Terminal Velocity (An Audio/Visual Apocalyptic Drama.)
Project Overview
TERMINAL VELOCITY:
The calculated speed at which an object or being can fall.
In this case, humanity itself.
Plot:
Terminal Velocity is the story of two married women, Lena and Karina, who must fight to survive after a power plantation in the nearby city of Rosewood erupts, causing a nuclear collapse of society, and humanity, as they know it.
Audition Requirements:
You must be 16 years of age or older.
Please have a discord, and include it in your audition description.
Please respect the story and characters within it. This story is centered around two queer women. If you cannot respect that, then feel free to not leave an audition.
Don’t be discouraged if you are not immediately cast! We will take some time to review auditions and allow for others to audition as well.
Please have a clear, quality microphone. No audio should be recorded directly from your device, headphones, or an attached camera.
Have fun, and try your best to survive…
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Character Desc.
LENA is a lead character in Terminal Velocity. She is a kind young woman who just recently married her wife, KARINA, whom she adores very much. She is sweet, courageous, witty, and won’t go down without a fight.
Voice Desc.
Medium-tone, but very sweet. Perhaps even a slight southern accent wouldn't hurt. However, feel free to do whatever you see fit! I'm open to interpretation!
LENA IS A BLACK WOMAN. I WOULD PREFER TO CAST A BLACK ACTOR TO VOICE HER.
LENA: (On the phone with Leslie.)
Yep, I’ve got his meds all in the cabinet, not to worry Les. Mhm, yup. Yeah of course, He’s right here if you wanna talk to him!
Note:
- 'Nina' pronounced (knee-nuh)
- 'Werik' pronounced (wear-ick.)LENA:
Nina, don’t forget that Werik is coming over once he’s finished the danishes he’s been working on. He wants us to be his dish testers!
Note: 'Bear' is a child's nickname.
LENA: (Attempting to coax Bear towards her hiding spot whilst danger lurks nearby.)
Shh... Ok… Bear… look at me… shh, shh, it’s ok bud, no no no, it’s ok. Just move to me. Very. Slowly… You can do it… There you go… Slow and steady, bud…
Character Desc.
KARINA is a lead character in Terminal Velocity. She is a punkish transwoman who just recently married her wife, LENA. She’s tough as nails to strangers, but even a second of conversation would reveal that KARINA is a total sweetheart, and also great with kids, especially BEAR
Voice Desc.
Deeper and scratchier, as she has not been taking hormone medication for very long. Lots of dad jokes and sarcasm from this one.
KARINA IS A TRANS WOMAN. I WILL ONLY BE CASTING A TRANS WOMAN FOR THIS ROLE.
Note: 'Bear' is a child's nickname.
KARINA: (overdramatic, obviously pretending to have been beaten by BEAR.)
Augh, noooooo! I have been slaaaiinnn! (pause, dramatic tone is lost.) GG, little man.
[KARINA and BEAR exchange a fist bump.]
KARINA: (sarcastic)
Oh, good, I’ve been meaning to get back to him about finishing up his character sheet. He told me he wants to play a human fighter. Shocking.
Note: 'Les' is short for Leslie.
KARINA: (speaking loudly so she can be heard through the phone speaker)
No worries, Les, we’re playing on “No Blood” mode!
Character Desc.
BEAR is a very young afrolatino boy who is often babysited by his neighbors, LENA and KARINA, when his parents aren’t available. He is called “bear” due to his cute and cuddly nature that hides quite the devious little rascal.
Voice Desc.
Very scratchy and high pitched, like any young boy.
BEAR:
Yeah! Karina got this new game called KillGuy! It’s super fun!
BEAR:
YES~! I win~ I win, I win, I winnnn~!
[BEAR does an improvised ‘winners dance,’ spinning in a circle and pointing at KARINA.]
BEAR:
YES!! DANISHES!!
Character Desc.
BEAR’s mother. She is currently attending college for a doctorate in medicine, working at the ROSEWOOD EMERGENCY CENTER in ROSEWOOD CITY. She leaves for a packed day at work the day The Tragedy strikes.
Voice Desc.
Tired from hours of staying up late studying for tests, followed by long relentless hours working in the emergency room. Leslie needs a break. I imagine she sighs a lot, and makes a lot of emotion-depicting sounds rather than physical emotion depiction. Try that!
LESLIE: (on the phone with her son.)
