NOTE: We are also casting for these episodes through this document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PZSCOgaozbnvRfJS3cnxxkL0wEYYbwtVHAwqEsIxvv0/edit?usp=sharing
It's got better formatting for lines and instructions on how to submit via email if that's what you'd prefer.
OVERVIEW17 roles, paid, all open casting. Auditions close Friday 05/30/2025 at 11:59 PM EST.
Welcome to the Brass Eagle is a 10 episode fantasy fiction audio drama in production. The series is narrated by Mike LeBeau and stars E.R. Hollands, Maddi Albregts, and Connor Bushoven, with a full release planned for 2026-2027 (dates TBA).
Episode 1 can be found on all podcasting platforms, and at http://www.brasseaglepod.com
A full list of our Episode 1 cast and crew can be found here.
STORYThe Brass Eagle Tavern is an ancient place full of secrets. The building takes its name from the eagle statue on the clock above the fireplace. Each midnight, the tavern moves somewhere new. The story follows the tavern through all sorts of danger as the mystery of its origin unravels.
This is the final casting call for the show, and is for characters that appear in Episodes 7, 8, 9, and 10. Characters with multi-episode appearances are at the top; single-episode characters are listed below them.
Episode appearances, word count, and pay are listed next to each role. Smaller roles can be recorded in 1-on-1 sessions or async to make best use of time.
Please note that this is a non-union production. The show is being produced on a set budget, with each actor receiving a flat rate for their participation. Payment will be via Paypal. All amounts are in USD.
Live group recording sessions are held via Zoom. Individual sessions or asynchronous reads may happen depending on actor availability or role significance. Our goal is to have everything recorded within the next couple of months.
No part of the production makes use of generative AI. NAVA riders can be signed upon request.
ABOUT THE CREATORHi! I’m Connor, a 3D modeler by day and voice actor by night. Welcome to the Brass Eagle is a project I’ve been developing since 2021. I’ve worked on feature films, animated series, and advertising. You can find my full credits on my IMDb page, as well as my website.
ABOUT THIS CASTING CALLParts of this show deal with elements of religious trauma, frightening situations, and more. We’re aiming for a roughly PG-13 rating.
This project is LGBTQ+ friendly and contains characters of many different identities. For this casting call, all roles are open casting–meaning any actor may audition for any role they feel may fit, regardless of accent, ethnicity, gender identity, etc.
Some character names listed below are temporary to avoid spoilers.
HOW TO AUDITION:We are seeking talent that is 18+.
Submit each audition as a .wav.
Name the files YOURNAME_CHARACTERNAME.wav
E.g. JOANSMITH_ISA.wav
Please record no more than 3 takes in ABCABC format. Please read the lines as written on the first take; minor ad-libs welcome on subsequent takes.
Please do not slate.
Be sure to include contact info in your audition comment.
Audio quality is essential to this production. High-quality USB/XLR mics are necessary. Please ensure that your recording space is noise-free.
We ask that you submit your auditions with no post-processing (aside from cutting mistakes) so we can hear the audio as it will be delivered for the episode.
You can attach a demo reel if you have one (not required).
Auditions close Friday May 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST.
Note that the sides below contain some additional lines for context. Please only submit takes for the lines for your character.
Hey folks!
Just wanted to share that all roles have been cast at this time, and we are now launching into production on our final few episodes.
Thank you so much to everyone for submitting! There was an incredible showing of talent and it was a difficult round to finalize.
You can stay up to date on the project by following us on socials @brasseaglepod and our website www.brasseaglepod.com
Cheers and thanks again!
Thanks so much to everyone who submitted! I've got a lot go through and this will be a very tough round to cast. It's a good problem to have!
Hoping to have memos sent out to the selected voice actors in the next week or two. Casting likely won't be announced publicly until we're ready to release the episodes, whenever that will be.
Thanks again all!
Hey folks, thank you so much to everyone who has submitted! This is going to be a very tough round to cast; tons of incredible talent on display.
Quick reminder that the casting call will close in 1 week at 11:59 PM EST on Fri, May 30.
Thank you again and cheers!
