Life of Lash - Audio Drama Series (Season 2)
mkhare for Margaret (human) [RECASTING]
The regular series lead, Margaret jokes and teases to the point where she can be a bit obnoxious. Her attitude, however, is more her just trying to entertain herself, as she usually teases people for her own amusement, rarely ever actually intending to make anyone mad or bring them down. She’s somewhat witty but thinks she’s more clever than she actually is, incredibly confident to the point where she can take things too far. She also has a good heart and is a somewhat accomplished adventurer. Skilled with a blade and quick on her feet, she falls for Joshua by the end of Season 1, Episode 3, though Joshua falls for her immediately during Season 1, Episode 2.
Definitely skim through Season 1, Episode 3; and Season 1, Episode 5 to get an idea of her voice. There is no obligation to completely emulate this, but being similar to it is preferable. Margaret will be somewhat weary and disheartened over not being able to find her missing son in one episode, and speaking over a battle upon finding him in the next, during the two episodes she appears in for Season 2. This allows for a better range of performance for her dialogue this season (which again I am not able to do well myself since the voice modification technology is limited and required me to stick to a pretty specific tone for me to actually sound as I intended for her to).
Margaret is the main character and a series regular, meaning the hope is you can ride this crazy train for as long as the series has her in it. However, I’m totally against locking anyone into anything this long-term since you may find you have to drop this role to make time for other projects you’d like to move on to, etc., in the future. After every season, you’ll have a chance to reprise the role for the next one or leave the project as you need. We’ll try to avoid recasting her again at any point in the middle of a season since I hate recasting mid-season, but accommodations can certainly be discussed if you have an emergency or opportunity that you really need to be free from the role for during a season -- again, this is all for fun so we are pretty easy-going and understanding of changes you may need to make for your own lives!
(official art for Margaret, created by Daniel Pinal [Daniel Pinal Negrete])
(similar to, but your delivery of a line of hers in Season 1, Episode 3) "Aww, don’t be such a spoilsport, Pasarin dear. You love drinking games, you’re just sour because you lost."
(after learning Pasarin was made a leader for a faction in Season 2) “They were smart to do so, the kid is good. He did so well, our Pasarin! And I’m sure he’ll find someone to help us!”
(shouting to her team as she helps her son’s weary babysitter escape during their mission to rescue him) “He’s up! We’re heading out, cover us and follow as soon as we pass you!”
Mkhare, no worries! I can’t even hear the crow, but I very much appreciate your professionalism in addressing it as a concern. I also love that you had a creative idea on how it could work ‘in scene’ (creative problem solving has saved so many famous productions that encountered unavoidable issues). I’m definitely not expecting anyone to be an advanced sound engineer or to have their own private sound booth -- I’m all about using auditions to find someone that has the potential to take direction, connects with the character and has fun bringing them to life! I’ve found that most noise issues that come up during auditions can be fixed with troubleshooting before production, so I rarely ever see them as cause for rejection. You did fantastic with this and I’m grateful with how much personality you put into these audition lines – you are totally still in the running, so no worries! (Also, ‘hint of crow’ is a great idea for a band name). Excelsior! – Very Respectfully, Nathan Goodall, Volunteer Showrunner LIFE OF LASH
Thanks so much for your gracious reply! The audition was very fun to record!