Microdrama
"Lights. Camera. DEADBEAT"
Details
Union:
Non union
Area of media:
Microdrama
Network:
Paid?:
No
Rates:
?? COMPENSATION Rate: (Non Union) $300 - Lead Roles $200 - Supporting Roles Lodging: Provided (Night Prior of Shooting Date) Food: Meals are provided on set, as well as a per diem on travel days. Travel: 150$ one time travel stipend provided if in Toronto, 50$ from Ottawa.
Deadline:
Nov 21, 2025
Auditions:
WE WILL BE BOOKING OFF SELF TAPES (NO IN PERSON)
Callbacks:
Nov 21, 2025 
Shooting locations:
Montreal, Quebec
Cities for response:
Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadEVIEFemale 23 - 27 Years old
Description
?? [LEAD] EVIE WILDE (Female, 23–27 to play 24, Any Ethnicity)
Screen Time: Full (drives POV)
Performance Arc: Media-trained pop star who wants a father but refuses to be exploited; evolves from polite control ? shaken ? strategic, steel-spined.

Key Scene Moments:
Doorstep “reunion” under paparazzi glare.
Shuts down Ray’s “family discount” pitch on speaker with her manager.
Confronts exploitative “apology/likeness” doc; finds Ray’s hidden camera.
Public collapse beat: whispers threat (“I can afford lawyers”), flips power.
Quiet finale: chooses mom over myth; emotional release.
Required Range: Subtle micro-expressions for tight vertical framing; contained panic ? decisive calm; credible PR poise.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadRAY MEEKSMale 45 - 55 Years old
Description
?? [LEAD] RAY MEEKS (Male, 45–55 to play late-40s, Any Ethnicity)
Screen Time: Heavy
Performance Arc: Charismatic, washed ex-manager who weaponizes charm; swings from “contrite dad” to coercive blackmailer to performative victim.

Key Scene Moments:
Pap-bait entrance: “There’s my daughter.”
Flashback contrast (youthful cruelty vs. present-day polish).
Slides predatory doc (name/likeness grab), gets caught recording.
Sidewalk “collapse” performance and whispered shakedown.
Ultimatum: 24 hours or smear campaign.
Required Range: Salesman warmth ? cold manipulation; fake remorse; public tears on cue; rapid pivots.
Special Skills: Safe, repeatable staged fall to grass; comfort performing to cameras/press; precise prop business (briefcase, hidden cam).
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadANGELAFemale 45 - 55 Years old
Description
?? [LEAD] RAY MEEKS (Male, 45–55 to play late-40s, Any Ethnicity)
Screen Time: Heavy
Performance Arc: Charismatic, washed ex-manager who weaponizes charm; swings from “contrite dad” to coercive blackmailer to performative victim.

Key Scene Moments:
Pap-bait entrance: “There’s my daughter.”
Flashback contrast (youthful cruelty vs. present-day polish).
Slides predatory doc (name/likeness grab), gets caught recording.
Sidewalk “collapse” performance and whispered shakedown.
Ultimatum: 24 hours or smear campaign.
Required Range: Salesman warmth ? cold manipulation; fake remorse; public tears on cue; rapid pivots.
Special Skills: Safe, repeatable staged fall to grass; comfort performing to cameras/press; precise prop business (briefcase, hidden cam).
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadSASHAFemale 25 - 35 Years old
Description
?? [SUPPORTING LEAD] SASHA (Any Gender, 25–35 to play late-20s/early-30s, Any Ethnicity)
Screen Time: Light–Moderate (voice only)
Performance Arc: Loyal publicist/manager—a fixer who goes from triage to attack dog once Ray exposes himself.

Key Scene Moments:
Speakerphone crisis lines (“TMZ in 10,” sponsors nervous).
Legal escalation beats; cease-and-desist text payoff.
Required Range: Rapid-fire, precise delivery; dry humor under pressure; credible industry authority.
Special Skills: Crisp diction for V.O./on-set audio.