It is with great, awesome, squee-inducing excitement that I announce
the casting of Pendant Audio's new show: "The Extraordinary
Misadventures of Travis & Dean," written and directed by Andrew
Eckhart (Hey! That's me!).

Misadventures follows the, well, Misadventures of Travis Calais, son
of a world renown archeologist, and Dean Eastwick, his best friend.
This is a world hopping adventure set in 1863 traversing from the
streets of London to the jungles of Central America to other
recognizable, yet slightly different, historical sites of the world.
You'll hear some inspiration and homage to various productions of the
action adventure genre and perhaps one or two from one fedora-wearing
gentleman (yes, that one).

We're going to need some tremendous talent for this project and I know
Pendant has it in spades. I have an intimate cast and I'm looking for
dynamic chemistry throughout the entirety of all of the actors.

Now, here's the Call!:

MAJOR MALE ROLES:

Travis Calais (Kah-lay)- British. Travis is your roguish, savvy,
highly-educated, slightly self-important adventurer. Only problem is,
he's hasn't -quite- made a name for himself. He's constantly plagued
by the great, huge professional shadow of his father.

Travis 1: I'm not going to -try- anything. We will set off to Central
America to see the sights and if we, say, happen to find Miss
Fredrick's cursed temple, then that'll just be a stroke of luck.

Travis 2: Dean, there are three definates in life. Death, the little
dancing monkey on Twill and Green, and the pomposity of the French.
There are no monkeys involved here, there's no one dead, so there must
be a Frenchman nearby.

Dean Eastwick: American. A runaway from the boring, tedious life of a
mid-western farmer. Dean is very wise, slightly cynical and the sanity
of the strange situations he and Travis find themselves in. He
consider's Travis his best friend in a whirlwind of a world filled
with accents, death traps and man-eating foliage.

Dean 1: That's beside the point. What are we doing here? I thought we
were working on transportation to exotic destinations halfway around
the world. Shouldn't we be talking to a captain at the dock?

Dean 2: Why do these things even exist? Did someone wake one morning
and suddenly say: "Aha! I think I'll be create something to destroy
the world... after tea.?"

Travis & Dean
Unique to this casting call is this particular portion. If you are
auditioning for Travis or Dean or both, please submit the appropriate
lines below:

Travis: I feel most alive when I'm in danger. There's a certain
exhilleration knowing that at any moment you might-
Dean: I'm sorry, is there a point to this? Because I've got to tell
you, I don't want the last words I hear before I die to be: "I love
danger".
Travis: But I do.
Dean: Travis! Focus!
Travis: Right, the guillotine.
Dean: YES! The guillotine!

Richard Redding: American. An agent of the Smithsonian, Redding is a
man of means with secrets all his own.

Redding 1: See here? These locks weren't built very sturdy- Ha, it's a
Worthington & Smith. And just... like that. Open!

Redding 2: Hello sir! A fine morning this is! You look...(unable to
find a compliment) alive...

RECURRING MALE ROLES:

Mr. Comb: Any Accent. He's creepy. He's Mr. Comb. Perpetual lackey
to one Duke of Gordon.

Mr. Comb: I apologize. I've some how given you the impression that
there is an option. There is none. You will arrive promptly at six
o'clock tomorrow evening.

The Duke of Gordon: British. The Duke of Gordon. A charismatic British
gentlemen of some refinement and education. He's the man holding the
strings.

Duke of Gordon : I know that. You know that. Unfortunately, all of
academia thinks otherwise. How long has it taken you to organize your
expeditions?

Xabbu (zha-buu): French or any accent. A mysterious wiseman who has
his own strings in place. His motives, though, are unknown.

Xabbu: Millions. But I have faith in the boy and his companion. They
have done more in the past few years and against greater odds than
even I could have expected. Your plan will not be interrupted.

Professor Tractenburg: German. Fantastic mentor and accomplished
educator. The Professor knows a great deal and is never, ever adverse
to sharing it with his students. He has a passion for life that has
only grown with his age.

Professor Tractenburg: Because I am an old man and I have little
patience for delays. You two are young enough, experienced enoughto
retrieve the item. What can an old man in a fedora carrying a whip do?

MAJOR FEMALE ROLES:

Elena Fredricks: British. The daughter of another great archeologist
and a stone-cold adventurer in her own right. He walks the fine line
between rigid Queen, and indifferent Matriarch. Though, she may not be
all that she seems.

Elena 1: I've seen that dress, Renna. I wouldn't wash my dog with it.
These dresses are for you to learn all the things you will need to
learn to do the things that you will need to do.

Elena 2: Well of course you would. You don't know any better. Demarco
is a hack,but he can wield needle and threadto fit you for a dress
just as wellas any other tailor.

Renna North: British or any accent. The handservant of Elena and darn
good at it, thank you very much. While she is not as familiar with the world or as
refined as Elena is, she has her own skills and talents that makes her
rather useful in the jungle and high society.

Renna 1: No Miss, maybe someone is finding interest in your work. I
will tell the girls to leave Miss' papers be.

Renna 2: So you will take that... man on his offer? Miss Fredricks, I
don't think it is safe to work for that man.

Minerva "Minnie" Sharp: British, Any accent. She's a genius engineer and quite
possibly the fulcrum point of a major change in worldwide technology.
She's somewhat surly, and a little... more violent than absolutely
necissary, but that comes with the territory.

Minnie 1: Hot pipe... cold pipe. Turn the turbine, move the piston,
power the propeller...

Minnie 2: No, but I'm not surprised. They've been gone for a month but
they could be gone for much longer. I'm stuck here, building. And here
is the Jactus Capita Imbicela. Very effective! Watch.

RECURRING FEMALE ROLES:

Captain Laura: Any Accent. Not your ordinary captain by any
means. Though she often appears aloof or bored, she's very good at
what she does. Just don't don't get on her bad side.

Laura: Gentleman, "it" is standing before you, quite capable of
hearing your words and being offended by them. Now, if you two are
done being daft, I do have some things to tell you.

Please send all auditions to imagechaos@gmail.com with the subject as follows:
TravisDean_Yourname_Character

ALSO, IF YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR TRAVIS OR DEAN PLEASE FOLLOW THE
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE!

I look forward to hearing from you all!

Please zip up your auditions and send them to imagechaos@gmail.com

Deadline for auditions: ***AUG 25***!