HIGH MAINTENANCE SERIES
Project Overview
Welcome to the Auditions of the TV Series of HIGH MAINTENANCE.
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The Logline:When two deeply opposed, newly transplanted sisters (Ruby and Rihannon) from Alberta are dropped into a small town suburban school in Montreal, they trigger an all-out social war in an ecosystem already buckling under immense wealth, impossible pressure, and closely guarded secrets. To survive the brutal, themed dances, cutthroat club politics, and their own broken families, they must navigate a world where looking perfect is the only rule, and breaking character is the ultimate crime.
The Synopsis:High Maintenance follows the students of Harbor Hill High (HHHS) as they attempt to survive Junior Year in 2021-2022.
It is a world of manicured fingernails, strict parental expectations, empty mansions, and quiet desperation. They are teenagers demanding the world to notice them, trying to decide if the cost of staying on top is worth the toll of High Maintenance.
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Setting: Harbor Hill (Fictional Town), Montreal, Canada.
Time Period: In 2021-2022
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Coming of age, Teen-fiction, & Black-Comedy.
Rules:
Must be 18-23 years old to audition for the teen roles (16-17 year old characters) (especially the main characters, students of harbor hill high, and recurring high school characters).
All Ages audition for the parent roles, teacher roles, minor roles and etc.
Must Audition with computer or phone or other devices (clear screen and voice).
Actors/Actresses have to be film with computer or screen (with green screen)
Roles will be accepted when I give you the script.
I'll tell you the details for more!
Canadians or maybe American portraying to be Canadians.
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Full Name: Ruby Marianne MacDonald
Birthyear: 2005
Age: 15-16 years old
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/her
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Race: Asian (Southeast Asian)
Ethnicity: Vietnamese-Canadian
Nationality: Canadian
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current Residence: Harbor Hill, Montreal, Canada.
Languages: English, Vietnamese and sometimes French
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Grade Level: Newly Grade 11 Student (Junior)
Occupation: Student. Former Part-Time Babysitter at Alberta.
Education: Former Student Unnamed High School in Alberta. New Transfer Student at Harbor Hill High School.
Clubs/Extracurriculars: Drama Club (Former Alberta member), Planning to join Debate Team and Drama Club at Harbor Hill High School.
Family:
Dave MacDonald (father)
Cynthia MacDonald (mother)
Rihannon MacDonald (sister)
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Ruby MacDonald is adopted by a White-Canadian middle class MacDonald Family when she was 2 years old after her birth parents abandoned her for tragic reasons.
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Ruby Marianne MacDonald is a sixteen-year-old contradiction, navigating the humid August air of Montreal with the cautious curiosity of someone who has spent her life being observed but rarely understood. Recently transplanted from the Alberta prairies, she presents a "plain girly" aesthetic, a carefully curated but comfortable armor of VSCO-inspired vintage thrift store finds in muted rusts and sage greens. As a transracial adoptee in a middle-class white family, Ruby occupies a quiet, observational space, often drifting in the vibrant social wake of her biological sister, Rihannon. While she is an introverted, kind, and helpful presence at the kitchen table or during her shifts at the local diner, she possesses a "bold" inner world fueled by a Grade A intellect and a deep-seated passion for theatre and literature. To the world, she is the sensible, bike-riding junior with an iPhone tucked into an autumn-themed case; to herself, she is a work-in-progress, still clinging to the memory of a single Grade 5 kiss while she prepares to trade her quiet Alberta past for the sharp, intellectual battlefield of the Harbor Hill Debate Team.
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Must be 18-23 years old to audition
Canadian or maybe a American playing Canadian person
Must be Vietnamese or Vietnamese-Canadian Female
Must have a green screen to do the audition with either a webcam or recorded on zoom or whatever device you have.
Must debate team skills experience (optional), musical theatre or theatre play experience (optional)
- english
- vietnamese
- narration
- female teen
- television
- canadian english
- american
- neutral canadian
- canadian
"I'm the side character in my own life, mostly because my sister wrote the script.
Full Name: Rihannon Marie MacDonald
Birthyear: 2005
Species: Human
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Race: Caucasian-Canadian
Nationality: Canadian
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Light blonde
Languages: English and French
Grade Level: Newly Grade 11 student (Junior)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current Residence: Harbor Hill, Montreal, Canada.
Occupation: Student.
Education: Former Student Unnamed High School in Alberta. New Transfer Student at Harbor Hill High School.
Extracurriculars: Debate Team (Direct competition with Ruby), Cheerleading, Gymnastics.
Family:
Dave MacDonald (father)
Cynthia MacDonald (mother)
Rihannon MacDonald (sister)
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Rihannon is a polar opposite sister of Ruby MacDonald, and a biological daughter of Dave and Cynthia MacDonald.
Must be 18-23 years old to audition
Canadian or maybe a American playing Canadian person
Must have a green screen to do the audition with either a webcam or recorded on zoom or whatever device you have.
Must have a experience in cheer, ballet, dance, and talent experience.
- english
- preppy
- teen
- neutral canadian
- female teen
- canadian english
- american
- television
- canadian
"I'm not trying to be a bitch. I'm just trying to be the best person in the room so you don't have to."
Full Name: Cynthia MacDonald
Birthyear: 1977
Age: 44
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/her
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Race: Caucasian
Ethnicity: White-Canadian
Nationality: Canadian
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current Residence: Harbor Hill, Montreal, Canada.
Languages: English
Eye Color: Bright Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Occupation: HR Specialist / Corporate Recruiter.
Family:
Dave MacDonald (Husband)
Rihannon MacDonald (Daughter)
Ruby MacDonald (Adoptive Daughter)
Must be 30s or 40s to audition
Must have a green screen to do the audition with either a webcam or recorded on zoom or whatever device you have.
- english
- canadian english
- american
- canadian
- female adult
- neutral canadian
- television
- canadian
Ruby, honey, I adore your commitment to 'moody-minimalism,' I really do. It looks very indie-cinema. But darling, can we please manifest a little more ‘marketable sunshine’ for the school ID photo? We’re aiming for a cohesive family aesthetic!
David, stop talking about the gravel and pass me the Pinot. I have survived a twelve-hour IKEA assembly marathon and a neighborhood watch email thread. I have earned my status as 'Moderately Hydrated Queen of the Crescent'.
Full Name: David "Dave" MacDonald
Birthyear: 1976
Age: 45
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Race: Caucasian
Ethnicity: White-Canadian (Implied to be Scottish descent)
Nationality: Canadian
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Current Residence: Harbor Hill, Montreal, Canada.
Languages: English
Eye Color: Bright Blue
Hair Color: light brown or sandy hair
Occupation: Senior Logistics Project Manager / Supply Chain Executive
Family:
Cynthia MacDonald (Wife
Rihannon MacDonald (Daughter)
Ruby MacDonald (Adoptive Daughter)
Must be 30s or 40s to audition
Must have a green screen to do the audition with either a webcam or recorded on zoom or whatever device you have.
- english
- canadian
- neutral canadian
- male adult
- canadian english
- television
- canadian
Listen to me, Ruby. In this house, we do not ‘retreat’ from social pressure. We engage in a tactical re-alignment of our branding. Every success starts with a bit of acting. I didn’t feel like a manager on my first day at the yard—I was terrified. But I wore the shirt. I learned the lines. And now? I am the yard. You find what feels true inside, kiddo. Everything else is just wardrobe.
*Say something you think would fit*
