COMPLETE[PLAY]Charley's Aunt by Brandon Thomas - thw

Post by **Kitty** » March 20th, 2018, 4:46 am

benderca wrote: ↑March 20th, 2018, 4:44 am May I play Ela Delahay please?

ha-haaa, we will have some stage-dialogue together TJ

great ! Thanks

Sonia

benderca · Post by **benderca** » March 20th, 2018, 1:22 pm

Kitty wrote: ↑March 20th, 2018, 4:46 am
benderca wrote: ↑March 20th, 2018, 4:44 am May I play Ela Delahay please?
ha-haaa, we will have some stage-dialogue together TJ great ! Thanks

Sonia

Isn't that great, Auntie? That's why I chose the role -- I wanted you as an Auntie, Sonia!

Post by **Kitty** » March 20th, 2018, 1:25 pm

benderca wrote: ↑March 20th, 2018, 1:22 pmIsn't that great, Auntie? That's why I chose the role -- I wanted you as an Auntie, Sonia!

how cute is that

and I seem to be doting on you

Sonia

benderca · Post by **benderca** » March 20th, 2018, 1:29 pm

Kitty wrote: ↑March 20th, 2018, 1:25 pm
benderca wrote: ↑March 20th, 2018, 1:22 pmIsn't that great, Auntie? That's why I chose the role -- I wanted you as an Auntie, Sonia!
how cute is that and I seem to be doting on you

Sonia

...and I on you. Quite a contrast to the Countess/Andrée relationship we've got going on in that other play...

Post by **mightyfelix** » March 20th, 2018, 9:43 pm

I'll read your stage directions. The paucity of directions in The Blunderer left me wanting more, I guess!

Post by **ToddHW** » March 21st, 2018, 1:32 am

mightyfelix wrote: ↑March 20th, 2018, 9:43 pm I'll read your stage directions. The paucity of directions in The Blunderer left me wanting more, I guess!

Great. You can see from the notes above by Elizabby and silverquill that it is possible to figure out what all the various abbreviations mean in the stage directions. In some plays I have left them all in to give a sense of the pandemonium on stage during specific scenes. But here I'm agreeing with Elizabby that I don't need everything said - they will confuse a listener rather than add value, and likely will interrupt the action and interplay of the voices unnecessarily. Obviously listeners need to know that a character has entered or exited the stage, and often it is necessary to make clear that they don't see or bump into someone else. But "Left Inner Exit" for L.I.E is just too much detail - simply using "left", "right", and "center" ought to be enough.

If in doubt, record a direction multiple ways and I'll figure out what works best during the final edit.

Many thanks for reading these!

Todd

leanneyauyau · Post by **leanneyauyau** » March 24th, 2018, 5:40 am

This looks like a riot. May I claim Amy?

Elizabby · Post by **Elizabby** » March 24th, 2018, 6:19 am

And that leaves Kitty for me!

Post by **ToddHW** » March 24th, 2018, 8:15 am

leanneyauyau wrote: ↑March 24th, 2018, 5:40 am This looks like a riot. May I claim Amy?

Thank you. Many years ago there was a musical adaptation that featured a song called "Once in Love with Amy" that my mother (not named Amy) always used to sing.

Todd

Post by **ToddHW** » March 24th, 2018, 8:15 am

Elizabby wrote: ↑March 24th, 2018, 6:19 am And that leaves Kitty for me!

Thank you.

Todd

Post by **Kitty** » April 3rd, 2018, 9:09 am

well let me make a start here. Here's the first act for Charley's real aunt. I realized she was really an Englishwoman, only living in Brazil for many years. So I didn't overdo the accent, just sometimes letting a touch of foreign shine through. I think that would be more accurate.

I hope I didn't miss any lines, the layout was a bit confusing in places.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/charleysaunt_donnalucia_2_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 8:00 min.

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » April 3rd, 2018, 4:07 pm

Wonderfully done, and many of the stage directions about Donna Lucia's voice changes will be unnecessary - you have make all the changes already. PL OK!

I see that some of the printing in the file does make this a bit of a struggle to find all the lines. Hopefully I'll be able to assemble it properly when the time comes....

Thanks, Todd

Post by **Kitty** » April 4th, 2018, 1:06 am

ToddHW wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2018, 4:07 pm Wonderfully done, and many of the stage directions about Donna Lucia's voice changes will be unnecessary - you have make all the changes already.

thank you

yes I was reading all those directions to get in the mood, because I figured, the more I did myself, the less the flow will be interrupted by them later on

I'll try to finish Act 3 today

Sonia

Post by **Kitty** » April 4th, 2018, 6:38 am

Donna Lucia finished

I felt quite amused and mocking all throughout the play, which is probably an accurate description of this role. I'm looking forward to seeing this assembled.

Oh and my favourite lines were the ones where she is "acting" as her husband and the cellarman. I loved to change my voice there. I think this is how this feisty lady would have recited this story. This should have told everybody who the real Aunt was immediately

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/charleysaunt_donnalucia_3_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 8:19 min.

Sonia

Post by **ToddHW** » April 4th, 2018, 3:56 pm

Kitty wrote: ↑April 4th, 2018, 6:38 am Donna Lucia finished I felt quite amused and mocking all throughout the play, which is probably an accurate description of this role. I'm looking forward to seeing this assembled.

Oh and my favourite lines were the ones where she is "acting" as her husband and the cellarman. I loved to change my voice there. I think this is how this feisty lady would have recited this story. This should have told everybody who the real Aunt was immediately

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/charleysaunt_donnalucia_3_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 8:19 min.

Sonia

Perfect! PL OK.

Thanks, Todd