Seeking voice actors, each capable of playing multiple parts, for ASTRA: A Multimedia Theatre Production. Based on Naomi Foyle’s eco-science fiction quartet The Gaia Chronicles (Jo Fletcher Books), ASTRA is a live multimedia production funded by Arts Council England, the University of Chichester and Brighton Pride Culture ConneX for four live sharings in May-Jul 2022. The show will also be presented online in film format to international audiences. The vocal recording will be played during the live performances and used as the soundtrack to the film. Please email info@astratheatre.earth with names of characters you feel you could play and examples of your work in the accents required. Please also state your availability Apr 25 – May 13 and any Access Support Requirements. Application deadline April 19thth 2022, 5pm. Work to be done in a studio in Brighton by early May (flexible). Access Support included, plus travel within the SE.
| Character | Voice type | Accent possibilities |
| Peat | Young male (child to late teen) (trusting, vulnerable) | Welsh/Scottish/Irish/English/Asian/African/European/Australian/Jewish New York and other diverse middle-class accents |
| Lilt | Non-binary(child to late teen)(mercurial, wary) | Badly faked RP with a more rural Middle Eastern or British Northern accent coming through later. |
| Muzi | Young adult male (gentle) | Middle Eastern rural accents or British working-class and/or Northern rural accents |
| Suen | Teenage male (bright) | Middle Eastern rural accents or British working-class and/or Northern rural accents. |
| Enki | Young adult male (rapper) | Middle Eastern urban accents or British working-class and/or Northern urban accents. |
| Bartol | Young adult male (deep voice) | Middle Eastern urban accents or British working-class and/or Northern urban accents. |
| Hokma | Middle-aged woman (confident) | Welsh/Scottish/Irish/English/Asian/African/European/Australian/Jewish New York and other diverse middle-class accents |
| Uttu | Older woman (spry) | Middle Eastern rural accents or British working-class and/or Northern rural accents |
| Habat | Middle-aged woman (has lung disease) | Middle Eastern rural accents or British working-class and/or Northern rural accents |
| Istar | Goddess: mature woman (mesmerising) | Middle Eastern rural or urban accent |
| The Zardusht | Older woman (authoritative) | An accent from the Horn of Africa; other African accents also considered |
| Samrod | Middle-aged man (sly) | RP |
| Clay | Middle-aged man (Alpha male) | RP |
| Jasper | Middle-aged man (intelligent optimist) | Welsh/Scottish/Irish/English/Asian/African/European/Australian/Jewish New York and other diverse middle-class accents |
| Zizi | Middle-aged man (emotional alcoholic) | Middle Eastern urban accent, or British working-class and/or Northern urban accents, in all cases with occasional slippage into RP |
| Judge | Middle-aged or older man, woman or non-binary person (Compassionate and professional) | Middle Eastern urban accent, or British working-class or middle-class and/or Northern urban accents. |
| Vultura | AI prison guard (robotic and squawky) | Welsh/Scottish/Irish/English/Asian/African/European/Australian/Jewish New York and other diverse middle-class accents |
