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30 scripts written by us, free to practice with, record and put in your reel. Every one lists voice age, accent and length, so you can pick a read that fits the audition you are chasing.

Just One More

StreamingYoung adult (18-25)Neutral AmericanOne narrator15 secondsabout 12s
It's one a.m. You said one more episode. That was four episodes ago. And honestly? No regrets. Glimmerbox. Every season of everything you keep meaning to start. Tomorrow is tomorrow's problem.

Direction: Playful, late-night, a guilty grin; no hard sell
What it is for: A tiny comic arc in fifteen seconds: confession, justification, happy surrender.
Coach's note: Watch out for rushing the setup to reach the joke. Let 'That was four episodes ago' land, take a small beat, and the guilt flips into glee on 'And honestly?'
What casting listens for: Casting wants to hear a real person caught in the act, not an announcer describing one.

The House Lights Dim

Live event, theatreMature (55+)ScottishOne narrator15 secondsabout 14s
The house lights dim. Somebody coughs. Somebody unwraps a sweetie. Then, silence. The Corriemoor Playhouse presents The Glass Harbour, from the fourteenth of March. Some things you have to be in the room for.

Direction: Hushed theatrical intimacy, then a warm, plain invitation
What it is for: Building atmosphere from small sound details, then switching to plain information without breaking the spell.
Coach's note: Watch out for whispering the whole thing. The opening is hushed, but the show title and date need clean, confident diction, and the warmth comes back on the last line.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for whether you can hold a silence in the middle of a spot and trust it.

Fight Night

Sports broadcast, boxingAdult (30-45)Neutral AmericanOne narrator15 secondsabout 14s
Twelve rounds. Two undefeated champions. One belt, and neither of them is giving it back. Saturday night, live and only on Brassfield Sports. Get the snacks sorted early. You won't want to leave the couch.

Direction: Big, punchy, building but grounded; a grin on the last line
What it is for: Stacking numbers (twelve, two, one) into a build that pays off on the channel name.
Coach's note: Watch out for shouting from the first word. Start at seven out of ten so the build has somewhere to go, then drop to a grin on 'Get the snacks sorted early.'
What casting listens for: Promo producers want power with a sense of humour, not a monster-truck parody.

Clear Your Weekend

Video game launchYoung adult (18-25)Neutral AmericanOne narrator15 secondsabout 12s
The gates open at midnight. Your party is ready. The Drowned Crown has been waiting a lot longer. Emberfall. The new adventure from Skywharf Games. Out Friday. Clear your weekend.

Direction: Low, confident, a little mischievous
What it is for: Game-trailer cool: understated menace that turns into a wink.
Coach's note: Watch out for going growly and fake-epic. The threat on 'waiting a lot longer' is quiet, and 'Clear your weekend' is said to a friend, not to an audience.
What casting listens for: Game marketers want someone who sounds like they actually play, so casting listens for insider ease.

Half-Price Tuesdays

CinemaYoung adult (18-25)AustralianOne narrator15 secondsabout 12s
Tuesdays at Owlseat Cinemas: every film, every session, half price. Bring your mum. Bring your mates. Bring that person you're not quite sure about yet. Owlseat Cinemas. Big screen. Small bill.

Direction: Bright, cheeky, quick
What it is for: A list of three where the third item is the joke.
Coach's note: Watch out for giving all three 'Bring' lines equal weight. The first two are quick and light so the third can slow down with a knowing smile.
What casting listens for: Casting wants the offer clear on first listen and the personality right behind it.

The Keeper's Ledger

Podcast, mysteryMature (55+)Neutral BritishOne narrator15 secondsabout 13s
In nineteen sixty-one, a lighthouse keeper wrote one last line in his logbook. Then he vanished. The Keeper's Ledger. A new mystery podcast from Wickmoor Audio. Thursdays. Best heard with the lights on.

Direction: Quiet, dry, a storyteller by the fire
What it is for: Hooking a listener with a story in two sentences, then selling without dropping the mood.
Coach's note: Watch out for leaning on spooky. 'Then he vanished' works best flat and factual, with a beat before it. Keep the tag dry, almost amused.
What casting listens for: Audio producers listen for a voice people would follow for forty minutes, not just fifteen seconds.

