Welcome to Line by Wine with Stacey L. Cahill

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CAST CALLING – Schedule your Audition by email Staceyl.cahill@gmail.com

We will need to know the Date and Time that you would like and the character you would like to lend your voice to. Please be advised we can only work with those who are 19 and older.

Main Characters: 

Seth: (adolescent male) is the narrator throughout most of this story. He is the Chimera/spiritual guide for his twin sister, Marley. He is a tender soul who is called to work miracles. 

Lupe: (adult female with Spanish accent) Lupe is Guatemalan with Spanish as her first language. She has crossed over into the spirit world throughout most of the novel. She is a teenaged mother who lived only to give birth, then she continued mothering her children from the spirit world.

Otis: (older adult male with gravelly voice) Otis is the antagonist of the story. He is a gruff, prejudiced, entitled, and self-righteous manipulator who is addicted to sex, work, and alcohol. 

Young Otis: (childlike voice) – Otis is in purgatory and very vulnerable about where he will end up. He reverts back into a 4-year-old boy who was hurt. 

Young Marley: (adolescent female)  – Marley is an angry, abandoned adolescent who has access to all the toys and clothes. She was robbed of her racial and cultural roots. She was robbed of her innocence. She is seeking her identity. 

Jane: (Older Caucasian female) – Jane, a southern belle, is in a sexually and emotionally abusive marriage with Otis. She chooses to remain silent because on some level, she is also trafficked into this fraudulent lifestyle. Jane uses perfectionism, control, and over-responsibility to manage her chaotic world.

Layne: (Middle-aged Caucasian male) Layne is Marley’s father and a suicidal mortician who lost the love of his life and hope for his future. In over his head and without support, he has not been coping well. 

Linda Lynn: (Middle-aged female) Linda is a witty, intelligent mental health therapist who guides Layne through his worst days.

Older Marley: (30-year-old) Marley reclaims her voice and has evolved into a healthier adult.

Hector: (Middle-aged Spanish speaking male) Hector is Lupe’s father who finds himself victimized by Otis’ twisted game. He has much to say and no one wants to listen.

Additional Characters

Robbie: (Caucasian Middle-aged male)- Robbie is Otis’ younger brother who suffers his own demons. Because of a stroke, he is trapped in his mind and is revictimized while Otis confesses all he has done. 

Enslaved Girl 1: (adolescent female) one or two lines after being trafficked by Otis

Enslaved Girl 2: (adolescent female) one or two lines after being trafficked by Otis

Moe: (20-30 y-o male) – Big dog in Liberty jail, heckling Hector.

Squeaky: (20-30 y-o male) Moe’s right-hand man who has a squeaky voice, no teeth, super skinny and a meth addict.

Luis: (Spanish accent male) Interpreter for Hector’s story at the jail.

Chase: (20-30 y-o Caucasian male) Chase is a young, antisocial “player” who would prey on anyone or do anything to get what he wants. 

Secretary of State receptionist: (middle-aged female) Monotoned woman who hates her job.

Christina: (20-30 y-o female) High pitched, bubbly, naïve personality who is Otis’ receptionist when he starts to grow an ounce of a conscious.

Dr. Ferguson: (Middle-aged female) Kind female doctor with great bedside manner and comforts a scared teen mother.

Officer Blakely: (Female) Woman officer when Marley is found. All business and supportive.

Melvin: (Middle-aged male) Hard-ass addiction’s counselor who isn’t easily manipulated.

Tess: (Female 30-40 y-o) Tess is Layne’s younger sister who is the first Kennedy to learn of Otis’ abuse even though she has removed herself from the family dynamics. She is focusing on her career as a ballet dance instructor, and is not playing the Kennedy’s antics. She is supportive when she discovers Marley’s feelings of shame.

Officer Schmidt: (Middle-aged male)

Felicity: (Female trauma therapist): Felicity is genuine, encouraging, and supportive in repairing the relationship between Marley and Layne.

Ez: (Adolescent male) Ez has ADHD and is excited, full of life, spontaneous, and engaging.

H-Mo: (Adolescent male) Ez’s twin brother who is guarded, depressed, analytical, and pessimistic.

Guirma: Female with Spanish accent; says it like it is in group therapy.

Tomas: Male 30’s: Tomas is an attractive, intelligent professional who is confident, yet somewhat awkward when it comes to women.

Jessica Haas: (middle-aged female) Jessica is the first trafficked individual in this story. Bitter, resentful, and vengeful. Minimal lines, but important ones.

God: (DEEP Voice, male) God is displayed as a playful, sarcastic Deity with Otis because Otis would not have received the message any other way. Later in the novel, God talks to Seth with mercy, grace, and kindness.

Brecks: (Elderly female) – Brecks is a replica of Betty White. Ornery matchmaker who mettles playfully in other people’s business. 

Radiologist: male or female – Professional explanation of ultrasound

We will be doubling up on some roles, so if you are interested in volunteering for more than one part please let us know. You can schedule your appointment here.