Casting Callout - The Missed Podcast Series for Audible
Envelope Audio are casting parts for a new multi-episodic crime noir thriller Podcast Series, The Missed, which is set in a small Wheatbelt town in regional WA.
The Missed is a mystery thriller where a refugee family from Pakistan finds safety in a West Australian town, until their daughter is taken by an unknown person. This brings the weight of national media and politics down on the town, and the locals are pushed to their breaking point.
Production is slated for Nov/Dec 2021 with the series to be broadcast on Audible in 2022.
PLEASE NOTE: SUBMISSIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED!
Auditions will be held remotely. Actors will need to be able to come into the studio (in Fremantle, WA) for the recordings.
To register your audition please contact Nat Neugebauer at nat@envelopeaudio.com.au, and let us know which role/s you’d be interested in.
Cast of Characters
ANUSHEY SYED: Early 30s, Female, upper middle-class, educated, English speaking Pakistani
SHAHAB SYED: Early 30s, Male, upper middle-class, educated, English speaking Pakistani
DETECTIVE MICHAEL CROSS: Mid 50s, Male, jaded city cop, smart & wily
MAYOR BELINDA NILES: Mid 40s, Female, ruthless, self-serving, local Politician
RACHEL QUARTERMAINE: 23 years old, Female, Indigenous Australian (Nyoongar) Reporter
RUTH TROZER: 40s, Female, Immigration and Border Protection Officer, cool, detached
SERGEANT HORNSBY: Mid 50s, Male, local small town Police Officer
BICE: 20s, Male, Meth head, small time criminal
MADDY: Late 50s, Female, friendly local middle aged neighbour
PETE ROSE: Late 30s, Male, salt of the earth farmer, close friends with the Syeds
SHANNON ROSE: Late 30s, Female, warm, kind hearted, close friends with the Syeds
POLICE OFFICER TOMMY: 22 years old, Male, cheerful local Junior Police Officer
ALAN SMITHS: 40s, Male, TV Station Content Director, straight forward
BOB DRAFFIN: Late 50s, Male, wealthy Wheatbelt Pastoralist, Town Power Broker
RANDY DRAFFIN: 16 years old, Male, Bob Draffin’s son, rude, entitled
SENATOR TOBY: Late 50s, Male, Federal Politician and Party Power Broker, lack of empathy, condescending
JULIA BRUHN: Early 40s, Female, local conservative political competition, xenophobic, belligerent
RICHARD NILES: Late 40s, Male, Belinda’s husband, loving, patient, tolerant
ARNOLD: 19 years old, Male, Maddy’s son, introverted
RACHEL’S PA: Late 40s, Male, Indigenous Australian (Nyoongar), loving parent, down to earth
STAN: 40s, Male, local angry racist
KAMRAN DILPREET: Mid 30s, Male, Australian Sikh, News Reporter, friendly demeanour
TERRORIST: 20s, Male, Australian of South Asian descent
ATTACKER: 20s, Male, Australian of South Asian descent
PAKISTAN MINISTER: Late 50s, Male, English speaking Pakistani