NOTE ON CASTING With characters whose ethnicity is marked as “any,” diverse casting should be strived for. POLICE, DR. FALGUT, PROFESSOR ADICI, and FATHER WAEGNER can be portrayed by the same actor, and SPECTRE/PERSON can also be double cast as FALGUT, ADICI, and/or WAEGNER. edit KURT Late-Twenties-Early/mid-thirties, White, Cisgender Male A former web-series creator called the Enraged Gamer Geek, in the early days of Youtube. After a few years he decided he wanted to stop leaving a small but vocal and ravenous fan-base on the internet. (NOTE for the first production KURT MUST be played by a cisgender white man. After it’s premiere, casting can be more flexible but a note must be put in the program stating the playwright’s initial intent to talk about Straight, cis, het, white supremacy and how it can be prominent in internet culture on the internet). Can be played by: Age: 20s, 30s Race/Ethnicity: White Gender: Male PATTY Late Twenties-Early/Mid-thirties, Female (Trans or cis) KURT’s wife, a writer of paranormal young adult books. She has a tendency to offer too much information to strangers when she’s upset or thrown off her guard. Open to a wide variety of ghost stories and affirming of them however she has her hard limits on what she’ll put up with and won’t. Can be played by: Age: 20s, 30s Race/Ethnicity: Any race/ethnicity Gender: Female, Non-binary SPECTRE/PERSON Late Teens-Early/Mid-thirties., person of color, Female (Trans or cis) The shadow which may or may not be tickling Kurt's feet at night. Can be played by: Age: Teens, 20s, 30s Age: Any actor of color Gender: Female STEPH Female (Trans or cis) Main host on the Podcast “Darkness Calls,” where she and her co-host Andrea interview experts and experiencers of the paranormal. She is welcoming and inquisitive, almost like if Rachel Maddow were to focus on spooky topics. Can be played by: Age: Any adult age Race/Ethnicity: Any race/ethnicity Gender: Female, Non-binary ANDREA Female (Trans or cis) Co-host of “Darkness Calls.” Andrea is a little bit more of the every-woman type. A little bit more scared and put off by the stories but equally as fascinated as Steph. She is also a little bit more comedic, but she knows when to step back. She and Steph have gotten their chemistry down to a T. Can be played by: Age: Any adult age Race/Ethnicity: Any race/ethnicity Gender: Female, Non-binary POLICE Similar age to Kurt, maybe a bit younger, Male (Trans or cis) Policeman called to investigate the breaking and entering of Kurt and Patty’s home. He is quirky as well, just trying to do his job, but is and has been an avid gamer. He used to watch Kurt’s old youtube channel. Can be played by: Age: 20s, 30s Race/Ethnicity: Any race/ethnicity Gender: Male, Non-binary DR. FALGUT We’re never quite clear on what Dr. Falgut is a doctor of but we know that at least in Falgut’s free time they are very passionate about talking to, and finding proof of, extraterrestrial life. Can be played by: Age: Any adult age Race/Ethnicity: Any race/ethnicity Gender: Any gender PROFESSOR ADICI Adici is a theoretical physicist. A primary focus of their study is the Many-Worlds Interpretation, and the concept of parallel realities. While Adici’s topic may seem absurd they are very serious about it and often forgets what information they might need to break down for non-theoretical physicists. Adici is still charming, just sometimes it’s hard to figure out what people like them don’t know. Can be played by: Age: Any adult age Race/Ethnicity: Any race/ethnicity Gender: Any gender FATHER WAEGNER Male (Cis or Trans) A priest, one who is very interested in the study of demonology. He does often have to remind people that, no being a priest does not make you a demonologist, nor does admitting the existence of demons mean all claims of demonic experience are real. He’s kind of a cool Priest. Can be played by: Age: Any adult age Race/Ethnicity: Any race/ethnicity Gender: Male, Non-binary