Orpheus and Eurydice

Production Company
Throughline Film Foundation
Producer(s)
Sebastian Belmont
Director(s)
Sebastian Belmont
Casting Director(s): 
Sebastian Belmont, Anglica Lockyer
Union Status
Non-Union
Project Type
Film
Student Production
No
Compensation Details

Compensation: Paid roles. Exact rates are still being finalized, but compensation will reflect role size, time commitment, and responsibilities. Details will be shared during the casting process.

Audition Date(s)
2027
Audition Location
Vancouver, greater vancouver
Shoot / Performance Date(s)
TBD
Shoot / Performance Location(s)
British Colombia
Submission Deadline
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Submission Instructions

Please submit a current headshot, resume, and demo reel if available, along with a brief introduction to Info@throughlinefilmfoundation.com. Please note the role you are applying for in your subject line or message. Shortlisted performers may be asked to submit a self-tape or attend an audition.

Project Synopsis
This posting is for an independent film project in development. While the final production framework is still being refined, the intention is to build a performance-driven work with a clear artistic vision and a collaborative production environment. At this stage, we are looking to connect with performers whose sensibilities align with the tone and creative direction of the project. More detailed material will be shared with shortlisted applicants.
Additional Information & Safety Protocols: 

Selected applicants will receive additional information regarding audition process, production context, and scheduling. The production is committed to respectful, professional working conditions. Any material involving intimacy, physical contact, sensitive subject matter, or physical action will be disclosed in advance and approached with clear communication, consent, and appropriate safety measures.

Character 1
ORPHEUS
Age
20s-35
Gender
Male
Description
A gifted artist whose sensitivity, devotion, and inner conviction define the emotional core of the story. Orpheus is deeply romantic, spiritually driven, and capable of profound love, but he is also vulnerable to doubt, grief, and human weakness. Seeking a performer with strong emotional range, presence, and the ability to carry both lyrical tenderness and psychological intensity. Performance requirements: The actor playing Orpheus must be able to sing in a high tenor range. Ability to play the lyre is a major asset, though not required at a professional level; believable familiarity with the instrument is enough. The selected performer will receive guidance from an expert on how to properly hold and work with the lyre for the role.
Character 2
EURYDICE
Age
20s–30
Gender
Female
Description
Eurydice is luminous, intelligent, and emotionally grounded. She is not simply an idealized figure, but a fully felt presence whose love, loss, and symbolic weight shape the story’s emotional and mythic world. Seeking a performer with depth, subtlety, and a strong ability to convey both intimacy and resonance.
Character 3
HADES / PLUTO / DIS
Age
30-60
Gender
Male
Description
The ruler of the underworld. Commanding, still, and emotionally restrained, Hades carries immense authority without needing excess force. He is not a villain in a conventional sense, but a figure of law, order, and irreversible consequence. Seeking an actor with strong presence, gravity, and the ability to convey power through control and quiet intensity.
Character 4
PERSEPHONE
Age
20s–30
Gender
Female
Description
The queen of the underworld. Poised, enigmatic, and deeply self-possessed, Persephone carries both elegance and authority. She is capable of stillness, intelligence, and emotional depth, with a presence that suggests both compassion and power. Seeking an actor with strong screen presence, subtlety, and the ability to convey layered feeling beneath restraint.
Character 5
CHARON
Age
40-70
Gender
Male
Description
The ferryman of the dead. Ancient, severe, and unsentimental, Charon guards the threshold between the living and the underworld with ritual certainty. He is not cruel for its own sake, but immovable, bound to the laws of passage and death. Seeking an actor with strong physical presence, a resonant voice, and the ability to convey menace, age, and authority through restraint.
Additional Characters

ARISTAEUS
Male, 20s–40s.
A mortal figure whose pursuit helps set tragedy in motion. Aristaeus should feel charismatic yet destabilizing, not necessarily monstrous, but intrusive, entitled, and dangerous in the consequences of his presence. The role calls for an actor who can convey pressure, desire, and unease without tipping into caricature. Strong dramatic instinct and grounded screen presence required.

THE FURIES
Female / non-binary / open, 20s–50s.
Traditionally presented as a trio, the Furies are relentless figures of judgment, punishment, and underworld law. They carry an unsettling, ritualistic presence and may function as witnesses, enforcers, and a collective force within the underworld. Seeking performers with strong physical presence, intensity, and precision.
*Real-life triplets are a major asset for this role. The Furies are often treated as three figures, and later tradition names them Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera.*

CERBERUS
Any gender, physical performer / creature performer.
The three-headed guardian of the underworld gates. Cerberus is primal, watchful, and imposing — a force of instinct, violence, and threshold power rather than a conventional speaking character. This role may be approached through physical theatre, creature movement, mask work, puppetry, or stylized performance.
Seeking a performer with strong body awareness, physical control, and the ability to embody menace and mythic presence. Movement experience is a major asset.

SISYPHUS
Male, 30s–70s.
A condemned soul of the underworld, eternally bound to futile labor. Sisyphus carries the weight of exhaustion, defiance, and endless repetition, making him a striking mythic presence even in limited screen time. Seeking a performer with strong physical presence and the ability to convey burden, endurance, and tragic intensity through movement and expression. Experience with physical theatre or stylized performance is a strong asset.

TANTALUS
Male, 30s–70s.
A condemned soul of the underworld, defined by torment, deprivation, and unattainable desire. Tantalus exists in a state of perpetual longing, reaching for relief that always recedes from him. The role is brief but visually striking, and works best with a performer who can convey desperation, suffering, and mythic intensity through physical presence and expression. Experience in physical theatre or stylized performance is a strong asset.

IXION
Male, 30s–70s.
A condemned soul of the underworld, bound to an eternal wheel and defined by punishment, restlessness, and ruin. Ixion should feel mythic, tormented, and physically striking, even in brief screen time. Seeking a performer with strong physical presence and the ability to convey suffering, intensity, and psychological unrest through movement and expression. Experience in physical theatre, stylized movement, or creature-based performance is a strong asset.

THE DANAIDS / BELIDES
Female, flexible age range.
A group of condemned souls in the underworld, defined by endless, futile labor. The Danaids carry a haunting presence - ritualistic, sorrowful, and unnerving - making them well suited for stylized ensemble work, movement-based performance, or recurring visual motifs within the underworld. Seeking performers with strong physical awareness, control, and the ability to convey repetition, exhaustion, and mythic atmosphere through presence and movement. Experience in physical theatre, dance, or ensemble performance is a strong asset.

HYMEN
Male, Open, 20s–40s.
The god of marriage, appearing at the wedding of Orpheus and Eurydice as a figure of ritual, omen, and forewarning. Hymen should feel ceremonial, striking, and slightly unsettling — a presence associated with union, but shadowed by the sense that something is already wrong. This role is brief but symbolically important, and suits a performer with strong presence, elegance, and the ability to convey meaning through stillness and atmosphere. In Ovid’s version, Hymen is present at the wedding but gives no joyful omen, foreshadowing the tragedy to come.

MAENADS / CICONIAN WOMEN
Female, flexible age range.
A frenzied collective bound to ritual, ecstasy, and violence. The Maenads are not casual bystanders; they are an overwhelming force of chaos, devotion, and emotional extremity, and in the classical tradition they become the agents of Orpheus’s destruction after his loss of Eurydice. This role may be cast as an ensemble or divided into several featured performers. Seeking actors with strong physical presence, intensity, and comfort with stylized movement or chorus-based performance. Experience in dance, movement, or physical theatre is a strong asset. In Ovid, the “Ciconian matrons” attack and kill Orpheus, making them part of the larger original myth arc after the underworld descent.