The Weavers Audio Drama
_kiomyzab for Marie Schmidt
Lead Role. If you'd prefer, you may submit your audition to DreamGoatProductionATgmailDOTcom
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Please follow the directions in the Project Overview section. Each main character has 2 lines, and one monologue. The monologue is there mainly to give context to the character. The purpose of the 2 lines is to hear your accent. You may choose any part of the monologue that you think best shows off your interpretation of the character. Do as little or as much as you'd like. Please record both lines, and your choice of a section of the monologue.
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The “mom” of the group, Secretary of the Weavers. Pediatrician with one kid that’s already in med school. A bit of a hypochondriac, and carries about every OTC med in her purse at all times, and the purse is the size of a duffle bag. Not the calmest under pressure, which is why she’s a pediatrician, and not an ER doctor or surgeon. Her husband is an ER doctor. The most talented singer of the Weavers, and frequently sings classical when she’s working.
Skills: Tatting. She’s good at it cos it feels like suturing wounds, which was one thing she was good at under pressure. She has a supernatural ability to diagnose illness and wounds and ability to heal.
- minnesotan
- female adult
Oooh, that’s a bit different, isn’t it? Never heard of hotdish with green peppers.
And you all call me Mom. Everyone, Krissy is now New Mom. C’mon, kids, settle down. Let’s hear what New Mom has to say.
I met Josh in med school. We both went to the U of M. We were study buddies. I knew from the start that he was going to be a great doctor. Me, not so much. I mean, I’m OK, with little kids at least. I was a mess in our trauma rotations. During our internship, every time I had to take a turn in the ER was a disaster. I had great grades, but my internship at the hospital was rough. To be frank, I’m not good under pressure. So, you may ask, Marie, why a doctor? Aren’t doctors always under pressure? Yeah, yeah, it’s true, which is why I’m a pediatrician and not a surgeon, or cardiologist. I did briefly think about being a dermatologist, but I just don’t care that much about beauty, and to be a successful dermatologist, you need to care about looks. But, I want to help people. I’ve always wanted to help people. When I was young, I sang professionally. I started taking voice lessons when I was young. I started singing in my dad’s church, then moved into doing it more professionally. No, not pop music, or gospel. I’m a Norwegian, Lutheran girl and pastor’s daughter. This was classical liturgical music. Anyway, I sang all through high school and into college. Won a lot of awards, got to sing at the Met, got recorded. And, you know what? I hated it. I mean, I don’t hate singing, i love singing, but I hate everything else that surrounds it. Singing is selfish to me. I do it for myself. It doesn’t help heal wounds, or cure disease. But, being a doctor does. When I sing, I feel things and know things. Like, I know the reason why the little kid’s tummy hurts, he shouldn’t have swallowed those marbles, let’s get an emetic into him STAT. Or, the little girl who won’t stop sleeping, I’ll hum a few bars of Vivaldi, and I’ll know that she’s severely anemic. Have these children’s vitamins with iron. I discovered this ability when I was in med school when I’d sing to myself to try to stay awake during rotations. Nobody knows about this ability but me, not even Josh, not even the other Weavers. Oh, the Weavers know I can heal, but not the mechanics. It’s me, being selfish again. But at least that selfishness helps people.
