Pilot
Outremont's Rabbi - additional role
Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Pilot
Network:
NTD TV
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
$200 per shooting day & electronic copy of the show for reel purposes
Deadline:
Dec 20, 2021
Auditions:
Self tape (due DEC 23, some wiggle)
Callbacks:
not applicable
Shooting starts:
Sunday January 30, 2022
Shooting finishes:
Thursday February 3, 2022
Shooting locations:
Markham, ON
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
This project is being produced on a limited budget. Great story, fabulous director(s).....truly a rich multi-cultural Canadian story.
Storyline
Family is never easy. A Montreal, Jewish orthodox family, the patriarch of which is Rabbi Rosen (cast). A man who is a respected and revered part of the Jewish community in Montreal for years A respected scholar and spiritual leader to many. The Rabbi has two daughters, Dhana (cast) and Rebecca. Rebecca married Yankel, a successful Montreal business man who like the Rosen family is orthodox. Dhana, chose a different path, she married Michael, a wonderful husband and father to their two children and while not Jewish by birth, he has embraced the faith and converted to Judaism, going so far as to do his conversion at a Jewish seminary in Israel. Not an overly unusual situation, with the exception that he is Canadian of Chinese descent. Dhana and Michael moved to Toronto causing even more 'tsuris' (a Yiddish expression for difficulty or trouble) to an already heated situation. Rabbi Rosen did not react well, consequently Dhana has been estranged from her family for almost 10 years. Rebecca and Dhana grew up in a mostly Jewish neighbourhood of Montreal. Interestingly enough one of her best friends growing up was Clare, Quebecoise and Catholic, who lived across the street. Over the years Clare has almost become part of the Rosen family, just by default. Clare lives in her family home and went on to become a senior administrator with the city of Montreal, which on a professional level has been useful to Rabbi Rosen from time to time. She has, given her relationship to the family become the defacto 'back channel' connection between the family and Dhana. Dhana's relationship with her sister Rebecca has always been somewhat fractious, as Rebecca has chosen an Orthodox way of life with Yankel and is highly critical of Dhana's choices. Part of a Jewish seder at Passover time includes questions asked by the youngest about why the holiday is different from the rest. For the Rosen family their seder this year will definitely be different. For starters Michael and Dhana have been invited to come to seder for the first time in many years and we will find out why in this pilot episode.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingDhanaFemale 34 - 40 Years old
Description
Estranged daughter of a rabbi, married Canadian of Chinese descent. Lives in Toronto. Challenging relationship with her sister, Rebecca. Coming home for first time in 10yrs....