After successfully pulling off a heist to save Nia’s family from Ry’y lo-Th’yyt, the party attempts to make their getaway. Complications arise, and loose ends are tied…but at what cost?
Our next episode will be released on February 27, 2022! We hope to see you then!
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We are thrilled to announce that THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD is returning on January 30, 2022!
A few other important scheduling notes:
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The full transcript of this conversation can be found here.
Thank you for your patience and continued support! We’ll see you on January 30th!!
UPDATE: This role has been filled! Thank you to everyone who auditioned or helped spread the word!
Award-winning scripted Fantasy Adventure podcast THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD is looking to cast a recurring character.
The Character is a 16yo woman, strong-willed and independent bordering on arrogant, but very smart with a knack for learning and technology. (Actors must be 18+ to audition.) We are hoping to cast an Indigenous performer for this role. Great Plains/Canadian Prairies identities are preferred, but actors of any Indigenous identity will be considered. Other details:
• Must be able to do both a standard American accent, and a German accent
• We welcome any performer comfortable playing a she/her female character, but performers with voices in the high alto range will be prioritized for continuity purposes
We are hoping to record 1 “chapter” immediately, and then another 2-3 for the next ~year. You should assume recording will be remote for the foreseeable future. (If you do not have your own home recording setup that is to our specifications, one will be provided to you, if you are cast.) For this current chapter, you should assume ~1 hour to speak about the character/rehearse, and another hour to record. In general, you should expect a total time commitment of ~5 hours per chapter. The character will definitely appear in our next 3-4 chapters, featuring prominently in at least one of those. The role is likely to continue beyond that.
At this time, we’re able provide actors with a $25 honorarium per chapter.
You must be over 18 to take this role.
If you think this is for you, please email iordic.princes at gmail dot com with subject line “TOAFN B2C7E2 Casting” to request instructions for how to audition. We must hear from you by May 28 in order for you to be considered.
If this isn’t for you personally, please help us spread the word!
Award-winning scripted Fantasy Adventure podcast THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD is looking to cast a major recurring role.
The Character (late 20’s/early 30s, female) is a very erudite mage with a strong moral core. She’s at a crossroads with respect to the prior assumptions of her faith, and her fraught relationship with her more provincial parents.
We are especially interested in hearing auditions from Black women for this role.
We are hoping to rehearse and record 1 “chapter” of our show roughly every 2-3 months once production resumes, which we intend to do in late March/early April. You should assume recording will be remote for the foreseeable future. (If you do not have your own home recording setup that is to our specifications, one will be provided to you, if you are cast.) You should assume ~5-10 hours of total work per chapter, which includes rehearsal and recording. At this time, we’re able provide actors with a $25 honorarium per chapter.
You must be over 18 to take this role. If you think this is for you, please email iordic.princes at gmail dot com with subject line “TOAFN Chapter 7 Casting” to request instructions for how to audition. We must hear from you by March 26, 2021 in order for you to be considered.
If this isn’t for you personally, please help us spread the word!
UPDATE: This role has been filled. Thanks very much to everyone who auditioned and who helped spread the word!
THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD is seeking freelance writers to pitch and write minisodes (~5 minute audio drama vignettes) set within the High Fantasy world of our show. Scripts based on accepted pitches will be recorded by our cast and released on our main feed.
These will be PAID commissions – Writers of accepted pitches will receive $40 per completed/approved script.
Writers must be willing to work within our established script format, and to implement Producer notes on content, style, and story canon. Experience writing for audio is preferred, as is existing knowledge of TOAFN’s story world and tone. But anyone with a pitch for a short High Fantasy story will be considered.
Writers of Color and writers of marginalized genders are strongly encouraged to apply.
If interested, please email iordic.princes @ gmail with the subject line “Minisode Freelancer.” Include your name, the best way to reach you, and (optional) a link to any relevant work samples you’d like to share. Please DO NOT include your pitch in your initial email. We will respond back with instructions on how to pitch us.
Please note: At this time, we’ll be prioritizing writers with a story pitch already in mind. However, if you don’t have a specific pitch in mind but would still like to be considered for future writing opportunities, do feel free to write in and introduce yourself.Thanks!
