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Project Details
Project	Dad's In The Attic (Montreal/Ottawa Notice)
Union	Union
Episode	26 1/2 hour Episodes
Area of Media	TV Series
Network	YTV, France 2
Production Company	Muse Entertaninment, Summit Crescent Productions, Breakout Films
Executive Producer	James Nadler, Michael Prupas & George Campana
Producer(s)	Jesse Prupas & Astrid Lecerf
Director	TBD
Creator	James Nadler
Casting Director	Larissa  Mair
Casting Assistant	Lisa Campbell
Audition Location(s)	TBD
Shooting Location(s)	Ottawa
Script Availability	Day One, Shake The Box & Outsourcing
Contact Info:	60 Sumach Street Toronto, Ontario M5A 3J7 Email:larissa@jigsawcasting.com
City(s) for Transmission	Ottawa, Montreal

Key Dates, Rates and Union
Deadline For Submissions	Thursday, December 20, 2007  ASAP!!!
Auditions	TBD (around the 3rd week of January)
Call Backs	TBD
Shooting Starts	May 5th 2008
Shooting Finishes	September 5th 2008
Rates & Union:	ACTRA SCALE + 50%

Storyline and Comments

Storyline: For Eli, Avalon and Veronique (Ronnie) Keller, life is so sweet. Three latchkey kids, they’ve made their house into the neighborhood social hub. Their folks work long and hard at their careers and the Keller kids like it that way. Teen insanity rules! But then their Dad is downsized, and the Keller kids’ world will never be the same. A self-proclaimed “corporate gunslinger,” Dave Keller now works from home out of his office in the attic. He issues the kids briefcases and business cards. Avalon, Eli and Ronnie are now employees of the Keller Family Corporation, a growing concern. Now they will try anything they can to regain their freedom. Meanwhile Dave applies every rule he ever learned in the business world to the business of parenting. Will the Keller kids survive? Will Dave? Too bad the kids can’t just fire Dad. A half-hour comedy, DAD’S IN THE ATTIC is about parents and kids and how we crash our way together through our frantic lives. How do we survive parent vs. kid power struggles, peer pressure, and the first HUGE oh-my-God teen crush on a stock offering? It is a comedy of adjusted expectations. Dave Keller never expected to slip off the corporate ladder. Tonia Keller never expected to be the main family breadwinner and the Keller kids never expected any interference. DAD’S IN THE ATTIC is not really about Dad. It’s about how parents affect their kids and how kids work around their parents. We see the world through the eyes of the Keller kids. It’s their desires and dilemmas that kick off the stories. Avalon, Eli and Ronnie think they can deal with anything on their own. But, first, Dave offers a quick fix business solution. Can the Keller kids get around Dave’s latest scheme or overcome his well meaning advice. In the end, together, Dave and his kids will find the answer. It’s just never the answer they expect. The show mixes the business games of THE APPRENTICE with the fast-paced anarchy of MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE. Idiosyncratic and upbeat, DAD’S IN THE ATTIC takes family life to the extreme.

Comments The producers have mentioned that they are going "Most Favoured Nations at scale" for all.

Submission Instructions: For actors that are not online, please e-mail photo and resume to: larissa@jigsawcasting.com  Subject Line: ACT - DITA AUDITIONS - (Character(s)) ie: ACT - DITA AUDITIONS - Eli Keller (pics should be small jpg files ONLY and word docs for resumes) Only those who are selected to audition will be contacted.