$75 USD // 896 words (Episode 7)
$50 USD // 360 words (Episode 8; 1 scene)
Isabella is a woman residing in a small village with her husband. She has a big heart, but her world is shattered when she receives news that her life will be cut short by an untreatable illness. She struggles with the news of her mortality, seeking comfort from her husband, but he grows distant while trying to cure her and they eventually go their separate ways. She responds to a letter of his as she nears the end of her life, forgiving him for her sake as much as his.
ISA, concerned: You were up all night again? You said you wouldn’t! // HUSBAND: Don’t give me that look. This is more important. // ISA: I don’t want you running yourself ragged on my account.
HUSBAND: How can you be so nonchalant about this? // ISA: I’m not–I’m the one who’s sick! I’m SCARED! Please don’t make it about you, or your potions, or your magic– // HUSBAND: What good am I if I can’t help you? // ISA, pleading: We’ll figure it out. But right now I need you here. // HUSBAND: My being here won’t heal you, but maybe my being in the lab, will– // ISA: Am I not worth your time unless you’re trying to fix me?
ISA, frail but hopeful, in a letter: Your cure worked. Now that little girl will get to grow up–as she should. I may always wonder what my life would be like if I could go on living it, but I know I did the right thing. That’s what I wanted to say, most of all. That a child lives because of you, and I wouldn’t change my choice for anything.
$50 USD // 364 words (Episode 7)
$50 USD // 349 words (Episode 8; 1 scene)
The Saint is a priestess of the Life-Goddess. Gracious, calm, and a bit ethereal; she nevertheless has a holier-than-thou air about her. When she sees the unthinkable happen and her goddess’ power is usurped, she takes it upon herself to whip people into a frenzy against the parties she holds responsible.
SAINT, serene: The goddess knows your intent with each heartbeat. Your offering will ensure that the prayer reaches her ears. // MAN: Just…please. Please know that I’m giving all we can spare. // SAINT, smiling: I understand. Your prayer will be heard.
SAINT, overly gracious: The goddess teaches us that vitriol held is antithetical to growth. You are forgiven.
SAINT, fiery, addressing a crowd: Gathered Faithful, you may ask: what powers could ensnare a goddess? Runes. Thaumaturgy. Alchemy! That devil wielded the powers of the arcane against her. He twisted the forces of life and reality to defy the gods’ will!
$15 USD // 14 words (Episode 7, async)
$75 USD // 1127 words (Episode 9)
The Oracle is an immortal creature responsible for observing the events of the mortal plane but not able or willing to interfere. It is immense, quadrupedal, and leonine; almost like a celestial sphynx. Not a god, but something even more ancient and powerful.
Clear-spoken and dry, with a wry and sardonic tilt like it always knows more than it lets on. Its voice can take on a savage edge when crossed. It has seen aeons pass, kingdoms rise and fall, and so the fate of a few mere mortals couldn’t be of less concern to it.
(Loose reference: Amelia Tyler as Hecate in Hades 2.)ORACLE, ominous, ethereal: A seed has been planted. See to it that you allow it to grow.
ORACLE, aloof: The forces that govern this world and yours seek balance in all things. She took more than she was given. And thus, she was brought here. // MAN, indignant: She’s here because of the ritual?! To what end?! // ORACLE: To be reclaimed, that her stolen power might be returned. She is not alone in her fate.
ORACLE, white-hot rage: You are nothing but what was sliced away from him: Insolence. Arrogance. Reckless ambition. A piece of excised flesh, strutting about due to nothing more than a quirk of unfettered magic. An ambulatory tumor, at best.
$75 USD // 672 words (Ep. 8)
$15 USD // 25 words (Ep. 9; open to async)
$25 USD // 91 words (Ep. 10)
The Mage is a traveler who comes across the Brass Eagle Tavern while researching ley lines, the magical currents that underlie reality. She was once part of the faculty of a new magic school in a world only just emerging from an age where people were deeply suspicious of all things arcane. She is chipper, persuasive, and often too curious for her own good.
MAGE, over a drink: So…yes–the religious types aren’t our biggest fans. But the city’s not so bad. The school’s been around long enough that our first class will be graduating soon! // MAN, dry: Congratulations. No easy feat, I’m sure. // MAGE: It’s been a long time coming. [beat] I’ll tell you more if you tell me a bit about this place? You seem like someone who’s well-informed.
