Nothing Narrative Podcast

Project Overview

A little over a month ago I posted a casting call looking for 2 actors to help me turn my novel into a dramatized podcast. I couldn't be happier with the result, and am now looking for more voice actors to bring the second episode of Nothing to life.

You can listen to Episode 1 of Nothing on Youtube (https://youtu.be/nBMYnG9xeaI) and also subscribe on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nothing/id1336693004?mt=2).

Please listen to Episode 1 of Nothing before auditioning. When auditioning, please submit a recording of all 3 lines. The tone of the story is somewhat dark, but it needs to feel natural. 

Here is a brief synopsis of the story: 

Nothing is the story of Charles Hill, a confessed murderer who turns himself in after two high-profile killings. Locked in an interrogation room with a psychiatrist and a detective, Charles is asked to reveal the location of his victims' bodies. But before Charles tells the police what they want to know, he first has to tell them his side of the story, a story he needs them to believe.
 
Charles tells of a future world where humanity has created a utopia, a civilization hidden from a dangerous environment, protected by faith, God, and aristocrats like himself. But Charles wants nothing to do with his society, with his privileged life, a suffocating world that has given him nothing but despair.
 
As Charles resists the obligations of his society, he meets a man whose past reveals the dark origins of his world, a past deeply entwined with his own. Charles is forced down a path that ignites the political and religious frailties of an unbelievable utopia, a path that leads him to a different world, our world, where the only hope for our future lies in the faith we place in the words of a murderer.

Thank you for taking the time to read this casting call. I'm so excited to hear what everyone brings to the table! Thanks!

You are viewing the logged out version of this page.

When you are logged in, you can comment, add submissions, create projects, upvote, search open roles, and way more. Login here.

Project Roles: Aldus Hill Vanessa Jones Lawrence Cane Emily Grace Merchant Employee
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Aldus Hill
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: todd waites

Aldus Hill is Charles' father, a high ranking official in their futuristic civilization. He cares about his society and his job, but he cares about his son more. These lines are meant to convey someone (probably the only one in Charles' world) who feels comfortable enough being harsh with Charles, but they should also convey compassion and concern. Charles frustrates Aldus, but Aldus's love for his son never wavers. There is also somewhat of a humorous element to Aldus, but it's very subtle.

  • p.p1 {margin: 24.0px 0.0px 0.0px 144.0px; text-indent: -144.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

    Of course I am, but I’m a different kind of prick. You know that. (PAUSE) Grab a plate for yourself and sit down. I’m not taking any special requests on the eggs. I’m doing scrambled.

  • p.p1 {margin: 24.0px 0.0px 0.0px 144.0px; text-indent: -144.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

    It’s the Chancellor’s goddamn family. When we lost two Graces to retirement, they were replaced with members from the Cane family, the Chancellor’s second cousins or some shit like that. All the sudden nothing gets done unless they have some invested interests

  • p.p1 {margin: 24.0px 0.0px 0.0px 144.0px; text-indent: -144.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

    The shit I had to go through to get you reinstated must have aged me by at least ten years. Don’t get me wrong, I want you back to work, but the bullshit you pull in this city doesn’t sit well with the Cane family.

Favorite role Save Role for Later Total Submissions Toggle 8 Submissions Apply / Audition
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Vanessa Jones
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: savillevoices

This character is extremely important, and I assume very difficult to play. Vanessa Jones is a prostitute for aristocrats and upper-class merchants in Damascus City. She's essentially Charles' girlfriend, but they have a very abusive relationship. She's spiteful, and Charles treats her horribly. The audience should feel disgusted in both Charles and Vanessa in their scenes together. She's a very transgressive, abrasive character. Also, her role is very explicit, such as sounds of her having sex being used as ambiance at points in the story, so you must feel comfortable with that before auditioning.

  • p.p1 {margin: 24.0px 0.0px 0.0px 144.0px; text-indent: -144.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

    Every day I wake up in this building, I remember the path father put me on. (PAUSE) This sure beats the hell out of working on the streets of Salem District. 

  • (Sounding desperate) I love you. (PAUSE) Do you love me? Am I just as important to you as your father is? (Vanessa doesn't give Charles the chance to respond) You know, you've been coming to see me for almost 5 years now, Chuck. Don't you ever think about maybe starting a new chapter in our lives? Maybe settling down together?

