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. 🙂

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: Think of one or two sentences you can say as the character you are auditioning for. Can honestly be anything as long as it’s something that works with the character. (You have some freedom in this. Feel free to explore some range and have fun with it!)

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 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)

Step 4: Send your contribution to auditions@talebearer.net 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)

An old army leader

a Tyona-born military commander whose presence shapes events from before the season even begins. – Vocal direction: cold, dreaded and poetically cruel; British accent. Very gentlemanly, but also very cold. The commanding register of an old-world general.

A loving Scholar

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

A determined and concerned matriarch

A soft-spoken, thoughtful and calculating wolf lady. 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 lady — adult-female register that can carry both fierce rebel passion and a more reserved cadence.

A Royal Advisor

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

A troubled King

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

A strong, loveable innkeeper

25-year-old young lady — 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 with a short spiky haircut and an angrily set jaw — sharp, clipped young adult-female register.

Brotherhood Soldier 4

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

Brotherhood Soldier 5

A young, bald-headed Brotherhood foot soldier with an earnest but unreflective belief in the order’s “great holy cause” — Young adult male 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

Male 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 female 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

Tyona Guard 2

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

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

Tyona Castle Soldier 1

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

Tyona Guard 1

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

Razor Claw — Wolves

Wolf 1

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

Wolf 2

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

Wolf 3

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

Wolf 5

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

Wolf 6

Adult male wolf 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.