heidi | Podcast Play Audition

As we come to the end of the year, with over a dozen episodes of SpellCast in the can, we're again looking for voice actors for our holiday radio play! In our last round, we had both first-timers and professional voice actors participate, so again, no previous experience is required.

The Cast
Tonks
McGonagall
Ginny
Hermione
Harry
Ron

If you’re interested in auditioning, you have two options .

1.) You can record your audition piece in a .mp3 and email it to auditions @ fictionalley.org (without any spaces) This is our recommended method for auditions to ensure the best possible quality and clarity. (Since you will also need to be able to record your part for the play if cast, you will need to know how to record your own voice and format it in a .mp3.) You can use a free program like Audacity to record your audition.

2.) Your other option is to call the FictionAlley voicemail line. From Skype you can contact username ‘FictionAlley’, or from any phone, call 303-800-4342 in the US and +44 0161 408 3427 in the UK. Please reduce background noise as much as possible for your audition. If you choose this method, it is imperative that you clearly spell your email address and FA username (if you have one).

When auditioning, you have a choice of reading one or both of the paragraphs below. (If you have the ability to do multiple accents, pick the one or two you feel would be best for the part, but make note of your other abilities.)

Option 1
“How do those hats work, then?” said Hermione, distracted from her homework and watching Fred and George closely. “I mean, obviously it’s some kind of invisibility spell, but it’s rather clever to have extended the field of the spell beyond the boundaries of the charmed object… I’d imagine the charm wouldn’t have a very long life, though…” – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter Twenty-Four, Occlumency.

Option 2
“Listen to me, Harry,” he said urgently, “you must study Occlumency as hard as you can, do you understand me? Do everything Professor Snape tells you and practice it particularly every night before sleeping so that you can close your mind to bad dreams – you will understand why soon enough, but you must promise me –”
– Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter Twenty-Seven, The Centaur and the Sneak.

Auditions are due no later than Wednesday, December 6th at 12:00 PST. The cast will be announced no later than Saturday, December 9th, and your recordings will need to be submitted no later than Saturday, December 16th at 12:00 PST. If you do not have time, please do not commit to this project.

Just remember to have fun – SpellCast is excited to have you involved!

And if you have any questions, you can email us at auditions @ fictionalley.org or spellcast @ fictionalley.org (again, without spaces) or ask in our forum at FictionAlley Park.
Break a leg!

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