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Sunday, Cancelled

StreamingAdult (30-45)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 27s
There is a very specific joy in cancelled plans. Not in a mean way. You just suddenly have the whole Sunday. The blanket. The good snacks. And that list of shows everyone keeps telling you about. Quaywave has all of them. The big new dramas, the comfort sitcoms you've seen nine times, and a documentary about competitive sandcastles you did not know you needed. Quaywave. Plans are overrated.

Direction: Conversational, gleeful, sharing a guilty pleasure
What it is for: Selling a feeling rather than a feature, from inside the feeling.
Coach's note: Watch out for turning 'Not in a mean way' into a punchline; it is a quick aside to yourself. The sell starts at 'Quaywave has all of them' and must sound like the same person, still on the couch.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for whether you sound like you would genuinely cancel on them.

The Last Lantern

Film release, trailerMature (55+)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 28s
In a town at the edge of the map, where winter lasts half the year, one girl has kept a promise for eleven years. She lights the lantern. Every night. No matter what. Now the lights across the valley are going out. And she is the only one who remembers why. Greyfell Pictures presents The Last Lantern of Oskarvik. Some promises are worth the dark. In cinemas December fifth.

Direction: Epic trailer, slow and weighted, every pause earned
What it is for: Classic trailer pacing: long, rolling setup lines against short, hard beats.
Coach's note: Watch out for making every line huge. 'Every night. No matter what.' is small and stubborn; save the size for 'the only one who remembers why', then pull right back for the title.
What casting listens for: Trailer casting listens for weight without a put-on growl: your real low end, used sparingly.

See You in the Mud

Live event, music festivalYoung adult (18-25)Neutral BritishOne narrator30 secondsabout 27s
Three days. Four stages. One field that will never be the same again. Thistlefield Festival is back, with forty acts, a silent disco in the woods, and the best street food this side of anywhere. Bring wellies. Bring a friend. Bring a jumper, because it will absolutely rain, and you will absolutely not care. Weekend tickets on sale Friday at ten. Thistlefield. See you in the mud.

Direction: High energy, grinning, a mate talking you into it
What it is for: Keeping festival-level energy up for thirty seconds while every fact stays clear.
Coach's note: Watch out for losing the ticket details in the excitement. 'Friday at ten' is the one thing the listener must remember, so land it cleanly before the tag.
What casting listens for: Casting wants energy that sounds like it came from a real weekend, not an energy drink.

Derby Day

Sports broadcast, footballAdult (40-55)Neutral BritishOne narrator30 secondsabout 28s
Same city. Same river. Two ends of the same street, and a hundred and twenty years of arguing. This Sunday, it's derby day. We're live from two o'clock, pitchside, with every tackle, every chant, every goal, and every decision the referee will be hearing about for weeks. Fellgate Sport. Full build-up from noon, and the whole thing's free on the app. Because some matches are just matches. And this one isn't.

Direction: Gritty and building, a fan's heart under a pro's delivery
What it is for: Sports promo storytelling: rivalry first, schedule second, emotion last.
Coach's note: Watch out for punching every line equally. 'This Sunday, it's derby day' is the headline; the last line is the payoff, dropped low and certain, not shouted.
What casting listens for: Sports broadcasters listen for someone who sounds like they have stood on a terrace in the rain.

Don't You Dare

Streaming, duetAdult (25-40)Neutral AmericanTwo narrators (duet)30 secondsabout 34s

Cast: MAYAJONAH

MAYADon't. Don't you dare press play without me.
JONAHI'm not! I'm just looking at the menu.
MAYAYou're looking at the finale.
JONAHI'm looking near the finale.
MAYAJonah. We said we'd watch it together.
JONAHThen get your shoes off and get on this couch. The whole season of Salt and Glass is on Tidegrove, and I'm starting it in ten seconds.
MAYAI'm coming! Pause it! Pause it!
JONAHTidegrove. Nobody spoils anything.
MAYAYou're spoiling it right now!

