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Casting Call

Boots, Barrels & Bad Decisions

Upcoming Special Project for Voiceover Narration

Please note - this casting is open only to Pistol Pete Mascots of OSU.

Narrators ~ If you are interested in casting for this book please head back to the Casting Call page for additional roles.

This July, AudioMazes proudly launches our latest interactive, fully immersive audiobook adventure, Boots, Barrels & Bad Decisions: The Untold Tales of Pistol Pete & McDaniel — a spirited journey through legend and lore, blending historical fiction with true Oklahoma grit. Set against the backdrop of the Prohibition-era American Midwest, the story reimagines the larger-than-life escapades of real historical figures: Frank “Pistol Pete” Eaton and Johnson McDaniel, a notorious Arkansas bootlegger.


This historical fiction project provides 100% of its proceeds to the Frank, “Pistol Pete,” Eaton Legacy Foundation which will fund scholarships to OSU.


Join us as we team up with Hochatown Distilling Company and Tommy, “Blue” McDaniel, OSU Music Department, OSU Library, The Frank, “PistolPete,” Eaton Legacy Foundation and the OSU Foundation to create a once in a lifetime, unique and untold tale of Frank Eaton and Johnson McDaniel in this audiobook production of Frank Eaton and his wild life adventures!

Open 05/31/2025

Closing 06/08/2025 at 11:59pm CST

Casting Announcement 06/09/2025 by 12pm CST

Recording Details:

To record your audition you can record directly from you phone with a voice note or voice memo. Open that app, hit record and read the lines below. Once recorded, save the file. Upload you file and attach it below for submission.


No need to worry about professional recording ~ AudioMazes is coming to Stillwater/Perkins Oklahoma. We will have a travel studio set up complete with hardware and software ready to record you. Our narration expert will be on site with you to ensure recordings are done to specs and provide direction for the reads.


Recordings can take place on your schedule any day of the week 7am - 11pm with sessions ending by 12am.

Please note: We will not be recording any sessions between 12am and 7am.


Sessions may be broken up into smaller 1-2 hour sessions or go as long as 4 hour sessions depending on your comfort level and availability.

Title: Boots, Barrels & Bad Decisions


Narration Start: 06/09/2025

Files Complete by 06/20/2025


Currently Casting For:

2 Pistol Petes

(1) Primary Narrator: Male 5-6 hours

(1) Secondary Narrator: Male - Older Pete's only, please - 1 hour


Characters

Pistol Pete Mascot as himself

  • Role: Pistol Pete Mascot - about to tell a tale about Frank Eaton in a bar

  • Personality: Wise, level-headed, and rambunctious as Frank himself

Audition Lines - Older Pete

Audition Script – Older Pistol Pete(Scene: Inside Cafe 33. The door swings open, boots echo on the floor. Pete strolls to the bar and takes a seat.)

(gruff but lighthearted) Bartender, I’ll take an Old-Fashioned—make it with Hochatown Distilling Company’s finest. Let’s do this right.

(He spots someone walking in—an old acquaintance, younger, maybe an OSU alum. Waves them over.)

Well I’ll be… Colby Harper? Didn’t think I’d see your city boots back in Perkins.

(Colby shrugs, looks around, grinning)

“Didn’t know this was a Pistol Pete themed place,” {DON'T READ THESE LINES}
“Theme?” “Boy, you think Frank Eaton was just a mascot?”

(leans in, voice lowering like a story’s about to unfold)

Pull up a chair, Colby. You’re about to hear the real story—A man of grit, guns, and more guts.
Frank Eaton wasn’t no costume. He was thunder on horseback and hell with a six-shooter.
And this tale?
It starts with a bootlegger, a bottle, and a whole lotta bad decisions...

Middle Aged Pistol Pete

 Frank Eaton - Late 40s to Early 50s - Voice -This role can be played by someone older or younger. There will not be “gruffness” in this voice. It should be clear and easy to understand.

Audition Lines

Read One

Chasing McDaniel on Horseback


JOHNSON MCDANIEL!

You no-good, two-bit bootleggin’ rascal

You best ride faster, ‘cause I’m gainin’ on ya!


You got one chance, McDaniel—

Pull up that horse and hand over them bottles

OR I’m draggin’ your sorry boots back to Perkins myself!


Read Two


Frank Eaton – Dialogue with the Ladies(Scene: Frank rides into a dusty Oklahoma crossroads. A group of women stand outside a general store, arms crossed. Frank tips his hat, slows his stride, and senses trouble in the air.)

(gentlemanly drawl)
Afternoon, ladies. I hate to interrupt what appears to be a perfectly synchronized glare... but might I inquire, Has a fella ridin’ dirty and talkin’ slick been through here? Answers to the name Johnson McDaniel?

(One woman scoffs. Another snaps a fan shut.)

(grinning)That’s a yes, then.

(pauses, then lowers his voice, conspiratorial)

Now I don’t mean to pry, but from the look on y’all’s faces, I’m beginnin’ to suspect he ain’t just run off with the whiskey...

(One woman throws a glove at the ground. Another mutters "he said he was widowed.")

(deadpan, nodding)Widowed? Ma’am, I seen the man’s livin’ wife in Stillwater just two days ago. Unless she’s a ghost with strong opinions and a cast-iron skillet, he’s been stretchin’ the truth like a snake in church.

(chuckles, then tips his hat again)

Well, I reckon I’m chasin’ him for whiskey...But sounds like I’ll be bringin’ him back for a whole lot more than that.

(starts to walk away, then pauses)

Any chance y’all want to form a posse?

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