  • *Sex noises* (Think, When Harry Met Sally, only darker and not hilarious)

Favorite role Save Role for Later Total Submissions Toggle 1 Submissions Apply / Audition
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Lawrence Cane
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: cb droege

Lawrence Cane is the Chancellor of Father's Kingdom. He embodies all the horrible aspects of privilege, entitlement, and royalty. He is a dictator who runs almost every aspect of the Sister Cities, except for the religion, which for some unknown reason is protecting Charles. Chancellor Cane despises Charles for this and many other reasons, yet he tries to hide his hatred behind a veil of class and sophistication. Think Baron Harkonnen from Dune. Lawrence Cane only has 1 line (the first line of these 3) in Episode 2. I am including other lines so I can cast for the other episodes now.

  • Father’s Kingdom is all we have, brothers and sisters, let us not destroy it through sloth. Another day awaits to reaffirm your value in the eyes of Father. Hold firmly to His gifts and work hard.

  • You know, maybe Brother Wilson was right. Matters like these can be solved by looking for guidance in scripture. What does The Book of James say? 'When His archangel brings Father's insight to a nation, that nation shall be saved from its own desolate hopelessness. And the archangel will blame their decadence on their desire for unknowable knowledge.' The secularism and activism in Salem District will be taken care of, and as Chancellor of the sister cities, I’m the perfect servant to exact Father’s will.

  • My office has been working diligently to put an end to the crime and violence in Salem District. The end won’t come through divinity, Brother Wilson, it will come through the actions of the Sacred Trust. The pigs that pollute that city will learn to behave.

Favorite role Save Role for Later Total Submissions Toggle 7 Submissions Apply / Audition
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Emily Grace
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Christina Nicholls

Emily is an object of obsession for Charles. They grew up together before Father's Exodus, living a meager life underground with the last survivors of humanity. They were very close, even in a romantic relationship. But Emily was kidnapped, missing for years and assumed dead. Her disappearance consumed Charles, the goal of finding her becoming his primary driver.

After years, Charles found her on the surface, barely alive. After her recovery, she wouldn't speak to Charles, terrified by simply being in his presence. The heartache from losing Emily drove Charles to retire as an Executor and begin a life of debauchery and self-destruction. Now, Charles has been called back to service to serve under Emily.

Charles has no idea why Emily hates and fears him. There will be two versions of Emily: one as a middle-aged woman, and another as a young adult/teenager. I included lines from both so I can use the actor for future episodes, however, only younger version will be used in Episode 2 in one scene with a few lines.

  • YOUNG EMILY: (WHISPER) My mom knows about this? (PAUSE) If my mother knows about this then why are we sneaking? Mr. Cane has to approve things like this.
    p.p1 {margin: 24.0px 0.0px 0.0px 144.0px; text-indent: -144.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

  • YOUNG EMILY: Yeah, but I believe it. Mr. Cane said that when the Archangel came to The Networks, he told him that the only way for any of this to work is to believe, even if you don’t have a reason to. Leave everything up to faith, Charlie. I’m sure Wilson and your father would agree.

  • MIDDLE-AGED EMILY: (Crying) What friendship? Two children stuck in an underground box? That means nothing to me anymore. What I have up here means nothing. The little boy I once knew isn’t this creature in front of me, this man who’s nothing more than that shit he puts in his body.
    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 18.0px; font: 12.0px 'Courier New'}

Favorite role Save Role for Later Total Submissions Toggle 2 Submissions Apply / Audition
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Merchant
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

This character is heard saying this line as Charles walks past him in the commercial sector of Damascus City. This is the only line.

  • p.p1 {margin: 24.0px 0.0px 0.0px 144.0px; text-indent: -144.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

    I was promised a freighter at the docks right after holy hours, and here we are, fucked again.

Favorite role Save Role for Later Total Submissions Toggle 2 Submissions Apply / Audition
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Employee
closed
Unpaid
Role assigned to: Kailynn H

This line is in response to the Merchant's line. This character only has one line.

  • p.p1 {margin: 24.0px 0.0px 0.0px 144.0px; text-indent: -144.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}

    They're worthless. What else do you expect from Salem District?

Favorite role Save Role for Later Total Submissions Toggle 3 Submissions Apply / Audition
Promoted Projects:
zero escape dilemma real time fandub
zero escape dilemma real time fandub
"till i'm old & gray" [animated feature film ]
"till i'm old & gray" [animated feature film ]

Comments

Project comments Read 0 comments

Public Submissions

You are viewing the logged out version of this page.

When you are logged in, you can comment, add submissions, create projects, upvote, search open roles, and way more. Login here.