Psupers Episode 1

Psupers Episode 1

Project Overview

In a not-so different reality from ours, humans are born with a special hormone called D26. In enough levels, D26 can cause a person to develop strange talents, which to the casual observer seem completely indistinguishable from superpowers. People with these talents are placed within a group called "Homo Contra Naturam" (literally Unnatural Man) or as many people have rudely nicknamed them, psupers (the p is silent). But when someone's different than you, how do you treat them?

Shawn is a normal guy on the outside, but on the inside, he's struggling. He's just found out he's got talents, which puts his life in danger due to the rough and tumble crowd he hangs out with. He meets up with his doctor's receptionist and together they must try to stay alive in a world that wants nothing more than Shawn's arrest (or even death). But when Natalie starts displaying strange powers as well, everyone is forced to ask themselves: what happens when the natural suddenly becomes unnatural?

This is an idea I've sat on for a couple months now. It's partially an alternative way to view the recent events that have been happening, but it's not entirely inspired by those events.

REQUIREMENTS

I'm looking for good audio. If you don't have a really good microphone, feel free to audition, but please know that if your audio is quite bad I might not pick you for the role.

If you're not comfortable with insinuated racism and violence or mild language, please don't audition. I don't want to force anyone to act in this if they really don't feel comfortable with it.

This is only the first episode of what I hope will be an ongoing series. However, please do keep in mind that we might only produce a handful of episodes, or possibly even none at all - I'm heading off to college in the fall and don't know what my schedule will be like.

Unfortunately, due to my limited budget, I won't be able to pay anyone. This is solely a passion project.

All communication for this project will be done through Discord - although it's not required, feel free to leave your Discord username in your audition.

If you're interested in reading the script, feel free to send me a PM and I'll happily send you the link.

Thank you for your time! I'm excited to see everyone's auditions!

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Latest Updates

  • Episode 2 is live!

    Hey everyone! Excited to say that Episode 1 is close to being done - we're in the home stretch! In order to keep the ball rolling, Episode 2's script is already finished and the audition page for it is now up - https://www.castingcall.club/projects/psupers-episode-2. Hope to see your auditions there!
  • First round of casting almost done!

    We've made it! I'm currently in the process of casting everyone - will have it finished by the end of the day today. In the meantime, I've added another character for auditions, so if you weren't cast for a role, please feel free to audition for this new character! I'll keep the project open for about another week to allow any new auditions to come in. Thanks again for your awesome auditions and openness to feedback, and I hope to work with all of you someday!
  • Deadline pushed back

    Hey everyone! First off I wanted to say thank you for all the auditions! I'm very excited to see where this projects takes us, and I'm thrilled other people are as well. Originally I'd set the deadline for a month so that I could gauge interest and see where I was at load-wise but I've decided to push it back to the end of July not only to allow more people to audition but also to allow me some time to figure out how I'd like to move forward with this project. Again, thank you for your amazing auditions - I can't wait to see what the finished product looks like!
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Shawn
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: CarsonNCB

Shawn is in his early 20s. He's somewhat course on the outside but his heart is made of pure gold. His view of the world is still somewhat naive, but he's starting to figure out the gray space between right and wrong. He's trying very hard to make a difference, but his naivety often holds him back. Don't make him mad, however, or he might just go ballistic... 

  • Are you sure I can't come in tomorrow? Nobody's got a pending cancellation or anything like that?

  • Hey Mom, it’s Shawn. So something came up and I’m probably gonna be five-ten minutes late. No, it’s not work. No, there’s no girl involved. Yes, I’m perfectly fine. I just…never mind, I’ll tell you when I see you. Love you, bye.

  • Let’s just say I don’t hang out with the most upstanding of citizens. I’ve seen how they treat psupers. If they find out, I’m gone.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Natalie
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Sunnie

Natalie is a fiery young woman. She knows what she wants and isn't afraid to get it. She's very calm when working, but when off the job, her temper will flare whenever she notices (or thinks she notices) injustice. 

  • Hi Shawn, this is Natalie with Dr. Ivan Dortmann’s office. We got the results from your tests back and I was calling to see if there was a time we could schedule a follow-up appointment to discuss the results with you. Please give me a call back, thanks, bye.

  • Why? If I were in your shoes I'd probably have a whole support group by now.

  • The letter of the law, sure, but the moral law? How have none of these guys gotten fired yet?

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Dr Dortmann
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Valentari

Dr. Ivan Dortmann has seen it all, and it shows. He has a very fatherly attitude towards psupers, having diagnosed dozens if not hundreds at this point, and this results in him often treating the harsher realities of D26 very lightly.

  • Cases like yours are quite rare, especially in this part of the country, which makes your results all the more intriguing.

  • Several things - glucose levels, neurological activity, blood pH level, etc. However, of most particular interest to us is this one right here.

  • Your life expectancy shouldn’t decrease by much if at all. In terms of symptoms, you seem to have already experienced most of the major ones - headaches, dizziness, frequent gastrointestinal distress. My guess would be that you’ll start to see new developments within the next six to twelve weeks.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Mom
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: twilitwing

Shawn's mom is very loving towards him and very supportive of him during his struggles with being a psuper. Although we don't learn much about her in this episode, it should be very apparent that she is completely on Shawn's side throughout this whole thing.

  • Hi Honey, hope you’re doing great. Just checking in - we missed you at church today. I know things are going rough for you right now, but please know Dad and I are always here for you. Keep us posted, ok? Love you.

Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Pleasant Phone Voice
closed
Unpaid
cast offsite

Dr. Dortmann's clinic has an automated voice message system that plays at the beginning of the story - think almost unnervingly calm and relaxed, as if Siri or Alexa were reading the lines.

Don't read the sentence in the parentheses - it's there to help show how the line before it should end.

  • Thank you for calling the office of Dr. Ivan Dortmann. Unfortunately, Dr. Dortmann is not in right now. If you'd like to leave a message, please hold. If you wish to speak with another doctor, press one. If you'd like to set up an appointment with Dr. Dortmann, press two. If you'd...(The line is cut off by a button being pressed)

  • You have selected option two. Redirecting you to a receptionist now...

Audio Engineer
Audio Engineer
Audio Engineer
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Unpaid
cast offsite

Although I have some minor experience with audio engineering I'm not confident enough in my abilities to pull this off. I'm looking for someone who can work quickly and efficiently and who is a great communicator.

  • Say something you think would fit

Music Composer
Music Composer
Music Composer
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Unpaid
Role assigned to: Maisiew15

While there are many options to find music online, I think it would be neat to have some music composed specifically for this show. However, if no-one auditions for this role, I will just find some music through the power of the Internet. If you're cast, you would be required to write at least the intro and outro music for the show, as well as any other pieces that may come up. I'm looking for someone who's quick and efficient, and who's good at communicating.

  • Say something you think would fit

Writer
Writer
Writer
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Unpaid
cast offsite

While I'm pretty happy with how the first script turned out I'm not confident I'll have the time or the skill to keep that streak going. I'd love to have a co-writer to bounce ideas off of and (hopefully) finish this story strong. I'm looking for someone who's good at working quickly and efficiently and communicates well.

  • Say something you think would fit

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