Direction: Quick, overlapping, real flatmate banter
What it is for: Two-hander timing: playing a real argument that happens to contain a brand.
Coach's note: Watch out for waiting politely for your partner to finish. Maya's 'Pause it! Pause it!' can clip Jonah's line, and Jonah's brand line stays in character: smug, not announcer.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for chemistry: do you two sound like you've shared a fridge?

Summer Sounds Better

Live event, concertAdult (30-45)Southern USOne narrator30 secondsabout 30s
Picture it. The sun going down behind the ridge. A cold drink in your hand. And three thousand people singing the same chorus, badly, at the top of their lungs. Juniper and the Low Tide, live at the Stonebarrow Amphitheater, Saturday, July nineteenth. Lawn seats, reserved seats, and a whole lot of fireflies. Bring a blanket and bring the neighbors. Tickets on sale now at the box office or online. Stonebarrow. Where summer sounds better.

Direction: Warm, easy, summer-evening radio
What it is for: Painting a scene slowly enough that the listener is there before the facts arrive.
Coach's note: Watch out for rushing the picture. Give 'badly' its own little beat and a smile; the date is the only thing to hit squarely.
What casting listens for: Regional promo casting wants a neighbour's voice, not a big-city announcer's.

Sandwich in the Washing Machine

Podcast, comedyAdult (30-45)AustralianOne narrator30 secondsabout 29s
Hi, I'm Bec. Yesterday I found a sandwich in the washing machine. I don't know whose it was. I don't know how long it had been there. That's the kind of thing we talk about on Two Mums, One Mic. School runs, group chats, and the lies we tell about how much sleep we're getting. New episodes every Monday on Pebblecast. Put it on in the car. The kids aren't listening anyway.

Direction: Chatty, self-deprecating, a mate on the phone
What it is for: Host-read podcast promo, where the host is the product.
Coach's note: Watch out for performing the joke. The sandwich line is a genuine, slightly baffled confession, and the turn into the promo at 'That's the kind of thing' should sound like the same breath.
What casting listens for: Host promos are cast on likeability, so casting listens for whether they'd want an hour with you.

Row F, Same as Always

CinemaMature (55+)IrishOne narrator30 secondsabout 27s
Every Tuesday at eleven, the Bellwether Picture House puts the kettle on. There's a classic film on the big screen, tea and a scone for a fiver, and nobody tutting if you need to ask what he just said. This month it's the great screwball comedies, and I'll be there, in row F, same as always. The Bellwether Tuesday Matinee. Come for the film. Stay for the gossip.

Direction: Gentle, twinkly, a regular telling a friend
What it is for: Local, character-led warmth where the speaker is part of the community.
Coach's note: Watch out for playing her as a sweet old lady. She's sharp and funny, 'nobody tutting' has bite, and 'row F, same as always' is the heart of it.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for whether you sound like a real regular: specific and a bit mischievous.

The Chickens Have Opinions

Video game launch, cosyAdult (25-40)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 26s
There's a farm at the end of a quiet valley. It's a bit overgrown. The fence needs work. The chickens have opinions. It's yours now. Mossbrook Valley is a gentle game about planting things, fixing things, and getting to know a town that's been waiting for someone like you. No timers. No rush. Just rain on the roof. Mossbrook Valley, from Mossgate Interactive. Pre-order today.

Direction: Soft, cosy, unhurried, a smile in every line
What it is for: Selling calm: slow energy that still moves forward.
Coach's note: Watch out for slowing down until it goes sleepy. Keep a lift on 'The chickens have opinions', and give 'It's yours now' a real pause either side; it is the whole ad.
What casting listens for: Cosy-game casting wants warmth with a wink, never ASMR whispering.

Tied in the Third

Sports broadcast, hockeyAdult (25-40)CanadianOne narrator30 secondsabout 28s
Tied in the third. Forty seconds left. Faceoff in their end, and the whole building is on its feet. That's hockey on Rinkside Sports Network. Every game, every overtime, every glove on the ice when things get a little heated. Four live games a week, plus the Saturday Night Double, with the best crew in the booth. Rinkside. Get the app, get the channel, get your jersey out of the closet.

