Feature Film
Christopher Street
Details
Union:
Union or Non union
Area of media:
Feature Film
Network:
Paid?:
Yes
Rates:
ACTRA - LBG Tier 3
Deadline:
July 18, 2026
Shooting starts:
Sept 14, 2026 
Shooting finishes:
Sept 25, 2026 
Shooting locations:
Toronto
Cities for response:
Toronto
Comments
Will have a second-unit shoot in the winter in New York/Connecticut
Storyline
A drama about a married literature professor in 1965 New York who turns her secret affair with a woman into the manuscript for her first novel, but when her husband grows suspicious and her publisher demands she erase the story’s lesbian romance, she must decide how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice for success.
Roles
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadMargaretFemale 30 - 40 Years old
Description
Margaret is a 1965 professor of literature at NYU — a closeted lesbian, she's in an unhappy marriage to Ross, a businessman, but she starts having an affair with a woman she meets at a coffeeshop in New York.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
LeadRossMale 35 - 50 Years old
Description
Ross is a businessman and WWII veteran — he believes in traditional values, but his wife has a job, which he somewhat resents, because it takes away from her "wifely duties."
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingDr. PembrokeMale 50 - 65 Years old
Description
Dr. Pembroke is the chair of the English department at NYU in 1965 — he acts as a mentor figure to Margaret, who he remembers when she was still a student, before she was a professor.
Role typeRoleGender & Age range
SupportingMr. JewettMale 45 - 60 Years old
Description
Mr. Jewett is a publisher based in 1965 New York. Politically, he's more liberal-leaning, but he believes in business and selling books above all else.