PART 3 OF AUDITIONS: Fall of the titans - A greek mythology webcomic
Project Overview
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Odysseus is the main character in the Odyssey, also playing a role in the iliad. He’s the king of Ithaca, participating in the Trojan war among other kings before making an extremely difficult journey home to his family.
For Odysseus I’m looking for a more mature masculine voice, something strong and confident with capability to be softer and more emotionally intimate at times.
- Mature
- male adult
- masculine
- warrior
[Soft, Loving] “My boy… I dreaded the day I would have to leave you and I’ve spent the last twenty years longing for the day I’d return. Please, forgive me for making you and your mother wait”
[Commanding] “If we want any chance of making it home you’ll all need to trust me. I brought each and every one of you through a war. Getting back is the easy part”
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Penelope is the wife of Odysseus and queen of Ithaca. She’s extremely intelligent and devoted to her husband, completely sure that he’ll return to her if she buys him enough time to do so. She represents a very graceful strength, using trickery to keep the suitors away.
Vocally I’m looking for a somewhat mature feminine voice, very steady and self assured but with a nurturing tone to it.
- Mature
- Feminine
- female adult
[Firm, commanding] “Listen closely guests, you’ve chased relentlessly after me for years and I’ve finally chosen to give you a chance. My husband was a brilliant protector of our kingdom and family, who I spend my life with should be the same. I propose a challenge of sorts to prove yourself worthy. Succeed and you will have won my hand and my husband’s throne.”
[Caring, loving, towards Telemachus] “While I appreciate your frustration on my behalf, my feelings about your father’s return aren’t going to change. My only regret is the burden these unsavory guests have put on you lately.”
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Circe is a sorcery goddess living on an island with her nymphs. She often views men as threats to the home she’s built for herself and her nymphs, using her magic to transform them as seen in the Odyssey. She’s very defensive and calculating but can be a very gracious host to her loved ones or those who challenge her authority. She’s an extremely powerful figure, being a master of magic and herbs.
Vocally, Circe should have a middle range feminine voice, something very seductive and alluring while also being quite self assured and comfortable.
- female adult
- flirtatious
- Feminine
- seductive
[Seductive] “Why don’t you come inside, get off your aching feet. We’ve prepared a feast just for wayward souls such as yourself”
[Calculating, firm] “Why should I believe you’re just a humble traveler? You’re all the same at the end of the day. Though I’ll give you a chance now. If you’re truly earnest in your motivations, prove it.”
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Scylla was once a beautiful sea nymph, since turned to a horrible monster due to jealousy. She dwells in a cave, preying on any travelers who dare enter. Though she tends to act more in sorrow and survival instinct than malice, she’s feared by gods and men alike.
Vocally, Scylla should have a lower range feminine voice that can healthily go up into a more shrill wail or sob while also being able to do a deep gravely growl.
NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TECHNIQUES THAT YOU CANNOT CONFIDENTLY AND HEALTHILY ACHIEVE AT YOUR CURRENT SKILL LEVEL. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CHARACTER VOCALLY AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER CHARACTERS TO TRY THAT DON’T REQUIRE MORE ADVANCED VOCAL TECHNIQUE.
- crying
- Screaming
- Emotional
- female adult
[soft, enticing] “Come travelers, don’t be afraid, just a few more steps into the cave and I’ll be all yours”
[Grief, Sobbing, wailing] “HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? IF ANYONE IS A MONSTER HERE IT’S YOU”
[growling, angry] “Step one foot closer and I won’t hold back the starving monsters my body has become”
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Telemachus is the son of Odysseus and Penelope in the Odyssey. As a younger man at the start of the story, he’s quite melancholic and even aggressive towards the idea of his father, resenting him for vanishing and making his mother so sad every day. Though throughout the story we come to learn that he’s very protective and open to growth and change. He works under the tutelage of Athena and grows more confident and strong both physically and emotionally, ending up helping his father defeat the suitors.
Vocally I’m looking for a young teen/adult masculine voice, someone who is able to show that range between optimism and confidence and resentment and melancholy.
