SPIKED EGGS : Deliciously twisted, darkly comic tales with a foot in both the present and the reimagined past
This is audio theater. Season one will consist of 10 stand-alone episodes. We celebrate richly-layered sound design. We celebrate quirky characters, and the situations they get themselves into. We celebrate the work of the actors who join us to create these characters and their worlds.
EPISODE 6 GRAPES is a loose adaptation of the Fox and the Grapes fable, with a few more modern characters added in. It's a satire.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR: In addition to this audition, we will be reaching out directly to actors on the CCC site who flourish in character work. You are a special group and we're interested in you. We've scouted you out. We've listened to your submissions to other projects. You will eventually hear from us. If it doesn't work out for this season, we will keep a roster of potential actors for Season 2. If character work is your love, if you feel comfortable occasionally working in improv, please, please reach out to us.
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Disclaimer/Content Warning: This project contains the occasional mild profanity and some amount of violence now and then. Episode 6 Grapes is a "twisted fable" mashed up with modern characters. The podcast as a whole could not be considered suitable for family listening, but there is no gore or excessive bad language.
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OUR SCHEDULE: OUR PRODUCTION SCHEDULE IS TIGHT. The audition period will take place from the morning of February 5, 2024. through to the morning of February 9, 2024. We will strive to keep up with reviewing submissions each day, so that we will reach a firm decision on each role by February 10, 2024. All actors who are cast in roles will be contacted via the CCC messaging system and Discord by February 10, 2024. and will be given a script at that time. We must receive back your final recordings by the morning of February 19, 2024. If you cannot meet this schedule, please do not audition for this episode. We'll be glad for you to join us at another audition later in the season.
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OUR REQUIREMENTS:
1) Strict adherence to the deadline. Please take this seriously. If you do not respect our deadlines, you will not be cast again.
2) The audition submission: can be an MP3 or a WAV, but it must be clean. Any background sounds, echoes etc will automatically disqualify you. We're also making casting decisions based on the sound quality of your audition submission. The quality of your mic makes a difference to us. Please advise us of your equipment setup and DAW system you will be using when you audition.
3) Final recordings: Must be submitted as one raw WAV file. Please don't add any compression, noise reduction or special effects to your lines.
4) Please be available to provide re-dos/pickups: We will do everything we can to work around any issues. If we simply can't make something work, we will need your help in providing a pickup.
5) We communicate through: Discord and email are our preference. Discord will be important for you to collaborate with the other cast members.
6) You must be 18 years or older to audition
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A COUPLE OF EXTRA NOTES:
Spiked Eggs is not an animated series. Please, no cartoon voices.
Performance clips: After Episode 6 is launched, each cast member will receive a clip of their performance for their portfolio. As we mentioned above, sound design is of primo importance to us. The clip we give you will most definitely stand out on your sample reel.
Go For It ! Really ... When performing your audition takes, have fun ! Use your skill and imagination. We've indicated in the roles where there is room to play. We're giving you permission to come up with something ... a stutter, a lisp. If it makes sense to you, given the description of the characters we're casting, give it a shot. We want to get a sense of your creativity. Just make sure that it makes sense for the character. Make sure to edit out those takes you don't want us to hear. Give us your three best takes if you want ... or do it in one take. It's up to you.
SPIKED EGGS WEBSITE: Once the episode is launched, all of our cast will receive credits on the episode's webpage in our show notes.
