ReelShort's Micro-drama "Dark Notes" Seeks Paid Cast in BC
ONLY LOCAL, TORONTO AND WINNIPEG TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Seeking cast to portray roles in ReelShort's Micro-drama "Dark Notes". Please, see the details below. About the project: At the elite Le Moyne Conservatory, 19-year-old piano prodigy Ivory Westbrook is fighting to survive an abusive home, crushing debt, and a reputation that reduces her talent to scandal, all while chasing the prestigious Leopold Fellowship that could change her life. When the magnetic and uncompromising new professor, Emeric Marceaux, recognizes her raw brilliance, their intense mentorship quickly blurs into a forbidden relationship charged with power, ambition, and desire, one that could cost them both everything. As Ivory faces a violent classmate determined to humiliate her, a manipulative dean pulling strings behind the scenes, and a brother who would sell her future for cash, she must decide whether risking her heart and her career for Emeric is worth the fallout, or whether in this dangerous game of control and obsession, she’s the one being played. Rate: Non union. $200-500 + OT depending on the role, lead rate negotiable for actors with previous viral vertical show experience. Out of province actors will only be considered for lead roles. For all out of the province actors: Round trip flights - economy; Ground transportation from/to the airport, accommodation from/to set; hotel accommodation; Per diem CAD $50.00 per day. However, if the production covers meal expenses, the per diem may be reduced as follows: Breakfast: $10; Lunch: $15; Dinner: $25.00. Additional information: Shooting starts: Mar 27, 2026. Shooting finishes: Apr 5, 2026. Shooting locations: Metro Vancouver, BC. Deadline: Mar 16, 2026. If interested, please apply.
7 role s
Lead. Charismatic, disciplined, intellectually dominant. A former scholarship student who climbed into elite academia, Emeric is brilliant but morally conflicted. He struggles between protecting Ivory’s future and succumbing to his own desire. He carries the weight of a prior scandal engineered by Joanne. Intimacy scenes (kissing, physical closeness, dominance play dynamics). Physical altercations (throws cymbal, grabs Prescott). On-screen driving.
Lead. A once-in-a-generation piano prodigy from a severely abusive and impoverished home. Intelligent, resilient, emotionally raw. Ivory survives through grit and manipulation when necessary, but beneath her survival instincts is a deeply vulnerable young woman desperate for freedom and recognition. Her arc moves from exploited victim to someone reclaiming agency, though at great personal cost. Intimacy scenes (kissing, straddling). Stunt scenes (kidnapping, being dragged).
Supporting. Seductive, intelligent, vindictive. Joanne previously staged compromising photos and framed Emeric, ruining his career. She returns to blackmail him and remove Ivory as competition. Cold, strategic, never hysterical, she is calculating and precise Intimacy scenes (kissing). Physical intimidation (hair pulling). A qualified Intimacy Coordinator and a certified Stunt Coordinator will be engaged for all applicable scenes to ensure performer safety and adherence to industry standards.
Supporting. Entitled dean’s son. Wealthy, cruel, and enjoys humiliation games. Views Ivory as property. Physical violence (pinning, grabbing). A certified Stunt Coordinator will be engaged for all applicable scenes to ensure performer safety and adherence to industry standards.
Supporting. Ivory’s older brother. Drug addicted, volatile, resentful. Sees Ivory as a financial asset. Knife threat sequence & kidnapping choreography. A certified Stunt Coordinator will be engaged for all applicable scenes to ensure performer safety and adherence to industry standards.
Supporting. Polished, composed, ruthless dean. Protects her son and manipulates fellowship outcomes. Controls reputations and uses leverage strategically.
Principal. Confident adult woman involved casually with Emeric. Represents his attempt at emotional displacement. Mature, self-assured, not naive. Non-graphic, implied intimacy scene. A qualified Intimacy Coordinator will be engaged for all applicable scenes to ensure performer safety and adherence to industry standards.
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