Casting Call: Blood of Icarus — Luger & Pyke
Project: Audio adaptation of Blood of Icarus, an award-winning novel. We are casting the characters’ first meeting—a pivotal, character-defining scene built on sharp contrast, verbal sparring, and unexpected chemistry. A strong casting breakdown should make each character’s age, personality, and vocal qualities unmistakable. Location: Open to talent across the United States and Canada. Los Angeles–area performers are especially encouraged, as in-person chemistry reads may be available, but remote submissions are fully welcome.
2 roles
Luger is a 12 year old assassin. Trained under hypnotic control and sent out to perform hits by his "therapist" a retired former assassin. Kyle gradually remembers the hits and training that his "puppeteer" makes him forget. He breaks free of his control and becomes an assassin in his own right and adopts the name Luger. His latest hit target has been the death of many of others assassins and when he takes the sanction he finds out why: his latest target is a vampire.
Pyke is an 11 year old who encounters a vampire one night in a dark alley he was using as a short cut. Rather than drain him, the vampire sees this cherubic young lad and thinks he would make an exceptional and deceptive crypt keeper. So the vampire lets some of his saliva drip into the boy's blood stream, causing a massive fever, that if the boy survives will emerge with the strength and agility of 5 grown men. He survives to become Pyke, but escapes to become a Vampire Slayer.
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