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The trials and tribulations of working in retail are being aired for the world to see in a new web comedy series co-starring Yarraville actor Stephanie Evison Williams.
A pilot episode of Rostered On was filmed last year and went viral online, giving the creators the confidence to create a six-part series, which airs from this week.
A trailer for the new series also struck a chord, attracting more than 12 million views.
The independent comedy centres on the day-to-day struggles of working for a faceless retail corporation known as Electroworld.
Evison Williams features as Sara, the wife of central character Shaun, played by Paul Moore of Winners & Losers fame.
“They have a great relationship; Sara is more go-with-the-flow of the two and encouraging him to pursue other things, given he is so tired of the retail world,” Evison Williams said.
The series is based on the years spent working in retail by writer-director Ryan Chamley.
Evison Williams said Chamley has given the cast a lot of freedom to ad lib, meaning much of the comedy has been improvised.
There are high hopes of the series being picked up for streaming by Netflix.
But for now, Evison Williams is delighted to see it gaining so much attention online.
“I think it’s important as a performer to diversify.
“I started my career as a music theatre performer, but the web is a great medium for independent film productions, it’s so immediate,” she said.
“The immediacy is what I have missed with film and television – it’s what I got so much satisfaction from in theatre.”
The first episode of the six-part series is available online from 5pm Tuesday via www.facebook.com/rosteredon.
