Details
Episode:
EP 104, 105 & 106
Union:
Union
Area of media:
TV Series
Network:
Crave
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
Actra Scale + 50% buyout/advance
Deadline:
Sept 15, 2026
Auditions:
Dates TBA
Shooting starts:
Oct 13, 2026
Shooting finishes:
Nov 26, 2026
Shooting locations:
Winnipeg and Area
Cities for response:
Winnipeg
Storyline
When life throws punches, write punchlines.
A struggling single mom from Winnipeg's North End finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy.
I CAN’T SAVE YOU is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy-and healing.
I Can’t Save You follows a broke, Native, single mom from Winnipeg’s North End who finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy after losing her job and apartment. Set against a backdrop of intergenerational trauma, housing precarity, and community politics, I Can’t Save You is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy—and healing. As Sherry’s life unravels, she finds herself using stand up to cope.
A struggling single mom from Winnipeg's North End finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy.
I CAN’T SAVE YOU is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy-and healing.
I Can’t Save You follows a broke, Native, single mom from Winnipeg’s North End who finds her calling when she stumbles into stand-up comedy after losing her job and apartment. Set against a backdrop of intergenerational trauma, housing precarity, and community politics, I Can’t Save You is a darkly funny, deeply honest story about mining your own chaos for comedy—and healing. As Sherry’s life unravels, she finds herself using stand up to cope.
Roles
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | CHIEF | All 56 - 65 Years old |
Description The CHIEF of the reservation where Sherry and Carter are doing a set. They walk Carter through a welcoming ceremony thinking he is someone important they have been waiting for. INDIGENOUS | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Principal | LEASING AGENT | All 30 - 50 Years old |
Description The LEASING AGENT is motivated to unload an apartment to anyone who can move in today! BPOC | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | AGNES | Female 60 - 80 Years old |
Description Busy playing cards at the Elder's Lodge, AGNES and MARY are ecstatic to see Bennett, and less ecstatic to see Sherry trailing behind him! INDIGENOUS | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | MARY | Female 60 - 80 Years old |
Description Busy playing cards at the Elder's Lodge, AGNES and MARY are ecstatic to see Bennett, and less ecstatic to see Sherry trailing behind him! INDIGENOUS | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | ENGINEER | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description The ENGINEER is who the Chief and Councillors have actually been waiting for. She just happened to be running a few minutes late! BPOC | ||
| Role type | Role | Gender & Age range |
| Actor | LAYLA | Female 30 - 40 Years old |
Description Gails's wife LAYLA accompanies her to one fo SHerry's shows. OPEN ETHNICITY | ||