Wayne is a weedy 19 year old - scrawny, with head phones. He lives in Regent Park, has quit high school where he used to play guitar, then moved to DJing at all-ages dance clubs. He lives in a cramped apartment with his single mother who works days, and his younger brother. He makes side money delivering drugs on his bike, for a tough supervising dealer. This day, he delivers drugs to a secret hiding place, ordered by textsides - supposedly from a rich teenager.

Sophisticated mother, who can be very charming but determined. Her world was destroyed when her teenage son Noah died from an overdose of fentanyl. She now lives alone in a large elegant house, and takes great care of a garden full of medicinal plants.

Ethan is a 24-year-old filmmaker whose career is on the up and up. He is deep in post-production on his latest film, Traintracks, an autobiographical horror movie based on the mysterious disappearance of his friend several years before. Despite maintaining a confident outer composure, Ethan's inner neurosis grows more troublesome by the day. He's not being truthful about what really happened to his friend, and having to relive the experience day after day through making his movie is slowly eating him alive. When he begins to hear a mysterious, all too familiar noise in the film, this is the final tipping point towards a total breakdown. Looking for performers who are able to play complex psychological distress with just a look.

Katie is the sound mixer on our protagonist Ethan's horror film Traintracks. She is an intelligent, pragmatic person with a passion for her craft who acts as a grounding foil to Ethan's increasing paranoia. She's not the closest of friends with Ethan - finding him a little smug and pretentious - but is here to do a job and do it well. However, even she finds herself unnerved by the emotional effect this mysterious sound cue is clearly having on her director.

Wendy is the seasoned and dedicated conservation coordinator at the Nova Scotia Conservation Agency. Her diligence and desire to help can, at times, come across as condescending, especially to Frank who is sensitive to that type of treatment, though her intentions are well-meaning.

A well-meaning but inexperienced temporary replacement at the Mahone Bay clinic who struggles to manage the overflow of patients in the absence of the regular doctor.

The calm and practical front desk worker at the Mahone Bay clinic who tries to manage a crowded waiting room with patience and courtesy.

A by-the-book but courteous officer called to investigate Quincy’s missing watch. Though skeptical of foul play, he follows procedure, even checking Cole’s laundry bag, and later suggests Sullivan’s Crossing may need added security as the campground grows.

A six-year-old boy suffering from a painful rash, Sam is fidgety and tearful while waiting to be seen at the clinic.

A concerned parent in the clinic waiting room, trying to soothe her young son while navigating a long wait.

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