Beyond the Pale
Project Overview
‘Beyond the Pale’
Casting Voice Actors for Animated Short Film!
When the Southern Pacific Railroad seizes his town's primary water source, Benito Reyes prepares to follow his displaced community to the South—a departure that becomes increasingly complicated by his fraught bond with an American Sheriff.
IMPORTANT: Read the CASTING CALL for instructions on submitting your audition through our audition portal. We will NOT be accepting auditions through CCC.
CASTING CALL: wavyrn(dot)com/BTP-Casting-Call
DATES & LOCATIONS:
Record On Your Own:
↳ Dec 2026 - Dialogue
↳ Mar 2027 - ADR/Efforts
COMPENSATION:
Roughly $50-$300 per role. Rates vary by role
CONTACT:
Email: casting(at)wavyrn(dot)com
Instagram: @wavyrnaudio
AUDITION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
SUBMISSION LINK: wavyrn(dot)com/casting
You may only submit the form ONCE (but you can upload multiple auditions)
Record one audio file for each character you’d like to audition for:
Read all sample lines for the character
Include as many takes as you’d like (in your single recording)
Include the character name in your file name
Use your at-home setup for remote recordings
You may edit your recording and remove background noise
Do not include any other vocal processing effects
You MUST be 18 years or older to audition for this project.
Voice Actor
IMPORTANT: Read the CASTING CALL for instructions on submitting your audition through our audition portal. We will NOT be accepting auditions through CCC.
CASTING CALL: wavyrn(dot)com/BTP-Casting-Call
Backstory: A Mexican native rooted in a frontier community facing an aggressive overturning by American settlers. As the conditions grow increasingly hostile toward his people, Benito must balance his urge to leave home with his love for McGraw.
Personality: Quietly altruistic, Benito supports his vulnerable community while hiding a growing, bitter spite for the encroaching settlers. When pushed to the brink, his simmering resentment hardens into resolute defiance.
Voice Quality/Tone: Soft, decisive, mature, with a slight rasp.
Language and Accents: English (Mexican Accent) and Spanish (Mexican)
- english
- spanish
- male adult
- mexican
*Say something you think would fit*
Voice Actor
IMPORTANT: Read the CASTING CALL for instructions on submitting your audition through our audition portal. We will NOT be accepting auditions through CCC.
CASTING CALL: wavyrn(dot)com/BTP-Casting-Call
Backstory: An American lawman sent to keep the order in the newly-minted Southwest territories, Clyde McGraw serves as a frontier sheriff in a rapidly changing town. He finds himself policing a rigged system where ruthless American expansionists are actively displacing the established local community.
Personality: Stern, fair, yet fatally complacent. McGraw naively tries to satisfy both sides to keep the peace, blind to possible repercussions. Yet, when forced to choose, his moral core overrides his comfort, transforming him from a passive civil servant into a decisive protector.
Voice Quality/Tone: Weathered, understated, mature, stern but steady.
Language and Accents: English (Southern)
- english
- male adult
- american (southern)
*Say something you think would fit*
Voice Actor
IMPORTANT: Read the CASTING CALL for instructions on submitting your audition through our audition portal. We will NOT be accepting auditions through CCC.
CASTING CALL: wavyrn(dot)com/BTP-Casting-Call
Backstory: So long as the American Railroad expands through the west, Rail Baron Callahan will continue to grow in power. Callahan acts steadfast to grow American influence on the West, uninterested in managing affairs with the communities he directly dispossesses.
Personality: Composed, ruthless, and powerful. By all means Callahan has done grand things in his life, but it makes him arrogant and cruel to people he deems insignificant. He appears charming to the public, but in an instant his words can feel cold and heartless.
Voice Quality/Tone: Weathered, arid, unhurried, and calculated
Language and Accents: English (Southern)
- english
- american (southern)
- male adult
*Say something you think would fit*
Voice Actor
IMPORTANT: Read the CASTING CALL for instructions on submitting your audition through our audition portal. We will NOT be accepting auditions through CCC.
CASTING CALL: wavyrn(dot)com/BTP-Casting-Call
Backstory: Opportunistic hired muscle brought west by Silas Callahan to enforce the displacement of the established Mexican community. They are the blunt instruments of American expansion, paid to exploit the town’s resources for the railroad.
Personality: Brutish, entitled, apathetic, and openly hostile.
Voice Quality/Tone: Abrasive, sneering, rough, and aggressive.
Language and Accents: English (Southern)
- english
- male adult
- american (southern)
*Say something you think would fit*
Voice Actor
IMPORTANT: Read the CASTING CALL for instructions on submitting your audition through our audition portal. We will NOT be accepting auditions through CCC.
CASTING CALL: wavyrn(dot)com/BTP-Casting-Call
Backstory: When Callahan notifies the Mexican town that they are to leave their homes, many are heartbroken and unjustly thwarted from their homeland. The various Mexican families of the town are unsure of where their future will lie.
Personality: Uncertain, but resilient
Voice Quality/Tone: Fretful and mature, though almost worn-down.
Language and Accents: English (Mexican Accent) and Spanish (Mexican)
- english
- spanish
- female adult
- mexican
- male adult
*Say something you think would fit*
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