Selected open roles for talent

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RACHEL

Female - 25 to 35 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

RACHEL is Jane’s best friend and maid of honor. Rachel knows how hurt Jane was after her last partner and wedding plans fell through so she is determined to make sure that this wedding goes off without a hitch now that she’s found Brian and genuine happiness. Having to join forces with Brian’s irritating friend Steve, was an annoyance that Rachel was prepared for, but the more she gets to know the real Steve, the more she can see the appeal to him…

MARION

Female - 40 to 75 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

MARION runs the Wayside Inn. With only Uncle Waylon on her staff to assist her, she does her best to keep the place running, offering the best experience and accommodations that Angelique, the resident temperamental ghost, will allow. Even though Marion can’t see Angelique, she is well aware that the ghost haunts the halls of the Wayside Inn...

STEVE

Male - 30 to 40 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

STEVE is Brian’s supportive, quirky best friend and best man! When Brian’s chosen wedding venue starts sending wedding plans into chaos, Steve steps up to plug the holes and keep the ship afloat. It helps that Rachel, Jane’s best friend and maid of honor, is on this metaphorical ship with him. Even though they got off to a rocky start, their common goal of ensuring this wedding goes off without a hitch might bring them closer together…

EARL

Male - 30 to 50 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

EARL is an eccentric ghost chaser with many stories about his otherworldly encounters over the years. Even though many of them have been disputed, he swears they are true. When Brian calls on him for serious ghostly help, Earl will do anything to assist him and his haunted inn... for a price…

FREDERIC

Female - 45 to 55 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

FREDERIC was Angelique’s overbearing father. Although his desires for Angelique came from a place of love and concern, his insistence on choosing her suitor was not well received.

JOYCE

Female - 50 to 65 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

JOYCE is Jane’s loving, supportive mother. She’s always known that her daughter was a little odd, but she is happy to see that Jane has found a fellow oddball for life in Brian. When their chosen wedding venue brings more than its fair share of unusual events, Joyce is a little concerned, but she knows how much this means to Jane, so she stands strong.

KEN

Male - 40 to 60 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

KEN MYERS is the foremost expert on his town and oversees the Paoli Historical Society. He is always excited to walk folks through the town's history! He is happy to loan one of his prized possessions to the happy couple.

BARTENDER

All - 25 to 50 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This BARTENDER at Liberty’s Son Brewery is hesitant to rent out his prized bottle of whiskey to the happy couple but does so... for the right price.

EVELYN

Female - 50 to 60 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Everlyn is Brian’s kind, quietly excited mother. She is happy to share with Brian that he has some ancestry in the very place they are getting married! Despite the unusual activity from both her son and the inn, being from Philadelphia, it’s nothing she hasn’t seen before...

VERN

Male - 55 to 60 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

VERN is Jane’s allergy-ridden father. He’s excited about the wedding but not thrilled about the countryside and the havoc it is wreaking on his hay fever.

WAYLON

Male - 60 to 80 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

A man of few words, Uncle WAYLON is one of the last remaining employees working at the Wayside Inn. Attending to the guests' luggage, he’s stronger than he looks, but he’s never in a rush to get the work done. Although rare, when he does speak, everyone listens.

CATERER

All - 30 to 50 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This CATERER has done an excellent job preparing a sample menu for their clients, Brian and Jane. When dishes start mysteriously falling to the ground and people are seen addressing people who aren’t in the room, this Caterer has the good sense to make a prompt exit.

OFFICIANT

All - 45 to 60 yrsActor Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This OFFICIANT should be getting paid double for two couples he is marrying at once. The couple seen and the couple unseen...

BUSINESSMAN

Male - 35 to 55 yrsActor Union
Project title
Haunted Wedding
Media
MOW
Due date
Sunday June 2, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

This British BUSINESSMAN is seen fleeing from the Wayside Inn. He’s clearly had an unenjoyable stay and refuses to spend another minute in the building. He may have Angelique to thank for his eventful stay… RP ACCENT

Ana

Female - 18 to 25 yrsLead Union
Project title
The Sphinx
Media
Short Film
Due date
Thursday June 6, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa
Role description

In her early 20s. Speaks English fluently and Persian with accent. An aspiring stand-up comedian of Iranian heritage. She brings youthful energy and casual confidence to the stage, but beneath her exterior lies a hidden sadness. Her eyes reveal moments of introspection and uncertainty, adding depth to her performance.

Soroush

Male - 42 to 50 yrsLead Union
Project title
The Sphinx
Media
Short Film
Due date
Thursday June 6, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa
Role description

In his mid-40s. Speaks Persian fluently and English with accent. An Iranian man with a stoic and mysterious presence. He has greying hair and a salt-and-pepper stubble or beard. He carries an air of weariness, as if the weight of the years is catching up with him. His motive is initially hidden, his identity unknown, until he opens up on stage at the comedy club.

SANTA

Male - 50 to 65 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
Acting Good Episode 310
Media
TV Series
Due date
Friday May 31, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Santa crashes at Grouse Lake and everyone is so excited! Almost everyone......... Caucasian

LITTLE KID

All - 6 to 11 yrsActor Union
Project title
Acting Good Episode 310
Media
TV Series
Due date
Friday May 31, 2024
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Little Kid sits on Paul-Santa's lap until the REAL Santa shows up! INDIGENOUS

Spanish Presenter - Native Mexican

Female - 25 to 45 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
Latina Presenter - Native Mexican Talent Only
Media
Commercial
Due date
Monday June 3, 2024
Submissions from
Vancouver, Montréal, Ottawa, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Austin, Phoenix, San Diego, Dallas, San Jose, Tampa, New Orleans, Nashville, Houston, Sacramento, Albuquerque, San Antonio
Role description

Latina presenter, 25-45, non-union. Open to talent across Canada and USA! Travel will be covered!

FRENCH PARENT

All - 45 to 65 yrsPrincipal (PP) Union
Project title
TD Student Line of Credit for Graduate School
Media
Commercial
Due date
Friday May 31, 2024
Submissions from
Toronto, Montréal
Role description

BIPOC/Mixed Ethnicity, Mid 50's, Any Gender. Our hero parent(s) immigrated to Canada in the 90’s and worked hard and sacrificed to give their children the opportunity to succeed. The moment of acceptance into a prestigious program is just as much their victory as their child’s, and this SLOC means that they don’t have to re-mortgage their house to help their child realize their dreams.