The Marriage Show
Project Overview
Currently working on the script. Thank you to all who auditioned, without you all I wouldn't be able to progress. As we continue with this project, please bear with me.
Objective:
Writers: Work on the rest of the episodes.
Voice Actors: Just a heads up, there will be some wait time between episodes.
Artist: Create the cover art for this podcast-audio drama.
Audio Engineer- You are going to be on standby for the longest time because we need to finish writing episode 1 and getting all the lines turned in.
Agent: We would appreciate you landing us ads, helping us with marketing and publicity. Do your thing. Send a success story from your previous jobs if you have them.
Story details:
A Muslim marriage matchmaking show with 4 contestants and a host as well as fans and other characters.
If you don't get cast, I plan on making another season. Let's hope we do well enough to warrant a season 2.
Impact:
The objective of this audio drama is to entertain while making listeners realize just how difficult and frustrating the road to marriage is. This project is SFW, no profanity.
Payment Method:
Must have one of the following: Paypal, Zelle, or CashApp
Contract info:
Something similar to most VA contracts that include anti-AI.
VA NOTE:
Try with the Arabic words, you are not expected to be flawless in your auditions.
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Compensation:
If you are looking to just work on an episode the payment will be $5 if you would like to continue to co-write the entire season, we will be looking at $50 for now. This is a low budget project, if all goes well and we get a second season we increase our quality, payout, and fame.
1 episode- $5
10 episodes- $50
Objective:
The first step is to finish episode 1, most audio dramas average 10-20 minutes per episode.
This is our goal, 12ish minutes for episode 1.
Story details:
A Muslim marriage matching making show with 4-10 contestants and a Moderator. Depending on where we need to take it with dialogue and story, we will adjust how many contestants are actually needed. The problem with more contestants is that it gets harder for the listener to distinguish with a large cast especially if the voices aren’t distinguishable.
I’m thinking this is a dramedy, part comedy, part drama with the moderator keeping it fun while the contestants some serious, some absurd, some anywhere in the middle
The objective of this audio drama is to entertain while making listeners realize just how difficult and frustrating the road to marriage is. This project is SFW, no profanity.
Communication:
Although not required, since we are co-writing, I would ideally like to voice call or at the very least text each other to make sure we are on the same page.
Requirements:
DM me a sample of dialogue you’ve written, or if you’d like to try and write a sample scene for this series you are more than welcome to give it a shot. If you have a CV/Resume and you’d like to send it, you can as well.
If you have any questions, reply to this post with your question.
- english
- dialogue writing
- creative writing
- creative thinking
*Say something you think would fit*
Show contestant. An office worker. Brave, confident, blunt, a bit cocky but also has a big sense of responsibility, especially for his family. He has a strong belief in leadership, and will be ready to protect and provide for his wife-to-be.
Payment:
$5 per episode, ideally the season will be 10 episodes long so this character might end up being in 2 all the way up to potentially 10 episodes.
- male young adult
- male adult
I am JAMAL, 28 years old. I have worked as a teller in a big bank company for 3 years. I’m ready for a new stage of life.
Asalaamualaykum (asalaam-oo-a-laykum)/Insha'Allah/ MashaAllah/ Alhamdulillah
(slightly condescending) With all due respect, Ms. ATIKAH, don’t you feel too old to join this show?
Show contestant. An office worker in a leading position. Independent, pretty, outgoing, opinionated, somewhat stubborn. A kind of woman who is hard to accept help or companionship from others.
Payment:
$5 per episode, ideally the season will be 10 episodes long so this character might end up being in 2 all the way up to potentially 10 episodes.
- female adult
- female young adult
My name is ATIKAH. I am 33 years old. I am the editor-in-chief of a pop culture magazine office. I am also the first daughter of my family.
Asalaamualaykum (asalaam-oo-a-laykum)/Insha'Allah/ MashaAllah/ Alhamdulillah
(a hint of irritation yet still composed) I really understand where you're coming from, Mr. JAMAL, but since the show doesn’t have an age limit for the contestants, I feel welcomed here, so… I don’t believe that I’m too old for this. Thank you.
Show contestant. A new entrepreneur. Inexperienced in romance/relationship, awkward, has low self-esteem despite his competence. Somewhat nerdy, has interests in entertainment media like novels and movies.
Payment:
$5 per episode, ideally the season will be 10 episodes long so this character might end up being in 2 all the way up to potentially 10 episodes.
- male adult
- male young adult
My name is HASAN. I am 24 years old. I am the only child in my family. I am also an entrepreneur. I have a carpentry shop which has been open for business since six months ago.
Asalaamualaykum (asalaam-oo-a-laykum)/Insha'Allah/ MashaAllah/ Alhamdulillah
Uhm… I don’t want to be rude. But I’m curious about ESMA. Can I ask you about the title of both novels? Maybe I can buy them someday. I want to know what the stories are about.
Show contestant. An author and part-time worker. A shy, soft-spoken, polite, and intelligent young woman. She doesn’t talk much. She finds interest in romance while still wanting to keep her values as a Muslimah.
Payment:
$5 per episode, ideally the season will be 10 episodes long so this character might end up being in 2 all the way up to potentially 10 episodes.
- female adult
- female young adult
My name is ESMANUR, you may call me ESMA. I am 22 years old, the third child of five siblings. I work as a part-time private teacher and also a writer. I have published two novels.
Asalaamualaykum (asalaam-oo-a-laykum)/Insha'Allah/ MashaAllah/ Alhamdulillah
(Laughs, then shyly says) Thank you for your interest! I don’t feel like promoting my work on someone else’s show, but in short, both of them are about a woman’s pure love for her man and children.
The first two lines are from the father's of the two female contestants when the host asks for their thoughts. (deeper, older voices for these two)
The third line is from listeners who are 'listening' to the show. (any voice you want to use that you believe a listener of this show might have)
Although you are free to add to the dialogue.
Note: I am not sure how many episodes the various voices will be in, so unlike the $5 per episode for the contestants, this might be $5 for the entire season or if there are significant enough lines, you might get more than $5.
- female adult
- female young adult
- female teen
- male young adult
- male teen
- male senior
- female senior
- male adult
That Jamal guy asks pointed questions, I wonder if he has a gentle side
Yes but Hasan is a bit shy..it's good but I can't help but wonder
Esma is great, so is Atikah. I can't wait for the next episode! I wonder who will end up together?
This role is still being worked on please standby for lines.
- male young adult
- male adult
*Say something you think would fit*
This role is on standby, we are still working on the script. I plan to get all the lines and then we can get to work on edits and combining the audio.
*Say something you think would fit*
We will need cover art for this audio drama. Feel free to submit although the title is not finalized, so you will be on standby. If you are submitting be sure to include your portfolio or a link/have some other way for me to access some of your work.
*Say something you think would fit*
The advertising specialist will find and reach out to companies that might be interested in placing pre-roll mid-roll ad spots in this audio drama.
There will be 5 episodes so around 9 ad spots are available. One spot is already reserved.
*Say something you think would fit*
I would like this role to work with the audio engineer and produce acapella (sounds via their mouth and hands) sound effects and other various noises.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask them via DM or on this post.
- acapella singing
*SOFT ROMANTIC PIANO*
*jazz like acapella*
*COZY CAFE MUSIC*
Will update and manage the website
*Say something you think would fit*
The Social Media Manager will manage the social media accounts of The Marriage Show including: IG, Facebook, Pinterest, Tiktok, X. We can also add other platforms to this list.
Please include examples of previous accounts you have managed.
- english
- ad copy
- promotion
- advertising
*Say something you think would fit*
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