Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA scale - 50% Advance
Deadline:
Oct 3, 2026
Shooting starts:
Oct 19, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Nov 6, 2026
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg & environs
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. Unless otherwise noted, all roles below are open to artists of any race. Approach all dialogue with Standard American English. Please note that this is a lower-budget project - private dressing rooms as defined by the IPA may not be available.
Storyline
HOMESICK is a Thriller/Horror ...Charlotte, a disturbed young woman holds a respected OB-GYN Abby Morrison and her husband Gordy captive in their wine cellar, all while continuing to live an ominous double-life as a high-school senior by day. The couple try to escape their captivity while at the same time coming to terms with the secret that led Charlotte to brutally attack them.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Michael | Male 17 - 17 Years old |
Description 18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER (character written as 17). Pure at heart with a high IQ, someone who takes life seriously, including his trumpet playing and desire to become a doctor. Awkward with the opposite sex, he's never had a girlfriend but his best friend Emily is a girl. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY OCTOBER 19, 2026. ONE SCENE WITH LIMITED INTIMACY. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Emily | Female 17 - 17 Years old |
Description 18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER (character written as 17). Cynical and funny with a high IQ, always on the outside looking in since she can remember. A gifted musician who met her best friend Michael at band camp when they were in 6th grade, she's harbored a secret crush on him ever since. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY OCTOBER 19, 2026. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Supporting | Ruby Morrison | Female 18 - 19 Years old |
Description Abby and Gordy’s only child, Ruby has just left home for college and is absolutely loving her new life of independence. Confident and quick to make friends, Ruby is an intelligent, highly aware young woman. ...Thinking they’ll have the house to themselves, Ruby and boyfriend James appear at her family home only to discover a stranger, Charlotte. Ruby is wary of Charlotte’s story about being a house-sitter and insists she and James leave immediately. Little does she know her parents are actually gagged and chained in the basement. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY OCTOBER 19, 2026. ONE SCENE WITH LIMITED INTIMACY. WHITE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Mr. K | Male 29 - 38 Years old |
Description A sensitive high-school English teacher who loves teaching and poetry. Full of compassion for his students, Mr. K is the cool teacher who everyone likes but also makes them cringe with his earnestness. He's still getting over his fiancé leaving him, 3 years later. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Yang | Male 17 - 17 Years old |
Description 18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER (character written as 17). Super bright, born to code, Yang is obsessed with hip-hop (music and fashion). Humor is his go-to, along with Michael and Emily, Yang is the comedian among our merry band of nerds. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY OCTOBER 19, 2026. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Meemaw | Female 66 - 78 Years old |
Description Meemaw is Charlotte’s adoptive grandmother. Upon the sudden death of her adoptive parents as a young child, Meemaw assumed her care. Meemaw never sent Charlotte to school and raised her in brutal deprivation, chained to a post in Meemaw’s basement. ...As a young adult Charlotte eventually escapes and Meemaw is sent to prison for a very long time. Charlotte tries to function and forget the trauma of her childhood, but in times of stress horrific visons of the evil hag appear with ferocious vitality. Although Charlotte has escaped Meemaw’s clutch, this monster still lives in her mind. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | James | Male 19 - 20 Years old |
Description James is Ruby’s cute boyfriend, they live in the same dorm at college where privacy can be a challenge. ... They think they’ll have Ruby’s family home to themselves, only to discover a stranger there, Charlotte. While Ruby grows increasingly suspicious of Charlotte, James response is more casual. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHT-TEEN YEARS OF AGE BY OCTOBER 19, 2026. ONE SCENE WITH LIMITED INTIMACY. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Mrs. McHugh | Female 70 - 82 Years old |
Description Mrs. McHugh is Abby and Gordy’s trusted friend and neighbor. ...After being held captive in her own home, Abby finally escapes and desperately runs to Mrs. McHugh’s to call the police. It’s late at night, and Mrs. McHugh is shocked to see Abby in such terrified distress. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Young Charlotte | Female 9 - 12 Years old |
Description In a flashback, we see Charlotte gaunt from hunger as a terribly sad, neglected and frightened child. PLEASE INCLUDE DATE OF BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. WHITE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Young Woman | Female 19 - 24 Years old |
Description A patient of Dr. Abby Morrison, we see this young mother-to-be struggling in the pangs of childbirth. ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Woman | Female 21 - 26 Years old |
Description This patient of Abby’s is devastated to learn she may never give birth. ANY RACE. | ||