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ECHO EVENSONG
LEAD Late 20s Trans F Undeclared
She lives for big conventions, parties, and costuming. She is a costume/cosplay judge, free spirit, and has a voracious appetite for the arts and learning. She is obsessed with replacing her troubled past with new experiences.
Echo is confident, representative of the ideal woman of agency and self-determination. While she is a costumer, she insists that she never takes on another identity because she spent much of her life and sacrificed to become who she is. Very much someone who chases bliss, she find the joy in everything and good in everyone until they insist on blocking that with negativity at which time she moves on to brighter views and happier experiences.
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SUPPORTING ROLES
ALAN HORUS
SUPPORT 50s Male Faux-British
A publishing and gaming giant, affects a British accent but is from Boston. Owner of a massive online gaming platform representing one of the largest independent economies in the world with revolutionary VR and in-world AI capabilities. Is also the author of a moderately successful series of fantasy novels upon which his game world is based.
Presents a melodious, nasal Neil Gaiman style voice cut with a constant insinuating malevolence. He considers himself a just but merciless god inside his online world. He wants to be Morgan Stern but only maintains a rivalry based on the success of his gaming world. Horus is also head of a large underworld organization with many criminal enterprises and connections. ACTIVELY SEEKING
GRANT PARKER
SUPPORT 30s Male Undeclared-American straight-talking Army officer working for bad people. Brilliant detective skills. Dangerous and mysterious.
Captain America undercover in HYDRA.
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KATHRYN "KAT" STERN SUPPORT 17 Female Nordic-Italian a popular star on YouTube and model who produces shows on ASMR, costuming, game playalongs, and beauty tips. She is a manic, flighty, flirty, and somewhat erratic young woman who has few boundaries and those are set by her manager and agent. has an on-camera persona as a hypnotic, sensual voice of reassurance and confidence. She takes medication to manage manic bouts, anxiety, and panic attacks but is not consistent with them. She is flirty and plays dumb/ditsy when she doesn't want to deal with responsbility. Her mental competency is challenged throughout the show.
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BORSTEEN SUPPORT/MINOR Undet Male Undet Kat's social media/appearance manager; he has many clients but none as lucrative or troublesome as Kat. He works out of Kat's studio in the Stern compound. He is Kat's sounding board, advisor, protector, and rescuer. To people who are of no use to his goals, he is a snide jerk. However, he affects a convincing sincerity among his betters and those who hold his interest and favor. This is a snake-like character listeners will hate just because he's a professional douche. He likes to clip the end of others' sentences or roll an audible, impatient hum over people talking to him. He brings a bitchy attitude to the proceedings.
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KENNY WILTON SUPPORT Late 20s Male Hispanic A seasoned science fiction author focusing mainly on “Space Frontier” tie-in books. Struggling with his career options and “bumps” in his relationship with Liz. One of Peter’s few close friends. "Wilton" is a pen name. An established and popular author within his genre, the market has dried up and he is finding it hard to branch out into original projects. He cultivates his cool persona but as the convention shuts more doors on him, his frustration manifests in more exasperated bursts of language.
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LYNATI/LIZ GRANGER SUPPORT Late 20s Female African-American An urban fantasy-romance author with a growing audience. She’s very smart about her career and protective of Kenny. Graduated high school with Kenny and is friends with Peter. is developing her "brand" identity as a romance writer for fantasy readers. With her sales climbing and opportunities growing, Liz is contemplating her need for security over opportunity/risk. She is a very reasonable, deliberate person which is a counterpoint to Kenny's more emotional, feeling personality. She also has great self-confidence and esteem.
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MINOR, POTENTIAL RECURRING VOICES
SISTER TERRI
MINOR, POTENTIAL RECURRING ~30s Female Undetermined A member of the anabaptist order of Setonites who lives in the seminary where Peter keeps an "official" residence. She graduated high school with Peter and converted to the faith, teaching music and art to the orphan children living and learning on campus.
She is modeled after Bailey Quarters from WKRP in Cincinatti. She speaks plainly with a midwestern accent, is shy and often hums or sings into words as though reluctant to speak up. She is a sweet, sheltered and somewhat damaged person.
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BROTHER DAVID
MINOR, POTENTIAL RECURRING ~30s Male Undetermined
An "elder brother" of the anabaptist Setonite order who holds an administrative position in the school he once attended; he also coaches the rugby team. He is also a friend of Peter's who encourages him to find his own way and leave the shelter of the seminary. Setonite males are "men of work" and knowledge. They read scientific journals and abhor technology that relieves men of the burden of labor. David is a "manly man" with a deep, commanding voice, but this is something he has developed that comes out when he is performing his role as administrator, teacher, or cleric. As "Dave" among the brothers and old friends, he is more relaxed and less baritone.
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JACKSON PRATT/FURST/SCOUT
MINOR ~50s Male Yinzer Jackson Pratt is enlisted to scout for a suitable investigator for a secret project. He spars with Peter at his hometown roadhouse. He is a career geek, owner of a failed comic book shop, seasonal operator of a Halloween Haunt in Monroeville, PA, and part owner of a regional pop culture convention in Pittsburgh. He is divorced, seeing a cosplayer half his age, and chasing his dreams.
He's a typical guy who loves comics and pop culture, socially a bit awkward, but intelligent and loyal to his friends. He has a Pittsburgh inflection.
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JACK
MINOR, POTENTIAL RECURRING, 60-80 Male Undetermined
Jack is a retired P.I. who spends a lot of his time the Greensburg watering hole, Patches. He rides a strong beer buzz and generally keeps to himself. He drinks at Patches because that means he's not drinking alone. He is also very close to an intervention for his alcoholism and depression. He is a widower who is buried under the weight of all the bad shit he's seen. He's known Peter since he was a student (and a punk) and loves the man he's grown up to be. He knows his mind and body are shutting down but he refuses to die anywhere other than the place that makes him feel at home.
He slurs, speaks haltingly, and from a deep but congested chest. Longer lines make him fight off a cough.
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ONLINE CHARACTER ROLES (COMING SOON)
Online characters are avatars of (mainly) existing characters but filtered through an fantasy role play environment. Character voices sound natural but slightly exaggerated and dramatic, usually clearer and distinct because they are often voicing words typed into a keyboard, though sometimes they are a filter for an actual VOIP player.
MONITOR ALT SUPPORT, NO GENDER/ACCENT SPEC.
Serves as the Game "Narrator" and information source. Is a pleasing, neutral voice. Is billed as "The Herald of ADVENTURE!"
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MERO VINZ ALT MALE Fantasy Char Avatar of Peter Ellis in-world. These voices should represent the visual cues of the character. In this case, he is masculine and baritone, with a touch of sensitivity representing the source and his role as a retired soldier-turned-farmer. ACTIVELY SEEKING
ORIAH VINZ ALT SUPPORT DNA FEMALE Fantasy Char The voice of an in-game avatar who is Mero's new wife but has a complex past. She changes appearances to suit her needs; this requires the actor to manifest these physical transformations vocally. Requires a broad vocal performance range. ACTIVELY SEEKING
GROP ALT MINOR 20-30 MALE Fantasy Char Claims to be a former servant of an evil baron who now leads a team of reformed campaigners as they seek a place to settle and build a new home. In-Game, he sounds like the classic, barrel-chested heroes from cartoons; his deep man-voice is rich and confident. He returns in chat as a salty, bitter man-child. ACTIVELY SEEKING
I don't see all of these characters on the GOogle audition doc, does that mean they are yet to come?