Open casting call

Here it is, the open casting call for season 2! Please read the instruction carefully. If you don’t follow the audition procedure as is described here, we won’t take your audition into account. This is because producing the show and everything around it is a streamlined process and we expect people to understand/work with that. However, as long as you follow the steps below, we will always listen and see what we can do, no matter your skill level. 🙂

Update (13-06-2026):
WOW! We had so many responses in such a short time! It means the world to us and it feels surreal how many people want to be a part of this world and the greater project. We have updated the list below and the roles that have been lined through are now fullfilled. However, even if your prefered role has been given away, we still encourage you to audition. Why? Because even the side characters with only a few lines are IMPORTANT and we are working on expanding this project into many different new areas like the videogame in the future. So it helps us a lot to have a “rolodex of talent” so to speak. So keep the info coming and we will do our best to listen to everything!

What do we want you to do? (Please read carefully)

Step 1: Check out the list of roles below and pick one or multiple roles described here to audition for. Read the instructions carefully. For some roles we are looking for specific accents.

Step 2: In character, we would like you to say the following sentences and fill in the blanks. This allows you to show us if you understand your character well. The sentences are:

“Hello, my name is (Name of character your are auditioning for that you can also make up on the spot). I like (Insert a thing your character likes) and I dislike (Insert a thing your character dislikes). I think I would be a worthy addition to the Talebearer cast because (Insert reason why your voiced character thinks they should be here).”

Step 3: Make a recording with your phone or mic setup you have. Doesn’t have to be perfect, just as long as it’s listenable and available in .wav or .mp3. We do not accept other file formats and we expect you to deliver this. (We are not converting files for you. Again, we want to work efficiently here considering the amount of auditions we will get.)

Step 4: Send your contribution in an email to auditions@talebearer.net with the title “Talebearer Audition – (Your name here)” in which you include your audition files, your full name, email address we can reach you on and where you are from. This is to determine how we can make this work logistically if we choose you.

Step 5: We will check your recording and judge the tone of voice/skills on display and get back to you. Even if it’s not a match now (Which is always possible) we will keep you in mind for future seasons, as there is always a place available somewhere.

Good luck on the audition and we can’t wait to hear what you will send us!

Major / Recurring Roles (season 2)

A middle-aged army leader

~~A Tyona-born military man – Very gentlemanly. Cold, dreaded and poetically cruel; British accent. The commanding register of an old-world general.~~

A loving Scholar

~~25-year-old human woman — warm, intellectual, soft-spoken adult-female voice — introverted but not timid. A voice that makes you feel understood.~~

A determined, concerned matriarch

~~A soft-spoken, thoughtful and calculating wolftribe woman. Tall (2.00m), an iron-willed protector with a motherly role for her tribe – matriarchal authority, gravitas, wise but never weak.~~

A Resistance Leader

~~30 year old woman — adult-female register that can carry both fierce rebel passion and a more reserved cadence.~~

A Royal Advisor

Man in his fifties – measured, courtly adult-male advisor voice, with a deeper layer of self-doubt surfacing across the season.

A troubled King

Man in his fifties – older gravitas register that can hold both quiet brokenness and a slowly returning authority.

A strong, loveable innkeeper

25-year-old woman — bubbly, resourceful, strong-armed wheelchair user who runs the inn and tavern by herself with a smile and a touch of sass. – Warm, fast-thinking adult-female voice — capable and self-reliant.

Brotherhood of Erafta Members

Brotherhood Soldier 3

~~Young Brotherhood soldier woman with a short spiky haircut and an angrily set jaw — sharp, clipped young adult-register.~~

Brotherhood Soldier 4

Young Brotherhood enforcer woman — straight forward, direct, but softer-edged. Yet hardened by the order’s training. – Young adult-register with more warmth and uncertainty than her companions, capable of opening up.

Brotherhood Soldier 5

A young, bald-headed Brotherhood soldier man with an earnest but unreflective belief in the order’s “great holy cause” — Young adult register with a twang to it. Sounding a bit off/daft here and there, but is a lot smarter than he lets on.

Brotherhood Soldier 6

Man Brotherhood soldier with long hair. Average height and build. Midrange voice. Vocal direction: standard adult-male register, professional and on-duty.

Brotherhood Soldier 7

~~Strong woman Brotherhood soldier, around thirty, with short-cropped hair. Confident adult-female register, firm and disciplined.~~

Brotherhood Soldiers — Prologue Flashback (ensemble)

Six anonymous Brotherhood voices for a flashback sequence. Vocal direction: cold, utilitarian adult voices, male/female mix. (Multiple voices welcome.)

Side & Supporting Cast

A Sheepfarmer boy

Eraenis sheep-farmer, love interest of the lady who runs the inn — warm, weathered, the kind of rural figure you can picture leaning on a fence. Vocal direction: thick Cockney British accent.

Farmer 1

An irritable, impatient farmer man — the kind that sits around a place and just comments on everything. He sure don’t like any of them strangers…

Farmer 2

~~Eraenis farmer, also irritable and impatient man — like his friend #1 he is the kind that sits around a place and just comments on everything. He sure don’t like any of them strangers either…~~

Farmer 3

~~Eraenis farmer and cart driver man, moving people from and to the town of Eraenis. Working-class adult voice with a bit of a snarky vibe.~~

Stall Owner

A market stall-keeper man who is just very passionate about his bread — impatient and quick-tempered, running a bread-and-cheese stall. Adult-male street-vendor register, capable of calling out, anger and chase-energy. (Manic yelling is a nice bonus.)

Town Guard 1 (Urhana)

A guard man that dutifully guards the gate of the town of Urhana — older man with a paranoid tone in his voice.

Tyona Castle Soldier 1

Man Soldier serving the King at Tyona Castle — middle aged voice with a slightly higher tone.

Tyona Guard 1

~~Man Tyona Guard — adult-male register, professional and on-duty.~~

Tyona Guard 2

~~Tyona castle guard woman who needs to make a big decision in the story — adult-female register, controlled and watchful at first, opening up after the reveal.~~

Razor Claw — Wolves

Wolf 1

~~Adult wolf man of the Razor Claw pack. Midrange animal voice with some growls.~~

Wolf 2

Adult wolf woman of the Razor Claw pack. Lower female range animal voice with some growls.

Wolf 3

Adult wolf woman of the Razor Claw pack — the most outspoken sceptic of the tribe, the one most likely to challenge or push back. Animal voice with sharper, questioning energy; feminine register.

Wolf 4

~~Adult wolf woman of the Razor Claw pack. Warmer female voice, ensemble-pack contribution.~~

Wolf 5

Adult wolf man of the Razor Claw pack. Midrange animal voice with some growls.

Wolf 6

Adult wolf man of the Razor Claw pack — functions as scout/reporter, returning with news and reconnaissance for the tribe. Lower range animal voice with some growls. Clearly passionate about his job.