Ethnicity: Chinese Margaret comes from a traditional rural family. She is strict and traditional. After marrying Richard, she devoted herself to maintaining the family but faced criticism for not bearing a son. She projects her frustration and guilt for not giving birth to a son onto Lydia, often being harsh and critical towards her. Her love is distorted, squeezed by her husband's harshness and family pressures, making her cold and distant. **must speak Mandarin or Cantonese**

Ethnicity: Chinese Richard was born into a traditional middle-class family and deeply believes in patriarchal values, especially favoring sons over daughters. In his youth, he was ambitious and attempted to change his destiny through entrepreneurship. However, a business failure completely shattered him, and he blames all his mistakes on Lydia. Dissatisfied with not having a son, he has tense relationships with his wife and daughter. Richard often vents his frustrations on Lydia and Margaret, making them feel worthless. **must speak Mandarin or Cantonese**

Like a child trapped in an adult's body, Mikey carries a kind and innocent presence with him, but deep down he has created a disillusioned reality where he lives with two mannequins who he sees as his parents.

Always with a tough and confident appearance, Joey is eager to find success in his plumbing company, but his stubborn personality creates difficulty in finding clients, preventing major success in his business.

Mikey's mother is a very stern and strict parent. Although Mikey is a grown adult, she treats her son like a young boy and puts a constant effort to discipline him.

East-Asian, Sam returns home after spending time away and tries to connect with his estranged younger brother. Non-speaking.

East-Asian, Sam is rebellious and yearns to leave and be free of responsibility. Skateboarding ability is a plus. Non-speaking.

East-Asian. Kenny fears abandonment and looks up to his older brother Sam. Non-speaking.

East-Asian. Alice is a single mother who is often forced to leave Kenny to be in the care of Sam. Striving to become a good mom and provide for the family as well, but she’s not perfect. Non-speaking.

Any ethnicity, Sam's friends. Performers must be able to skateboard. Non-speaking.

A calm and skilled medical professional responsible for ensuring Edna's safety and comfort during her surgery.

An experienced and professional academic figure who provides guidance to Jacob in navigating the complexities of his educational pursuits. Empathetic and practical.

A cheerful, lighthearted and affectionate newlywed on his honeymoon.

A warm and enthusiastic newlywed who radiates joy during her honeymoon at the Crossing.

A nurse who supports Maggie in the operating room during a moment of panic as a patient begins hemorrhaging.

A courteous and efficient hospital worker responsible for assisting with patient transport and care.

A visitor to the Crossing who interacts briefly with Jacob while browsing for fishing equipment.

Casting real patients who have undergone robot-assisted bariatric surgery (could be sleeve or roux-en-y gastric bypass). Patients would be asked to share their weight loss journey, how they came to the decision to undergo surgery, and how their life has changed since the procedure. Patients will be filmed participating in their favorite pastimes, with their friends and loved ones. If talent local to Austin were selected, there is a possibility that they would want to film in their home or in locations that have meaning to them. NOTE: We are only looking for real patients - we are not looking for actors to portray patients.

JOSH (Open Ethnicity) is an 8-year-old boy fueled by his curiosity. Dealing with the grief of his deceased grandad (COOPER), he visits him in his dreams – a distraction to his everyday, lonely life. Struggling to understand, Josh stays quiet around his mother (SARA) but is close and questioning his grandad. His adventurous and curious spirit leads him to uncover secrets about his mother and her childhood–learning that Cooper wasn’t as amazing as he made him out to be in his memory. Josh and we learn that Cooper wasn’t around for Sara, which saddens Josh. However, he understands his mother better than ever, bringing them closer together.

COOPER (70) (Open Ethnicity) is first introduced to us in JOSH’s (his grandson) dreams. In a quick turn of events, we and Josh learn that he has passed. Cooper is a jokester, playing along with his grandson to help keep his spirits high in these trying times. However, while trying to be open, honest, and exciting for Josh, he accidentally reveals the type of father he was to SARA. Absent and emotionally neglectful, Cooper is filled with guilt and regret and feels that being a good grandfather to Josh was enough to make it up to Sara.