CASTING CALL: Lead Voice Actor (DJ)

21 GRAMS OF HEAVEN — Episode 1: “The Fall of Heaven”

Horror Audio Drama — Volunteer / Unpaid

ABOUT THE PROJECT

21 Grams of Heaven is a slow, intimate, atmospheric horror audio drama told through late-night radio broadcasts during an irreversible metaphysical catastrophe. The tone is grounded, restrained, and deeply human. This is not creepypasta or genre parody. It is cosmic dread delivered through the quiet breakdown of a single person who realises they have doomed the world.

This is a hobbyist, passion-driven project.

While it is being produced with professional standards, it is not expected to generate revenue. If it ever becomes commercially viable in the future, voice actors will receive a good-faith share of profits once expenses are recouped. This should be regarded as a possibility, not a guarantee.

ROLE: The DJ (Lead – Major Emotional Range Required)

Gender: Any

Age: Adult

Accent: Any (natural-sounding)

Vocal Type: Warm, tired, emotionally strained

Tone: Subdued, grief-ridden, trying to hold it together until they can’t

CHARACTER SUMMARY

The DJ is broadcasting to whoever might still be alive after an event they are personally responsible for. They enter the episode already exhausted and hollow, clinging to the microphone because it is the only thing left anchoring them to reality.

Across the script, they move through:

quiet composure

contained dread

guilt

the beginnings of panic

the unraveling of denial

the realisation of the full extent of what they caused

catastrophic grief

and finally, utter despair

By the final scene, the DJ breaks completely: crying uncontrollably, begging their dead mother’s voice not to answer back, pleading with an impossible thing wearing her soul to give her back.

This performance must feel deeply real, not theatrical or exaggerated.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

You must be able to portray:

A quiet, tired opening tone — worn down, numb, and barely holding on

Subtle emotional leakage: the kind of trembling voice that tries not to crack

Gradual escalation into panic and guilt

The dawning horror that the DJ cannot undo what they have done

A collapse that feels human, not melodramatic

Full, desperate sobbing,  the sound of someone who has realised they opened a door that should never have existed

Final despair that feels emptied out and hopeless

This is a challenging, heavy role. Only audition if you feel comfortable performing deep emotional distress.

AUDITION LINES

(Please record all three. Raw audio preferred.)

Line 1 — Worn down, quiet, trying to stay composed:

“you made it back to this frequency.

Good.

Not everyone does, lately.”

Line 2 — Guilt rising, voice trembling:

“I thought it was just a signal.

Just something strange on the band.

I didn’t know answering it would open a door.”

Line 3 — Final collapse. Full despair. Someone who has doomed the world:

“mother, please.... I didn’t know....

I didn’t know it could wear you like that.

please, I’m begging you

give her back

give her back

please

please!”

The breaking point should sound natural and painfully human. Pauses for breath or crying are expected.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Email auditions to:

[redacted]

Use the subject line:

audition: fall of heaven

Please include:

Your audition lines (WAV/MP3, unprocessed preferred)

Your preferred name

Any previous work or demo reels (optional)

TIMELINE

No fixed deadline for initial auditions.

Once the role is offered, the final recording must be completed within two weeks.