world she inherits. *MUST BE BILINGUAL ENGLISH-FRENCH*

*ASIAN ACTOR / MIXED (CHINESE, THAI, VIETNAMESE, etc.)* Early 40s. Peter is emotionally fragile, impulsive, sensitive, and deeply lonely. He struggles with addiction and self-control. He seeks connection and validation but often sabotages himself. He is Charles old friend, and one of the loyal customers of the casino where he spends all his time losing his money. After Charles' death, even though he mourns him, his luck at the casino starts to change around. *MUST BE BILINGUAL ENGLISH-FRENCH*

*ASIAN ACTOR / MIXED (CHINESE, THAI, VIETNAMESE, etc.)* Mid-20's. Confident, loud and confrontational. He masks his deep insecurity and fear of inadequacy by appearing dominant and ambitious. Zach is charismatic yet threatening. Kim's cousin who believes the underground casino shouldn't have been left to Kim and decides he will take matters into his own hands. *MUST SPEAK ENGLISH AND THAI (OR ANOTHER ASIAN DIALECT)*

*ASIAN ACTOR / MIXED (CHINESE, THAI, VIETNAMESE, etc.)* 50s. Charles is charismatic, sharp, and self-made, believing freedom comes from money. With a great sleight of hand, he built everything through his intelligence, risk-taking, and by compromising his morals. He was a widowed father, who could be warm and playful, but in business he was commanding and intimidating, and Kim saw both sides of him. *MUST SPEAK ENGLISH AND THAI (OR ANOTHER ASIAN DIALECT)*

*ASIAN ACTOR / MIXED (CHINESE, THAI, VIETNAMESE, etc.)* Young Kim is outspoken, has a bold personality and loves to win; She spends her time fake gambling with her dad on their free time. Though she's only a kid, her dad doesn't let her win the games easily, which frustrates her, but with every game she learns becomes a lesson that she carries. Even if her dad tries to shield her from his world, she is aware that something goes on in secret. *MUST SPEAK ENGLISH*

*BLACK ACTRESS / MIXED * Black woman in her 60s. Lisa is someone who has spent years putting others before herself. Charismatic, vibrant, and warm. A natural people-person who brings lightness into any room. Intelligent and emotionally intuitive, she connects easily with others but can be naïve in her loyalty. Beneath her lively energy is a more private, introspective side. *MUST SPEAK ENGLISH*

*CAUCASIAN ACTOR* Éli is quiet, grounded, and deeply empathetic. He works in Charles' underground casino running the Blackjack table. He carries a sense responsibility beyond his years. He is introspective and emotionally aware, but prefers to express himself through silence.

*ASIAN ACTOR / MIXED (CHINESE, THAI, VIETNAMESE, etc.)* Mid-20's. Jay is Zach's younger brother. He is reserved and lets himself be influenced by Zach's ideas. He is observant and impressionable, often caught between his own instincts and pressure to follow his brother, he is loyal to him, even if it requires going against their own cousin (Kim). *Non-speaking role*

Must be 18 by actors first shoot day Any ethnicity. Mia’s lifelong bestie. Christy is Type A, popular, driven and embraces society’s expectations of what an empowered woman should be. She is also addicted to her phone like everyone, loving the curated lifestyle. When she learns that her best friend Mia may not want the same career path they have always dreamed of together, she is devastated and not sure how to handle it.

Must be 18 by actors first shoot day Any ethnicity. Thoughtful and down to earth classmate of Mia’s who works at his family bakery in town. He’s the only one who really sees Mia for who she is rather than the person she has curated for herself. They form a deep friendship and start to date during Mia’s detox.