- male teen
- male adult
[Bitter, melancholic] “I don’t understand why you continue waiting for him. I can’t help but wish father had washed up dead on our shores so you wouldn’t be destined to spend each day crying over his absence”
[Soft, serious, hopeful] “If what I’ve heard about you is correct, then you’ll have to come up with some brilliant plan. Because those suitors are not going to let up on mother unless someone shows them who’s boss”
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Psyche is a beautiful young mortal princess, drawing in many suitors who even went so far as to say she was more beautiful than Aphrodite. This of course brought extreme jealousy from the goddess who sent Eros to make her only fall in love with ugly and horrible men. Eros however fell in love with her himself, coming to visit her in secret, never revealing his identity. Psyche is an extremely curious girl though so she one night removed his mask, revealing the God she had been spending her time with. Eros leaves, condemning her for her distrust, causing Psyche to spiral into depression, searching for her love who secretly aided her along the way.
I’m looking for a young adult feminine voice, something with a very clear youthful voice. Vocally she’s very curious and playful with an energetic disposition.
- female adult
- female young adult
[Playful] “Please gentlemen, I appreciate the sentiment but I’m afraid my heart belongs to a mysterious gentleman I’ve yet to truly know. Perhaps if you all had been a bit less upfront I might have had more interest”
[Soft, loving, curious] “If you love me so, why don’t you let me see who I’m spending my nights with. Surely our love is stronger than whatever I may think of your face dear”
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Achilles is the heroic figure of the iliad who turned the tide in the battle of Troy. He was trained to be a warrior alongside his friend and future lover Patroclus as a child. Though, when the war began, his mother heard of a prophecy that he would die if he went. This led her to hide her son amongst a court of women so he would be safe from the war. The greeks however knew they would not win without him and thus went searching for him, being found by Odysseus. He joined the war for a long time before eventually deciding to step back. To avoid going back out, he dressed Patroclus as himself, leading to his lover’s death at the hands of Hector, causing Achilles to rejoin the war to personally kill Hector. Achilles was eventually slain by Paris who shot him in his only weak point.
For Achilles I’m looking for a mid/higher range masculine/androgynous voice. Achilles was able to trick all but the smartest of kings into thinking he was a woman so being able to put on a more feminine voice is a plus. Should be quite confident and outspoken.
- male adult
[Encouraging, playful] “Keep up Patroclus. I wish for us to be able to fight side by side one day but that requires us to be on the same level. Now push harder.”
[Soft, loving] “After the war is over, you and I will venture off to create a home where we don’t need to fight to keep our heads above water. So we owe it to each other to survive the next battle until it comes to an end”
[Angry, grief] “I stepped away and my choice allowed my dearest companion to be struck down. Enough of this nonsense. Hector is mine. And I will not stop until he's six feet underground"
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Patroclus is the right hand man, closest friend and lover of Achilles, fighting alongside him during the Trojan war. He brings out a softer side of his warrior counterpart. His life ends tragically as he impersonates Achilles to turn the tide of the battle, leading to his own death at the hands of Hector which causes Achilles, filled with rage and grief, to rejoin the war.
Patroclus should have a mid/low masculine voice, a mix of depth and masculinity and soft kindness coming through his voice.
- male young adult
- male adult
[Playful, response to Achilles’ first audition line] “Tsk Tsk my friend, you can be quite pushy you know. Gods forbid a man simply wants to stop and admire a great warrior as he trains”
[Soft] “I understand the plan. It’s a simple thing really. And it’ll be nice feeling the glory you must feel in this armor. And after this battle, you and I will share a meal together like we always do.”
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Arachne is an expert weaver so skilled she saw it fit to challenge Athena to a competition. When she proved herself to in fact be the better weaver, creating a tapestry of Athena’s failures, Athena got angry and destroyed the project. Arachne out of shame then hung herself, leading Athena to take pity and transform her into a spider. Arachne as a character is extremely prideful to an almost dangerous degree. She knows she’s the best and she wants others to know she’s the best.
Vocally, Arachne has a mid/low range feminine voice, being extremely confident and clear in her tone.
- female adult
[Boasting, confident] “Please, don’t understate my skill. Why, my craft rivals that of Athena herself. And if she doubts that, she can come here and challenge me herself”
[Sorrowful, dramatic] “My Goddess- She’s destroyed my greatest creation. The very thing I live for. How am I to ever show my face again after such shame”
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Helen is the daughter of Zeus and is known as the most beautiful of mortals. She is married off to Menalaus but is later promised to Paris by Aphrodite, leading to her capture by the trojans. This subsequently leads to the war as many men had sworn an oath to protect and stand beside the husband of Helen. She’s a very self aware character, as the daughter of zeus she acknowledges that her life is governed by the gods but she’s also very remorseful about the war, still feeling a brotherhood with the Greek soldiers despite currently living in Troy.
