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NEWPORT CHRISTMAS

Project Type: Movie for Television

Union Status: SAG-AFTRA

Submission Deadline: 02/28/2025

Please note if you live local to Buffalo/can work as a Buffalo local hire.

Network: Hallmark

Start Date(s): o/a March 16th – April 6th

Audition Date(s): week of 2/25

Shoot Location: Buffalo, NY

Rate of Pay / Contract: SAG scale + 10%

Additional Project Info:

SHARON – cast

TERRY – cast

We are committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to disability, race and ethnicity, age, color, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by law unless specifically indicated.

Roles:

[CHRISTINE GARDNER] SUPPORTING. Female in her 30’s, stylish, warm, competent and modern. She’s a true problem solver and takes care of everything around the museum. She has a love for history so when Sharon shows up from 1905 it is a dream come true. She also has a love for her co-worker Francis. Inexplicably she thinks he is out of her league so she keeps those feelings to herself. NYC local hire. Works approx 8 days.

[FRANCIS DUNN] SUPPORTING. Male in his 30’s, a boyishly handsome but nerdy museum employee. He is not thrown at all when the prospect of a time traveled historical figure shows up-in fact, he loves science fiction, so this is a fun challenge for him. He has a tactical talent for research and hidden feelings for Christine, his boss. NYC local hire. Works approx 8 days.

[ADAM/REX] SUPPORTING. Male in his late 40’s. Coast Guard and all around Seaman. Guarded and keeps his cards close to the chest. He is from 1905 but has been living in modern times for awhile. Split between helping reconcile the past and living in the now. Ideally should have some comfortability with mannerisms and physicality to that era. NYC local hire. Works approx 8 days.

[ALBERT STEWART] Male in his 50’s, Patriarch of the Grafton Estate. Gruff and formal even for 1905. Loves his daughter Sharon but they often butt heads as he guides her towards a future she does not want but he thinks is best. Ideally should have some comfortability with mannerisms and physicality to that era. NYC local hire. Works approx 3 days.

[SADIE] Female in her 30-50’s. The Grafton’s Lady’s Maid forever. This kind, winsome, harried and adorable woman from 1905 is in charge of all things at the Estate but most of all the plucky Sharon whom she loves but is often exhausted by. Comedy a plus. Ideally should have some comfortability with mannerisms and physicality to that era. Buffalo, NY local hire. Works approx 2 days.

[ADA] Female in her 20’s. Pretty, sweet but barely getting by. A 1905 young mother who holds her CHILD as she sells Chestnuts from her cart on the street. Ideally should have some comfortability with mannerisms and physicality to that era. Buffalo, NY local hire. Works approx 3 days.

[MAVEN] Female in her late 30’s/early 40’s. A pretty, sweet woman with a nice smile, something idyllic about her. She is ADAM/REX’s fiancé in 2025 and just wonderful enough to keep him from ever going back to 1905. DAY PLAYER. Buffalo, NY local hire. Works approx 1 day.

[SERVANT] Male 40’s-50’s. Works at the 1905 Grafton Estate. Strong, upright and very formal he reads aloud the names of the guests as they arrive to the ball. Ideally should have some comfortability with mannerisms and physicality to that era. DAY PLAYER. Buffalo, NY local hire. Works approx 2 days.

[TOURIST] Female in her 40’s-50’s. Romanticizes the past and thinks she knows a bit about it, but can be a bit pushy and blunt speaking. DAY PLAYER. Buffalo, NY local hire. Works approx 1 day.

[VENDOR] Female in his 20’s-30’s. She runs her own custom ornament booth. Friendly and loves crafting. DAY PLAYER. Buffalo, NY local hire. Works approx 1 day.

Storyline: When a spirited woman from 1905 Newport is mysteriously transported to the present day, she finds herself drawn to a passionate historian obsessed with the legend of her disappearance. As they uncover the truth behind her fate, she must choose between returning to her time or embracing a love that defies the ages.

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