COMPLETE[PLAY]Woodbarrow Farm, by Jerome - thw

Post by **ToddHW** » September 16th, 2022, 12:31 pm

Working on it. Halfway through Act 1.... Why do these authors have to have stage directions for every line? Don't they trust their actors to act??

Thanks, Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » September 17th, 2022, 5:07 pm

Missing Mrs Rollitt line, page 25 - said loudly from without - "Dick Hanningford - Dick Hanningford, my boy!" Carried off by spiders methinks....

Separate file please.

Thanks, Todd

Post by **Availle** » September 18th, 2022, 2:09 am

So I went out with more pesticides and rescued my boy:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/woodbarrowfarm_mrsrollitt_1_missingline.mp3

Post by **ToddHW** » September 18th, 2022, 6:27 am

Thank you!

Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » September 19th, 2022, 1:09 am

Acts 1 and 2 assembled, though not ready for PL yet.

Act 2 is an hour 15 minutes, but I am sure it will fit when I adjust the gaps and eliminate a couple useless stage directions....

Thanks, Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » September 19th, 2022, 1:12 am

Availle wrote: ↑September 18th, 2022, 2:09 am So I went out with more pesticides and rescued my boy:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/woodbarrowfarm_mrsrollitt_1_missingline.mp3

PL OK.

Thanks, Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » September 21st, 2022, 5:26 pm

Act 1 is ready for Final PL.

Wonderful voices, and a real twist in the plot!

Thanks, Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » September 21st, 2022, 5:26 pm

Post by **Kitty** » September 22nd, 2022, 3:14 am

ToddHW wrote: ↑September 21st, 2022, 5:26 pmAct 1 is ready for Final PL.

brilliant, all of you. And excellently edited, good you left quite a few stage directions out, they were unnecessary indeed. All perfectly PL ok. A great start of this play.

Thanks

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » September 24th, 2022, 5:14 pm

Act 2 is ready for Final PL.

Another wonderfully acted story with yet another strange plot twist at the very end of the act!

Thanks, Todd

Post by **Kitty** » September 25th, 2022, 9:10 am

ToddHW wrote: ↑September 24th, 2022, 5:14 pmAnother wonderfully acted story with yet another strange plot twist at the very end of the act!

yep, Hanningford is not dead yet. Another brilliant comedy act. Super performance by all and expertly edited. Totally PL ok, thank you. Good thing we didn't have to split in the middle.

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » September 25th, 2022, 9:59 am

I am halfway thru the final grooming of Act 3 - and yes, you guessed it - more twists!

Thanks, Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » September 25th, 2022, 6:58 pm

And finally, Act 3 is ready for final PL. Some trouble in this act what with sections of stage directions as written explaining what is about to happen, and then repeating itself as it does happen - sort of a built-in spoiler to the plot. I tried to remove stuff like that so there is more suspense in what happens.

Thank you all for a wonderful performance!

Thanks, Todd

Post by **Kitty** » September 26th, 2022, 2:56 pm

ToddHW wrote: ↑September 25th, 2022, 6:58 pmSome trouble in this act what with sections of stage directions as written explaining what is about to happen, and then repeating itself as it does happen - sort of a built-in spoiler to the plot. I tried to remove stuff like that so there is more suspense in what happens.

> at 32:57: (p. 64) is this the big chunk of stage directions that you mean ? I actually found it quite interesting to hear what is really happening in this scene, the moves of the different people are not that accurately conveyed by what they say. But it's your choice, so if you want to leave it out, I'm ok with it.

Other than that, all can be marked PL ok. Definitely a great finale. And everybody acting it out so well.

Highly enjoyed it.

But now I need to go to bed...but I wanted to finish this one so you can catalogue two plays today.

Thanks, all !!!

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » September 26th, 2022, 4:03 pm

I'm interested to see you say that you liked the big chunk of deleted stage directions. To me they really seemed like a spoiler for what happens.

I will take a look at putting at least some of them back in. They certainly do describe better what is about to happen on stage as they are presented before it all does happen in this scene - easier to understand than just depending on having the individual actions and stage direction words come along as the scene goes on.

I guess it is sorta like the Prologues in Plautus plays. They often have spoilers too....

Thanks, Todd