Details
Episode:
Even More Community Characters!
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
Bell Media/CTV Comedy
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Actra
Deadline:
Mar 18, 2022
Auditions:
At the Abby - 337 Collegiate Street
Shooting starts:
Apr 19, 2022 on or about
Shooting finishes:
June 15, 2022 on or about
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
Indigenous Actors only please unless otherwise stated!
Storyline
Logline: 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.
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 |
Guest Star | THE CONSTRICTOR | Male 20 - 33 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS The hero of the wrestling circuit who carries around a pet snake to intimidate his opponents. While a fan fave in the ring, out of the ring he's a short-tempered jerk.**Please note any wrestling experience | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Recurring | GRAMPS MCKAY | Male 58 - 69 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS A gruff hunting legend with an intimidatingly quiet presence. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | BLAZE | Male 20 - 33 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS A heartthrob wrestler who adopted a firefighter persona to put out his opponents.**Please note any wrestling experience | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | TIANA | Female 28 - 39 Years old |
Description BIPOC - A bright, overworked, under-heard, sarcastic, news producer for a national broadcast network. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Principal | JUDAH | All 28 - 39 Years old |
Description BIPOC A fun-loving slacker who works in the video edit suite for a national news program. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | THE TRAPPER | Male 20 - 33 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS An easy-going, ready to rumble wrestler who wears an old school Hudson’s Bay trapper outfit.**Please note any wrestling experience | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | BRUCE THE MEAT GUY | Male 38 - 45 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS A big, burly grocer who works in the meat section and has very little patience for Brady but lots of patience for anyone else. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | MISS SMITH | Female 28 - 39 Years old |
Description BIPOC - A patient, encouraging but naive school teacher working up on the rez. | ||
Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
Actor | LODGE GUEST | All 30 - 50 Years old |
Description INDIGENOUS a concerned lodge guest who's overwhelmed by the conditions of Sagatay lodge. |