Vocally, Helen sounds very bright and feminine. A combo of youthful feminine energy and more soft, thoughtful energy.
- female adult
- female young adult
[Playful, flirty] “Now don’t embarrass yourself. I am a lady first and foremost and a lady deserves to be romanced with more than a pack of dogs begging at her feet for attention”
[Sad, conflicted] “If you knew that taking me away would cause this war. Would you have still sentenced the men I once belonged to as their family to die in this selfish war?”
[Calm, self aware] “I am a daughter by the gods. My life is defined by their whims and if this is what they have chosen for me then I must live with that. I only regret that it’s led to so much death.”
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Eurydice is the wife of Orpheus and the reason he goes on his adventure into the underworld to bring her back to life. She’s extremely devoted and in love with her husband. Personality wise she’s very stoic and reserved, especially compared to the very musical and passionate Orpheus.
Vocally, Eurydice has a mid/lower range speaking voice, like I mentioned, very stoic and reserved.
- female adult
- female young adult
[firm, encouraging] “keep walking honey don’t look back. I’m right here. Play your song to keep steady.”
[Unsure, quiet] “So I just have to follow him until we get to the surface? And if he turns around… then what happens to us?”
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Orpheus is a musician with a deep devotion to his wife Eurydice. When she dies, he ventures to the underworld to rescue her, though out of deep love and fear of losing her, he turns around at the last minute, losing her again. Orpheus is a very sensitive, passionate and eventually rather reclusive. He's much more anxious and outwardly loving than his counterpart, the two of them balancing each other out.
Vocally, Orpheus has a higher, up towards the tenor range speaking voice. He’s a passionate and longing speaker who also has a tendency to have a more jittery and anxious disposition at times.
- male young adult
- singing/vocals
- male adult
[Passionate sorrow, crying] “Eurydice, my flower, I vow to you with every part of my soul that I will see you again. You do not belong to the underworld yet while my heart still beats for you in the mortal realm.
[anxious] “Walking without the ability to see your face at my side grows more difficult every day my flower. Sometimes I can’t hear the sound of your footsteps and I want to look back and confirm you’re still coming.”
Include 30+ seconds of singing any song of your choice.
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Pandora is the first mortal woman to be formed by the gods. She was created as a punishment for Prometheus giving humanity fire, given as a bride to his younger brother with a gift from Zeus, that being a jar containing all the evils of humanity. She was instructed not to open it under any circumstances. Due to the gifts she was given by the gods, she was extremely prone to temptation and curiosity, leading her to open the jar which released the evils inside to humanity.
Vocally, she should have a mid-high range speaking voice, a combination of innocent curiosity and more sly cunning nature.
- female adult
- female young adult
[Curious, innocent] “A gift? What is it? I’d love to peek inside and see what the gods could possibly have for me.”
[Flirty, cunning] “It would seem that I was created as a gift to be your bride. Perhaps as a sort of truce from the gods for getting so angry with your brother? I’m sure you and I will get along handsomely”
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Medusa was once a priestess of Athena’s temple. Despite being sworn to celibacy, she found herself caught against her will with Poseidon. Because of this, Athena turns her into a monster whose hair is snakes and whose gaze is a curse to anyone who looks at her. She’s seen as a terrifying monster, but really she’s an angry and sorrowful creature, made into a victim of her circumstances.
Vocally, she has a mid-low range speaking voice, speaking with a lot of emotional depth and range.
- female adult
[Bitter, resentful] “Another hero, sent to behead the fearsome monster is that right? Each one of you is more boneheaded than the last… one glance and you’ll join my garden of statues like the rest of them.”
[Pleading, desperate] “Please my lady I’m begging, I can assure you that had it been my choice I never would have been with that man but it was not. Please don’t punish me for another’s crime”
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Eris is the daughter of nyx, goddess of chaos and a generally antagonistic figure. She’s the one who tosses the apple of discord, leading to the argument that led to the Trojan war. Her personality is very manipulative and chaotic.
Vocally I want to leave her a bit up to interpretation. Should be able to do a villain without being too charactery, embracing chaos.
