Submit auditions online by May 14 deadline
Doyon Foundation is working with WGBH Boston to produce two dubbed episodes of the PBS Kids’ show Molly of Denali in two of the Native languages of the Doyon region: Denaakk’e (Koyukon) and Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in).
Doyon Foundation is currently seeking actors to record the character voices for three lead roles: Molly, Tooey and Trini, as well as various adult and minor roles. Actors will be compensated. No previous acting experience is required. While actors do not need to be fluent speakers of Denaakk’e (Koyukon) and Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in), those with familiarity or connection to the languages are preferred. Language coaches will be provided.
Interested actors should download one of the script excerpt options from the Doyon Foundation website, then record and submit an audio recording of their audition, along with a current headshot and resume. Auditions should be submitted via the submission form posted at www.doyonfoundation.com. Auditions will be accepted through the deadline of Friday, May 14, 2021.
Audition tip: If you have an iPhone, you can use voice memos to record the audition. Be sure to speak clearly and smile when you are speaking – it helps bring added energy to your audition!
The voice recording will take place in Fairbanks, Alaska. While actors do not need to be from Fairbanks, please note that travel and accommodations will not be provided to actors from outside the area.
Denaakk’e (Koyukon) and Dinjii Zhuh K’yaa (Gwich’in) versions of two previously produced Molly of Denali episodes will be created; each episode features two stories. The episodes will be utilized in Doyon region language revitalization efforts.
The Molly of Denali project is one of the current efforts of Doyon Foundation’s language revitalization program. The 10 ancestral languages of the Doyon region, including nine Athabascan languages plus Inupiaq, represent half of the 20 Native languages in state of Alaska, and are all endangered. Through efforts such as Molly of Denali, Doyon Languages Online, and the Our Language grant program, Doyon Foundation works to revitalize the Native languages of the Doyon region and help endangered languages thrive for future generations.
For more information, please visit www.doyonfoundation.com or contact Allan Hayton, Doyon Foundation language revitalization program director, at [email protected] or 907.459.2162.
Interested…
My granddaughter is the best fit for molly of Denali. She’s super smart and well behaved .