The Amelia Project
lucidity for Murphy (Cooper)
Murphy is a social psychology student that had arrived on campus in the semester that Inez was away, and they meet each other when she comes to watch one of the theatre shows he's in. He looks strikingly like Amelia, and they strike up a bond this way, eventually ending helping her host and produce the podcast.
Murphy is a little feminine in his demeanour, and very much a dorky character. He has an awkward laugh, and a deadpan sense of humour, and there's something about him that should be rather endearing. He gets flustered and embarassed very easily, and though he doesn't have as much enthusiasm as Inez, he can get very excited about things that interest him. Basically, theatre and psychology. He tends to trail off at the end of his sentences, and isn't very good at masking his jealousy or irritation in the slightest. Very secretive about his home life.
Any accent is fine as well. Mid to high tone. (And yo, if there are any trans guys here,please audition. Thanks!)
"H-Hi? I'm here! I mean, it’s, uh, me. The guy. With, y'know, the glasses. And the acting gig. Who are you?” (Awkward)
"I keep on telling Inez that she needs to slow her roll, but she's just on a rollercoaster that keeps going up. If you've ever seen a little kid try coffee for the first time, you'll know what I mean. Oh, god. I never want to see Inez have coffee."
“I hate heartfelt text messages. (Pause) What? Oh, okay. I know they’re supposed to be nice, but they come across as fake. Have you ever had friends who are just to serious online? It makes me really annoyed when they send you bullshit like “You’ll always be my friend, no matter what”, blah blah. Like you fucking mean it. (He is unusually bitter here).”
Heya! I really like your voice, I think it suits Murph really well! I've opened a bit of an extension on the male roles, actually, and I'd love if you could try out the lines here: http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/members/doodleoodle/casting-call/Male-Roles-for-Podcast-TAP/. You can post them there, or if you wanna email me them, you can send them to [email protected]. Thanks!