- female adult
[plotting, mocking] “The nerve of those high and mighty assholes not inviting me to their stupid wedding. Let’s see how they feel when I pit them against each other”
[Bored, complaining, sarcasm] “Me? An apple? Now why on earth would I do something so cruel and heartless. That doesn't sound like me AT ALL”
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Perseus is a hero known as being somewhat of a stereotypical knight in shining armor. With the help of Athena and Hermes, he slays Medusa, bringing back her head as a prize. He’s very devoted to the gods and to his duty. Personality wise, he’s quite headstrong and self confident, righteous in his duty to the gods and his family. He’s extremely loyal and typically strives for justice in any way he can.
Vocally, he should have a strong full chested and masculine voice.
- male adult
- male young adult
[Proud, dutiful] “I’ve done it! I’ve brought you back the head of the monster Medusa. For you my king, I’d do anything”
[Excited, cheerful] “By the will of the gods I will succeed! With Lord Hermes and Lady Athena’s blessing, there’s no monster who could strike me down.”
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Cassandra is the daughter of the king of Troy. She was given the gift of prophecy but the curse of her prophecies never being believed. She predicted Paris starting the trojan war but of course no one believed her. Cassandra is a very intelligent and defiant person, conflicted by the curse she has, leading to her constant pain, grief and isolation.
Cassandra should have a somewhat soft and feminine voice mixed with some strength and empathy. Years of sorrow and pain have led her to become more isolated and soft spoken despite her continued defiance and empathy for others.
- female adult
- female young adult
[Desperate, to Paris] “You have to believe me! Surely you’ve seen through the curse that all my predictions have come true so far. If you go and claim Helen of Sparta, you’ll bring the whole of the Greek armies to our door”
[Melancholy, to Menalaus] “You won’t believe me even if I tell you what I've seen… I don’t see why you continue coming here at all”
[Tricking, to Apollo] “This gift you’ve given me is wonderful. Though, now I don’t think I’m really interested in running off with you. A shame you can’t take back your gift but I’m sure you understand.”
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Tiresias was a prophet. He had once found himself in the body of the woman, transforming back into a man years later. This led to Hera and Zeus consulting him over a disagreement, leading then to him being initially blinded and subsequently gifted with prophecy. He did a few famous prophecies in his life, including Narcissus and Oedipus. And after death he was still consulted by numerous venturing souls including Odysseus. He was a very wise, firm prophet. His prophecies were always exact and accurate, being known for leaving opportunities to potentially avoid negative consequences.
Vocally I’m looking for a more mature masculine voice with a soft and wise quality, the ability to be firm while still maintaining a sort of “wise elder” tone.
[Thoughtful, contemplating] “Well, it flatters me that the king and queen of gods would seek me out personally. But I’m afraid I’ll have to side with Zeus.”
“Your son will live long and prosperously with droves of women seeking him out. So long as he never comes to know himself”
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Narcissus was known for his beauty and coldness. No matter what woman tried to court him, they were never good enough for him. He met Echo one day who couldn’t express her love for him because she was cursed always to repeat what people said. When he rejected her, he faced the god’s punishment, being doomed to fall in love with his own reflection as he was the only one good enough for himself. He stayed beside his reflection constantly, eventually being turned to Narcissus flowers by nymphs after his eventual death.
Narcissus’s voice should be a mid/higher ranged masculine voice, very confident and cold. We should hear the arrogance flowing from his voice constantly.
- male young adult
- male adult
[Cocky, arrogant] “It’s cute of you to try so hard but I’m afraid I’m looking for someone who’s AT LEAST on par with my own beauty. And be honest with yourself, you don’t fit the bill”
[Curious] “Oh- Aren’t you a fine specimen. I could look at you all day long, and I think I will.”
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Echo was a mountain nymph. She was cursed by Hera after distracting her from catching Zeus in an affair. Her curse was that she could never speak her own words again, instead only repeating the words of others. She fell in love with Narcissus, wasting away when she was rejected by him, only her voice remaining echoing. Before her curse, Echo was very bright and talkative, afterwards becoming more reserved as she’s unable to express her thoughts.
Vocally, Echo should have a bright, younger feminine voice.
- female young adult
- female adult
[Nervous, tricky] “My queen, you don’t want to go in there, please, not while I need your help over here”
[Begging, sobbing] “Please my queen- How could I say no to an order from Zeus himself! I would have never tricked you in such a way if it had been anyone else. Please forgive me”
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