Do You Recognize Me? (Giving Voices To Jane Does)
moorenarration for Christmas Tree Lady
We are interested in middle aged / older women auditioning for this role. With that being said, if you're able sound older (without it sounding forced or gimmicky) please feel free to audition.
- Due the seriousness of this case, we would like for you to read this in your natural voice/tone/dialect.
- Please remember that the purpose of this project is to humanize the Jane Does and bring these unidentified women to life through voice acting; they are not just "characters."
[Read all of these lines as if you're having a natural conversation with someone, but at the same time you're informing them. Don't add too much emotion, but just enough to drive the point home that this is an unsolved case.]
[Please be aware that this specific role is going to talk about suicide.]
On December 18, 1996, I walked into the Pleasant Valley Memorial Cemetery in Annandale, Virginia and took my own life. Though I was found only a few hours later, and had a recognizable face, nobody was able to identify me.
I was believed to be between 50 to 70 years old.
I was found near an area of the cemetery that was known for burying deceased infants.
I was approximately 5 feet tall and weighed around 157 pounds.
I left a note, stating that I had perished by my own hands and I requested that an autopsy not be performed.
I was called "The Christmas Tree Lady" because a miniature Christmas tree was found near my body. I had brought it with me as means to celebrate a holiday that I wouldn't live to see.