Hi sweetie! So sorry I had to get into work so early, we had a couple more overnight patients than last week, so they needed mommy’s help extra early!
LESLIE: (Just heard of the violent-sounding game her son is playing.)
Oh! That sounds… ahem... Child friendly!
LESLIE:
Buh-bye dear. I’ll see you all in twenty-four hours. Or more, who knows! (weak laugh.)
Note: Werik is pronounced "Wear-ick"
Character Desc.
A young, shy man who lives down the street from LENA and KARINA. He often comes by to offer them various baked goods he makes in exchange for some tabletop RPG time with KARINA and BEAR.
Voice Desc.
Werik has a slight stutter. His voice is chipper and polite. Originally, he had a slight French accent, so feel free to use that information to your liking...
WERIK: (confused, a little scared. His neighbor just yelled “WHOS THERE?”)
Uh… It... It's me? W-Werik? Your… Neighbor?WERIK: (happy)
Oh hey, a natural twenty!
WERIK: (suddenly feeling incredibly dizzy, this dizziness causes anger that is quite out of character.)
Oh, god… What… what is happening to me? I… ah… I… ggrrah-! Fuck!
Character Desc.
A blunt young man who lives across the street from KARINA and LENA. He lives with his girlfriend, JESSIE, and works at the ROSEWOOD POWER PLANT.
Voice Desc.
Deep and brassy, think lumberjack-ish. He's got the "dad" voice down, just missing the "dad," part... probably...
LEON: (not flirtatious)
How do you do, ladies! It’s a fine mornin’ for some barbeque, huh?
LEON:
Last I checked, everything was in order, boss. The exhaust pipes have been running at a steady high for the last week. I engaged the clearance fans to cool ‘em down, so no worries.
LEON: (in extreme pain, speaking to his wife on the phone.)
Jess… Jess, darlin’... I’m so sorry… I couldn’t… Agh… You gotta… Get… out of town… Far… Go far… Please… Ah.. Shit, I-
Character Desc.
LEON’s girlfriend. A reserved young woman who seems undoubtedly devoted to her love. She is unemployed, but can often be found on her front porch, crocheting clothing meant for infants. How strange.
Voice Desc.
Quiet, reserved, and peaceful. Jesse only seems to get upset at bad things when they make her husband upset.
JESSE:
Leon’s gone off to work. Why? What do you need help with?
JESSE: (shaken, almost whispering.)
Th.. The… The phone! Why.. Why of course I’ll… I’ll get the- the phone…Yes… ahem…
JESSE: (sobbing, breaking down and yelling. Her cries are barely understandable through her tears. Give me EMOTION!!!!)
LEON! God DAMN it! God damn it! God damn- nooooo-! (sobs) Leon!! L-ee-o-o-nn… noo.. (sobs)
Character Desc.
An elderly man who lives beside LEON and JESSIE. If ever in need of some elderly advice and secondhand smoking-induced lung issues, seek the front porch rocking chair for this old fella.
Voice Desc.
A deep voice fit for a storyteller. He does smoke, however, so perhaps he leaves the story telling to someone else...
Note: "nina" is pronounced knee-nuh
BUTCH:
Well, kid… I’ll say, (pause.) I never fuckin’ liked ya. But, Nina sure did, (pause) and that’s what really matters. I trust that sucker, no matter how many stupid things come outta that mouth.
BUTCH:
Get off my damn lawn, you two! Maybe if you handled a real gun instead of a water gun, you’d be learnin’ a thing or two… humf…
BUTCH:
Care for a last smoke, Nina? (long pause.) It sure is nice to know the cancer won’t be what kills ya, huh? (wheezy laugh)
A simple news reporter. I'll likely be casting two people for this role.
Breaking News!
I am simply shocked to report of the Rosewood City Power Plant's explosion. 23 men have been found dead, and first responders are still on the scene searching for survivors.Attention all residents of Rosewood County, Hummerville County, Lottosdale County, and Grove County: you are under an immediate evacuation warning. Please take county road directly away from Rosewood.
Residents of Rosewood... If you're out there... A new order has been put in place by the US secretary of defense. Lock all doors, barricade all windows. Make no noise and turn off the lights. They can see you, and they can hear you.
The unforeseeable effect of The Tragedy. These were once people, you know.
(Make some gutteral growling, chirping, and gargling noises. Things that sound like garbled words and spit and blood. This creature was once human, but whatever it is now, is far from it.)
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