Voice Acting Practice Lines · Short practice lines
The Character Closet
Character voice warm-up lines for voice actors: switch between a wizard, robot, pirate, troll, announcer, and more to stretch your vocal range fast.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Length
- 199 words · ~1 min 20 sec
- Skills
- character voices, vocal flexibility, warm-up
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
(ancient wizard, creaky and wise)Patience, young one. The spell works best after a nap. Mine, not yours.
(robot, flat and precise)Greeting protocol activated. Hello, human. Your shoelace is untied. Probability of tripping: high.
(pirate captain, booming and gleeful)Hoist the sails, ye soggy barnacles! There be treasure past that reef, and I want it by supper!
(valley teen, dramatic and unbothered)Okay, so, like, I literally cannot deal with this group project right now. It’s, like, a lot.
(sports announcer, building to a roar)She shoots from half court... and it’s good! At the buzzer! This crowd has lost its mind!
(noir detective, low and weary)The rain hadn’t stopped in three days. Neither had my bad luck.
(royal queen, grand then practical)Kneel before your queen! Actually, don’t. The floors were just mopped.
(grumpy bridge troll, gravelly)Who’s clomping across my bridge? The toll is three gold coins. Or one really good sandwich.
(hyper six-year-old, bouncing)Is it my birthday yet? What about now? What about NOW?
(game show host, slick and sparkly)Behind curtain number three... a brand-new goat! Let’s hear it for the goat!
(old cowboy, slow drawl)Easy there, partner. This town’s only got two rules, and you just broke both of ’em.
(giant dragon, rumbling then sleepy)Who dares wake me from my slumber? Oh. It’s lunchtime. Carry on.
(evil genius, maniacal then oddly domestic)At last, my doomsday laser is complete! Now I can finally reheat soup evenly.
(news anchor, crisp and serious)Good evening. Tonight’s top story: a local duck has been elected mayor. More after the break.
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- Change more than pitch. The wizard is slow and breathy, the robot clipped and even, the pirate wide and open. Shift rhythm and placement, not just how high or low you go.
- The evil genius line twists on "reheat soup evenly." Stay fully villainous through the turn so the mundane ending gets the laugh.
- Protect your voice on the troll and the dragon. Get the gravel from resonance and attitude, not from scraping your throat, and sip water between lines.
Try it three more ways
- Run all fourteen lines as fast as you can, switching characters with no pause in between.
- Read every line in the robot voice first, then again in the character’s own voice.
- Pick three lines and voice them as one character whose personality keeps glitching.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "The Character Closet" script?
199 spoken words, about 1 min 20 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 1 min 32 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: playful and exaggerated, quick swaps between characters. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.