TV Feature
A Tangled Web: Winnipeg Casting
Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Feature
Network:
Lifetime
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA scale + 110% advance
Deadline:
June 2, 2022
Shooting starts:
June 29, 2022 on or about
Shooting finishes:
July 25, 2022 on or about
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg & environs
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to physical ability, race, age, color, national origin, ethnic origin, unless otherwise specifically indicated. No in-person auditions will be scheduled; self-tapes are preferred. Documentation of COVID-19 vaccination may be required. Please approach dialogue with Standard American English.
Storyline
It was a bleak November in 2012 when Cari Farver, thirty-seven, vanished from Omaha, Nebraska. Texts sent indicated that the hardworking single mother had quit her job, abandoned her son, and cut ties with everyone. Cari’s boyfriend, Dave Kroupa, accepted the breakup at face value. Her mother, Nancy Raney, however, had doubts. “I need to hear your voice,” Nancy begged. When the texter refused to speak, Nancy reported Cari missing. ... While no one saw or spoke to Cari, more than 12,000 sinister emails and texts were sent in her name over the next years. Police believed Dave and his girlfriend, Shanna “Liz” Golyar, when they reported that the missing woman was cyber-stalking them. The tormentor was eerily aware of Dave’s every move, knew when Liz visited and threatened the couple. It never occurred to Dave that Cari was a victim—that the real stalker had killed before, and was planning to kill again. ...Based upon real events and a true story, as told in Leslie Rule’s book A Tangled Web: A Cyber-stalker, a Deadly Obsession and the Twisting Path to Justice.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadDave KroupaMale 36 - 44 Years old
Description
Dave Kroupa is a father of two, dedicated to his children but not so much to the various women he’s dated since the divorce. No doubt, Dave likes to play the field when it comes to relationships. He works as a mechanic at an auto-shop. That’s where he meets Cari Farver one afternoon - Dave is attracted to Cari and she’s keen to see more of him as well. ...Things have gotten too heavy with current girlfriend Liz Golyar - she clearly wants more from Dave but he’s not interested in a commitment, so it makes sense for him to move on to Cari. Dave has no idea of the extreme and violent measures Liz will take to keep him. CAUCASIAN ONLY SUGGEST TOP TALENT WITH LEAD CREDITS.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingCari FarverFemale 36 - 39 Years old
Description
Cari Farver is a single mother, devoted to her son Max and close to her mother Nancy. ...She’s having some car trouble, so she attends a local auto-shop. There she meets a handsome stranger, mechanic Dave Kroupa. He unabashedly flirts with Cari, and she likes what he has to offer. Since Max is now a teenager, Cari has been thinking more about dating herself. She’s ready for a casual relationship, and that suits Dave just fine. One guy she tried to go out with, James, got way too possessive so Cari likes the idea of having no strings attached with Dave. She is unaware to how insanely jealous Liz Golyar is of her and Dave’s relationship, albeit casual, and oblivious to the plot Liz has devised to get Cari out of the picture, permanently. CAUCASIAN
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingNancy RaneyFemale 59 - 68 Years old
Description
Nancy has a very close bond with her daughter Cari. When Cari’s husband left her shortly after Max was born, she stepped in to offer any support she could. So when Cari literally disappears one day, Nancy knows something has gone terribly wrong. Her only contact with Cari are cryptic texts that defy all logic. Yes, Cari had some mental health issues and suffered from depression. Nancy clings to the hope that this current bizarre behavior, refusing to see or even talk on the phone with her or Max, is due to Cari not taking her medications. But after Cari misses Thanksgiving, and then her own brother’s wedding, Nancy knows something far more serious has transpired. CAUCASIAN
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingDetective Ryan AvisMale 34 - 44 Years old
Description
