Details
Episode:
five episodes shot as one block
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
CBS Studios/Roku
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA scale + 110% Advance
Deadline:
June 17, 2023
Shooting starts:
June 25, 2023
Shooting finishes:
July 30, 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 disability, race and ethnicity, age, color, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by law unless otherwise specifically indicated. The persons and events depicted in this casting breakdown are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons or events is unintentional. Self-tapes preferred. ...Please approach all dialogue with Standard American English. Looking for actors with comedy chops, stand-up, improv. COVID-19 NOTICE: Production will comply with applicable health and safety laws and regulations relating to COVID-19.
*** IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT TO THIS BREAKDOWN EVEN IF SUBMITTED TO OTHER BREAKDOWNS FOR THIS PROJECT ***
*** IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT TO THIS BREAKDOWN EVEN IF SUBMITTED TO OTHER BREAKDOWNS FOR THIS PROJECT ***
Storyline
It's Christmastime at the festive Love Town Center Mall in Ohio, where best friends LUKE, DEONTE, RONNIE, SUMMER and newcomer MARISSA are handling the holiday crowds while dealing with various crises in their young lives. However, their holiday chores and gossip sessions are disrupted when they learn that TESS, Luke's old love from high school, has returned from L.A. and taken a job at the mall. Heartbroken to realize that Tess has a boyfriend now, Luke ditches his plans to finally tell Tess that he is still in love with her after all these years. He would be surprised to learn that Tess still has a monster crush on him as well, but has been hiding her own feelings the whole time. Will they ever summon the courage to tell each other how they feel? Time will tell…
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring Actor | Santa | Male 50 - 70 Years old |
Description Our mall Santa appears in various scenes and episodes, trying his best to make Christmas wishes come true…No specific dialogue is scripted for this recurring Actor role. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring Actor | Ebenezer Scrooge Caroler | All 22 - 29 Years old |
Description PLEASE SUBMIT ACTORS WHO CAN SING WELL. Part of the gaggle of Christmas carolers that serenade shoppers and mall employees alike, this caroler is decked out in Dickensian attire - which seems to be a turn-on for Haley, as they are seen making out with her. INTIMACY - kissing on mouth. No specific dialogue is scripted for this role, but much singing. ...Please submit all ethnicities and genders. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring Actor | Hedge Trimmer Caroler | All 21 - 60 Years old |
Description PLEASE SUBMIT ACTORS WHO CAN SING WELL ...Part of the gaggle of Christmas carolers that serenade shoppers and mall employees alike, this caroler is decked out in Dickensian attire - and is seen trimming the mall’s hedges! No specific dialogue is scripted for this role, but much singing....Please submit all ethnicities and genders. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Recurring Actor | Tiny Tim Caroler | Male 9 - 12 Years old |
Description PLEASE SUBMIT ACTORS WHO CAN SING WELL ...Part of the gaggle of Christmas carolers that serenade shoppers and mall employees alike, this caroler is decked out in Dickensian attire. Although this young fellow may appear from another era, his gluten intolerance is totally current. ...Please submit ethnicities.- PLEASE INCLUDE DATE OF BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Football Shirt Girl | Female 20 - 26 Years old |
Description This young woman thinks Ronnie is cute, and flirts with him a little. She thinks his gentle teasing about the team’s shirt she’s wearing is fun. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Tall Elf | Male 23 - 39 Years old |
Description A tall member of Dave’s rag-tag security team, this big elf is tasked with thwarting shoplifters! May recur. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Cashier | Female 30 - 50 Years old |
Description This department store cashier is not really that impressed by Ronnie coming out as a nerd - she just wants to go home after a long day. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Bartender | Male 29 - 40 Years old |
Description Deonte is drowning his sorrows at the mall pub, and getting a little messy. Unbeknownst to him, the bartender actually cut-off the hard stuff a few drinks ago…Although the drinks are all ‘virgin’ by now, this bartender lets Summer know that he’s not! ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Delivery Guy | Male 21 - 35 Years old |
Description This delivery guy hands over a large order of booze to Deonte and his new boyfriend Austin. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Mom | Female 29 - 40 Years old |
Description This harried mother of a toddler is desperate to find a mall washroom before an accident may occur…...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Computer Kid | All 8 - 12 Years old |
