Murder Drones: Overture Audiobook
Jessie Rogers for Uzi Doorman
The main protagonist. An angsty, rebellious worker drone with a slew of unresolved trauma and a dream to free Copper 9 from the Murder Drones in honor of her mother.
Two words: Gremlin energy. Uzi is strongly individualistic, free-thinking, and goes against the grind. She's a social outcast. Try to capture the energy of Elsie Lovelock's performance in the show.
CONTEXT:
- Line 1: Uzi is made to give a presentation for class. She gives a history lesson of what life was like before before the Murder Drones. She's fond of the past, and hates what the workers have lost.
- Line 2: Uzi is in an intense, emotional argument with her father, Khan. He thinks she's being reckless and endangering the lives of herself and her classmates. Uzi, however, is sticking to her guns. To her, merely surviving isn't enough. Living is experiencing the world and all it has to offer, and there's not much to offer when you're confined to a bunker your entire life.
- Line 3: Uzi and Thad are conversing in the clinic, following Uzi's disastrous presentation. She showed off her railgun to the class, but its instability resulted in an explosion, and now both are recovering. Thad's asked Uzi about the weapon and is impressed she built it on her own. Uzi takes great pride in this.
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- female young adult
- female teen
You want a presentation? I'll give you one. Copper 9 may be a frigid wasteland, but it was our frigid wasteland once! There was a time when we lived in buildings, not bunkers. There was a time when we could look at the night sky and see constellations. There was a time when we could walk freely without fearing for our lives! For seven years, we've been forced to hide underground, and we all know why! Those things took our home from us!
(frustrated) I don't want to survive, Dad! I want to live! But no one in this stupid colony believes in me!
(proud) My Dad's always been an inventor. I guess he rubbed off on me. Only, I don't build barriers. I build weapons!
I loved your delivery of Line A. It's tense and emotionally diverse. It begins with Uzi's frustration, transitions into nostalgia as she remembers what was, then snaps back to anger as she remembers the reality they live in. The emphasis on "things" was fantastic! Line B could use a bit more frustration and force behind it. I added some context behind the lines after your audition, so this is more on me not giving good direction with just the line. Uzi is in the middle of an argument with her father. It's intense and draining. By the time Uzi says Line B, she's frustrated, upset, and at her wits' end with Khan. She may yell a bit, but it's only because she desperately wants to get through to him. Line C's got a good reading as Uzi becomes more introspective, but inject a little more boastful pride as she mentions she builds weapons. She is very happy about her railgun! I hope this feedback helps! Thank you for auditioning!
thank you very much for your feedback!!