:MAN, hackles raising The hell’d you do? Kill someone? // MAGE, alarmed, defensive: No, nothing like that! (beat, relenting) The school is in an old cathedral. My lab was in the crypt beneath it. I botched a rune, and…channeled some energy to the wrong place. Whoops! Accidental necromancy! No one got hurt, but the old bastards on the board couldn’t forgive and forget.
MAGE, exhausted and delirious: Lost! Here! Strangers, no, cannot be…it can’t be that they’ve found me, Cael…me…me, me…ha…ha…
$25 USD // 182 words (Episode 7, 1 scene)
The Physician is an older woman serving as the healer for a small village. Isabella goes to her for help with her worsening health, but the physician has to deliver unfortunate news and does so in as delicate a way as she can manage. She cares deeply for those under her care.
NARRATOR: The Doctor examines Isabella’s wrist and her face grows somber. She offers Isa a handful of dry, reddish leaves. // PHYSICIAN: I want you to chew these for me, then spit into the rag and let me see the color.
ISA, heartbroken after a bad diagnosis: …What do I do now? // DOCTOR: You…should allow yourself to feel what you will. Grieve, if you must. But your journey is not over. Cling to what you have, and face the uncertainty with as much strength as you can. Gods bless the both of you. I wish I had a way to make this easier.
$15 USD // 22 words (Episode 7; 1 scene, open to async)
The Drunkard is being entertained by a strange and nefarious traveler who is showing his collection of plant specimens while the two of them enjoy their drinks at a roadside inn.
MAN: See this plant? They only grow from decomposed human cadavers! They’re fascinating. // DRUNKARD (audibly shuddering): Ugh. Disgusting. What’s it called?
DRUNKARD: S’pose so. I bet folks would pay a good price to see it in person.
$50 USD // 353 words (Episode 7)
The Goddess of Life is the mistress of the growth, plant and animal life, and all things green. She is lured to a garden by a ritual consecrating the place in her honor. She carries an air of easy nobility about her, but that gets thown away when she has her powers stripped from her.
NARRATOR: The goddess herself, Life Incarnate, looks around the garden with bright, curious eyes. // GODDESS: How interesting. I think I like this place.
SAINT, reverent: Mother Goddess…why have you chosen to grace us with your presence? // GODDESS, shrugging: I was curious. I’ve never seen such an arrangement of plants. A ritual called me here, and so I had to see what was so special about this place.
GODDESS, low: You are playing with forces far beyond your understanding. If you so much as lay a finger on me– // MAN: I’m not going to harm you. You ignored my offering. I’m only going to take what’s owed. // GODDESS, livid: I couldn’t heal your wife now even if I wanted to. I’m powerless, in case you weren’t aware!
$25 USD // 72 words (Episode 7)
The God of Fate is a regal, long-haired deity and the head of the current pantheon. He speaks with an authoritative presence, his voice perhaps having a bit of an aloof air as he is always able to perceive the criss-crossing possibilities of any given sequence of events.
GOD of FATE: Is this man the source of your distress, sister? // GODDESS of LIFE: …Yes, brother. // GOD of FATE, ominous: Then I see no reason why this should be a drawn-out affair.
GOD of FATE, handing down judgement: Mortal, you have been sentenced to death: to be unmade, the threat of your existence ended.
$25 USD // 57 words (Episode 7)
The God of Time is a tattooed god whose body bears the spiraling sigils emblematic of their domain. They are intent on maintaining the continuity of things and a bit more capricious and hot-headed than their divine “siblings”, but still maintain an air of divine authority.
GOD of TIME, condescending: You thought yourself above the flow of time. It is not yours to control, mortal.
GOD of TIME, handing down judgement: You will be destined to be reborn day by day, each new dawn part of an eternal cycle.
$25 USD // 57 words (Episode 7)
The Goddess of the Moon is a regal, otherworldly presence who bears a crown of stars upon her silver-haired brow. Ageless and utterly serene.
GODDESS of the MOON: Let’s be done with this. He is too dangerous to live. What do you have to say, sister?
