Casting Call: THE MISTLETOE MATCH - Leads, Supporting & Day Players

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TV Feature

THE MISTLETOE MATCH - Leads, Supporting & Day Players

Details

Union:

Union or Non union

Area of media:

TV Feature

Network:

Hallmark Channel

Paid?:

Yes

Rates:

ACTRA + 110% buyout/pre-payment.

Deadline:

July 18, 2024

Auditions:

Via self tape, as per Production request.

Shooting starts:

Aug 12, 2024 ...all dates are tentative.

Shooting finishes:

Aug 31, 2024 ...all dates are tentative.

Shooting locations:

In & around Montreal and surrounding areas.

Cities for response:

Montréal, Ottawa

Storyline

Sometimes, opposites don’t attract – at least not at first! Set in Suburban Illinois, THE MISTLETOE MATCH is a comedic tale about two meddling mothers and their adult children who get roped up in a series of wayward schemes and misunderstandings. Barbara, a retired accountant, decides to join the town’s Christmas Committee, which is headed by none other than Kath – her complete polar opposite. In a misguided attempt to play matchmaker for their respective children, Barbara and Kath must work together to figure out how to clean up the mess they’ve made, while their children, Shane and Lauren, are left to deal with their mothers’ shenanigans.

Roles

Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	LAUREN	Female 25 - 35 Years old
Description To play the role of a 30 year old woman. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Daughter of Kath. Polished and professional, co-owns an architecture firm with her best friend, Danielle. Lauren is a detail-obsessed workaholic, which often comes at the expense of her personal life. She uses her workaholism as a shield against vulnerability and connection, as she believes that people are inherently untrustworthy – a manifestation of her abandonment trauma, rooted in the fact that her father left when she was little. Lauren is "matched" with Shane on a dating app by Kath, much to her dismay. She reluctantly goes along with the matchmaking idea. Initially a bit shy, but comes out of her shell thanks to Shane. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Lead	SHANE	Male 25 - 35 Years old
Description To play the role of a 30 year old man. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Son of Barbara. Charming, good natured, easy going. An actor who owns his own theater. Shane loves performing, though he’s not so keen on the business side of things: payroll, sales, building maintenance. Emphasis on the latter – he’s especially bad with handy stuff, and it’s the reason why he's contemplating selling the theater. Shane tends to choose the easy path in life and has difficulty committing when things get hard. In a misguided effort to help her son, Barbara matches Shane and Lauren on a dating app, much to Shane’s dismay. However, the more he gets to know Lauren, the more he begins to imagine a future with her. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	MARK	Male 57 - 67 Years old
Description To play the role of a man in his early to mid 60s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Barbara's husband. Easy going, quite the opposite of his wife. Father of Shane and Aidan, the latter of whom works with Mark at the family’s real estate company. Mark is worried about Barbara and her happiness as she’s not yet comfortable with retired living. However, he trusts her to forge her own path, and remains supportive as she finds her footing. Mark loves to sing, and will take any opportunity to do so – caroling, karaoke, you name it. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	DOUG	Male 50 - 59 Years old
Description To play the role of a man in his 50s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. A member of the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee. Kath, Jim and Doug call themselves the “triple threat Holiday Dream Team” because of their shared camaraderie and efficiency in spreading Christmas cheer. Doug is in charge of the committee’s people attraction events: Santa’s Village and the Holiday Market. Doug is sensitive, silly, and wears his heart on his sleeve. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	AIDEN	Male 37 - 39 Years old
Description To play the role of a man in his mid to late 30s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Barbara and Mark's oldest son, brother to Shane. Works with his father at the family real estate company. Is married to Jeff. Dependable, business-oriented. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent. We encourage performers who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community to submit for this role.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	YOLANDA	Female 42 - 47 Years old
Description To play the role of a 45 year old woman. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. President of the Chamber of Commerce. Business oriented, values organization and smooth planning. Not the type to get her hands dirty. She brings Barbara onto the Christmas Committee because she believes Barbara’s experience in accounting would make a valuable asset to the team. Although she means well, Yolanda’s leadership style can sometimes unintentionally appear harsh, especially towards those who struggle to assert themselves. Often dismissive of Kath, her former assistant turned Christmas Committee leader. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Large Principal	DANIELLE	Female 28 - 33 Years old
Description To play the role of a 30 year old woman. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Lauren's business partner and best friend. Described as the "dreamer" of the duo when it comes to their architecture firm. Danielle is supportive of Lauren and often worries that her partner is pushing herself too hard. She offers to push back when clients have difficult requests, but Lauren insists on getting it done. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Principal	JIM	Male 60 - 69 Years old
Description To play the role of a man in his 60s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. A member of the Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee. Kath, Jim and Doug call themselves the “triple threat Holiday Dream Team” because of their shared camaraderie and efficiency in spreading Christmas cheer. Often walking around a room to get his steps in. Prior to his retirement, Jim worked in marketing. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Principal	ZEKE	Male 30 - 39 Years old
Description To play the role of a man in his 30s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Shane's friend and an actor in his community theater. He performs in the annual holiday comedy improv show. A talented comedic actor. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Actor	JEFF	Male 30 - 39 Years old
Description To play the role of a man in his late 30s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. Husband of Aiden. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent. We encourage performers who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community to submit for this role.
Role type	Role	Gender & Age range
Actor	APRES PRESIDENT	All 38 - 69 Years old
Description To play the role of a man or a woman in their late 30s - 60s. PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES. President of the Apres Hotel. They're meeting with Lauren and Danielle’s architecture firm to discuss a new building proposal. LANGUAGE / ACCENT: The Character must be able to speak standard American English with a generic American accent.

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