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.
THE HOLIDAY PILOT: Imagine a holiday tale which takes place in a Guy Ritchie/Quentin Tarrantino-esque world of loansharking elves, sociopathic reindeer, and one bad ass gang boss named Santa Nicola.
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.
Part of our decision making in casting an actor is whether the actor would be a good choice for another character in a following episode. For instance, we are hoping that the actor cast as Santa Nicola (bad ass gang boss of the elves) would be a good candidate for, say, the role of a rural midwestern farmer in Episode 2. The idea is to pair episodes in a way which really highlight the range and talent of our VAs. As such, we are looking for serious VAs who are interested in working with us on multiple episodes. We are invested in creating an acting troupe for the project.
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Disclaimer/Content Warning: This project contains the occasional mild profanity and some amount of violence now and then. In the Holiday pilot, a reindeer is accused of biting an elf. 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: The holiday pilot will be released in the week between Christmas and the New Year. We realize everyone's schedules get crazy during this time of year, but because it is a holiday-themed episode, the schedule for the pilot is firm. The audition period will take place from the morning of October 27, 2023 through to midnight of November 10, 2023. We will strive to keep up with reviewing submissions each day, so that we will reach a firm decision on each role by Saturday, November 11th. All actors who are cast in roles will be contacted via the CCC messaging system and Discord by Sunday, November 12th and will be given a script at that time. It may be impossible to do with the holiday pilot, given the tight schedule, but we'd love to do a virtual table read with the cast if at all possible. We'll see what everyone's schedules look like. In any event, We must receive back your final recordings by Monday, November 27, 2023. If you cannot meet this schedule because of Thanksgiving, please do not audition for the pilot. 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. It's a holiday pilot.
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 WAV file. Please don't add any 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, especially for the holiday pilot that's on a tight schedule. If we simply can't make something work, we will need your help in providing a pickup.
5) We communicate through: Discord, WhatsApp and email are our preference. Discord will be important for you to collaborate with the other cast members.
5) You must be 18 years or older to audition
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A COUPLE OF EXTRA NOTES:
Performance clips : After the holiday pilot 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: Will be built while we are in production. Once finished, all of our cast with receive credits and an opportunity to place their headshots etc on the episode's webpage.
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