Voice Acting Casting Call for "The Haunted Man"
Voice-over actors wanted for "The Haunted Man: A Charles Dickens Christmas Story" audio drama project. See more details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: A professor of chemistry at a school in 19th century England is haunted by a phantom and the memories of his past, leading him to infect those around him with his curse and learn his own valuable lesson about forgiveness and compassion. Rate: Non-paid. Additional info: Genre: Drama. American or British accents. Run time: ~100 minutes. Non-union. Audition: self tape or in-person. 1-2 shoot days, aiming for the weekend of November 14th and 15th. If interested, please apply.
10 roles
An older chemistry professor who is affable and kindly but gets lost in his own pain. Also plays Redlaw’s Phantom
An older, wisened voice, Introduction, Outro and a few transitions
The anecdote to Redlaw’s curse, sweet, compassionate, loving, humble
Super talkative keeper of the school grounds, Milly’s husband
William’s Dad who values every memory including the bad ones
Johnny’s father, a struggling newspaper salesman, calm and level-headed until he’s not.
Johnny’s mother, an overworked housewife, wishing she could spurge more this holiday season
The son of Redlaw’s former lover and betraying friend, lies ill and is cared for by Milly
Redlaw’s betraying friend who stole his love and then gambled away his life, abandoning his wife and Edmund
Philip Swidger’s other son who fell into bad company and is currently close to death
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