Ep 1 Casting / Welcome to the Brass Eagle (PODCAST)

Ep 1 Casting / Welcome to the Brass Eagle (PODCAST)

Project Overview

ABOUT THIS PROJECT

Welcome to the Brass Eagle is an original 10-episode fantasy podcast series based around the Brass Eagle Tavern, an establishment whispered about in myth and legend.  Starring Mike LeBeau, E.R. Hollands, Maddi Albregts, and Connor Bushoven.


Episode 1 will focus on the travels of Amara Silvertongue, an aspiring bard who leaves home and encounters strange rumors about a place known only as the Brass Eagle Tavern.  The story follows her travels as her own life passes her by, and she is eventually set on a collision course with the mysterious inn.


Episode 1 will be used to generate interest and launch a crowdfunding campaign. Once funds are raised, episodes 2-10 and additional content will be produced.  

Once completed, episodes will be released bi-weekly for the duration of the show in 2024.  The target audience is for fans of fantasy drama ranging from teens to adults in the 20-30 age range.


Please note that this is a non-union production. This pilot episode is being produced on a set budget, with each actor receiving an agreed-upon rate for their participation. Payment will be via Paypal, delivered upon receipt of final lines.


The long-term goal is to raise enough to pay all voice actors fairly and to produce the entire series at a broadcast-quality level.

If the funding goals aren't reached,  then the pilot will be shopped around to different podcast networks in an effort to secure funding for episodes 2-10.


ABOUT THIS CASTING CALL

This casting call is for the supporting cast for episode 1.


The show is still being written, and is still some time from beginning production.  My goal is to have episode 1 produced by the end of the year, with a target for having all lines recorded by the end of November 2023.  This may change due to actor availability.

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While this project isn't going to be NSFW, certain episodes deal with elements of personal trauma, abuse, violence, and more.  If you're considering applying, please be aware of this.  


Please note that since the project will be produced mainly via collaboration over Discord, you must be 13 or older per Discord's terms of service.

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TO AUDITION


  • Please submit each audition as a .mp3 file when possible and include contact information in the audition description. 

  • Please title the files as YOURNAME_CHARACTERNAME_AUDITION.mp3

  • Please do up to a maixmum of 3 takes in ABCABC format.  Please slate your audition with your name or username.

  • Audio quality is very important to this production.  High-quality USB/XLR mics are strongly preferred.  Please ensure you're in a noise-free environment.  Minimal cleanup (noise reduction, etc) is acceptable.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

This project is LGBTQ+ friendly and contains characters of many different identities.  Unless otherwise specified, actors of any identity or accent are welcome to apply to any role.


Several of the characters don't have a set gender, so feel free to audition for any you feel may be a good fit.  Some characters may be rewritten to better fit an actor if I feel it's an especially great match. The goal is to find actors that can embody the characters convincingly, with the details following suit!


You are welcome to audition for multiple roles if you feel you could be a good fit.


After the initial round of auditions, a shortlist will be created for each role.  Actors may be contacted individually


Production on the entire series will begin after the results of the Kickstarter are available sometime around February/March 2024.  Production is expected to take anywhere from 6-12 months, so please ensure you can commit to the role if you're auditioning for a character that appears across multiple episodes.

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  • Casting closes 10/1 at 12 AM EST

    Hey folks, thanks to everyone who has auditioned! Amazing talent on display as always.

    The casting call will close this coming Sunday 10/1 at 12 AM EST. No further auditions will be considered after that time.

    I hope to reach out to selected actors by the end of next week.

    This is most likely the last main casting call for this year until the Kickstarter has been released, but there may be more one-off roles for promotional material before the end of 2023.

    You can follow the project on twitter and instagram at the links below.

    https://twitter.com/brasseaglepod

    https://www.instagram.com/brasseaglepod/

  • Added Role: Hooded Clergy

    Hello all! Thanks so much for the incredible show of interest! 115+ auditions in under a day is staggering, I'm honored by the talent on display!

    I realized I missed a role from the Ep1 script when I posted the initial call, so I have added the role back in. It is for the Hooded Clergy, a religious speaker encountered during a brief scene in a city. The role is open to actors of any identity.

    Thanks again and happy auditioning!

Project Roles: Lily Amara's Mom Vega Drew Drunk Taverngoer Patron #2 Patron #1 Townie #1 Townie #2 Old Storyteller Young Storyteller Male Storyteller Hooded Clergy
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Lily
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 50 USD
cast offsite

MAJOR ROLE


Lily is Amara's younger sister, whom we meet at a few different ages throughout episode 1. Although she and Amara have their ups and downs, they ultimately love each other.


While initially very upset when Amara leaves to pursue the life of an itinerant musician, her anger eventually cools down and she and her sister resume regular contact.


For line 1, she is around 6-8 years old. She is about 11-13 in line 3. For line 3, she is closer to 14 and should sound a bit less childish and more frail as her sickness becomes more evident.


