Are you hungry for creative work? Absolutely frothing at the mouth to perform? Got some skills you're desperately in the mood to practice? Ever wanted to be a part of a giant fandub group?
A (hopefully) massive Homestuck VA project to encourage and elevate the voice actors in our community! We seek to embrace, challenge and explore the transformative nature of fanon, and would like to emphasize diversity and representation through our crew. Actors of color and trans/queer performers will be given some priority, though everyone has a good shot because, drum roll...!!
We will be operating on a ROTATING ROSTER of actors. Imagine a theatre company or a carnival troupe! A varied group of passionate performers just banging out content all year long! That's the aim here at HRT!
What does this mean for casting?
It means, interest permitting, we will cast a maximum of THREE different VA's per role! It means main characters will be shared amongst a small, trusted group, and everyone has a chance to have the spotlight!
If this really takes off, we will increase the roster of each character, so even more people have a chance to voice them!
Because of this rule, this also makes it incredibly possible to multi-cast for diverse performers, so please audition for as many people as you want! There will be a cap on main roles once we are officially organized, but a lot of fun ways to play around and change things up!
This is a long-term project. Please expect at least a year's worth of commitment. This will be a produced series posted on Youtube, Tiktok, and wherever else we can stick it. The HRT team will be an official sub-category of the TDP production group and will receive priority auditions for original and fan works by us and our affiliated companies.
TYPES OF CONTENT WE WILL PRODUCE:
✨Pesterlog readings in the form of:
-Talk-Sprites
-Animatics
-Visual Novel-style
-Live readings/streams
✨Homestuck commentary, analysis, and themed discussions! Maybe even some rants 🔥
✨Optional/in consideration: Comic dubs, fanfic readings, interactive/competitive VA games, even cosplay!?!
And whatever else you'd like to suggest! We're just having fun!
AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS:
Please do ALL the lines at least once, and lean on a grounded/cinematic delivery rather than something at home in an anime dub. Feel free to do as many takes as you'd like, or add your favorite lines from other pesterlogs or scenes, it will be a delight to listen to every last second. For listings with multiple characters, please submit a separate audition for every character you're doing (ex, one file for Aranea, one for Meenah).
Notes marked HC are my headcanons provided for reference/inspiration, it is my idea for the voice but not a requirement unless otherwise stated.
Please expect, when cast, to do a combination of self-direction and live recordings with our director or with an audience. Audition in the space you plan to record in, and have a mic of decent quality (if you don't have one now, that's fine, just please let me know whether or not you can upgrade by January!).
There will be a callback process, interview included. Cast and crew will be lightly vetted for work ethic, punctuality and to stay aligned with our stance on fandom drama, discourse, media literacy, and politics (both in and out of fandom). AI will not be used. This will likely be an 18+ project, though currently undecided, so please keep that in mind just in case.
@banner art by one of our HRT artists, macau1ay on tumblr!