Open Roles in Production of "Senior Discount"
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Casting actors to portray roles in "Senior Discount" film. Please, see the details below. About the project: When 52 year old Susan loses her job to AI, her apartment to developers and her dignity to society, she’s left juggling some seriously tough choices. Enter Tammy, a no-nonsense senior farmer with a soft spot for lost souls. But when reality hits hard, Susan bolts, beginning a whirlwind journey of self discovery and unexpected lessons in what truly matters. Rate: UBCP/ACTRA or Equivalent. UBCP ULB 40 under indie. Negotiated fee, copy and credit. Additional information: Audition Location via self tape. Shoot/Performance Date(s) May/June 2025 approx. 9 shooting days. Shoot/Performance Location(s) Langford, BC and surrounding areas. Submission Deadline February 15, 2025. When applying, please submit resume, head shot, and demo reel and indicate the character name in the subject line.
13 roles
(Lead) Female presenting, 52, upper management, has lived an adventurous life, traveled, never married, single, no kids, struggles with aging, desperate and lost. All in one day Susan's life collapses, she loses her job and her apartment. She has no retirement or savings to help her get through this difficult time, she tries her best to survive and get to Toronto to live with her only family, her nephew.
(Supporting) Female presenting, 70’s, smart, cool and calm, hard but kind, strong, a leader. Tammy has created a farm/community for seniors to live out a life full of purpose. She is correcting her karma from her past, giving kindness and second chances to those who need it, but those who don’t truly deserve it will see how cold she can be.
Male presenting. Wild hair, a hippy who's lived a life of rock & roll, spiritually enlightened via shrooms, a heart of gold.
Male presenting. A gardener, works a minimum wage job and likes it, lives everyday with gratitude and joy. Must be comfortable in minimal clothing.
Lives with a disability, positive nature, experiences physical highs and lows, maintains a practical outlook.
Female presenting. A grey witch, mysterious, kind and sweet, wise & bumbling.
Male presenting. A partygoer, chill, comforting, supportive, understanding, loves his mom.
Female presenting. A partygoer, savvy, cool, overly confident, self righteous influencer, crypto smart.
Female presenting. Susan's boss, young, hip, too cool, clueless, works in marketing.
Looks 80's. Runs a coffee shop, small wiry person, a kind soul with a never give up attitude.
Partygoer, pumped, a party person.
A regular person who is forced to move.
Homeless, rough looking but mindful.
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