Voices From The Outer Ring (Lead Role Re-Opened)
Jacob Williamson for Jaska
A young man who has lived a fairly average life thus far. Jaska never went to college and instead jumped from job to job while making a small circle of friends. Never really an ambitious man, Jaska found himself in a comfortable cycle of making a typical paycheck and hanging out with his circle on the weekends. Everything he has, he's worked for, and he's considered among his friends as the "voice of reason." At heart he is an observer; always taking in his surroundings and the people around him. Initially, Jaska is gentle and meek, but when he's dragged into the conspiratorial pull of the city's various factions, he soon learns to tap into burgeoning heroism to become something greater than he already is.
His voice should be medium-pitched with a warm tone. Keep in mind that this is a lead role, and will require greater commitment than the supporting and minor roles due to significantly more reading. Please only audition for this role if you are certain you will be able to consistently submit lines in a timely manner.
[Optional: You don't have to do this, but I would like it if you introduced yourself and state what made you interested in this project.]
(Narrating) "I remember the night I first met him. I was working a part-time shift at a convenience store. He came in one day, face bloodied up, looking like all kinds of hell. Despite the number done on him, he had a smirk on his face. I'll never forget it. It was a devil's kind of smirk. A 'You think I look bad? You should see what I did to the other guy' kind of smirk. He didn't speak a word. Didn't ask to use the phone or have me call a doctor. He just went and grabbed a six-pack of cold ones and slapped a twenty on the counter. The first thought that came to my mind was, 'Man, this guy must be some sort of badass.'"
(Introducing himself) "You know, we've been bumping into each other for a while now and I never really got the chance to know your name. I'm Jaska, but you can call me Jas."
Thank you for auditioning. Your versatility in your vocal range is very impressive. Out of your four auditions, your Carson and Andy stand out as the strongest. My overall gripe about each of the auditions was that they were read too fast. Slow it down and keep an even cadence between lines. For your Jaska, you use a number of filler "uhs" and "ums" which is referred to as speech disfluency. It isn't entirely noticeable, but it disrupts the flow of the reading. For your Chiaro, the whole Irish accent doesn't fit for the character. You pull off the accent well, it's just that it doesn't really belong for this kind of read. That's all I have to really say, thank you for auditioning and taking an interest in my project.
Thanks for listening to my auditions. I understand I read them too fast, sorry about that, I just like to think about a good combo of speed as to not waste the listeners time, as well as quality. In Jaska's audition, I don't do uhs and ums normally, I do these to add character and make the people seem more real, but I understand if you do not like them. For Chiaro I honestly only did that accent (which i was aiming more for game of thrones typical soldier) was because I feel like someone who sounds like that would only say "he's a right cunt" lol.