Open Roles in "Year After Year" Series
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Casting actors for web series "Year After Year". More details are below. About the project: "Year After Year" is a vertical short series that follows Victoria, a 25-year-old Taiwanese-Canadian writer feeling behind in life during Lunar New Year. After opening mysterious red envelopes from her Grandma, she meets alternate versions of herself—one who stayed in Taiwan and one from the future—forcing her to confront regret, comparison, and finally claim her own path. Rate: Non-Union. This is a volunteer production. Meals & craft services will be provided on set. Additional information: Shoot/Performance Date(s) July 18 & 19. Shoot/Performance Location(s) Metro Vancouver, BC. Submission Deadline July 10, 2026. Open to non-union actors only. When applying, please submit your full legal name, contact information including your phone number, head shot, demo reel (or previous acting footage), full availability confirmation for July 18 & 19. Subject line: "PROJECT: Year After Year - YOUR NAME - THE ROLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR".
7 roles
Taiwanese/Taiwanese Canadian. This role requires the talent to portray 3 different personas of Victoria: Present Victoria, Taiwan Victoria & Future Victoria. Present Victoria: A witty, insecure aspiring writer working at a bubble tea shop. Feels behind in life but hides it with sarcasm. Taiwan Victoria: Victoria’s alternate self who never left Taiwan. Language: English, Mandarin/Taiwanese
Taiwanese Warm, mysterious, quietly powerful. Speaks in Taiwanese and guides Victoria through the emotional lesson of the story. Language: English, Mandarin/Taiwanese.
Taiwanese/Chinese-Canadian Loving but traditional; concerned with appearances and family expectations. Language: English, Mandarin/Taiwanese.
Taiwanese/Chinese Friendly but unintentionally judgmental family member. Languages: English.
Taiwanese/Chinese Nosy, blunt, comedic auntie energy. Pressures Victoria about marriage and career. Language: English, Mandarin/Taiwanese.
Additional Character. Taiwanese/Chinese-Canadian Female, Victoria’s engaged cousin; represents the “on track” life Victoria compares herself to.
Additional Character. Taiwanese/Chinese-Canadian Male. Family presence at Lunar New Year dinner. Warm, grounded.
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