Lily is open to any actor regardless of identity or background, but an English (British RP) accent is preferred for this role.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • LILY: It’s not fair! You can’t leave! Mom, tell her she can’t leave! // MOM: Lily, I can't do that. We're both happy for you, Amara. // LILY :No! I hate her!

  • (age 11-13) LILY: I'm doing fine, I guess? I’ve got some friends, but it feels like I’m always way behind. // AMARA: (chuckling) I remember when I was there. I do not envy you. // LILY: Yeah. It’s…just a lot, you know? I’m always tired.

  • (age 14; as if reading a letter) Dear Amara - I’m...sick. We don’t know from what. It’s been weeks, now, and it’s not getting better. Mom hasn’t said much about it, but the doctors…I’ve seen it in their eyes. They aren’t optimistic.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Amara's Mom
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 50 USD
cast offsite

MAJOR ROLE

The mother of Amara and Lily, she is a woman in her middle age who has raised two daughters alone.


Although it saddens her to see her eldest daughter leave, she supports Amara's ambitions even if she doesn't fully understand them.  While Amara is out making a name for herself, she and Lily continue to live their quiet lives in their hometown until her world is shattered by an all-consuming grief.  


The role of Amara's mom is open to any actor regardless of identity or background, but an English (British RP) accent is preferred for this role.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • (placating) Amara, of course I’m happy for you. We’re happy for you. Right, Lily?

  • (as if reading a letter) P.S. Amara–I want you to know that despite my worries, I’m proud of you. Take care of yourself, my love, and know that your family supports and misses you. –Mom.)

  • AMARA: I miss her so much, Mom. I don’t know if I can keep going. // MOM: I said the same. And here I am. She…would have wanted us to find the light in this darkness. One day at a time. Ok?

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Vega
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 50 USD
cast offsite

SUPPORTING ROLE


Vega is the eldest member of the famous band The Traveling Troubadours.  They are tall, bombastic, and have vividly purple hair. 

They are the first member of the band that we meet besides Amara. They welcome her to the band and become a bit of a mentor to the young musician.


Vega sometimes comes across as a bit flippant or dismissive, but would move heaven and earth for their friends, and convinces the band to make a months-long journey to Amara's hometown when she hears of her sister's illness.


Vega's gender hasn't been decided yet, and can be changed to suit any actor.  Vega is open to any actor regardless of identity or background.  Vega is planned to reappear towards the end of the series.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • AMARA: I think…I think that went well. // VEGA: Oh you “Think that went well?” Amara, you were incredible! // AMARA: Oh, well, it wasn’t– // VEGA: Don’t be humble! You killed it! Come on. Let’s go get some drinks and you can meet your adoring fans!

  • Oh. Oh, honey, I’m so sorry. We’re not scheduled to head that way for another few months. I’ll…I’ll talk to the band and see what I can do.

  • Honey, we’re here for you. Let us help you, even if it’s just by distracting you. Just for tonight.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Drew
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 50 USD
Role assigned to: Paul Warren

SUPPORTING ROLE


Drew is an accordion player for the band The Traveling Troubadours and an eventual friend to Amara.  He is jovial, and the father of a pair of children who have since grown up.


He and Vega make Amara feel welcome when she becomes homesick while on her first tour.  When she eventually learns of her sister's death, they take her out drinking to help her forget about it, if just for a night.


Drew is open to any actor regardless of identity or background. Drew is planned to reappear towards the end of the series.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • DREW :Oh, alright. I’m on the run from a pair of demons that have been chasing me for years. // VEGA: He means his kids. // DREW: …I mean my kids. // AMARA: (quietly shocked) …You’re running from your own kids? // DREW: No, not really. They’re both grown now. But I had you going there, didn’t I? Hahaha!

  • DREW: Amara, maybe going out for a little while could help. Just to take your mind off things, even if it’s just for a bit. // AMARA: …Maybe…a distraction would be good. // DREW: That’s the spirit! We’ll take care of you.

  • MOM: Have you seen Amara? Please--I'm looking for her. I'm very worried. // DREW (flabbergasted): …About that…I…I don’t think she’s here anymore.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Drunk Taverngoer
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 20 USD
cast offsite

MINOR ROLE


The Drunk Taverngoer is a person who has a conversation with Amara during her travels across the continent.  In one of the venues she performs at, he/she/they tell her the story of their encounter with a mysterious, teleporting building.


When we meet them, they are a few drinks deep, and are eager to have an interested audience to tell their story to.


This role is open to any actor regardless of identity or background.


  • Alrighty. So. I was walkin’ home the other night. Quiet road, I know the area. Lovely place. And as I’m walkin’, what do I see? I look off to the left and there’s a building where there ain't never been one before.