Characters

(Lead)   Eli Keller Gender: Male Age: 16-17 years Reluctant Leader, Caucasian. Eli is a regular dude, a bit jocky and hormone addled. Eli’s brain only has so much available RAM and he is always very, very focused on his latest thing. Eli goes with the flow and gets swept away. One day he wants to be a rock and roller, next an extreme snowboarder or a news anchor. Eli heard that Trace DuPont-Royer, the hottest girl in school, wants to go into Journalism. Eli will do anything to impress Trace except -- Eli won’t give up Silt, the world’s coolest videogame. Eli can play 72 hours straight and reach the Seventh Circle of Sand. No, Eli can’t sacrifice Silt, not even for Trace and certainly not for school. That is Eli’s dark secret: undereneath his attractive, kinda cool exterior lurks the ultimate fan boy. Eli knows he should sell his Stratosphere comic book collection for a profit but he can’t let it go. Good thing Eli’s got his buds, Caitlin, Dakota Toyota and Dakota Flowers watching his back Eli’s got his baggy prison look down. Eli’s got his slacker ‘tude. Eli’s got everything but his own dreams. Dad plans to mould his son into the next great Junior Account Exec but Eli yearns for something more…but what? When can you turn pro at video games? For now, Eli’s like any 16-year-old shooting hoops with his buds in the back laneway waiting for life to happen. One other thing about Eli. He is intensely loyal. Eli is always there for his sisters – especially when he’s blackmailed into action by Avalon. When stirred to action, Eli organizes the girls to undo Dad’s latest scheme. But it does take a major crisis to get Eli moving. He needs his sleep. He needs fridge-loads of food. And then, after a big snack, Eli needs his nap…Then, a mid-nap snack. (Lead)   Avalon Keller Gender: Female Age: 15 years The Planner, Caucasian. Attractive and semi-neurotic. Avalon just arrived at MacDonald- Massey High. Extremely bright, Avalon cruises through classes with straight A’s. Denying and hiding her inner geek, Avalon quickly sizes up her society’s social structure. In school, girls rule and one day Avalon will rule the girls. Mac-Mass High will be Avalon’s first hostile takeover. With Hip Hop, spin classes, flute and violin, Avalon is over- programmed and overstressed. She takes after her Mom that way. If Avalon’s ambitious schedule makes Avalon seem a little overbearing -- so what? If you’re not part of the Avalon Plan then you are part of the Problem. Avalon has a strategy for her every move in life. Unfortunately, Avalon suffers really bad karma. Every time something really cool is going to happen for Avalon, the Gods intervene (usually in the form of Dad) and dash her dreams. Despite Avalon’s rising social status, Avalon will never hook up with teen heartthrob Cody Flowers. For now, it’s just bad luck and her family. Every night Avalon prays -- “Can’t They Just Go Away?” Her older brother embarrasses Avalon. Eli needs a trip to Old Navy and a personality transplant – STAT. Her Dad embarrasses Avalon. Does he have to pick her up at school? And does he have to tell her friends that he named her after liquid soap? “Best product launch ever,” Dad boasts. “I put Avalon soap into every truck stop from Quebec to Florida.” Her Mom embarrasses Avalon. Antonia is way too sophisticated and intimidates the other regular Moms. Does Tonia have to fly in from Rome for a parent-teacher conference and have her assistant Giles take minutes? Avalon is embarrassed by...well, everything. (Lead)   Veronique (Ronnie) Keller Gender: Female Age: 10-12 years Daddy’s girl. Caucasian. “You’re fired!”. Ronnie loves how that sounds. She worships Donald Trump. She was angry that her dad lost his job and took a stand and wrote the CEO. Ronnie knows that Dad will claw his way back on top. And Ronnie is there for him. Ronnie adores her Dad and defends his lamest actions to Eli and Avalon. She brings Dad his mid-afternoon snack. She loves to eavesdrop on his conference calls. Ronnie thinks that business is so cool -- almost as cool as the latest outfit from the teen collection. (Ronnie’s outgrown Barbie and Hillary Duff). Ronnie is deep and she has a lot on her mind. Is there a God? What happens when we die? Should she start a lemonade stand or a fried chicken franchise? Which comes first: MBA or law school? As a young businesswoman, she needs to develop the right skill set. Ronnie can’t remember when Mom and Dad were not away on a business trip. She’s pretty much raised herself this far and done a solid job. Ronnie totally believes that she’s smarter and more on the ball than Eli and Avalon. Ronnie feels that their friends are really her friends too. So when Eli and Avalon often drag Ronnie along on their insane schemes, Ronnie refuses to play sidekick. That’s when “Business Girl” transforms into “Voice of Reason Lass.” Ronnie asks the hard, sensible questions Eli and Avalon do not want to hear. When they keep bossing her around, Ronnie shoots back with --“You’re fired!” Of course, Ronnie does not mean that. Not really. (Lead)   David Keller Gender: Male Age: 42-48 years Caucasian. David was Corporate Hero and the best Senior Executive VP Logistics and Corporate Strategic Planning Sealton Industries ever had. No one has ever heard of Sealton Industries. No one understands what Dave really did, including, sometimes, Dave. But Dave had it all – blistering hot career, great marriage and terrific kids. Of course, he never saw the kids but he always scanned the weekly memos with tabbed appendixes prepared by his equally career-driven wife, Tonia. Then Dave is downsized -- okay, fired. He knows that one day Sealton Industries will come around and beg him to come back. But, for now, Dave works as a business consultant from the attic. Nothing gets him down. Every day he pulls on a crisp shirt and tie and faces...a phone that will not ring. Unacceptable! A man of action, Dave needs to take charge. He refuses to sit around all day playing Spider Solitaire on his PC. He is a problem solver who must find problems to solve. He needs short-term projects with measurable goals leading to positive results. So, to the Keller kids’ horror, their Dad seizes this opportunity to "re-involve" himself in their lives. Dave knows he can solve his kids’ normal, adolescent