Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Feature
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA: 35% reduction per CIPIP, Advance: 0.0% against 9% of distributors gross revenue
Deadline:
May 29, 2025
Shooting starts:
July 13, 2025 Toronto shoot dates: August 11 to 17, 2025,
Shooting finishes:
July 27, 2025 Toronto shoot dates: August 11 to 17, 2025
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg & Toronto
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. All roles below are open to artists of any race. No in-person auditions will be scheduled; self-tapes are preferred. Please note that this is a lower-budget project; private dressing rooms as defined by the IPA may not be available for all shoot dates. These roles will additionally shoot in Toronto between (on or about) August 11 and August 17, 2025: LILY, OSCAR, EVELYN, BRIELLE, & RAVENNA. Travel to Toronto may be required as early as August 7, 2025.
Storyline
A seemingly ordinary teenager has supernatural visions that set her on a quest to uncover the truth after the mysterious disappearance of her mother. She enlists the help of her friend and along the way they are aided by a member of a secret legion who must protect them from the dark and dangerous world they are unwittingly entering.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Lily | Female 17 - 17 Years old |
Description 18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER (character written as 17). Lily seems to be an average 17-year-old, but since the mysterious disappearance of her mother Evelyn, she lives with a painful and bewildering loss. Recently Evelyn has appeared in Lily’s dreams, and even called out to her in vision - could she still be alive? Although Lily has no awareness of the circumstances around her mother’s disappearance, she is utterly fearless in her pursuit for the truth. ...In Lily’s quest to find her mother she battles mystical forces, and uncovers the unbeknownst source of her own uncanny paranormal gifts. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY JULY 13, 2025. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | Oscar | Male 17 - 17 Years old |
Description 18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER (character written as 17). Oscar is a charismatic 17-year-old who dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur one day and spends most of his spare time in his garage trying to invent the next big thing. He has been loyal and devoted to Lily since the fourth grade when he was picked on as the new kid in school, and Lily stood up for him. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY JULY 13, 2025. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Evelyn | Female 35 - 41 Years old |
Description Evelyn is Lily’s devoted mother and what The Sacred Order describes as an “Illuminated Heart” – someone who possesses paranormal abilities. Evelyn chose to hide this secret from Lily, and hoped her daughter would not be born with the gift of clairvoyance she perceives as a curse. ... Her family and law enforcement presume Evelyn is deceased, in fact she has been kidnapped and is held in captivity. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Brielle | Female 26 - 36 Years old |
Description Brielle is a fierce spiritual warrior who keeps her true identity concealed while working as a bartender. She is a member of The Sacred Order – a secret legion whose purpose is to protect powerful artifacts from getting into the hands of evildoers. Handy with a sword, she battles Ravenna to protect Lily. ...Brielle has a hidden dark past leaving her allegiance undetermined. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Iselda | Female 44 - 60 Years old |
Description Iselda is assumed to be a distant relative when she audaciously claims the family’s property during the reading of Evelyn’s last will and testament. In truth, Iselda is a high ranking member of The Dark Circle – an ancient guild of sorcerers, witches and warlocks who kidnapped Evelyn for their own evil purposes ...Eventually, Lily comes to learn that Iselda may have closer family ties than she thinks. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Ravenna | Female 25 - 35 Years old |
Description Ravenna is a merciless witch who serves Iselda. As an apprentice of The Dark Circle she possesses magical powers and can even shapeshift into a raven. Her skill as a sword-fighter is lethal, leaving a wake of destruction behind her. ...Ravenna resents Brielle for betraying her years ago and thirsts for the day to exact revenge. SHOOTS IN WINNIPEG & TORONTO. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Valtrust | Male 49 - 68 Years old |
Description By trade, Gilford Valtrust is a university professor of history and ancient civilizations. However, he is secretly a custodian for The Sacred Order, responsible for the protection of ancient artifacts that possess mystical powers which may be used for good, or evil. Valtrust fears for Lily’s safety, and recognizes her hidden abilities and unlocked potential. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Ben | Male 40 - 49 Years old |
Description Husband to Evelyn, father to Lily and Lukas, Ben is a dedicated spouse and parent. He is pragmatic and wants the best for his family. Before Evelyn’s disappearance, with mounting financial pressures piling-up, Ben wished to sell the family’s property much to his wife’s dismay. Their home had been in Evelyn’s family for generations. ...Evelyn knows the old house contains secrets she wants to remain hidden for the sake of protecting their daughter, Lily. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Lukas | Male 18 - 19 Years old |
Description Lukas is Lily’s older brother. A confident and self-assured young man, he is often labelled as being ‘cocky’. Although he can appear insensitive at times, Lukas cares for Lily and looks out for her. Getting ready to start his freshman year at college, he is ready to grow up and wants the same for his little sister, who he views as naïve. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY JULY 13, 2025. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Detective Delaney | Female 39 - 52 Years old |
Description Detective Delaney and her partner Torres have been assigned to Evelyn’s missing person’s case. After attending a fire, Lily and Oscar are apprehended as possible arson suspects, so the two officers try to piece together the kids’ account of a back-alley battle between two witches. ...While Delaney does not believe Lily and Oscar, deep down she knows there’s more to their story. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Detective Torres | Male 39 - 52 Years old |
Description Detectives Torres and his partner Delaney work for the local police department and are assigned Evelyn’s missing persons file. Although he definitely thinks Lily and Oscar’s story of being attacked by a witch is the product of an active imagination, Torres’ instincts as an investigator tell him there is more to the story. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Executor | Male 50 - 70 Years old |
Description A long-time friend of her family, this executor has been entrusted with Evelyn’s legal affairs. At the formal reading of Evelyn’s last will and testament, a strange woman, Iselda, attends to declare she is the rightful heiress to Evelyn’s estate. After weighing the unusual restrictions outlined in Evelyn’s will, the executor is tasked with delivering the sad news verifying the legality of Iselda’s claim. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Mage | Female 59 - 76 Years old |
Description Mage’s real name is unknown. She is a member of The Sacred Order and keeper of the Hall of Records – a wordless book that allows readers to view the past. However it can only be read by those with the ability of voyance. Mage is a seeress and provides guidance to Lily who doubts her own paranormal abilities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Young Lily | Female 6 - 10 Years old |
Description We first see Lily as an endearing and innocent child who loves being read bedtime stories by her mother, Evelyn. ...Unbeknownst to Lily, she was born with special gifts - paranormal abilities that give her powers of clairvoyance and telekinesis. But how long can this family secret remain hidden? PLEASE INCLUDE DATE OF BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Jock | Male 19 - 25 Years old |
Description Brielle works at a local pub frequented by college athletes...When this jock flirts with her, the consequences are not what he expected. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY JULY 13, 2025. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Police Officer | Male 30 - 49 Years old |
Description This police officer attends a fire in a back alley, and apprehends Lily and Oscar as arson suspects. | ||