checked out the third act and there are again a few unneeded names, which can be cutKalamareader wrote: ↑October 18th, 2020, 1:41 pm Here are the Stage Directions for the play:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/bellesstratagem_stagdirections_3_128kb.mp3
and a few more cuts and inserts for Act 4:Kalamareader wrote: ↑October 18th, 2020, 1:41 pmHere are the Stage Directions for the play:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/bellesstratagem_stagdirections_4_128kb.mp3
ok Wayne, sorry for the multiple posts, but now I finally also checked Act 5. Yes, often the Epilogue is clearly noted for one specific actor, so we have it read by that reader here as well. In this case, no actor is mentioned, so the narrator can shine with the final words.Kalamareader wrote: ↑October 18th, 2020, 1:41 pm Here are the Stage Directions for the play:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/bellesstratagem_stagdirections_5_128kb.mp3
I hadn't noticed it before I got to it, but at the end of Act 5 I read the Epilogue. If you don't want it, of course you can cut it out, but I thought it tied up the play very nicely.
Contextually it sounds like it should be spoken by a woman, but you managed quite well to give your voice a bit of a softer falsetto, so this was excellently done. 
Very funnily narrated too, a bit tongue-in-cheek. I liked it. Thanks
It will be later today before I can get started on these. As to the first one, Saville, the reason I inserted his name is that as it was ActI, Scene I and two characters entered the stage (Saville and his servant), I figured that it would be important to identify the speaker as no characters had been identified by voice so the listener wouldn't know who was speaking in that first line. Still cut it?
yes please cut it, the readers will be identified by their voice credit anyway. We never announce them on the first appearanceKalamareader wrote: ↑October 21st, 2020, 10:34 amIt will be later today before I can get started on these. As to the first one, Saville, the reason I inserted his name is that as it was ActI, Scene I and two characters entered the stage (Saville and his servant), I figured that it would be important to identify the speaker as no characters had been identified by voice so the listener wouldn't know who was speaking in that first line. Still cut it?
yes they also do here and I admit most of the time the narrator will end up on the cutting floor. But Todd (our editor) still wants to have them, it sometimes happens that readers disappear without voice credit, then the narrator's lines are helpful. Also to know the correct order in which to copy/paste them in, it all helps making the already hard editor's job a bit easier.Also, I have inserted the cast list in some of the others and others they MC said that each reader would give the name of the character and their name
But the largest parts of my problem were missing the "aside" comments (I have now learned), and the many 'cuts' that had to be made. The first one of these I did I left many, many of them off and was told that if there is any question, put them in because it is easy to cut them out at 'editing' time. I guess that doesn't hold true all the time. But my thought process was that if there could be any problem at all as to who was speaking, as when two characters were mentioned entering a room, just say who is speaking. Well, I am smarter now thanks to you. 
yes I can actually understand this thinking, and you may have a valid point there too. But characters are by default never announced, trusting on the different voices to differentiate them. So unless you see a description behind the name (or a bit further in the older texts) you never have to say a name that just stands on its own.Kalamareader wrote: ↑October 21st, 2020, 8:20 pmBut my thought process was that if there could be any problem at all as to who was speaking, as when two characters were mentioned entering a room, just say who is speaking.
) sorry for causing an extra reupload)ah yet another mercenary fatheralanmapstone wrote: ↑October 22nd, 2020, 2:23 amHardy act 1
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/bellesstratagem_hardy_1.mp3
exquisitely played out Alan, as always looking forward to seeing where this is all goingSo, here is attempt three
, it was fun.