GODDESS of the MOON, handing down judgement: You shall be subject to the ebb and flow of the rhythms you fought so hard to circumvent.
$50 USD // 215 words (Ep. 8; 1 scene)
The Grocer is a clerk at a small shop in a town that has been whipped into an anti-magic frenzy. They come across as nervous and a bit featful, especially when a clueless out-of-towner brings alchemy ingredients into their shop without realizing what that could mean if the wrong parties found out.
GROCER: I’m sorry, I was just about to close up. // MAN: I have some things to sell. I promise it won’t be long. // GROCER: Alright, needs to be quick. What’ve ya got?
GROCER: Sorry to say, but…I don’t think anyone will want to eat a…blue…what is this thing? [They pick up a jar.] // MAN: You’re not supposed to eat it, it’s an alchemy ingredient. // GROCER, anxious realization: Oh. You need to leave.
GROCER, uneasy: Ugh…it’s…it’s the temples. The ones belonging to the major gods, at least. They’re saying there’s some new threat to everyone, and they’re pointing the finger at anyone with a whiff of magic about them.
$25 USD // 187 words (Ep. 8; 1 scene)
The Priest of Time is an elderly man devoted to the God of TIme who has tended to the spiritual needs of his congregation for his entire life. He is addressing a crowd of the concerned faithful about the gods falling silent.
PRIEST OF TIME, addressing a crowd: People of Arindale, heed me. Long have you known me, and long have I acted as intercessor between us and the steward of time. I have always put the interests of this church, this community, above all else. About one year ago, I sensed a change in the flow of time during my prayers. It was small; ripples akin to a pebble dropped in a pool. But, from then on, Yonis no longer responded to my sacraments.
$15 USD // 7 words (Ep. 10, async)
A salt-of-the-earth (or salt-of-the-sea) individual preparing their boat for departure in the early morning when they are interrupted by a dissheveled youth asking about friends they haven’t seen.
NARRATOR: Ellis suddenly realizes how they must appear to the fisherman. Disheveled, soaked through, approaching strangers at such an early hour. // FISHERMAN: Whoa. Rough night? (beat) Can’t say I’ve seen’em.
$15 USD // 7 words (Ep. 10; async)
Irritable stagecoach driver calling out for a pair of stragglers to hurry up.
COACHMAN, calling out: Oi! You two waitin’ for an invitation?
$25 USD // 50 words (Ep. 10; 1 scene)
The Innkeeper is a middle-aged to elderly woman very comfortable in her life tending to a small, isolated inn. She is startled when a man drags a comatose woman into the inn looking for help, and offers to take care of the woman in exchange for a heavy fee. Such is the cost of business, after all.
[Door to Inn creaks open] INNKEEPER, startled: Oh! Gods. // MAN: Ah—sorry. I’m…looking for a room. Two, actually. // INNKEEPER: Alright. …Whoa, what happened to her?
INNKEEPER (sucking teeth): Ehh…nearest town’s two days by cart. I know a bit of alchemy though. Could try some revitalizing elixirs, see if I can’t perk her up a bit. My nan taught me what she knew. // MAN: Whatever you can do. Please. And…how much will this cost? // INNKEEPER, probing: …How much do ya got?
$25 USD // 62 words (Ep. 10; 1 scene)
One of two individuals listening to a stranger tell stories over drinks around a campfire. Skeptical and fairly set in their opinions.
LISTENER 1: …That’s it? You’re just gonna end it like that? // STORYTELLER: That’s how it ends. I can’t change it just because you don’t like it. // LISTENER 1: Shitty ending.
LISTENER: 1 Sounds like rubbish to me. “Fate” doesn't matter a bit. Only thing that matters is what you do.
$25 USD // 102 words (Ep. 10; 1 scene)
One of two individuals listening to a stranger tell stories over drinks around a campfire. More invested in the stories than Listener 1, a bit more good-humored, and fairly knowledgeable about current events.
LISTENER 2, chiming in: Y’know, I might have heard something about that. My cousin’s in the clergy. Hey says it’s getting so hard for the Church to tell their own magic from witchcraft that they had to get picky again. You hurt someone with magic, you’re in trouble. But if you’re out gardening or what-not with it, then…good for you.
