Details
Episode:
EP 107 & 108
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
Crave
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Actra Scale + 50% buyout/advance
Deadline:
Oct 23, 2026
Auditions:
Dates TBA
Shooting starts:
Oct 13, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Nov 26, 2026
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Storyline
When life throws punches, write punchlines.
A struggling single mom from Winnipeg's North End finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy.
I CAN’T SAVE YOU is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy-and healing.
I Can’t Save You follows a broke, Native, single mom from Winnipeg’s North End who finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy after losing her job and apartment. Set against a backdrop of intergenerational trauma, housing precarity, and community politics, I Can’t Save You is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy—and healing. As Sherry’s life unravels, she finds herself using stand up to cope.
A struggling single mom from Winnipeg's North End finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy.
I CAN’T SAVE YOU is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy-and healing.
I Can’t Save You follows a broke, Native, single mom from Winnipeg’s North End who finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy after losing her job and apartment. Set against a backdrop of intergenerational trauma, housing precarity, and community politics, I Can’t Save You is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy—and healing. As Sherry’s life unravels, she finds herself using stand up to cope.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | ANGELICA | Female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description An overworked nurse at the ER, ANGELICA doesn't have time to joke with Sherry. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | COP | Male 30 - 50 Years old |
Description The COP offers Sherry his chair while is waiting with a suspect in the waiting room. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | LITTLE GIRL/YOUNG JADE | Female 7 - 12 Years old |
Description The LITTLE GIRL, who is actually young Jade in Sherry's hallucination, shows her a moment from her past Sherry may not want to see. INDIGENOUS | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | DOCTOR | All 30 - 60 Years old |
Description The DOCTOR delivers some news about Sherry's health. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | WALLACE | Male 30 - 40 Years old |
Description WALLACE invites Sherry to perform at his Native Mic. INDIGENOUS | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | RIVER (Adult) | Male 20 - 30 Years old |
Description An adult jailhouse version of RIVER that is seen in Sherry's dream. INDIGENOUS | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | MASSEUR | Female 20 - 40 Years old |
Description This MASSEUR is massaging Jade and Rodney. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||