Details
Episode:
401- Larissa Crooks 402- Basil Allen
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
CBC
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA
Deadline:
May 5, 2022
Callbacks:
TBA via Zoom
Shooting starts:
May 27, 2022
Shooting finishes:
June 28, 2022
Shooting locations:
Prince Edward Island
Cities for response:
Toronto, Halifax, Montréal
Comments
ACTORS NOT REPRESENTED ON CW CAN BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL. ALL AUDITIONS WILL BE SELF TAPES. PLEASE SUBMITT ACTORS LIVING IN NOVA SCOTIA OR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ONLY TO THIS BREAKDOWN
Storyline
DIGGSTOWN is a series that is centered on the mean and backbiting world of LEGAL AID, where individuals facing the daunting legal system can seek legal advice and guidance if they can’t hire a lawyer. It’s a tough world to navigate, where clients can’t pick their lawyers, and the lawyers can’t pick their clients, and where the lawyers are all on their own, without a support team to help them build a defence. Entering into this terrain for the first time is MARCIE DIGGS, a young lawyer living in DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA, who just left a lucrative corporate job after she saw one of her relatives get her life destroyed by an unjust legal system. Determined to not let another innocent get crushed under the weight of a judge’s gavel, Marcie joins Dartmouth’s legal aid team, intent on helping those who can’t afford their own personal attorney. It is going to be a big adjustment for her, going from the corporate world to helping those over-looked by society, but her team of co-workers might be able to help her learn the ropes, provided they don’t give in to cynicism.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring Principal | TRUDY WILLIS | Female 28 - 35 Years old |
Description AFRICAN CANADIAN or HISPANIC. She is dating Basil. Trudy works as a waitress at a diner in rural Nova Scotia. Trudy leads anunassuming life. Growing up in rural Nova Scotia as a Black Woman, she’s had to learn to be assertive and be an advocate for herself and others. Trudy has two children. Their father is not in the picture. She’s pragmatic when it comes to relationships. Trudy is supportive to Basil and tries to help him navigate the small “p” politics of rural Nova Scotia. She is not always entirely open. Trudy, to a lesser extent than Basil, doesn’t immediately warm to people. She can have a temper when you hurt people she loves. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | SIGMOND REICHART 401 | Male 40 - 45 Years old |
Description CAUCASIAN. A cross between Prince Charming and Gordon Gekko Signmond Reichart is the lawyer representing Dr. Lawson in a class action suit accusing the Doctor of performing tubal ligations without the consent of his patients. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | NED FLORES 402 | Male 40 - 50 Years old |
Description BLACK or HISPANIC Grounds foreman for the Clawford family on one of their farms. Imposing,intimating, working class guy, he is definitely a bully. He is the go-to guy when the Clawford's need something 'handled'. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | CRUZ DIAS 402 | Male 50 - 55 Years old |
Description HISPANIC. A former Migrant farm worker, now the manager of the retirement home for Clawford family members. Buttoned down and loyal to his employer. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Small Principal | Carlo 401 | Male 38 - 32 Years old |
Description African Canadian or Hispanic Larissa's caring and thoughtful fiance. He becomes unhinged after the trial. Working class kind of guy. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring Actor | Basil Allen 401/402 | Male 32 - 38 Years old |
Description JAMAICAN. Slight Caribbean accent. Migrant worker from Jamaica, works at Greenbelt Farms. After hisyounger brother Desmond dies due to negligence from the Clawfords. He wants to change his employer. Dating Trudy but simultaneously tries to find someone else to get married so his PR/Citizenship process would be expedited. Basil is distrustful of the system, especially law enforcement. | ||