Details
Episode:
409 & 410 - MANITOBA ONLY PLEASE
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
BELL MEDIA/CTV Comedy
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Actra Scale + 50% buyout/advance
Deadline:
June 3, 2025
Auditions:
The Abby - 955 Portage Ave
Shooting starts:
June 20, 2025 Block 5
Shooting finishes:
June 30, 2025 Block 5
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
Please submit even if you have been on the show before!!!!!!! We are trying to build a community!
Storyline
After falling flat on his face in the big city, Paul tries to slip back into life on the rez as if nothing happened, but his eccentric family's not having any of it. On Grouse Lake First Nation, way up in Northern Manitoba, you’ll find a community that lives by its own set of rules. The only way to get up to this isolated fly-in community is on a bumpy nine-passenger bush plane that has a dashboard like an 89’ Corolla and every time it bounces in the air you think you’re going to crash. It’s up on Grouse Lake where you’ll find Paul and Dean, two bickering cousins who have been running the family lodge for years, and their assorted family and friends - amongst whom the worst insult you can hurl at someone is the accusation of "Acting Good." - a common rez expression that people wield against each other whenever they’re perceived to be full of themselves. It’s basically the process of making sure nobody ever gets too big for their britches (and humility is one of the seven sacred teachings after all.) Deep down, "Acting Good" is a celebration of life on the rez. Despite the feelings of isolation, life up north comes with freedom and natural beauty that you don’t often find anywhere else - and lots of good-natured but occasionally barbed ribbing amongst family… and friends so close they might as well be family.
Roles
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | OWEN BIRD | Male 35 - 60 Years old |
Description Owen Bird: The Hypnotist is performing this mesmerizing act at The Annual Berry Picker Festival Talent Show. When Paul and Dean decide to heckle the show, Owen has other plans for them.... a good ol' fashioned mind swap! Caucasian | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | MR. BERRY PICKER | Male 25 - 65 Years old |
Description Stepping down as the current reigning Mr. Berry Picker, Mr. Berry Picker has feelings about his time as Mr. Berry Picker. He just cant seem to sum them up. Indigenous | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | CHRIS KAZLAUSKAS | Male 35 - 45 Years old |
Description Manitoba’s 18th most popular comedian, CHRIS KAZLAUSKAS tries his best to work his set at the The Annual Berry Picker Festival Talent Show, but Paul and Dean have other ideas for Mr. Kazlauskas. Indigenous |