Selected open roles for talent

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KYLE

Male - 20 to 28 yrsRecurring Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

KYLE is a bro comic on the stand up circuit. CAUCASIAN

BIJU

Male - 40 to 60 yrsRecurring Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

BIJU runs the Four Corners Motel Restaurant and stage for the Stand Up/Karaoke nights. He likes Sherry's vibe and turns out to be a big champion of her work. BIPOC

KENNY

Male - 12 to 14 yrsRecurring Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

KENNY is River's half brother and son of Leonard and Tiffany. He fights with his brother a lot, it feels like an unhealthy competition egged on by his parents. INDIGENOUS

MICK

Male - 58 to 70 yrsRecurring Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

Mick runs a local pawn shop that Jade frequents. OPEN ETHNICITY

JOSEPHINE

Female - 15 to 18 yrsRecurring Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

JOSEPHINE is Sage's EX best friend who is running against Sage for President of the Indigenous Student Alliance! INDIGENOUS

MICHAEL

Male - 38 to 48 yrsRecurring Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

40’s, nerdy and has aged well. MICHAEL is a tenured professor who may or may not be Jade's dad. CAUCASIAN

PRINCIPAL BEACH

All - 30 to 60 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

The Principal of the elementary school, PRINCIPAL BEACH has to have a tough conversation with Leonard and Tiffany. INDIGENOUS

MONICA LARUE

Female - 30 to 55 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

A Therapist who is counselling Leonard and Tiffany, MONICA may not be Indigenous but she does have a Masters in psychology, psychotherapy and Native studies...CAUCASIAN

KARL

Male - 25 to 35 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
I Can't Save You - WINNIPEG ONLY
Media
TV Series
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Winnipeg
Role description

KARL is a German man who loves the Indigenous Culture and he and his buddies are cosplaying to have an "authentic Indian wedding experience". **Will have to learn Cree or Anishinaabemowin CAUCASIAN

LIVI

Female - 16 to 20 yrsLead Union
Project title
THE PIANO - TORONTO
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday August 14, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Female, 14 to 20 years old, Korean. Olivia “Livi” Ye-rin Kim (14 years old) is a passionate and impulsive teen who resists showing her vulnerability after her mother's death. She's not someone who's afraid to say what's on her mind. The beloved baby of the once 3-piece single-mom family, she's energetic and active and has an assertive attitude that can command the room. When her volatile moods get in the way of coping with grief, she relies on her older sister Maddie – the only person who can lead this fiery teen... LEAD. **Ideally looking for someone a minimum of 16 years old for this role to play younger - but open to casting a minor.**

MADDIE

Female - 16 to 22 yrsLead Union
Project title
THE PIANO - TORONTO
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday August 14, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

16 to 22 years old; Korean. Madeline “Maddie” Min-young Kim (16 years old) is an observant, methodical, and intelligent teen who responds to her mother’s death with numbness. As the eldest daughter of a Korean immigrant family, she knows how to roll up her sleeves and look after the household. She has complex feelings about her place in the once 3-piece family, but her heart is big enough to contain them all. She knows her sister Livi well – perhaps better than Livi knows herself – and brings them to relief... LEAD. **Ideally looking for someone 17-18 years old who has finished high school for this role to play younger - but we are open to casting a minor. Minimum 16 years old.**

SUE

Female - 45 to 55 yrsPrincipal Union
Project title
THE PIANO - TORONTO
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday August 14, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Female, 45 to 55 years old, Korean. Korean accent & Korean speaking skills are a plus. Sue Su-gyeong Choi (50 years old), a Korean immigrant and childless woman grieving her younger sister’s death, is fatigued at the prospect of now having to raise her two teen nieces. As the eldest sister herself, Sue is familiar with the burden of taking care of family – but she’s not coping very well now and resorts to self-medicating, switching back and forth between cigarettes and pricey herbal medicines. She makes the decision to sell off the piano that once belonged to her sister, triggering her nieces to react... PRINCIPAL.

