Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
MOW
Network:
Lifetime
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA scale + 75% Advance
Deadline:
May 11, 2023
Shooting starts:
June 12, 2023
Shooting finishes:
June 30, 2023
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg & environs
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Comments
Wendi McLendon-Covey is VICKY WHITE. 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. Self-tapes are preferred. Please approach dialogue with Standard American English - no 'Southern' accents please.
Storyline
Based upon actual events in 2022, prison guard Vicky White plans the escape of Casey White, a prisoner at the corrections facility where she was a long-time, respected employee. …Our story is told from Vicky’s perspective, casting light upon a deep desire to escape her own bonds, and find some happiness, if just for a little while…
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Pat | Female 67 - 78 Years old |
Description Vicky’s mother Pat lives right next door. She raised Vicky in a loving home, the best she could. ...Pat knows Vicky is lonely and wishes she had a man in her life. With nothing but good intentions, Pat tries her hand at match-making, introducing men she thinks would be just right for her daughter. Vicky knows her mother’s heart is in the right place. Pat is taken aback, when completely out of the blue, Vicky sells her home for well below its value. ...WHITE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Sheriff Singleton | Male 50 - 64 Years old |
Description Sheriff Singleton is Vicky’s long-time supervisor at the state prison where they have worked side by side for many years. He has deep respect for Vicky as a person, and sees her as a valuable member of his team. ...When she announces her early retirement, Singleton reminds Vicky she won’t be eligible for a full pension, and does question the wisdom of her choice. ...Although other prison staff talked about Vicky and Casey’s unusual rapport, Singleton was not a party to that gossip, and initially defends Vicky until it becomes apparent she initiated the escape. ...ANY RACE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Tommy White | Male 44 - 56 Years old |
Description Tommy White was Vicky’s ex-husband. An alcoholic who struggled with addiction, Tommy lived a hard life, by his own choice. Now he has Parkinson’s disease. Although he was never the husband Vicky deserved, and they’ve not lived together for years, Vicky still provides care, visiting every day just to make sure he’s had something to eat. ...Although Tommy is not pleasant, they share some memories, more bitter than sweet, about what might have been. ... WHITE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Gus | Male 34 - 56 Years old |
Description Gus is another guard who works at the same prison as Vicky. Like everyone else, Gus likes working with Vicky and trusts her. ...On the day of the escape, Vicky deceives Gus so she can transport Casey, solo, to a psych evaluation, all a ruse. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Tim | Male 29 - 49 Years old |
Description Another guard and long-time co-worker of Vicky’s, Tim processes Casey’s arrival at the state facility, explaining his time there is temporary. ...Over the weeks leading up to the escape, he observes Vicky’s unusual rapport with Casey. Tim is a little less shocked (than some of the other guards) that Vicky disappeared with her favorite prisoner. ...ANY RACE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Marshall Corinne Farner | Female 36 - 51 Years old |
Description Corinne Farner is the lead investigator brought in to determine the circumstances of Casey’s escape. She confirms Vicky’s romantic relationship with Casey, and that she was not abducted. Farner knows they are switching-out vehicles to confuse the investigation. ...ANY RACE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Large Principal | Senior Task Force Member | Male 46 - 58 Years old |
Description A key member of Marshal Farner’s team of investigators, he’s the one who spots a gray Cadillac sedan, leading to the end of Vicky and Casey’s taste of freedom. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Charlene | Female 29 - 44 Years old |
Description A former prisoner, Charlene knows Vicky from when she was incarcerated. She is one of the reformed convicts who credit Vicky White as a positive support on their path to rehabilitation. ...Charlene works as a salesclerk at a sex-shop now, where she encounters Vicky shopping. Charlene does her best to put her former guard, and friend, at ease. ...ANY RACE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Judge | Male 54 - 69 Years old |
Description This judge sentences Casey White to seventy-five years in a federal penitentiary, a sentence that reflects a lifetime of multiple repeat offences. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Homeowner / Car Dealer | Male 38 - 69 Years old |
Description This guy drives a hard bargain with Vicky, but they eventually agree upon a price to sell his used truck. ... ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | Frat Boy #1 | Male 20 - 27 Years old |
Description This cocky college kid is at the same car wash as Casey...they have words before Vicky appears, just in time to diffuse a possibly violent situation. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Prisoners #1 & #2 | Male 29 - 44 Years old |
Description Prisoners are getting mail, and for some lucky guys like Casey, care packages...These prisoners call out to Casey to share with them. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Warden | Male 54 - 62 Years old |
Description The warden holds a meeting with Casey in attendance. They discuss his guilty-plea to a murder, which would require Casey to remain at the same prison until his court date. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Used Car Salesman | Male 46 - 66 Years old |
Description This used car salesman thinks it’s kinda’ odd for someone to come from so far to buy a used car, but he’s happy to make the sale all the same. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Gun Shop Salesperson | All 29 - 60 Years old |
Description Before her escape, Vicky picks-up an AR-15 at a local store. Vicky knows her guns, and this salesperson is happy to oblige. ...ANY RACE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Highway Patrol Officer | All 25 - 39 Years old |
Description This officer thinks he’s caught Vicky and Casey, and attempts to arrest them....But it’s a case of mistaken identity. ANY RACE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Reporter on TV | All 29 - 59 Years old |
Description Immediately after Casey’s escape, the media, public and her co-workers assume Vicky must have been abducted. This report reflects the broad concern for Vicky’s well-being. ...ANY RACE | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Officer | All 34 - 48 Years old |
Description After a high-speed chase, Vicky and Casey crash their vehicle into a ditch...Casey extricates himself and is arrested...This officer calls out to Vicky, to come out with her hands up. ...ANY RACE. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Ronny | Male 42 - 54 Years old |
Description An acquaintance of Vicky’s mother Pat, Ronny is recently divorced and a gentleman ...Pat introduces him to Vicky, hoping there may be a ‘spark’ between them. Ronny knows there is no such spark and politely excuses himself from the awkward scenario Pat created. ANY RACE | ||