Details
Union:
Union
Area of media:
Short Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
TBD
Deadline:
Mar 18, 2024
Auditions:
We are STRAIGHT booking from submissions.
Shooting starts:
Mar 25, 2024 3:45pm
Shooting finishes:
Mar 25, 2024 9:45pm
Shooting locations:
Montreal, Quebec (MUST BE WILLING TO WORK LOCAL)
Cities for response:
Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa
Comments
SEE NOTES ABOVE
Storyline
When a potential investor MR. HENDERSON mistakes her chef partner RYAN for a waiter, CHARLOTTE sees an opportunity to impress. Instead of defending him she keeps her sights set on securing the investment, and subtly reinforces the misconception. Sacrificing integrity for ambition, she ultimately throws him under the bus. Will she prioritize success over loyalty? What price is too high for ambition?
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | CHARLOTTE | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description LEAD - CHARLOTTE, 30sDriven by ambition, Charlotte goes into her meeting with potential investor Mr. Henderson ready to show off her business acumen and chef-partner Ryan’s kitchen skills, but when he judgmentally assumes Ryan’s a waiter, she lets him believe it. Favoring profit over loss - in both finances and friendships - comes back to bite her when Mr. Henderson reveals that he values loyalty above all. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | RYAN | Male 30 - 40 Years old |
Description LEAD - RYAN, 30s. Ryan is a hard worker who puts his faith in Charlotte, believing that their partnership and his skills in the kitchen are the perfect package for a new restaurant. Although he goes along with her scheme at first, his trust is quickly broken when she throws him under the bus. Thanks to Mr. Henderson, he | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | MR HENDERSON | Male 50 - 60 Years old |
Description LEAD - MR. HENDERSON, 50sA staunch man with a subtle flare for the dramatics. His presence is overwhelming - somewhat commanding - with an air of pretension. He makes some egregious claims about how he expects his restaurants to be run and what the people working within them should look like, but at the end of the day he realizes that building a team is better than an empire of disloyal workers. | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Lead | RILEY | Female 20 - 30 Years old |
Description LEAD: RILEY, 20s. A thoughtful and endearing waiter committed to doing his job and proving his worth, even if that means pretending to be the head chef. He’s more concerned with being helpful than he is worried about his role in the ruse. | ||