Voice Casting Call: Relationship Goals - Tender

Voice Casting Call: Relationship Goals

Tender are casting voice actors for an online game to help young
people learn about healthy relationships.

Who are Tender?
Tender is a charity working to prevent domestic abuse in the lives of
children and young people through creative programmes.
Since 2003, we have educated over 500,000 young people about
healthy relationships: empowering them with the skills to recognise
unhealthy behaviour and develop positive relationships based on
empathy and respect.

What is Relationship Goals?
In 2018-19, Tender committed to improving our work with specialist
schools and young people with special educational needs and
disabilities (SEND). Working closely with specialist schools and youth
settings, we found that teenagers with SEND are frequently excluded
from relationships and sex education due to discriminatory perceptions
of disability and a severe lack of accessible resources.
Thanks to funding from Comic Relief, amongst others, Tender is
creating an online game to support young people with special
educational needs (SEN) to develop healthy relationships. The game –
titled Relationship Goals – has been co-designed with teenagers with
SEN and digital agency Milo Creative and is scheduled for release in
March 2021.
Relationship Goals is a “choose-your-own-adventure" game exploring
scenarios that might occur in teenage relationships and friendship
groups. Once complete, it could help hundreds of young people to
recognise unhealthy behaviour and have healthy, fulfilling relationships
which enrich their lives. To learn more about the game, please visit
https://relationshipgoals.uk/

Casting Call
Application Deadline: Monday 2nd November, 5pm
Recording Dates/Location: Half-day in December, London. Exact dates
and location TBC.
Fee: £300

We are looking for a variety of actors aged 18+ and are particularly
keen to hear from those who identify as LGBTQ+, d/Deaf, disabled
and/or Black and POC. Most of the characters in Relationship Goals are
teenagers and require a playing age of 15-16 years.
To audition, please select one character from the list below and email
the following to sophie@tender.org.uk by Monday 2nd November,
5pm:
  • Your full name and age
  • A brief cover email about you, your performing experience and
    your interest in the role
  • A clear voice recording (mp3 or mp4) of each of the three lines for
    your chosen character (see below).
Please state the subject of your application email as
APPLICATION_VOICE ACTOR_ROLE NAME.
We will notify all successful applicants by Monday 23rd November. We
are a small charity and sadly do not have the capacity to reply to
unsuccessful applicants.
We will be taking all necessary safety precautions to protect our actors
from COVID-19 during the recording process. If you have any concerns
or access requirements, please do let us know.

Characters
Bria: South Asian British, non-binary, aged 15-16. Lively, curious,
occasionally tactless, class clown. Loves socialising.
Lines:
  • “I'm Bria and my pronouns are they/them.”

• “How was I meant to know she doesn't like hugs?”
  • “I was nervous to send the photo, but he kept on asking and
    asking...”

Cam: White British, female, aged 15-16, hearing impaired (uses a
cochlear implant). Intelligent, caring, confident. Loves animals.
Lines:
  • “Everyone can have an opinion; we just need to be careful we
    don't upset anyone”
  • “I don't want to lose Max as a friend. Maybe I should tell him
    before it's too late.”
  • “Yeah, I don't mind either. No, we're not a couple anymore. We
    broke up.”

Felix: East Asian British, male, aged 15-16, autistic. Funny, caring,
smart, shy. Loves video games.
Lines:
  • “They have a lot to learn about personal space...”
  • “I think it's a pretty straightforward. Don't do it!”
  • “I don't like pranks. They make me feel like people are laughing at
    me.”

Max: Black British, male, aged 15-16. Sensitive, smart, impulsive, easily
led. Loves baking.

Lines:
  • “It was just a bit of banter, what's the big deal?”
  • “I think face to face is important: it shows the person you respect
    them.”
  • “I still feel upset, but I do appreciate the apology.”

Shay: the game’s “presenter”. Black British, non-binary, 20s – 30s.
Friendly and informative, Shay guides players through the game and
voices their options and choices in each level.
Lines:
  • “You have one goal at this school: learn how to build healthy
    relationships with your classmates!
  • “And that's the end of the tournament! Let's see your scores.”
  • “Let's look at how healthy your relationships with your friends
    are...”