These are unpaid roles for credit only, in a free podcast production.
Record several (three to five) takes of each line and save them all into one mp3 file per character. The filename should look like 'CHARACTER NAME_YOUR NAME.mp3'
If you have more than one audition (which is totally awesome and welcome) please zip them ALL in ONE folder.
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Deadline for auditions is **OCTOBER 26!**
SCRIPT SUMMARIES and # of LINES
YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONES YOU LOVE
Drama. A politician is blackmailed and has to find a way out of her predicament. Includes references to sex.
CAITLYN 48
MILO 44
ERIN 38
JOSH 8
TV ANCHOR 2
WANDS AND WEAPONRY
Fantasy drama. A dignitary and her bodyguard attend a weapon show in order to make a purchase. The products, though impressive, bring up some bad memories.
ALDOUS 63
FRAN 57
PRINCESS 27
VENDOR 13
GOVERNOR 4
ANY GENDER ROLES:
VENDOR (20s - 50s)
Vendor at a convention. Charismatic and eager to get people to look at their products.
LINE 1: Alright, so, this sucker, can fire up to 650 spells per minute. Capable of accepting a variety of spell bound wands. The barrel and triggering system are kept cool with a Rune configuration written on the outside of the barrel.
LINE 2: Hello, hello, hello! Tolk and Cavendish welcomes you to the Wands and Weaponry Expo! I think you’ll find our product line quite intriguing!
TV ANCHOR (20s-60s)
Typical news reader.
LINE 1: …In financial news, shares of defense contractor Strategic Solutions climbed to 423.52 at the closing bell, a clear sign of market confidence in the acquisition of competitor Corwin Aerospace.
FEMALE ROLES:
FRAN (30s-50s)
Reluctant dignitary. Doesn’t take herself seriously but can be serious if the moment demands it. Crafty and sharp-witted. Knows how to have a good time.
LINE 1: Perhaps tomorrow, I have a full schedule today. However, once my obligations are filled I will gladly speak to your preferred vendors and give them the attention I’m sure you already promised them.
LINE 2: Mind giving me the spiel while we head outside? My advisors gave me the rundown, but I trust you to be more objective than them, if you can believe it.
LINE 3: Try to relax and enjoy yourself for once. I know all the machine wands look intimidating, but everyone here has been vetted. And I recognize most of these dealers. They know what they are doing. Today, you’re here to make me look important, not keep me safe.
PRINCESS (20s-40s)
Playful arms dealer. Knows her business well and can charm the socks off a buyer.
LINE 1: So the real thing is about the size of my head. Take that marble, cutie, and just give it a toss over the little field of war we have here.
LINE 2: The short of it is machines can inscribe an incredible amount of miniscule runes onto each device. There is a delicate balance of containment and explosive pressures. The item remains inert, but once you start a failure in that balance, it detonates.
CAITLYN (30s-40s)
Politician with something to hide.
LINE 1: I can’t, Erin. We shouldn’t even be having this conversation right now. <sighs> I can’t openly promote your company, but I won’t stand in the way of any contracts, either. That’s the best I can do. I’m sorry. You’ll have to come up with other ways of keeping the company solvent.
LINE 2: <Practically in tears> I’m desperate! We’re talking about my entire life! My career, my marriage, my- my future! I need your help!
ERIN (30s-40s)
CEO for a tech company looking to score a government contract.
LINE 1: <Frustrated> Look, I really need your help, Cait. I have a duty to my shareholders, but the general public seems to think we should be scaling back on matters of national defense. If I don’t bring in some contracts soon, we’ll be under water.
LINE 2: I founded that goddamn company, Cait! You know how hard it was, being a female CEO in a male-dominated industry! I can’t stand by and let it go down in flames because of you!
LINE 3: I think you’re someone like me, who appreciates creative solutions to problems. I need someone like that for my latest project.
MALE ROLES:
ALDOUS (30s)
Ex-monk bodyguard. Very reserved. Takes his job very seriously. But also there’s some pain hidden within.
LINE 1: I don’t do war, Ma’am. I focus on security.
LINE 2: Simple. Yet lovely. And quiet. I miss us training in silence. It felt safe. Like our monastery kept the conflict of the world away, and protected those who lived below our hill. We would spar in the shade of monuments to our best warriors.
GOVERNOR (50s)
Jovial, charismatic and knows how to play a room. Definitely here to have a good time.
LINE 1: *laughs* Come now, my friend! Alana picked it out, she has fantastic taste in patterns, and the cut makes you look...proud. Now, is there anyone you wish to meet with? I have a few vendors I think you’d be particularly interested in.
LINE 2: Fran, you know just how to suck the air out of a conversation! I’ll leave you to it, enjoy yourself, and don’t forget, I wish for you to join me and Alana for dinner tonight.
MILO (20s-30s)
Smooth blackmailer. Has a plan for everything.
LINE 1: <Soothing, but slightly mocking> Oh, no! This isn’t a robbery, Senator. I’m genuinely sorry if I implied that. As I said, I just want a moment of your time to discuss…recent activities.
LINE 2: <Stern, cold> Yes, you can. You’re going to drive over to Miss O’Donnell’s house right now and have a conversation with her. If she removes her company from consideration before the vote, you’ll get an anonymous email with the links to all of the dirt I have on you.
JOSH (40s-50s)
CEO of major company having an affair.
LINE 1: <playful> Still…if only the voters knew about your skills in this area. It might put more spice into your social initiatives.
