X-Men: House of X / Powers of X (PART 1)
Tommi Hewitt for The Librarian (Closed)
The Librarian (Closed)
A moderately important role with a decent amount of dialogue overall. The character appears briefly in Powers of X #1 before returning in Issues #5 and #6 with a stronger presence. While not a frequent character throughout the series, this role is heavily tied to the philosophical and story-driving elements of the narrative.
The Librarian was a member of the Man-Machine Ascendancy who preserved the last remaining mutants following the near-extinction of mutantkind during the Human-Machine-Mutant War.
Scene Context: The story shifts in Powers of X Issue 1 to the Year 1000. This is just a small scene for worldbuilding and philosophical setup of the future timeline.
Audition Tips: The Librarian should sound highly educated and emotionally restrained. He’s documenting history rather than participating in it. Avoid sounding overtly villainous or theatrical.
Voice reference: https://youtu.be/cHZl2naX1Xk?t=48 - The Architect
- male adult
- alien
- male young adult
"We are losing them...and there's nothing I can do to prevent it."
"There's too much machinery floating around inside there -- and not enough soul to save, let alone copy."
"It's no one's fault, Nimrod. You did exactly what you were made to do. you created a collective consciousness of mutantdom -- a living database of Homo superior -- in order to provide a tactical advantage in a war."