Paternity
Location: Calgary, Alberta & Vancouver, British Columbia
Audition / Call Type: Films
We are casting for ‘Paternity’, a road-movie about the journey a young woman goes on after being invited to her estranged father’s wedding, re-meeting him and her half-sister along the way.
Starting filming in Calgary (with Dinah), with a couple of stops between there and Vancouver (Olivia and Abigail).
Improvisation skills appreciated, but not necessary.
Dinah Collins (F, 25 – 35)
An openly bold and confident young woman whose father walked out on her and her mother when she was six.
Whilst she has no need for her father (she has managed this long without him), she is interested in seeing how he has turned out, and meeting her half-siblings from his later relationships.
Improvisation ability appreciated, but not necessary.
Abigail Marie Collins (F, 18- 28)
Dinah’s half-sister from one of their father’s other relationships after he left her and her mother.
Abigail is kind, caring, and very much a “Daddy’s girl”, who is looking to study and work in music in the future.
Abigail is also a closeted lesbian, which Dinah helps her to admit to herself during their time together.
Abigail is a little underdeveloped, but we are happy to work with the actress to develop her out further.
Improv and musical ability appreciated, but not necessary.
Olivia Louise Carter (F, 30+)
Olivia is Dinah & Abigail’s father’s fiancee, and heavily pregnant with their sibling.
Olivia is kind and caring to those around her, especially those that she is close to, and is the one that ‘pushed’ William to get back in contact with his estranged daughter, Dinah, after all but abandoning her at the age of six.
Olivia is a little underdeveloped, but we are happy to work with the actress to develop her out further.
Improv and musical ability appreciated, but not necessary.
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: Calgary, Alberta & Vancouver, British Columbia
Please submit to: yalexander65@yahoo.com by 01/31/2023 9:30 PM
Please attach a head-shot and resume, and a short improvised self-tape of your chosen character.
Dinah – Describing how your estranged father has got in contact for the first time since you were six, inviting you to his wedding and to meet half-sister Abigail?
Abigail – Her nervous-apprehension at meeting her older sister Dinah for the first time. (She’s sure they’ll get along, but what if she has ‘issues’ with their father being out of the picture for so long, or ‘Daddy’ gets closer to her than Abigail herself).
Olivia – A short piece describing Olivia’s thought on her upcoming wedding to William, and her ‘pushing’ of him to get back in contact with estranged-daughter Dinah?
This casting notice was posted by: Yvonne Alexander