After Cari’s abrupt disappearance, Nancy goes to the police. Detective Ryan Avis hears her out and begins an investigation along with team-member Jim Doty. He is immediately empathetic to Nancy’s concerns for her daughter’s well-being. Avis’ investigation starts with Cari’s new boyfriend Dave, and then moves on to her old boyfriend James - who got so threatening Cari had to have a restraining placed upon him...All evidence suggests that Dave’s ex-wife Amy may be behind her disappearance - but something does not add up. Avis realizes he and partner Doty have to look at the case from a different angle, and question what they have presumed to be reliable evidence from Liz Golyar.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingDetective Jim DotyMale 33 - 41 Years old
Description
Like his partner Avis, Detective Jim Doty thinks the initial suspects in Cari’s disappearance are either the new boyfriend Dave, or the old boyfriend James...When they appear unlikely, all fingers point to Dave’s ex-wife Amy. Doty and Avis serve as each others’ sounding-boards while they try to crack the case. Doty asks to see the bizarre and threatening texts Liz Golyar alleges she has received from Amy. A savvy investigator, he gets Liz’ permission to download those texts which puts a whole new digital spin on his and Avis’ investigation.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingAmyFemale 31 - 38 Years old
Description
Dave’s ex-wife Amy has an amicable rapport with him as they co-parent their young children Kayla and Stevie the best they can. They’ve even grown to become friends, which was not possible when they were married. When she happens to meet Dave’s new girlfriend Cari at a local restaurant, Amy is cordial and tries not to interrupt his date. Amy has no idea that another woman, Liz Golyar is communicating with police in an effort to link her to Cari’s disappearance. CAUCASIAN
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Large PrincipalNickMale 38 - 48 Years old
Description
Nick is Dave’s good buddy and boss at the auto-shop he runs. Dave tells him about his varied love life, along with the ups and downs of single life and on-line dating - Nick wishes he had as much success with the ladies. Just as Dave is thinking it’s about time to drop Liz, Nick has started going out with her friend Camilla. ...After the auto-shop gets a series of bizarre and threatening phone-calls, Nick puts his foot down with Dave - his crazy love life cannot affect the smooth operation of Nick’s business.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Large PrincipalCamilaFemale 26 - 39 Years old
Description
Camila works alongside Liz Golyar at the meat-packing where they are both employed, and the two women have grown to be friends. She listens to Liz’s various complaints about her boyfriend Dave and how much she wishes their casual relationship was exclusive. Liz even fixed-up Camila with Dave’s buddy and boss Nick, all in an effort to complicate or delay any break-up with Dave. With all the threatening texts Liz is receiving first from Cari, and then from Dave’s ex-wife Amy, Camila fears for her friends’ safety. Camila has no idea she is a pawn in Liz’s game of distraction and deceit.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Large PrincipalAnthony KavaMale 39 - 53 Years old
Description
Digital forensics specialist Anthony Kava has a deep passion for his work and how it can innovate criminal investigation. Although she thought she deleted it, Kava has reviewed the history on Liz’s phone only to discover multiple calls to Cari Farver, a woman Liz professed to not know. He also discovered Liz was using an app that allows the sender to manipulate their identity so it may appear that someone else entirely is sending the text! Kava helps crack the case with definitive evidence that places Liz Golyar as the prime suspect in the murder of Cari Farver.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Large PrincipalSamMale 16 - 18 Years old
Description
Sam is Cari’s teenage son. An intelligent and athletic young man, he loves playing football and has discovered it’s a sport at which he’s really skilled. Since his father left them shortly after he was born, Cari is the only parent he has ever known. Now that Sam has grown more aware, he knows Cari has struggled to raise him as a single mom - Sam is as grateful as any average teenager can be for the sacrifices Cari has made. When Cari disappears without a trace, Sam feels bewildered and abandoned. When Cari does not show up for her own brother’s wedding, he is truly worried. ...Then Sam and Nancy begin to receive a series of bizarre texts, refusing to see them in person or even speak on the phone. Sam’s anger at his mother dissolves once he learns she has in fact been murdered, and he is utterly devastated. CAUCASIAN
