No items found.

10

Roles

5

Episodes

Episode

Nicholas Owen

Explore the Roles

Share

Table of Contents

Overview
Rehearsals
Recording
Payment
Instructions
Roles
Audition

This is a heading

Overview

Nicholas Owen

Oxford, 1583. Under the oppressive rule of Queen Elizabeth I, English Catholics are worried: priests are being sent to Europe for protection. And young men entering the priesthood must leave England or face death. One Catholic family of craftsmen prepare to say goodbye to two of their sons, while the third has suddenly gone missing. Why is he hiding? And where can he be? This is the story of Nicholas Owen.

An original audio drama series from The Merry Beggars.

Rehearsals

Nicholas Owen

Rehearsals for Nicholas Owen will take place on Thursday, April 24, 1:00pm-4:00pm, and Thursday, May 1, 1:00pm-2:30pm CT. Rehearsals are conducted via Zoom.

Recording

Nicholas Owen

Recordings for Nicholas Owen will be on Tuesday, May 6, 8:00am-5:30pm CT, in person at our studios in Lincolnshire, IL.

Payment

Nicholas Owen

Session fee: Up to $225/day + $20/hr for 4.5 rehearsals and dialect coaching.

Instructions

Nicholas Owen

Decide! Determine which show you will be auditioning for by choosing from the list on our audition page. Then, look through the character breakdowns and choose which character you'd like to audition for. You can audition for multiple roles.

Sides! Within the dropdown for each character description, you'll find downloadable PDFs of the audition sides for that character. Download the sides. Review the sides until you are familiar with them and comfortable performing them.

Hide! Next, set up your space. Find a quiet space and prepare to record your audition using whatever recording software is available to you. This can be done on your phone if access to a studio or home-recording equipment is limited. Please record only your own lines, not those of the other characters in the scene(s).

Recording

MP3 audio recordings preferred. Video auditions will be accepted if you can't record audio-only.

If recording your audition as a video, please ensure that you're in a quiet environment with a neutral background. If recording your audition as audio, please send raw audio with no special effects or music. We'd prefer not to hear a reader reading with you, and there's no need for you to read other characters' lines.

We prefer auditions with no "reader" - just you reading the lines for the role you're auditioning for. You can leave a natural break where the lines of the other character(s) would be.

Delivery

Deadline: Thursday, March 20th, 9am CT

Please slate prior to each side: "Your Name, Character, Side #". Each character should be recorded separately and uploaded as its own mp3 file. Please label your files CHARACTER NAME-Your Name-Side#s (Your Location)

Ex: NICHOLAS-Actor Name-Sides1&2 (Chicago)

*Once you submit, you should receive an automated acknowledgement from [email protected]. Please add that address to your recognized contacts so that the confirmation is not directed to your junk mail folder. Thank you!

Seeking local-hire actors for all roles in this series.

10

Roles

5

Episodes

Episode

See the Roles

Thank you! Your submission has been received!

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Roles

Nicholas Owen

Nicholas Owen

(

Lead

,

Male

,

20-40

,

Oxfordshire Working Class dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

Master carpenter. Second of three brothers in a family of craftsmen. Lives with the medical condition of dwarfism, a "little person". Overcomes his insecurities when he becomes part of a bold campaign to build hiding places for hunted priests. Courageous, loyal.

Downloads

18-30

No items found.

No items found.

Anne Vaux/Lady Digby

(

Supporting

,

Female

,

30-50s

,

RP & Upper Class English dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

ANNE VAUX. RP dialect. 30s. Spinster landowner. Helps hide priests. Courageous, hospitable.

LADY DIGBY. Upper Class English dialect. 50s. Aristocratic. Kind, welcoming.

Downloads

30-55

Elizabeth Owen

(

Supporting

,

Female

,

10

,

Oxfordshire Working Class dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

Little sister to the Owen brothers. Kind, sympathetic, teasing.

Downloads

Under 18

Fr. Henry Garnet

(

Supporting

,

Male

,

30-50s

,

RP dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

Tirelessly works to protect the lives of his fellow priests. Careful, given to melancholy. Overwhelmed by his responsibilities. Honorable.

Downloads

30-55

Fr. John Gerard

(

Supporting

,

Male

,

40-50s

,

RP dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

Plump, flamboyant. Somewhat coddled. Brave and outspoken.

Downloads

30-55

John Owen/Robert Catesby

(

Supporting

,

Male

,

23-30s

,

Oxfordshire Working Class & Upper Class English dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

JOHN OWEN. Oxfordshire Working Class dialect. 23. Oldest Owen brother. Recent Oxford graduate. Pursuing the seminary. Responsible, dutiful.

ROBERT CATESBY. Upper Class English dialect. 30s. Aristocrat. Spoilt. Entitled. Resentful. Violent. Betrays his friends to avoid execution.

Downloads

18-30

Margaret Owen/Lady Habington

(

Supporting

,

Female

,

40s

,

Oxfordshire Working Class & Upper Class English dialects

)

Double Cast

Description

MARGARET OWEN. Oxfordshire Working Class dialect. 40s. Owen family matriarch. Loving, kind. Perhaps a bit too clingy.

LADY HABINGTON. Upper Class English dialect. 40s. Helps hide the priests. Aristocratic. Kind, welcoming.

Downloads

30-55

Ralph Sheldon/Jailer

(

Supporting

,

Male

,

30s

,

London Working Class dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

RALPH SHELDON. 30s. Carpentry workman. Becomes a servant to Fr. Garnet. Kind, compassionate. A friend to Nicholas.

JAILER. 30s. Plain-spoken working man capable of moments of humor and compassion.

Downloads

30-55

Walter Owen Jr.

(

Supporting

,

Male

,

15 (18+ to play younger)

,

Oxfordshire Working Class dialect

)

Double Cast

Description

Youngest Owen brother. Future junior seminarian. Eager, idealistic, playful.

Downloads

18-30

Walter Owen Sr./Inquisitor

(

Supporting

,

Male

,

45-50

,

Oxfordshire working class & RP dialects

)

Double Cast

Description

WALTER OWEN SR. Oxfordshire working class dialect. The Owen family patriarch. Hard working carpenter. Practical. His strong sense of duty, and "what's right" can sometimes limit his imagination.

INQUISITOR. 50s. RP dialect. Interrogator at prison. Haughty, cruel, manipulative.

Downloads

30-55

Audition

Nicholas Owen

Get Notified

Join our Talent Pool