Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
MOW
Network:
Lifetime
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA scale + 75% Advance
Deadline:
Apr 22, 2023
Shooting starts:
May 3, 2023
Shooting finishes:
May 22, 2023
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, all roles are open to artists of any race. Self-tapes are preferred. Please approach dialogue with Standard American English. NOTE: Production respectfully requests that actors who view this breakdown not communicate via social media or any other means with the actual persons depicted in this story. PLEASE SUBMIT TO THIS BREAKDOWN EVEN IF ALREADY SUBMITTED TO THE WINNIPEG BREAKDOWN OF MARCH 24.
Storyline
Fifteen year-old high school student Elizabeth Thomas put her faith in her school’s most popular teacher, 50 year-old Tad Cummins… who was not what he appeared to be. Elizabeth disappeared -- and her story made news around the world. After her 39 days in captivity, she is finally rescued after a nationwide manhunt for Cummins brings him to justice.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Sally Jemison | Female 33 - 43 Years old |
Description Sally Jemison is the prosecuting attorney in Tad Cummin’s trial. She meets with Elizabeth to explain possible legal scenarios regarding sentencing. Jemison is sensitive to duress the trial may present for Elizabeth, but does communicate that a victim impact statement from her would help in getting a longer sentence for Cummins. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Gina | Female 24 - 29 Years old |
Description After Cummins is arrested for abducting Elizabeth, she wants to get on with her life so she gets a job at a local donut-shop. Gina is her supervising manager. She thinks Elizabeth has been judged unfairly by members of the community who think Elizabeth was complicit in her abuse. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Dr. Deana Kanmer | Female 38 - 52 Years old |
Description Dr. Kanmer is the psychiatrist who provides therapy to Elizabeth after Cummins is arrested. She helps Elizabeth process the trauma of her abduction, and navigate the public response to Cummin’s arrest. Even though Elizabeth is still a child, that response has not been wholly sympathetic to her. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Beach Patrol Officer | Male 26 - 39 Years old |
Description While on the run from a nation-wide search by law enforcement, Cummins attempts a dangerous escape to Mexico by sea. Although this patrol officer does not recognize Cummins or Elizabeth, he does prevent them from leaving the beach. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Judge Harmon | All 46 - 57 Years old |
Description The judge who presides at Cummins’ trial, Harmon is present when Elizabeth makes her victim impact statement. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Woman #1 | Female 41 - 59 Years old |
Description Even after his arrest, Tad Cummins remained a well-respected member of his small, tight-knit community. Rather than a sexual predator who abused a child, many former students and their parents viewed him was an victim who was seduced by Elizabeth. Elizabeth encounters a woman in public who angrily confronts her with this warped attitude. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Girl | Female 16 - 17 Years old |
Description 18+ TO PLAY YOUNGER It’s Elizabeth’s first day at school - this girl has heard rumors about Elizabeth’s family and teases her for being of lesser means. ONLY SUBMIT ARTISTS WHO ARE EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE BY MAY 3, 2023. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Art Teacher | All 31 - 40 Years old |
Description When Detective MacLendon attends Elizabeth’s school to ask her some questions about Cummins, this art teacher asks her to speak with him. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Officer Jones | All 31 - 44 Years old |
Description While Detective MacLendon attends the home of Connie Cummins, Officer Jones discreetly advises the arrival of FBI Agent Beaudry Hammer. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Theresa - Reporter #1, | Female 28 - 38 Years old |
Description Theresa is among a collection of aggressive reporters clamoring to get a comment from Elizabeth upon her return home from her ordeal with Tad Cummins. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Vivian Peters | Female 52 - 64 Years old |
Description ...After her return home, Elizabeth wants to get her life back on track. She always enjoyed singing in the choir, so she approaches choral director Vivian Peters to begin singing at church. Vivian has heard all about Elizabeth's abduction, and welcomes her to the choir. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Officer 1 | All 30 - 37 Years old |
Description A staff officer who works in the same precinct as Detective MacLendon, they alert them to the arrival of Connie Cummins, Tad’s wife. | ||