problems. All he has to do is apply sound management techniques to parenting. In memos Dave dictates to Tonia, Dave claims that he is adjusting to life at home. He is wrong. He misses going into work and adult conversation. He forgets how low the attic ceiling is and bangs his noggin every time he stands up. For all his good intentions, Dad never quite gets that his ‘biz speak’ and ‘biz think’ never really solves anything. And yet, somehow, he guides his kids along their paths in life. Or, really, is it Avalon, Eli and Ronnie who help Dad find his way? (Lead)   Anna Maria Antonia Garces-Keller (Tonia) Gender: Female Age: 40-46 years South American. Corporate High Flyer. Antonia is relieved that Dave now works from home. Maybe he can bring their kids under control. Antonia grew up in South America, attended the Sorbonne for Art History and INSTEAD for her MBA. The epitome of sophistication, Tonia is exotic, womanly and definitely NOT suburban. She considers herself a citizen of the world. Her life is an adventure. She occasionally mentions the famous people in her past. Picasso was her godfather. She babysat Amy Carter. She assisted on Mick Jagger’s emergency appendectomy (Why? It was an emergency and Tonia had the only Swiss Army knife at the Everest base camp). Antonia lived the London- Vancouver-Beijing Business Class whirl for years. She was named Executive of the Year by Cereal Marketing Magazine (European edition). Then, at a marketing seminar, Dave and Antonia swept each other off their feet. She found his PowerPoint presentation incredibly sexy. They fell deeply, passionately in love. Now 18 years later, Tonia juggles a high powered career, one husband, two mortgages and three kids. Tonia knows she can’t do it all. She certainly can’t bake muffins for the school Spring Bake-o-rama. Thank God, she finally has a decent assistant, Giles. When Dave is downsized, Tonia copes. She accepts a promotion to Senior VP Marketing for Mother Granola’s Cereals. It means more travel and more money to keep the Kellers’ heads above creditor infested waters. Since the Kellers can’t afford a nanny, Tonia must let Dave pick up the slack. If she had more time, Tonia would see through Dave’s and the kids’ schemes immediately. For now, Tonia concentrates on supporting her family landing the next huge account. Tonia knows her brood won’t starve. Tonia is often away on business…and not feeling guilty at all about flying executive class. (Recurring)   Tracey (Trace) Dupont-Royer Gender: Female Age: 15-17 years African Canadian. Gorgeous. Tracey is the hottest girl at MacDonald-Massey High. Trace is the ultimate insider. She is the school’s Queen Bee. Avalon emulates her, her fashion sense, her complete mastery over boys. Trace is also the object of Eli’s fevered dreams. Unfortunately, he is so NOT her type. To Eli’s horror, Trace takes Avalon under her wing. How will Eli ever hook up with Trace if Avalon keeps running interference? (Recurring)   Caitlin Conners Gender: Female Age: 15-17 years Any race. Athletic. Caitlin sees the best in everyone. Caitlin believes that everyone should “get in touch” with their feelings regardless of the cost. A foot soldier of the New Age invasion, Caitlin burns incense and grooves to the mournful cries of humpbacked whales. Caitlin relates, Caitlin cares, and, as Avalon sees things, Caitlin is evil. Maybe that’s because Caitlin has a major crush on Eli and Avalon does NOT approve. (Recurring)   Dakota (Cody) Flowers Gender: Male Age: 15-17 years Any race. Gorgeous. Cody hates his name. How can he be the hockey team enforcer with “Flowers” embroidered on his jersey? Riding a reconditioned Harley to school, Cody is definitely the school heartthrob, the bad boy that good girls dig. Avalon swoons in Cody’s presence. Cody finds that unnerving. “I mean, like, who swoons?” (Recurring)   Dakota Toyota Gender: Male Age: 15-17 years Any race. Big and broad. The star winger of the Mac-Mass Maroons until his knee popped, Dakota is 225 pounds of pure...mush. He calls his girlfriend every night until she dumps him. And then he calls his Grandma every night...until she refuses his collect calls. Dakota uses sports metaphors for everything. When faced with a tough decision, Dakota always wonders what Coach would do. Too bad, Coach won’t return his calls either. (Recurring)   Cameron Gender: Male Age: 10-12 years ny race. Ronnie’s sidekick. Cameron is Ronnie’s best friend since forever -- even though he is a boy. Quiet, studious, always breaking another bone, Cameron relies on Ronnie to protect him. Ronnie relies on Cameron to follow her lead. (Recurring)   Giles Gender: Male Age: 26-29 years Caucasian. Antonia’s assistant. Loyal and domestically gifted, Giles sacrifices the prime of his life for Antonia and Mother Granola Cereal. A true believer in the power of fibre. Stylishly dressed in the latest cool suit with chunky, trendy glasses. Giles graduated with his MBA, works extremely hard and never seems to be rewarded. But Giles lives with Hope (Hope is his pet dwarf hamster). Giles knows that he can learn everything he needs to know about succeeding in business and life from Antonia. He watches her carefully for clues as to how to build his own career. Giles admires Tonia and does anything he can to impress her. If asked, he will pick up the kids. If required, he will present Ronnie’s geography report to her class. Antonia is Giles’ mentor. He is her acolyte. (Recurring)   Mr.Patel Gender: Male Age: 25-29 years East Indian. The Family’s Telemarketer. Mr. Patel works for a telemarketing service in India, “Bombay Telemarketing”. He pops up here and there and becomes the “ACME” of our stories. Just like the Coyote in the Roadrunner cartoons always orders his diabolical stuff from the ACME Company, the Keller’s order everything they need from Mr. Patel. Mr. Patel is youngish, professional and speaks without an accent. He is proper and considerate and very, very good at his job. He studies at night for his engineering degree and saves his money to start his own business. He admires Dave as a man of action. Dave does not disillusion Mr. Patel with the facts. In Outsourcing, he is not Dave’s boss. However, while screening the Keller calls, Mr. Patel cannot resist and negotiates a consulting contract for Dave.