Age: 18
female
Kayla Erickson has been an actress and voiceover artist her entire life. Not many can say they’ve been in the entertainment industry since the age of four, but Erickson was busy booking roles before she had homework. After doing commercials for several years, Erickson landed her first voiceover role with Nick Jr. when she was eight years old, providing all the voices for the “little fish” in the show, Bubble Guppies, for the entirety of season four. Around the same time, she debuted onscreen in NBC’s Saturday Night Live. As a child actress, she has appeared in episodes with high-profile celebs like Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Brie Larson, and Emma Stone, as well as musical guests like Margo Price, Alicia Keys, Shawn Mendes, and One Direction, to name a few. By age ten, Erickson was cast in her first feature-length film, portraying Julie in the indie flick Most Beautiful Island, which was shown at film festivals across the globe. The following year, she provided countless voices on the award-winning anime, FLCL Progressive, which airs on Adult Swim. But Erickson’s biggest role to date is Pinkalicious on PBS, based on the book series of the same name. So far, she’s done nearly sixty episodes. And she doesn’t just voice the main character; Erickson has also flaunted her diverse range of voices by playing supporting characters like Beth, Contessa, Kara, Kayla, Peggy, Piper, and Sadie. Additionally, Erickson is a gifted singer, so PBS often utilizes her musical talents in several episodes, as well as the show’s opening song. Outside of acting, Erickson is an advocate for anti-bullying.
Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she's blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks--and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart - an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests - or she'll have to leave the city to confront her deadly fate.
