The Recall Program
Eunoia Sonders for Emma Hartman
Female - Lead / Major Supporting Role
Role Age Range: 20s-40s
Emma is Sean’s late wife. She appears throughout the story through memories, simulations, and eventually as a voice inside Sean’s mind. In the memories, she is warm, soft, funny, loving. She should feel like someone Sean would risk everything to see again.
As the story progresses, Emma’s voice becomes more complicated. Sometimes she is comforting. Sometimes she becomes unsettling, almost manipulative, pulling Sean deeper into this obsession to relive the moments together.
This role needs warmth, intimacy, and emotional subtlety. Not like a generic “ghost wife.”
LINK TO CHARACTER LINES:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C-gRT_tGzlWKcjaJnO0LB9k1RYJxmCu4Zp6659mUCrE/edit?usp=sharing
Vocal Qualities:
Warm, intimate, natural, playful. (Some scenes screaming, fear, and pain)
Able to shift into an eerie, whispered, soothing voice in said scenes.
Character Notes:
The heart of Sean’s grief. Appears in different emotional states throughout the story, so the audience understands Sean’s attachment.
Her darker moments won’t be portrayed as villainous.
- english
- natural
- all english accents
- female adult
- mother
- Playful
- female young adult
- suble
- realistic
- all american accents
- soothing
- Wife
- intimate
- whispered
- radio drama
- fear
- eerie
- warm
Do you think people mean it? When they say 'forever'? I know what it means. I mean... when someone says it to somebody else. Like, It's kind of a ridiculous thing to promise, right? People change, Things happen, One day you wake up and you're not exactly who you were when you said it.. But it's still real. Maybe it's just a really long time. To me... It means.. I don't want a version of my life where you're not in it. And if there's an afterlife, I'll find you there.