Description This youngster has escaped being dragged around the mall all day by taking refuge under a table in the food court - and they’re not sharing their ‘fort’! ...Please submit all ethnicities. - PLEASE INCLUDE DATE OF BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Salesperson at Jewelry Store | All 28 - 49 Years old |
Description When this salesperson hears the amount Trevor has budgeted, their eyes light up with glee! ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Saleswoman | Female 30 - 49 Years old |
Description This saleswoman is really quite attractive…she’s misunderstood the kind of ‘stockings’ Henry is looking for, which she offers to model for him, oblivious to his blushing red face. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Kiosk Lady | Female 40 - 55 Years old |
Description This mall veteran has been working the various kiosks for years, all of them…She’s always in ‘sales-mode’, unable to ever stop selling whatever her kiosk du jour is pushing. Today it’s sunglasses, tomorrow it may be cell-phone chargers…Much to Deonte’s disappointment, she cannot really place an Austin among her community of kiosk folk. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Luggage Store Customer | All 35 - 55 Years old |
Description Deonte is pushing the hottest (literally) new trend - motorized luggage! …This customer tries to buy into Deonte’s sales pitch, but when the luggage catches fire, the sale goes up in smoke. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Marine | Male 29 - 39 Years old |
Description A huge donation of toys has mysteriously appeared in the mall’s center court - this friendly Marine volunteers with the Toys For Tots charity and is packing the items up so they may be delivered to those in need. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Angry & Impatient Customer | All 39 - 63 Years old |
Description Not all Christmas shoppers are full of cheer, and this one gets peeved when Deonte cuts in line to claim his prize…...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Charity Kiosk Man | Male 35 - 70 Years old |
Description PLEASE SUBMIT ACTORS WHO CAN SING WELL, BARITONE or TENOR. This warm-hearted volunteer is trying to raise money for a good cause, happily oblivious to the urgency of Deonte’s search…He really hopes Deonte bursts into song to inspire the spirit of giving - and Deonte does not disappoint, so the man at the kiosk joins in the cheerful singing! ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Crying Woman | Female 30 - 55 Years old |
Description A mystery philanthropist has paid off hundreds of mall customers’ lay-away debts, and this woman is in a state of bewildered, very happy, shock. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Desperate Customer | All 30 - 51 Years old |
Description Oh yes, a shopping mall attracts all types of personalities, and literary interests…...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Masseuse | All 29 - 44 Years old |
Description Deonte’s search for his mystery boyfriend is stressing him out, so he stops for a massage at a kiosk in the mall. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Nice Old Lady 1 | Female 69 - 81 Years old |
Description She heard on the news about the mystery philanthropist paying-off peoples’ debts and buying gifts for the less fortunate…Moved by these good deeds, this kindly senior heads down to the mall with a friend to help wrap gifts. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Nice Old Lady 2 | Female 69 - 81 Years old |
Description Moved by the good deeds of a ‘mystery giver’, this kindly senior heads down to the mall with a friend to help wrap gifts. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Small Child w. British accent | All 8 - 11 Years old |
Description In a nod to Dickens’ Oliver Twist, this young waif with a British accent asks Deonte for a donation. ...Please submit all ethnicities. - PLEASE INCLUDE DATE OF BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Old Man | Male 69 - 81 Years old |
Description This white-bearded older man is usually a jolly fellow - except when he sees reindeer-related errors…A patient, generous soul by nature, he gently but firmly corrects Ronnie’s error. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Kids 1, 2, 3, & 4 | All 7 - 10 Years old |
Description A mystery giver has made a lot of children very happy this Christmas - we see these four kids in particular opening their gifts with excited glee! ...Please submit all ethnicities. - PLEASE INCLUDE DATE OF BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Son | Male 35 - 52 Years old |
Description As Christmas day approaches, Henry’s work as a security guard comes to an end. A successful businessman, Henry’s son attends the mall to bring his Dad home. ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | Wealthy Woman | Female 39 - 50 Years old |
Description Deeply moved by Susan’s story of want, this wealthy mall patron casually instructs her well-healed children to spend! ...Please submit all ethnicities. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Non Speaking | Charlie's Daughter | Female 8 - 11 Years old |
Description Summer’s young niece is seen with her mother, Summer’s sister Charlie, at the mall waiting in line to see Santa! (Actor role) ...Please submit all ethnicities. - PLEASE INCLUDE DATE OF BIRTH WITH SUBMISSION. | ||