Direction: Fast, bright play-by-play, then a friendly grin
What it is for: Switching between play-by-play urgency and a friendly promo voice.
Coach's note: Watch out for staying in commentator mode the whole way. The first paragraph is live-call speed; drop to a grin at 'That's hockey', and the last line is a list of three with a laugh on 'closet'.
What casting listens for: Casting wants to hear that you can do the call and the sell in one read.

Kingdom of Salt

Streaming, documentaryMature (55+)Neutral BritishOne narrator30 secondsabout 31s
Out on the salt flats, nothing should survive. No shade. No fresh water. Ground so bright it hurts to look at. And yet, every spring, the flamingos come. Thousands of them, turning a white desert pink. Kingdom of Salt. A new natural history series, filmed over three years in some of the harshest places on Earth. Some of it is beautiful. Some of it is brutal. All of it is real. Premieres Sunday at eight, on Wildmarrow.

Direction: Hushed wonder, measured, never breathy
What it is for: Documentary gravity: letting pictures and pauses do the work.
Coach's note: Watch out for doing a nature-documentary impression. The turn is 'And yet', which deserves a breath before it, and 'turning a white desert pink' should sound like you can see it.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for authority that is curious, not grand.

Sixty Costume Changes

Live event, musical theatreAdult (40-55)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 26s
Ladies and gentlemen, the curtain is rising on the most toe-tapping, heart-thumping, jaw-dropping musical to hit our stage in years. Ferris and Fable. Twenty-two songs. Sixty costume changes. One very tired wardrobe department. It's a love story, a comedy and a tap number on a moving train, all before intermission. Now playing at the Alderton Theatre. Get your tickets before we run out of sequins.

Direction: Big, bright, old-school showman with a wink
What it is for: Showman energy with a self-aware wink.
Coach's note: Watch out for tripping over the hyphenated adjectives. Give each its own bounce, then throw away 'One very tired wardrobe department' as an aside; that's the turn from grand to human.
What casting listens for: Casting wants big but controlled, the kind of big that still lands every consonant.

Call Your Old Roommate

Streaming, reunion specialAdult (40-55)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 27s
Remember Thursday nights? Pizza on the floor, phone off the hook, and five friends in a diner that never, ever closed? Well. They're back. Older, a little greyer, and still arguing about who ate the last muffin in season two. Corner Booth: The Reunion. The whole original cast, one night only, streaming on Brightreel. Order the pizza. Call your old roommate. It's been twenty years. Let's catch up.

Direction: Nostalgic, warm, laughing at herself
What it is for: Nostalgia without syrup: warmth that knows it's being a bit silly.
Coach's note: Watch out for going misty-eyed too early. 'Well. They're back.' is a delighted beat, the muffin line is a laugh, and the sincerity only arrives on 'It's been twenty years.'
What casting listens for: Casting listens for a voice the target audience grew up alongside.

Pick a Side

Live event, esportsYoung adult (18-25)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 27s
Sixteen teams entered. Two are left. One of them hasn't lost a map all season. The other came back from elimination three times just to be here. This is the Stormline League Grand Final. Best of five. Winner takes the trophy, the title, and a full year of bragging rights. Live Saturday at six Eastern, streaming free, with the full pre-show from five. Pick a side. Don't blink.

Direction: Hype caster: fast, clean, explosive on the drop
What it is for: Esports hype, where speed and clarity have to live together.
Coach's note: Watch out for speed-reading into mush. 'Best of five' and 'six Eastern' must be crystal clear. Hold the energy back through the stats so 'Pick a side' can pop.
What casting listens for: Esports casting listens for a caster's instincts: excitement that tracks the stakes.

The Stars Are Still Free

Cinema, drive-inMature (55+)Southern USOne narrator30 secondsabout 27s
Back when I was a girl, Friday night meant one thing. Pile the blankets in the station wagon and get to the Whippoorwill Drive-In before sundown. Well, honey, it's still there. Double features every Friday and Saturday, all summer. Bring the kids, bring the dog, bring your own lawn chairs. The popcorn's still hot and the stars are still free. Whippoorwill Drive-In. Tell 'em I sent you.

