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 Episode

Our Lady of Champion

Jan. 30 & Feb. 7

Rehearsals Begin

Feb. 13

Recordings Begin

Up to $200

Per day of recording
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Our Lady of Champion

The Wisconsin frontier. 1859. A young Belgian woman and her family struggle to stay alive in their harsh new American surroundings. Nature conspires against them, and the people have turned as wild and dangerous as the land they’re trying to settle. This is the story of Our Lady of Champion.

An original audio drama series from The Merry Beggars. Directed by Demetrios Troy (THE CHOSEN, RICHARD III, HENRY V, SAINT GEORGE - GABRIEL AWARD).

Rehearsals

Our Lady of Champion

Session fee: Up to $200/day + $20/hr for 4.5 rehearsals and dialect coaching.

Recording

Our Lady of Champion

Rehearsals for Our Lady of Champion will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:00am-12:00pm, and Friday, February 7, 1:00pm-2:30pm. Rehearsals are conducted via Zoom.

Payment

Our Lady of Champion

Recordings for Our Lady of Champion will be on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 8:00am-5:30pm CT, in person at our studios in Lincolnshire, IL.

Instructions

Our Lady of Champion

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: Monday, January 6th, 5pm 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: ADELE-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.

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Roles

Our Lady of Champion
Adele Brise
(
Lead
, 
Female
, 
25-40s
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Soft spoken. Idealistic. Sincere, obedient and loyal. A thoughtful introvert, but motivated by her fierce zeal and positive, can-do attitude.

Please submit an audio recording of the song "Blessed Assurance", from the beginning of the song to the end of the first refrain "...all the day long". You can listen to the song and find the lyrics using the attached link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyf1YQvcwY

18-30
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Arthur Dupont
(
Supporting
, 
Male
, 
15-17
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

One of the first children Adele taught. Loyal, cheerful, generous and persevering. Helps Adele whenever he can, despite his father's disapproval.

Please submit an audio recording of the song "Blessed Assurance", from the beginning of the song to the end of the first refrain "...all the day long". You can listen to the song and find the lyrics using the attached link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyf1YQvcwY

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Under 18
Catherine Brise
(
Supporting
, 
Female
, 
50s
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Adele's mother. Easily overwhelmed, fussy. Prone to worry. Her daughters are her whole world.

30-55
Charles Dupont/Father Edward
(
Supporting
, 
Male
, 
40-60s
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

CHARLES DUPONT. 40s. Local saloon owner. Alcoholic husband and father. Trapped, defeated and bitter. No stranger to angry outburts. Skeptical of anything related to faith.
FATHER EDWARD. 60s. Parish priest in Champion, Belgium. A kindly old man.

30-55
Charlotte Goossens
(
Supporting
, 
Female
, 
12
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

The youngest Goossens child. Sweet. Eager to learn. Idolizes Adele.

Please submit an audio recording of the song "Blessed Assurance", from the beginning of the song to the end of the first refrain "...all the day long". You can listen to the song and find the lyrics using the attached link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyf1YQvcwY

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Under 18
Father Verhoeff
(
Supporting
, 
Male
, 
30-40
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Pastor of Holy Cross parish at the Belgian settlement in Wisconsin. Adele's advisor and confidant. Understanding and supportive.

30-55
Isabelle Brise/Anna Goossens
(
Supporting
, 
Female
, 
25-40
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

ISABELLE BRISE. 20s-late 30s. Adele's sister. Warm, affectionate, charming. Sociable with the occasional spunky remark.

ANNA GOOSSENS. 40s. Hardworking mother of eight young children. Tired and flustered. Appreciates Adele's help, but skeptical of her vision, at first.

Please submit an audio recording of the song "Blessed Assurance", from the beginning of the song to the end of the first refrain "...all the day long". You can listen to the song and find the lyrics using the attached link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyf1YQvcwY

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18-30
Jacqueline
(
Supporting
, 
Female
, 
10
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

An orphan child, one of the first boarders at Mary's Academy. High-energy.

Please submit an audio recording of the song "Blessed Assurance", from the beginning of the song to the end of the first refrain "...all the day long". You can listen to the song and find the lyrics using the attached link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyf1YQvcwY

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Under 18
Lambert Brise/Bishop Melcher
(
Supporting
, 
Male
, 
50-60s
, 
Light French and German dialects
)
Double Cast
Description

LAMBERT BRISE. 50s. French dialect. Adele's father. Straightforward, practical. He trusts his daughter's vision and builds the first shrine to Our Lady of Champion.

BISHOP MELCHER. 65. German dialect. The first bishop of the Green Bay Diocese.

55+
Louise Dupont/Queen of Heaven
(
Supporting
, 
Female
, 
30s
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

LOUISE DUPONT. 30s. Charles Dupont's wife. Delicate, depressed woman struggling to save her marriage and raise her sons. Sympathetic towards Adele's mission.

QUEEN OF HEAVEN. 30s. Mary, Mother of God. Comes to Adele to intervene. Ethereal, calm, but speaks with urgency. Open to the actor's interpretation of the dialect (Standard American, 19th century American, Mid-Atlantic, Light Foreign, etc.)

30-55
Mrs. Aline Peters
(
Supporting
, 
Female
, 
60s
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

Irritable grandmother. Self appointed head of music at the parish (she has a thin, warbly singing voice). Town gossip. Skeptical, even resentful, towards Adele.

55+
Therese/Elizabeth
(
Supporting
, 
Female
, 
30-45
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

THERESE. 20s-late 30s. Adele's best friend. Sharp, down to earth. Tells it like it is. Fiesty. The realist of the group.

ELIZABETH. 50s. Town gossip. Mostly agrees with Mrs. Peters. Follower.

Please submit an audio recording of the song "Blessed Assurance", from the beginning of the song to the end of the first refrain "...all the day long". You can listen to the song and find the lyrics using the attached link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyf1YQvcwY

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30-55
Young Arthur Dupont/Gabriel Dupont
(
Supporting
, 
Male
, 
7-12
, 
Light French dialect
)
Double Cast
Description

YOUNG ARTHUR. 5-7. One of the first children Adele taught. Loyal, cheerful, generous.

GABRIEL DUPONT. 12. Arthur's little brother. Left crippled in an accident. Kind, innocent with a postive attitude. Healed at the shrine of Our Lady of Good Help.

Please submit an audio recording of the song "Blessed Assurance", from the beginning of the song to the end of the first refrain "...all the day long". You can listen to the song and find the lyrics using the attached link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyf1YQvcwY

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