Teacher - Andy, the teaching assistant, excitedly proposes a novel study idea to John, the teacher, suggesting a "word wall" activity where students connect characters and concepts from the book they are reading.

4th Grade Associate Teacher - It’s the first day of school, which is a very busy day, and while Mrs. J has been teaching grade four for the past three years, she still gets a bit nervous and frazzled.

Teacher Candidate - Kate is Mrs. J's teacher candidate and it’s her first day of field experience. Kate's used to working in an office and is excited to begin working with the kids

Associate Teacher - Casey is encouraging Sean, the teacher candidate, to take on additional responsibilities in the classroom.

Teacher Candidate - Sean is being encouraged to take on additional responsibilities in the classroom.

Ouvert à tous genres, début 20aine à 35 ans environ Description: Excellent(e) en comédie, gros plus s’il/elle a des habiletés en improvisation.

Homme 40-60 ans Description: Excellent en comédie, gros plus s’il a des habiletés en improvisation.

1 x LEAD character alongside two supporting roles (already cast) for tourism shoot. ethnically ambiguous, diverse, BIPOC encouraged to submit. NEEDS ACTING EXPERIENCE, must be able to have means to get to Whistler (mileage reimbursed).

Female, 25-30, Black. Esther has experienced physical and emotional abuse at the hands of the people she should trust most — her father, her priest, and the nuns charged with her care at the Magdalene laundry for “fallen women” — but she’s become adept at burying the trauma. Similar to Harper, she’s had a difficult life that’s made a tough skin absolutely essential; and, like Harper, it takes a man Iike Finn to restore her faith in other people to do right by her.

Male, 60-80, any ethnicity. Finn is a man aged beyond his years, due to the loss of his daughter, his battle with cancer, and the fortitude it takes to hide his diagnosis from his already bereft and grieving wife. A good and understated man, he always sees the good in others, and he always “laughs at the devil,” because what else can one do when life gets hard?

A group of churchgoers who are constituents at a Black church conducts a prayer meeting together. Due to the nature of the scene we are only casting Black performers for these roles.

Harper is a woman neither young or old, strong from farm work, but well-worn from a life with more valleys than peaks. She’s also a devout Catholic, and the loss of her daughter has only strengthened her reliance on her faith instead of her reason. She’s not an easy person to be around — she can be dogmatic, uncompromising — but, like most difficult people, she’s disguising a lot of pain, and she relies on her husband’s ability to see the good in her.

Esther has experienced physical and emotional abuse at the hands of the people she should trust most — her father, her priest, and the nuns charged with her care at the Magdalene laundry for “fallen women” — but she’s become adept at burying the trauma. Similar to Harper, she’s had a difficult life that’s made a tough skin absolutely essential; and, like Harper, it takes a man Iike Finn to restore her faith in other people to do right by her.

Finn is a man aged beyond his years, due to the loss of his daughter, his battle with cancer, and the fortitude it takes to hide his diagnosis from his already bereft and grieving wife. A good and understated man, he always sees the good in others, and he always “laughs at the devil,” because what else can one do when life gets hard?

Taken at face value, Cian is a handsome widower, grieving the loss of his wife while raising two daughters on his own. But, like the face of any evil corporation — shiny and persuasive, unusually polite, even kind — he’s disguising a corporate interest that’s silently killing the McGarrigles. This fact weighs on his conscience, though not enough for him to quit his job, or take action to protect them.

An actor with a strong speaking voice to read the Minor roles as well as Stage Directions.

(Female, 27, Black). Pregnant with her first child, art curator Shannon wants her fiance Winston to release the family trauma weighing him down so he can be the best version of himself as he enters fatherhood. She admires the parts of Winston’s character that mirror the she loves best about her father, who shares a dark background similar to Winston's family. For their budding family, Shannon takes Winston to couples therapy. PRINCIPAL