Direction: Easygoing, nostalgic, porch-swing warm
What it is for: Storytelling as a local character, with a clear offer in the middle.
Coach's note: Watch out for pushing the accent. Let it live in the rhythm, not the vowels. The turn is 'Well, honey, it's still there', which should sound like good news she's been saving.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for authenticity: a real voice from a real town.

Not Part of the Show

Live event, comedy clubAdult (25-40)Neutral AmericanOne narrator30 secondsabout 26s
Here's what I can promise you about Friday night at the Gilded Mule Comedy Club. Four comedians. Two-drink minimum. One guy in the front row who thinks he's part of the show. He is not part of the show. Doors at seven, laughs at eight, regret about the nachos at around eleven. The Gilded Mule. Fridays and Saturdays, downtown. Sit in the back if you're shy.

Direction: Dry, deadpan, underplayed
What it is for: Deadpan timing: getting laughs by refusing to push for them.
Coach's note: Watch out for winking at the jokes. 'He is not part of the show' is flat and firm, almost bored, and the laugh lives in the pause before it.
What casting listens for: Comedy casting listens for timing; the less you sell the joke, the funnier it gets.

You Come for the Room

Cinema, brand anthemAdult (40-55)Neutral AmericanOne narrator60 secondsabout 57s
You could watch it at home. You know that. We know that. You could watch it on your phone, on the train, with your thumb over the corner of the screen. But there's a moment, right before the film starts, when the lights go down and a room full of strangers goes quiet at exactly the same time. Nobody tells them to. They just do. And for the next two hours, you laugh with people you'll never meet. You jump at the same moment. Somebody three rows back sniffs at the sad part, and you pretend not to notice, because you're sniffing too. That's not something you can stream. At Lumenhall Cinemas, we've got bigger screens, deeper seats, and sound you can feel in your ribs. But honestly, that's not why you come. You come for the room. Lumenhall Cinemas. See it together.

Direction: Reflective, intimate, building to quiet pride
What it is for: A long-form brand manifesto that has to feel like one person's thought, not a speech.
Coach's note: Watch out for getting grand. The first line concedes the argument, almost amused. The emotional turn is 'That's not something you can stream'; give it space, keep the features line light, and 'You come for the room' lands on its own.
What casting listens for: Brand-anthem casting listens for sincerity that never tips into sentiment.

Watch Party

Streaming, duetAdult (25-40)Neutral BritishTwo narrators (duet)60 secondsabout 73s

Cast: GRACEDEV

Two friends on a video call, laptops open, one minute before the finale. Both late twenties

GRACEOkay, are you synced? Say when.
DEVI'm synced. Are you synced?
GRACEI just asked you that.
DEVI know, I'm checking that you're checking. This is important, Grace.
GRACEIt's a TV show.
DEVIt's not a TV show. It's four years of my life. It's Captain Orla finally finding the letter.
GRACEOkay, I'm pressing play on three. One...
DEVWait, wait, I need a snack.
GRACEDev.
DEVIt's a crucial snack!
GRACEI'm going without you.
DEVDon't you dare. Okay. Back. Crisps acquired.
GRACEKiteline watch party. Both screens perfectly synced, even when you're four hundred miles apart.
DEVWhich we are. Which is rude.
GRACEI moved for a job, Dev.
DEVStill rude.
GRACEI know. Same time next week?
DEVSame time every week. Press play.
GRACEAnd Dev? If Orla dies, I'm calling you.
DEVIf Orla dies, I'm already calling you.
GRACEThe Long Watch. The series finale, streaming now on Kiteline.
DEVThree, two...

Direction: Fast, loose, overlapping friends; let it breathe near the end
What it is for: Two-hander rhythm with a real emotional undercurrent: distance between old friends.
Coach's note: Watch out for playing it all as bickering. 'I moved for a job, Dev' is the turn: Grace goes softer, and Dev's 'Still rude' should sound like 'I miss you'. Grace's brand line stays conversational, talking to him.
What casting listens for: Casting listens to how you listen: reactions that clearly depend on your partner's last line.