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
Large PrincipalJohnMale 27 - 32 Years old
Description
Cari’s younger brother John is part of the tight-knit, supportive family that their mother Nancy has created. He’s about to get married and begin a new journey in life, a journey that he very much wants to share with his older sister. When she does not show up for his wedding, or her father Dennis’ funeral, John knows something has gone very wrong. CAUCASIAN
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalJamesMale 32 - 41 Years old
Description
James is Cari’s hot-head ex-boyfriend. After they broke-up, he threatened her and she took action to have a restraining order placed upon him - which only enraged him more. When Cari disappears, James is an obvious suspect, so Detectives Avis and Doty attend James’ home with a warrant to search his phone.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalHillaryFemale 24 - 29 Years old
Description
Hillary is happily engaged to Cari’s younger brother John. We first see her at a relaxed family gathering hosted by Nancy, her mother-in-law to be. After they are married Hillary attends Thanksgiving dinner at Nancy’s but any joy on this occasion is shadowed by Cari’s untimely disappearance. Hillary tries to lighten the mood by steering dinner-time conversation toward her John’s honey-moon, all in an effort for some kind of normalcy.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalKayla KroupaFemale 9 - 11 Years old
Description
Kayla is Dave and Amy’s adorable, bright-spirited ten-year-old daughter. Late one night while staying at her Dad’s place, she saw a ghost of a woman standing beside her bed. Although she was a little frightened, Kayla just pretended to be asleep until the woman left. But naturally Kayla is a little upset the next morning when she shares this story with her Dad - it was no ghost. CAUCASIAN PLEASE INCLUDE AGE AS OF JUNE 29, 2022 WITH SUBMISSION.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalCop #1 (Joey)Male 36 - 50 Years old
Description
This officer of the law attends the residence of Liz Golyar, reads her Miranda Rights and arrests Liz for vandalism and assault.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalChristineFemale 38 - 47 Years old
Description
A very capable, highly skilled forensics specialist, Officer Christine dusts Cari’s car for fingerprints. Later, she attends Liz Golyar’s hospital room to get her fingerprints.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalJudge BurnsAll 53 - 67 Years old
Description
The presiding Judge at Liz Golyar’s trial, he reads the jury’s verdict convicting her for the murder of Cari Farver.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalJames DavisMale 37 - 58 Years old
Description
Liz’s defence lawyer does his best to convince the jury all the evidence against his client is circumstantial, but ultimately his efforts fail.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
PrincipalJakeMale 39 - 49 Years old
Description
A neighbor of Amy’s, Jake is questioned by Detective Doty.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorBrenda BeadleFemale 39 - 58 Years old
Description
The prosecuting attorney at Liz’s trial, Brenda Beadle makes the case that Liz is guilty - the evidence clearly supports a conviction.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorStevie KroupaMale 5 - 8 Years old
Description
Amy and Dave’s rambunctious young son, Stevie is a happy child. He sees his Dad at a restaurant (with a lady he does not know) and runs up to him excitedly! When his Mom Amy says it’s time to go, Stevie would rather stay with his Dad. CAUCASIAN PLEASE INCLUDE AGE AS OF JUNE 29, 2022 WITH SUBMISSION.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorCopAll 34 - 40 Years old
Description
This police officer clears away on-lookers.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorDesk OfficerFemale 48 - 54 Years old
Description
Liz Golyar is attending the police station frustrated that not enough is being done to stop Amy’s harassment of her - this desk officer pulls up the file in response.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorOfficerAll 36 - 47 Years old
Description
This attends Amy’s residence to detain her for questioning after Liz is shot.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
ActorDennis FarverMale 68 - 74 Years old
Description
Dennis is Cari’s ailing father, who is fighting a losing battle with cancer. We see him at John and Hillary’s wedding in very poor health. CAUCASIAN