Nutcracker Audio Drama
Project Overview
We are putting together an audio drama version of the story and ballet "The Nutcracker". It will be a fun winter project to complete before December is over.
(As for the genders, etc, of the characters, if you think you have a good voice for them, just audition. Additionally, the script has been made non-denominational.)
Actor Requirements-
Time and ability to record lines on a tight schedule.
USB mic or better required. Audition with the microphone and in the environment you will be doing the real recordings in.
We will not tolerate any racism, sexism, homophobia, in this production.
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Brave, imaginative and intelligent. Determined to keep magic alive in a mundane world.
Must be able to voice as a child and adult.
*As a Child* (Matter-of-factly) I’d rather stay with you, Godfather. They’re always playing the same stories and they laugh when I tell them the ones I made up. But you don’t laugh at me.
*As an Adult* (Speaking about her students) And wouldn’t you believe it, Edward threw the candle out the window! In his defense, the students were pretending it was the weapon of an evil spirit, so it made sense in the moment.
Broken windows, splintered walls…Who would do something like this?! (In righteous anger) I’m going to find out who did this-
Louise: Prim, proper, girlboss. Life isn't lived right unless it's her way.
Pirlipat: Vain, foolish, inconsiderate. Handsome prince or nothing.
Able to voice teen and adult.
Louise: (Annoyed) Clara, scoot over! You’re crumpling my dress!
Princess Pirlipat: (Anxious) Huh? What’s wrong? Is there something in my hair? Where is that mirror- (Scream of horror) My face! What have you done to my face? I look like a monster! (Cries)
L: You know you caused quite a scene tonight. The whole party saw you get angry at Sir Varminté. (Pause) If you had just given him a chance, you could be living in a manor. (Pause) Clara, for once in your life, act like an adult. I’m not going to see you waste away your life in dreams. It’s time to wake up.
Mrs. Stahlbaum: Collected, strong, businesslike. Clara's mother and town mayor.
Queen: Royal, irritated, flighty. Princess Pirlipat's mother.
Mrs S: Perhaps a fire hazard, I’ll have to bring up decor limits to the council when we convene tomorrow…
Queen: (Holding back the urge to throw up) Oh…. Goodness!
Mrs S: (Warmly) Your inventions have been invaluable to our community. You’ve helped us to raise our children. You mean so much to us and the town.
Courageous, passionate, self-sacrificing. Determined to do what is right, even if it's not the best idea. (Near himbo level of kind, handsome and stupid.)
(Making an oath) Uncle Elias, I am here to do whatever I can to help you. I can make mousetraps, I can help rally the townsfolk, anything to make your tasks easier!
(Annoyed) Oh, not you too! My father has been trying to get me to shave since it started growing. I refuse to get rid of my magnificent beard! As for the boots, I’ve never had a pair.
(With much passion) Of course! It isn’t bravery unless there’s some risk involved, wouldn’t you say?
Intelligent, protective, wise. A mechanical mastermind with a tragic backstory.
D: (Warm) I’ll keep you in mind if I need a kind heart. For now, you must be exhausted. Rest a while. I’m sorry I don’t have much in the kitchen, (trying to be funny) I’ve been rather busy fighting a war…
D: (Serious) Brave William, will you really do this? Even at the risk of incurring the wrath of Madame Mouserinks and her magic?
D: (Had enough) “We’ve”? Since when have you ever worked a day in your life!? Andre and I have done everything for you! We practically run this kingdom while you sit there on your ass only caring about yourself! While this kingdom suffered, what did you do? I spent countless nights building better mousetraps, Andre discovered how to cure your daughter, my poor nephew stood against Madame Mouserinks’s magic, and for what? For you to forget your citizens' suffering, to forget what we’ve done for you, and the sacrifice William made for your daughter and this kingdom!
Vengeful, cruel, evil. Nothing will stop his plan for revenge against those who killed his mother.
MK (Disguised as a human): (All superior) Now now children, why don’t you go on and play amongst yourselves? You don’t want to waste her whole night do you?
MK (Disguised as a human): (Hiding satisfaction, playing innocent) Oh dear, I believe this nutcracker has a cracked tooth.
MK (Disguised as a human): And what makes you say that? (Trying to entice Clara) I could easily buy you a new one, a better one. A million of them even, without an awful face such as this. Don’t you find it unsettling? Don’t you want someone that could match your beauty?
Andre: Magical, expressive, loving. A court astrologer seeking to right wrongs.
A: I have been researching powerful entities like Madame Mouserinks. The spell she is using to increase her troops’ power is the most advanced magic I’ve ever seen, nigh impossible to break. But this curse of monstrousness should be much easier. And if we can break this spell we just might break her power, then she will have no choice but to fall back.
A: (Cracks knuckles) Watch and learn, love. Now, (mumbling to himself) considering Pirlipat’s age……the date of the casting….. divided by the type of magic…… subtract how many goats the king owns…… [Feel free to improvise more ridiculous calculations as his mumbling gets unintelligible]
A: I’ll meet up with you later! We will find a way to save him! (Pause, and kiss) I love you. (Back to business) Go! Now!
Madame Mouserinks: Devious, powerful, cruel. Causing chaos and destruction is her favorite activity.
One of the extra roles is a young adult.
MM: (Enjoying this all too much) Humans have killed mice for thousands of years, darling! Honestly, I’m going easy on you.
MM: Oh come now, surely you wouldn't take this choice from your daughter! What say you, Princess
Pirlipat? You have a chance to bring a new era of prosperity to our civilizations. Imagine, a world run by both mice and men. You and my son would control both the land and the underground. We mice have secrets. We know the hidden goings on of every kingdom. Once we conquer all the realms, you will be the most powerful woman in the world. All you have to do is say yes.
MM: As she dies, with many pauses and cries of pain) You fools! I can still make one last curse! Stupid boy who broke my spell, you didn’t make your last step! Now you will be cursed worse than the princess!
Mr. Stahlbaum: Fatherly, warm, easy-going. Clara's father, the town's best doctor.
King: Authoritative, foolish, demanding. Pirlipat's father.
Mr S: (Teasing) Dear, if I’m not allowed to think of my patients tonight, you’re not allowed to think up new ordinances!
King: (Disgruntled) Madame, what say you to the deal? We remove our traps and you end your attack on my Kingdom?
King: Let me understand this. You’re saying to cure my daughter, your nephew has to crack the world’s hardest nut with his teeth alone, give it to her to eat, then take seven steps backwards without tripping all while blindfolded? And this will somehow cure my daughter and disrupt Madame Mouserinks’s magic?
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