The first episode of DUSTWALKER, This Bird Heralds Death, is out now!

Featuring a senate hearing, a truck heist, and multiple different trans people committing multiple different crimes within the span of 36 minutes. Exciting!

Listen here: pnc.st/s/dustwalker...

Meet KOVE, a self-sufficient teenage orphan and the primary lead of DUSTWALKER. She’s transfem, aroace, dangerously impulsive, and played by Jayde Violet Hampton-VanSant—everything you could want from an audio drama protagonist. Check out these awesome crimes she’s being charged for:

Presenting the trailer for DUSTWALKER, a full-cast science-fantasy audio drama about platonic love, lost (and found) family, and the fight to stay alive under an authoritarian theocracy.

Featuring two trans leads, their fragile father-daughter relationship, and their hatred of the Calarian Church.

Last, and gods forbid least, we have all the lovely actors who will be contributing voices to random market sellers, lively background conversations, strange TV programs and everything in between.

For crew, we have @tealavera.bsky.social as the composer of two beautiful themes, Moe Finch as the voice of the credits, and me, @brenmcquillan.bsky.social, as the writer, audio producer, and creator of the show. Hello!

Randal L. Wung plays Byron, a jovial barkeep; @ajwmsvoices.com plays Ms. Greene, a hard-edged elderly market seller; and @redspartanarts.bsky.social plays Fin, an upstart who sells stolen HRT & other trans goods.

Ah… the mysterious trio. Maybe you’ll find out who they are this season. Maybe you’ll find out next. Who’s to say! With @kit-n-kboodl.bsky.social as Mysterious Young Man, @kirstywoolven.bsky.social as Mysterious Girl, and Josephine Sweet as Mysterious Lady.

Luiza Mendes plays Senator Dahlia, a young & outspoken politician; Dylan Nguyen plays Orator Tuân, the presiding officer of the Senate; and @littlelobstrosity.bsky.social plays the Crown Patriarch—decidedly not a crustacean and much more likely to be the leader of the Calarian Church.

We have two outer city rebels--with @magandamarie.bsky.social as Jex, a rather irresolute partisan, and @nickybenoitva.bsky.social as Lily, Jex’s adoptive child.

Next, @althea-va.bsky.social plays Belvidere Vallis & Senator Lysander—the former a particularly influential figure in Calarian politics (the latter, not so much). Kadecia plays an important scientist, professor, and mother—Romina, who will feature prominently in the upcoming trailer.

We have two actors playing the sweet & sassy corvid known as Coriander: @g-willikers.bsky.social and Katelyn Martin! This fella is completely loyal to Arius—it’s rare you won’t see (or hear) them together.

A prominent character in the second half of the season, @davidjohnbores.bsky.social plays Deveraux Menzi, a politician on a quest for closure after the departure of his sister. With Savy Des-Etages as Juneaux Menzi, the aforementioned sister who will be appearing in memory sequences.

This story starts with our two leads. I’m excited to present @redblaquegolden.bsky.social as Kove, a cynical trans orphan from the edges of Calaria, and Nyx Calder as Arius Rosemund, a trans politician who was supposed to be Kove’s adoptive father.

So it begins...here is the cast announcement for DUSTWALKER!

TWO MORE WEEKS until auditions close for Dustwalker, an extraordinarily woke audio drama about an oppressive government and badass trans people! If you think you'd be a good fit, links are below--if not, repost / forward / tag people!

#castingcall #audiodrama

Lots of great submissions so far, but I'm still looking to expand the audition pool--especially with transfem and transmasc VA's for these two lovely characters! Kove is a trans BIPOC teen girl and Arius is a middle-aged trans man with a British accent (or any fancy accent, really).

Info below!

Hello all! I'm looking for VA's for my science-fantasy audio drama--especially trans and BIPOC actors! These are paid roles ranging from $25-$375 USD.

Details in the Google Form link below.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...