  • AMARA: Well? Did you go inside? // DRUNK: Like hell I did! I turned around and got out of there as fast as I could. We had a storm that night, some kind of supernatural omen, I tell ya. Back home, as I’m layin’ in bed, I swear, I heard a thunderclap like nothing else, along with some kinda horrible harpy or bird screaming bloody murder. By the time I worked up enough nerve and got back the next morning with some more folks, the field was empty. (they audibly shudder)

  • I ain’t the only one who saw it! Ask anyone who walked the road that night. They’ll tell ya the same. Something strange was goin’ on.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Patron #2
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 20 USD
cast offsite

MINOR ROLE


This person is one of several that Amara encounters in her travels with the band.  They provide an anecdote about a time their cousin saw something out in the countryside that resembled a building--albeit one where no building should be.


This role is open to any actor, regardless of identity or background.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • So, my cousin—he’s a rancher out in the badlands to the south. Harsh, dry area. Nothing around except the farms. But one night, right around midnight, he swears he hears what he thinks is some kind of bird screeching, and a gong, or thunder, or something. Spooked him and his cattle pretty bad.

  • Yeah. He said he saw some kind of big dark shape on a canyon ledge a few miles away. Thought it might have been some kind of…hut or something. But it was in a place no building could reasonably be–narrow rock shelf, hundreds of feet up a sheer canyon wall.

  • He came back the following night with his horse and his flintlock. Said he got about a mile out from the place, and sure enough it was still there. Suddenly, he hears the same god-awful noise and is nearly thrown off his horse. When he calmed her down, he looked, and…damn thing was gone.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Patron #1
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 15 USD
cast offsite

MINOR ROLE


This person is a close friend of Patron #2, and is present when they give their cousin's account of a strange occurrence to Amara.  They are skeptical, disbelieving their friend's story.


This role is open to any actor regardless of identity or background.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • (groaning) This again.

  • This guy. Don’t listen to him. He’ll believe anything.

  • Hey, barkeep! Another, please.

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Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Townie #1
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 15 USD
cast offsite

MINOR ROLE

One of a pair of people who is encountered by Amara and her friends and overheard as they make their way to a mysterious new tavern in town.


This role is open to any actor, regardless of identity or background.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • What’s this you’re saying?

  • (snapping their fingers) A whole building? Serving booze and everything? Appeared just like that?

  • I call bull.

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Voice Actor
Townie #2
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 10 USD
cast offsite

MINOR ROLE

One of a pair of people who is encountered by Amara and her friends and overheard as they make their way to a mysterious new tavern in town.


This role is open to any actor, regardless of identity or background.

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Each episode will be rehearsed during a live remote table read with the other actors, director, and producer in order to provide notes and feedback.  A secondary recording session will then be scheduled so the actors can interact and record their final takes.  If necessary, pickups will be requested outside of the scheduled calls.


The goal will be to have as many actors as possible present for the reads to make the acting feel natural and believable, but scheduling will be flexible to accommodate each actor's availability.

  • I’m tellin’ ya–they say it just popped up overnight.

  • You’ll see!

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Voice Actor
Old Storyteller
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 10 USD
cast offsite

EXTRA

One of many people who gives an anecdote about a teleporting tavern  to Amara.  An aged, tired old voice relaying a story from years long passed.


This role is open to any actor, regardless of background or identity.  Since it is a one-off line, this actor will not be required to be at the table read but is welcome to attend if they so choose.

  • Reminds me of something my grandfather said ages ago. He was a sailor. Middle of nowhere, miles from land, found a tiny rocky outcrop with a building on top of it. They sailed past, and by the time they got back, it was empty.

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Voice Actor
Young Storyteller
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 10 USD
cast offsite

EXTRA

One of many people who gives an anecdote about a teleporting tavern  to Amara.  A younger-sounding voice, 9-12 years old.


This role is open to any actor, regardless of background or identity.  Since it is a one-off line, this actor will not be required to be at the table read but is welcome to attend if they so choose.

  • My aunt talked about a “brass eagle” once. When I was reeeaaaally little, she said there was a troll who lived in a hut with a big metal bird, and if we stayed out too late the bird would swoop down and eat us!

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Voice Actor
Male Storyteller
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 10 USD
cast offsite

EXTRA

One of many people who gives an anecdote about a teleporting tavern to Amara.


This role is open to any actor, regardless of background or identity.  Since it is a one-off line, this actor will not be required to be at the table read but is welcome to attend if they so choose.

  • When my brother and I were kids, we went looking for it once. Bought a treasure map and everything. And of course…no luck. In hindsight, I’m certain the guy who sold us the map was a conman looking to scam a coupla kids.

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Voice Actor
Hooded Clergy
closed
Paid: Flat Rate 15 USD
cast offsite

MINOR ROLE

The Hooded Clergy is encountered on a street corner, warning a disinterested crowd of the dangers of magic.  They are a bit of a fanatic, crying out to any who will listen about the terrible danger posed by unrestricted study of the arcane.

  • Fellow citizens! Open your eyes! There is danger that lurks in our world—-over, beneath, and through all things! It is the risk of temptation! It offers promises of grandeur, control–but the result is chaos! Destruction! What is this danger, you ask? It is the siren song of the arcane!

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