Description: The production assistant is juggling far too many responsibilities on the already chaotic commercial shoot. They are trying their best to stay organized and professional while constantly scrambling to keep things moving. Always holding a clipboard or script, they bounce between tasks — makeup, slating takes, tracking time, and trying to maintain some semblance of order. Their anxiety and determination create subtle comedic moments throughout the shoot. Performance Tone: Nervous energy, fast-talking, trying to stay professional.

Description: A film student and part of the commercial crew, Camera Guy is more technically focused than emotionally invested. Observant and dryly sarcastic, they often react to the chaos unfolding around them with quiet amusement. They are competent with the equipment and clearly more comfortable behind the camera than dealing with people. Performance Tone: Deadpan humor, subtle reactions.

Description: The bartender at a strip club where Mike occasionally escapes to unwind. Tyler knows Mike well and treats him with a mix of casual friendliness and quiet concern. He's grounded, observant, and acts as a subtle emotional counterbalance to the chaos Mike has been experiencing. Performance Tone: Natural, calm, empathetic.

Description: An eccentric and unpredictable bar patron who proudly claims to have appeared on reality television. He's a self-proclaimed entrepreneur and storm chaser who delivers a long, passionate monologue about life, ambition and refusing to be ordinary. He's charismatic, slightly unhinged and completely convinced of his own worldview. Richard provides one of the film’s most memorable and unpredictable encounters. Performance Tone: Bold, eccentric, theatrical energy.

Description: A curious passerby who unintentionally disrupts the filming of Mike’s commercial. Friendly and oblivious to the tension she’s creating, she innocently inserts herself into the situation and refuses to leave. Her presence escalates the chaos in a completely unintentional way. Performance Tone: Sweet, talkative, comedic timing.

Description: Enthusiastic about their gear and hyper-aware of every noise and technical detail happening on set. Often distracted by audio issues or fascinated by the equipment, they occasionally miss the bigger picture of what’s happening around them. Their reactions to unexpected sounds and interruptions create several comedic beats. Performance Tone: Energetic, reactive, slightly nerdy.

Description: A physically small, elderly woman who appears in a brief but memorable moment. She brings an unexpected presence that adds to the unpredictable and slightly absurd world around Mike. Her humour comes from her natural behaviour and contrast within the scene. Grounded, real and specific is key. Performance Tone:bSubtle, natural, slightly eccentric. Let the moment land without forcing it.

Description: Sam exists within Mike’s world as part of the extended environment of the lot / community. He has a casual, grounded presence — someone who feels like they belong in this space and understands the rhythm of the place. His interaction is brief but contributes to the realism of Mike’s environment. He should feel like a real person you’d encounter in this setting (not heightened or stylized). Performance Tone: Naturalistic, understated, conversational.

Description: A loud, impatient passenger who becomes increasingly irritated by Mike’s ringing phone during a bus ride. His escalating frustration leads to a brief but intense confrontation. Performance Tone: Aggressive, comedic intensity.

Description: A charismatic, highly confident salesman at a large upscale car dealership. He represents everything Mike’s struggling business is not. He speaks quickly, jokes constantly and exudes the swagger of someone who believes he’s always in control of the room. Cliff enjoys showing off his success and takes pride in his salesmanship. Flashy and over-the-top. Performance Tone: High energy, charismatic, slightly ridiculous.

Description: Another salesman at the dealership who competes aggressively with Cliff for customers. Polished and eager to close deals, Lance has a slightly desperate edge beneath his confidence. He’s quick to jump into conversations and tries hard to assert himself as the better salesman. Performance Tone: Competitive, slick, comedic rivalry.

Description: A third dealership salesman who joins the competitive energy between Lance and Cliff. Vincent is equally polished and eager to impress customers, creating a trio of overconfident sales personalities. Performance Tone: Charismatic, slightly exaggerated sales persona.

Description: A potential customer who wanders onto Mike’s lot during the commercial shoot. Soft-spoken and slightly eccentric, he becomes fixated on finding a “brown car,” much to the frustration of everyone around him. Performance Tone: Dry, understated comedy.

Description: Professional, direct and authoritative, Officer 1 brings a grounded, real-world energy that contrasts sharply with the chaos of the situation. They are not comedic, the seriousness of their presence actually heightens the humour of what’s unfolding around them. Performance Tone: Controlled, procedural, realistic. No exaggeration. Notes: Must be comfortable with physical interaction (detaining/arrest blocking). Experience with procedural roles an asset.

Description: A young child who appears briefly within the world of the film. His presence helps ground the setting and adds texture to the environment Mike is moving through. Performance Tone: Natural, unforced, age-appropriate behavior.

Description: The Bus Driver is firm, no-nonsense and not interested in negotiating. They are used to maintaining order and have a low tolerance for nonsense, especially when it affects the rest of their passengers.

Any Ethnicity. The emotional center of the story. Sophie is quick-witted, chaotic, and deeply feeling; she processes life at full speed, mid-thought and mid-crisis simultaneously. Beneath her humour and deflection lives someone who has spent years shrinking herself to be loved, always the one who shows up, texts first, and loves loudest. Her arc is quiet but devastating: she arrives at the meeting with unresolved feelings and leaves with hard-won clarity. Needs to carry sharp comedic timing and genuine emotional weight without tipping into either comedy or melodrama. The role demands that both feel inevitable and true at the same time. $300 CAD/day flat fee.

Any Ethnicity. Polished, soft-spoken, and emotionally slippery. Though the story asks us to believe he's genuinely trying to be less so. Tommy ghosted Sophie for three years and has come back carrying real remorse and real growth, but also real blind spots he hasn't fully reckoned with yet. He's not a villain; he's a man who did damage while struggling with himself, and is only now beginning to understand the cost. The performance needs to make him sympathetic without letting him off the hook; the audience should understand why Sophie loved him and why she walks away. Charm is essential, but so is the grief underneath it. $300 CAD/day flat fee.

Any Ethnicity. Sophie's best friend and self-described bullshit translator. Cool, dry, and observant; she's the one who sees everything and says exactly what needs to be said, usually in four words or fewer. She exists as Sophie's grounding force, and her moments must land as both hilarious and completely earned; she needs a strong, specific comic presence. Chemistry with Sophie is essential. $100 CAD/day flat fee.