Before the First Whistle

Sports broadcast, season launchMature (55+)Neutral AmericanOne narrator60 secondsabout 56s
Four a.m. The stadium's empty. Somebody's out there painting lines on the grass that nobody will notice, and everybody would miss. A groundskeeper who's been here thirty years. A ticket clerk who knows half the season-ticket holders by their first name. A kid in the parking lot, three hours early, in a jersey two sizes too big. A woman at the concession stand who hasn't missed a home opener since nineteen ninety-one. They don't make the highlight reel. But they're the reason there's a game at all. This season, Ironvale Sports Network brings you every snap, every drive, every last-second kick. Seventeen weeks. Every team. But before all of that, before the anthem, before the lights, before the first whistle, there's four a.m. And the people who show up for it. Ironvale Sports Network. Season opener, Sunday. We'll see you there.

Direction: Low, gravelly, patient, building to pride
What it is for: Sustaining a quiet, emotional build for a full minute before the sell.
Coach's note: Watch out for switching into sell voice at 'This season'. Stay the same storyteller. The build is the 'before... before... before' run, and the turn is the soft drop to 'there's four a.m.'
What casting listens for: Anthem spots are cast on restraint; casting wants to hear that you know where the peak is.

Orbit of Ash

Video game launch, trailerAdult (30-45)Neutral AmericanOne narrator60 secondsabout 59s
Captain's log. Day four hundred and twelve. The colony is gone. The signal is still broadcasting. I have one working engine, two days of air, and a crew who still believe I know what I'm doing. I don't. But I'm going anyway. If anyone finds this log, tell my sister I kept the promise. Tell her I tried. Starwake: Orbit of Ash. A story-driven survival game set on the last ring of a dying star system. Every choice changes who makes it home. Every mistake stays with you. Explore derelict stations, trade with strangers you shouldn't trust, and make the calls no captain wants to make. Build your crew. Keep them breathing. Find out who has been sending that signal, and why it's using your voice. From Farbright Studios, the team behind Hollow Tide. Starwake: Orbit of Ash. Launching October ninth. Pre-order now. The signal is waiting.

Direction: Cinematic: a tired captain's private log, then trailer narration
What it is for: Switching between an in-world character voice and trailer narration in one read.
Coach's note: Watch out for making the captain's log sound like the narrator. The log is private, tired and frightened, and 'I don't.' is the smallest line in the spot. The narration can be bigger, but the chill returns on 'using your voice'.
What casting listens for: Game casting listens for acting first; the promo voice is the easy part.

The Full Lineup

Live event, festival lineupYoung adult (18-25)IrishOne narrator60 secondsabout 55s
It's here. The full Saltmarsh Sound lineup. Friday night, headlining the Harbour Stage: The Velvet Gulls. With Moth Parade, Kid Lanyard, Dolores and the Deep End, and a very special sunset set from Ada Quinn. Saturday, the Harbour Stage belongs to Northern Static, with Pale Horse Club, Big Little Weather, Tuesday Rivals, and the return of Teddy Okoro. Sunday, it's Marigold Riot to close the whole thing out, plus the Foxglove Sisters, Sleepwalk Radio and Juno Vale. That's three days, sixty acts, one beach. Plus the Driftwood Stage, the silent disco in the dunes, and the only campsite where you can hear the sea from your tent. Saltmarsh Sound, the twentieth to the twenty-second of August. Tickets on sale Friday at nine. They were gone in four hours last year. Don't be the one watching the videos.

Direction: Fast, precise, rising excitement; every name clean
What it is for: A lineup read: the classic test of pace, diction and keeping a long run of names distinct.
Coach's note: Watch out for every name in the same melody. Treat each act as its own little headline, lift the headliners, and breathe after each day. The turn from lineup to sell is 'That's three days, sixty acts, one beach.'
What casting listens for: Casting listens for whether a listener could write down every name after one hearing.

