Renee is a quiet, intuitive and vigilant woman. She wakes up disoriented and alone in a remote forest, and is desperate and determined to find her way home. She discovers an isolated house and prepares her sharpest key when knocking on its door, ready to fend for herself. When Lorraine welcomes Renee into her home with a motherly warmth, she becomes dissociative and aware of her current state of panic. Renee is adamant about getting a phone, looking for any opportunity to get help. However, Lorraine convinces Renee to stay and rest until her son Malcolm arrives home to help her call home. Once Malcolm arrives, Renee anxiously waits for his phone to charge. While passing the time and exploring the home, she starts to notice eerie layers hidden beneath the welcoming surface: displayed photographs of different women. Malcolm’s frightening behaviour adds to her nerves, as she understands that her intuition is scarily correct. Renee is continuously alert that she is being watched by Malcolm, and her heightened awareness of danger fuels a defensive and instinctive reaction to escape.

Lorraine represses her fear of Malcolm with performative smiles and eerie gentleness. Her demeanor is warm, tender and welcoming towards Renee when she arrives at her house. As a woman, she sympathizes with Renee; however, Lorraine doesn’t warn her of Malcolm’s known danger. Instead, she convinces Renee to stay in their home until he arrives. Lorraine lures her in with food, warm drinks, and a hint at vulnerability when she reveals that she grieves the death of her daughter. She is the victim and enabler in the violent cycle Malcolm perpetuates, as she submits to him by remaining quiet and compliant. Seemingly accustomed to this cycle, Lorraine remains emotionless with every action.

Malcolm is a charismatic, controlling and volatile man who has a predatory fixation on women. His obsession with Renee begins with a performative politeness, growing into a ritualistic and calculative psychological manipulation. His goal is to keep Renee confined in his home. His initial forced charm progresses into pushy intrusion when Renee distances herself, resulting in an irritation that fuels a violent aggression. He uses his male presence as a threat to enforce control and instill fear in Renee and Lorraine; snake-like, his calm and controlled speech unexpectedly turns into harsh and chilling tones. He can’t accept when things don’t go his way, especially when he expects perfection and total submission in the domestic tasks Lorraine performs.

South-East Asian Male | Must be proficient in Khmer Sentimental, hopeful, comfortably rooted in old habits. --- Homme sud-asiatique | Doit maîtriser le khmer Sensible, optimiste, ancré dans ses habitudes.

Pou's son. South-East Asian Male Practical, devoted, culturally distant. --- Fils de Pou. Homme sud-asiatique Pratique, dévoué, éloigné de sa culture.

Pou’s grand-son Asian or Mixed-Asian Boy Observant, distant, quietly curious. --- Petit-fils de Pou Garçon asiatique ou d’origines mixtes Observateur, réservé, discrètement curieux.

Person of colour | Male Quiet, introspective, wandering soul. --- Personne racisée | Homme Silencieux, introspectif, esprit vagabond.

INDIGENOUS WOMEN PERFORMERS PREFERRED, KOOTENAY, CREE OR CROSS-BORDER NATIONS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT. Kamiah is a cross-border Barbie who switches life directions as fast as she switches outfits. Warm, chaotic, sparkly, and magnetic, she has declared twelve community college majors, loves Lizzo-level affirmations, and is everyone’s favourite little sister even when she creates friendly chaos. She is figuring out what she wants and what growing up looks like.

INDIGENOUS WOMEN PERFORMERS PREFERRED, KOOTENAY, CREE OR CROSS-BORDER NATIONS ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT. Hailey is brilliant, hyper-attentive, organized, and unravelling in real time. After a childhood filled with tradish upbringing, she is now entering a late-blooming wild-child-era after losing her Harvard scholarship and moving home. She sees the big picture of historical trauma, wants to do right by her community while working at a resort that tests every value she has.

NON NATIVE MALE. CASTING LOCAL SASKATCHEWAN ACTORS ONLY. An ex-oil and gas executive who took one heroic dose of acid in the eighties and became a full-time wellness enthusiast. He is loyal, practical, conflict-avoidant, spiritually co-dependent, possibly bisexual, and absolutely lost without a powerful woman to orbit. Linen is his whole personality.

CASTING LOCAL SASKATCHEWAN ACTORS ONLY. A healing therapist at the Last Resort, this character is facilitating an experimental health and wellness therapy when Hailey accidentally walks in the studio.

Gerard, 40-60, is a rugged, traditional man with very strong values. By upholding high expectations for his family and himself, he’s not afraid to be blunt. His passion and talent for cuisine have grown infected by the poison of his view of tradition. Above all, he is a hypocrite. Although he says he values tradition, he fails to serve it in his family’s honor. (The role requires a French accent and a little bit of French speaking is an asset) Gérard - 40-60 ans, homme. Père robuste et traditionnel, porteur de valeurs extrêmement fortes. Exigeant envers sa famille comme envers lui-même, il n’a aucune difficulté à être direct, voire brutal. Sa passion et son talent pour la cuisine ont été corrompus par l’obsession toxique qu’il a du passé et de la tradition. Par-dessus tout, c’est un hypocrite : bien qu’il prêche l’importance de l’héritage, il ne l’honore pas réellement au sein de sa propre famille. (The role requires a French accent and a little bit of French speaking is an asset) This role is budgeted for Toronto locals ONLY.

To play younger. Luka is quiet, awkward, observant. He always feels one step behind everyone else, but there's a softness to him.

To play younger. Yaz is bright, resless, warm. He talks fast, jokes faster and uses confidence to hide uncertainty.

Spunky, wants to appear laid back. Cares more about people then she'd ever let on.

Sleezy, cocky, pushy. Maybe old for his group, but popular in his own right.

Usually seen alongside Juno, he's sweaty, loud and borders on abnoxious.

Usually seen alongside Zak, his energy preceeds him.

Yaz' older sister, and a host to the friend group.

Just trying to get through this shift.