<p>Do you need real voice actors to make an audio drama? No. No, you don't. You can get away with your friends and family. It might not be great. It might not even be in person. But it will be recorded, edited, and done. When you get yourself a budget and have a real cast, then you can be picky. But when you're in a rush, sometimes good is the best you can hope for. Especially if you're going to do this as a daily audio drama! It is just one of the constraints that forces you to get creative when creating an audio drama.</p><p><br>Introducing Part 5 of 13 parts in my Between the Pauses mini-series that explores my thoughts while making my first audio drama: PAUSE for Dramatic Effect! If you're interested in the complete first season of Pause for Dramatic Effect you can download and listen to it for free at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://PAUSEforDramaticEffect.com">PAUSEforDramaticEffect.com</a> or wherever you find your podcasts.</p><p><br>I would love for you to tell me how you think the story of Pause for Dramatic Effect turned out by giving it a rating and review or sending a Boost using one of the latest Podcast 2.0 app which you can find at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Podcasting2.org">Podcasting2.org</a>. If you don't have a Podcast 2.0 app, I would highly recommend <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Podcastguru.io">Podcastguru.io</a> or <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Truefans.fm">Truefans.fm</a> to get all the new podcast features you didn't know you were missing!</p>