MOM

Female - 35 to 45 yrsActor Union
Project title
THE PIANO - TORONTO
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday August 14, 2026
Submissions from
Toronto
Role description

Female, 35 to 45 years old; Korean. A single mother, Korean (45 years old) who immigrated to Canada more than a decade ago, Mom is a resilient woman with a carefree spirit who finds joy and expression when playing improvisational jazz – her favourite genre – on the piano. Known as “Ms. Choi” to her students, she makes income as a music and piano teacher to support her family of 3. She treats her two daughters differently, but might not realize it... ACTOR ROLE. **Must adequately play the piano. If actor can provide a reel of them playing a piano piece that is a plus.** NOTE: We will not see this actor’s face.

LIVI

Female - 16 to 20 yrsLead Union
Project title
THE PIANO - VANCOUVER
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday August 14, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

Female, 14 to 20 years old, Korean. Olivia “Livi” Ye-rin Kim (14 years old) is a passionate and impulsive teen who resists showing her vulnerability after her mother's death. She's not someone who's afraid to say what's on her mind. The beloved baby of the once 3-piece single-mom family, she's energetic and active and has an assertive attitude that can command the room. When her volatile moods get in the way of coping with grief, she relies on her older sister Maddie – the only person who can lead this fiery teen... LEAD. **Ideally looking for someone a minimum of 16 years old for this role to play younger - but open to casting a minor.**

MADDIE

Female - 16 to 22 yrsLead Union
Project title
THE PIANO - VANCOUVER
Media
Short Film
Due date
Friday August 14, 2026
Submissions from
Vancouver
Role description

16 to 22 years old; Korean. Madeline “Maddie” Min-young Kim (16 years old) is an observant, methodical, and intelligent teen who responds to her mother’s death with numbness. As the eldest daughter of a Korean immigrant family, she knows how to roll up her sleeves and look after the household. She has complex feelings about her place in the once 3-piece family, but her heart is big enough to contain them all. She knows her sister Livi well – perhaps better than Livi knows herself – and brings them to relief... LEAD. **Ideally looking for someone 17-18 years old who has finished high school for this role to play younger - but we are open to casting a minor. Minimum 16 years old.**

ERIC

Male - 44 to 52 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
WHAT IF
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

Eric is engaged to Marley and is a ‘perfect’ catch for her, at least according to her family. When they split, he has a fling with Marley’s bestie Krissy. Marley loves Eric, but she’s not “in love” with him. When she leaves him at the altar, it throws his whole life into disarray. Any ethnicity.

JANICE WALKER

Female - 44 to 49 yrsSupporting Union
Project title
WHAT IF
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

Marley’s ‘Mix up’. Janice was raised by Jim and Flo, birth daughter to Rose and Peter. Although she’s known about the birth mix-up since she was a teenager and come to terms with it, her life has been far from perfect. She's built a good life selling lakeside homes and has a wonderful relationship with her parents, but still, she can't help but feel like something is missing. Janice is protective of her parents and their decision when the truth comes out. Caucasian. Should be believable to have been switched at birth with Marley, played by Leanne Melissa Bishop.

ROSE CHANSEY

Female - 65 to 80 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
WHAT IF
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

Rose is the matriarch of the family, a dynamic character who appears to be perfect, with her life and family all together. However, we quickly learn that beneath the surface she is unraveling from the family secret she’s been holding onto. She is married to Peter and raised Marley. Caucasian. Should be believable as a possible birth parent of Marley, played by Leanne Melissa Bishop (does not need to be blond hair blue eyes).

PETER CHANSEY

Male - 65 to 80 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
WHAT IF
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

Peter raised Marley and has been married to Rose for forty years. He doesn’t always agree with all of Rose’s tactics, but stands united with her choices. He has a deep love for his family and wants the best for his children. Peter becomes very conflicted when faced with the tough decision of divulging a family secret. Caucasian. Should be believable as a possible birth parent of Marley, played by Leanne Melissa Bishop (does not need to be blond hair blue eyes).

KRISSY

Female - 43 to 48 yrsLarge Principal Union
Project title
WHAT IF
Media
Feature Film
Due date
Monday August 17, 2026
Submissions from
Halifax
Role description

Small town girl, Marley’s bestie and partner in crime. Krissy loves her job at the town’s favorite late night bar and would do anything for Marley. Things get complicated when she has a fling with her old high school boyfriend and Marley’s ex-fiancé Eric. Any ethnicity.