Theatre, the Hard Way

Live event, community theatreMature (55+)Neutral BritishOne narrator60 secondsabout 54s
Hello. I'm Margaret, and for eleven weeks I have been directing Twelfth Night in the Little Ashwick village hall. Our Viola is a dental hygienist. Our Duke is the man who fixes your boiler. Our shipwreck is a bedsheet and a very enthusiastic Year Six with a watering can. We have rehearsed through two power cuts, one flu season, and a disagreement about the biscuits that I am not allowed to talk about. And I have never been prouder of anything in my life. The Little Ashwick Players present Twelfth Night, from the second to the fifth of April. Tickets are eight pounds, children free, and there's a raffle in the interval. Please come. They've worked so hard. And honestly, somebody needs to see the watering can. The Little Ashwick Players. Theatre, the hard way.

Direction: Warm, wry, a slightly harassed director who adores her cast
What it is for: Comedy that turns sincere and back again inside one minute.
Coach's note: Watch out for playing Margaret as a caricature. She's exhausted and fond. The turn is 'And I have never been prouder'; drop the humour there completely, then let it creep back on the watering can.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for truthful comedy: a real person who happens to be funny.

The Slow Lane

Podcast, launchAdult (30-45)Neutral AmericanOne narrator60 secondsabout 57s
Hi. This is Theo Park. For about ten years, I was the fastest person I knew. Fastest reply. Fastest to say yes. First one in, last one out, and very proud of it. Then one Tuesday, I was sitting in my car in the office parking lot, and I couldn't make myself open the door. Not for any big reason. I just... couldn't. So I started asking people how they slow down. A beekeeper. A retired air traffic controller. A woman who spent a year walking the length of her own country. A man who has been building the same boat for twenty-two years. That's the show. It's called The Slow Lane. There's no advice, no ten-step plan. Just people, talking, at the speed people actually talk. New episodes every other Wednesday, from Brambleway Audio. No rush. It'll be there when you're ready.

Direction: Intimate, unhurried, a close-mic host
What it is for: The host-voice launch: honest, first-person and a little vulnerable.
Coach's note: Watch out for performing the vulnerability. 'I just... couldn't' is almost thrown away, never milked. The guest list should brighten, because that is where he found his way out.
What casting listens for: Podcast casting listens for trust: would they believe this is really your story?

Is It Now?

Film release, duetAnyNeutral BritishTwo narrators (duet)60 secondsabout 72s

Cast: POPPYMUM

In the car on the way to the cinema. Mum, late thirties; Poppy, six, in the back seat

POPPYIs it now?
MUMIt's in twenty minutes.
POPPYIs twenty minutes now?
MUMNo, sweetheart. Twenty minutes is... twenty minutes.
POPPYWill Pip be there?
MUMPip will be there.
POPPYAnd the Paper Moon?
MUMI think the Paper Moon is sort of the whole point.
POPPYDoes Pip get to the moon?
MUMI don't know. We have to watch it to find out.
POPPYWhat if he doesn't?
MUMThen we'll be sad together, and then we'll get ice cream.
POPPYWhat if he does?
MUMThen we'll be happy together, and then we'll get ice cream.
POPPYI think he does.
MUMMe too.
POPPYCan I have sprinkles? Even if he doesn't get to the moon?
MUMEspecially then.
POPPYIs it now?
MUMNineteen minutes. Wonderkite Studios presents Pip and the Paper Moon. A story about a very small boy with a very big ladder. In cinemas this Friday.
POPPYMum. Mum. Is it now?

Direction: Patient, loving parent and a fizzing six-year-old; real car-journey rhythm
What it is for: A parent-and-child two-hander where the ad lives inside a real moment.
Coach's note: Watch out for playing Poppy as a cartoon. An adult voicing a child plays the thought, not a squeaky pitch. The turn is Mum's ice-cream answer, the moment the parents listening recognise themselves.
What casting listens for: Casting listens for patience in the parent read; the sell is how she handles the fifth 'Is it now?'

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Members bring scripts like these to class every week and get feedback on the spot, from working coaches.

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Use these freely. Every script here was written by VO Journey Academy. Practice with them, record them, post them as demos, reels or social clips, and use them in auditions. Please do not resell them or publish them as your own scripts. A credit is always welcome, never required.