Selected open roles for talent

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Dick's Mother

Female - 35 to 60 yrsDay Player Non union
Project title
Enemy's Dad
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Thursday August 28, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Skeptical and hostile towards Diana, supportive of her son's marriage to Serena. $200 /10 hrs (likely shorter) + OT

Assistant

Male - 18 to 35 yrsDay Player Non union
Project title
Enemy's Dad
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Thursday August 28, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Leon's assistant who helps locate a missing Diana. $180 /8 hrs (likely shorter) + OT

Security Guard

Male - 20 to 50 yrsDay Player Non union
Project title
Enemy's Dad
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Thursday August 28, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

A mall security guard who detains Diana on suspicion of theft. $120 /6 hrs (likely shorter)

Female Anchor

Female - 20 to 40 yrsDay Player Non union
Project title
Enemy's Dad
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Thursday August 28, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Reports on Leon Pullman's engagement. $120 /6 hrs (likely shorter)

Doctor

Male - 35 to 60 yrsDay Player Non union
Project title
Enemy's Dad
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Thursday August 28, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Informs Diana and Leon about their pregnancy status. $120 /6 hrs (likely shorter)

University Dean

Male - 35 to 60 yrsDay Player Non union
Project title
Enemy's Dad
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Thursday August 28, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Accompanies Leon and disperses a crowd during a bullying incident. $120 /6 hrs (likely shorter)

Nurse

Female - 18 to 40 yrsDay Player Non union
Project title
Enemy's Dad
Media
Mini-Series
Due date
Thursday August 28, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

A hospital nurse who announces the safe delivery of Diana's baby. $120 /6 hrs (likely shorter)

Ken

Male - 26 to 35 yrsLead Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Paradiso
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday September 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Ken is a black market plastic surgeon. He has an unsettling personality with a phone inviting and friendly tone. He is sinister in every aspect but. Slightly over the top.

Carson

Male - 18 to 28 yrsSupporting Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Paradiso
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday September 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Carson is your average goodlooking male. He looks straight out of a 2000s abrecrombie ad. Fit or toned. Attractive features. Meant to potray the stereotypical male mode. Slightly cocky.

News Anchor

Female - 20 to 32 yrsSmall Principal Non unionUnpaid
Project title
Paradiso
Media
Short Film
Due date
Tuesday September 2, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

News anchor on the tv. Reporting crime.

TEENAGE GIRL

Female - 15 to 21 yrsPrincipal (PP) Non union
Project title
PROJECT OMA - NEW ROLE (TEENAGE GIRL)
Media
Commercial
Due date
Thursday August 21, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

All Ethnicities. Female, 15–21 years old. A vulnerable teen on the verge of a breakdown, sad, scared, and overwhelmed in a clinic scene with a compassionate doctor. Note: Must be able to cry convincingly on camera. Speaking line: “I can’t take it anymore.” Seeking a performance with authentic emotional range, subtle and naturalistic.

Woman 1

Female Lead Union or Non union
Project title
The Happy Prince
Media
Musical
Due date
Friday August 22, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Swallow, Foundry Workman, and others

Woman 2

Female Lead Union or Non union
Project title
The Happy Prince
Media
Musical
Due date
Friday August 22, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Main Narrator (though narration is sometimes shared), Mother, Playwright, Match-Girl, Mayor, Prof. of Ornithology, and others.

Woman 3

Female Lead Union or Non union
Project title
The Happy Prince
Media
Musical
Due date
Friday August 22, 2025
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

The Happy Prince, and others. This role requires advanced piano skills. Please contact tom.carson@smiletheatre.com for music sides.

Samuel

Trans-male - 70 to 99 yrsLead Union or Non union
Project title
Untitled Thom Fitzgerald Film
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Friday August 22, 2025
Submissions from
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Charlottetown, St. John's, Sudbury, Kelowna
Role description

Samuel is a retired pianist living in Halifax. He has been married to Clara for over 30 years, and they are confronting the realities of aging. Ideal age is 80s. The character is a transgender male.

Dooley

Male - 6 to 14 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
THE TRADES SEASON 3-Nova Scotia
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 18, 2025
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

First Nations (MUST BE) Taser's son - Nova Scotia local, 6-14 (SMALL), must be able to SWIM. Dooley is the foul-mouthed, mischievous son of Taser and likes to get what he wants, when he wants it. Needs to be able to run, cannonball in the water and be sly. He blackmails Backwoods and Audrey and loves avoiding getting in trouble with his dad at all costs. High energy but able to focus on the task at hand.

Mary

Female - 6 to 14 yrsActor Union
Project title
THE TRADES SEASON 3-Nova Scotia
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 18, 2025
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

First Nations (MUST BE) Taser's daughter - Nova Scotia local, 6-14 (SMALL), must be able to SWIM. Mary Frances is the precocious, curious daughter of Taser and likes to taunt the adults around her. Needs to be able to run, cannonball in the water and have fun.

Big Burly Guy

Male - 28 to 48 yrsActor Union
Project title
THE TRADES SEASON 3-Nova Scotia
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 18, 2025
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

All ethnicities, must be a Nova Scotia taxpayer and local. This big guy, probably a mechanic or construction guy on his lunch break, just wants to eat his sushi in peace and go to the restaurant’s bathroom. But Todd is holding up the stall and frustrates him. Subtle and sarcastic.

Woman One

Female - 30 to 40 yrsActor Union
Project title
THE TRADES SEASON 3-Nova Scotia
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 18, 2025
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

All ethnicities, must be a Nova Scotia taxpayer and local. Just wants to enjoy a drink at the Leaky Pipe but has to fend off the locals to have a beer in peace.

Car Crew Gal and Guy

All - 25 to 45 yrsActor Union
Project title
THE TRADES SEASON 3-Nova Scotia
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 18, 2025
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

All ethnicities, must be able to DRIVE, must be a Nova Scotia taxpayer and local. These Conch trades workers just want to park so they can clock in at the refinery, but Taser has taken up all the spots. Please give a read for both roles. These workers are frustrated, but not over-the-top.