[COMPLETE]DR: The Tyranny of the Dark - mtf

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The Tyranny of the Dark, by Hamlin Garland (1860 - 1940)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/the-tyranny-of-the-dark-by-hamlin-garland/
Dr. Morton Serviss is a promising young scientist who believes in the here and now. Viola Lambert is a beautiful young woman who is haunted, and sometimes possessed, by the spirits of those who have died. After a chance meeting, they both are about to have their perceptions challenged. <br><br>

Viola longs to escape from the life of a medium, but is unable to do so. Her mother and her pastor both encourage her in her abilities, and besides, the spirits themselves will never release her. Although Dr. Serviss doesn't believe in spirits, he does see the necessity of her escaping from the life she is living, and he is determined to release her. (Summary by Devorah Allen)
Source text (please PL completed sections only from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24220

See next post for individual scripts, as well as important info about available characters! An asterisk next to a character's name means that they may be double cast, provided that the same reader does not appear more than once per section.

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Genres for the project: Fantastic Fiction/Horror & Supernatural Fiction; Dramatic Readings

Keywords that describe the book: materialism, psychic, spiritism, medium, seance

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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs

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Submit one file per act. At the beginning of the first file, say:
"Character (exactly as worded in the MW), read by your name."
Leave 3-5 seconds of space between your lines (room noise, not generated silence).

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Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

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"Act # of The Tyranny of the Dark, by Hamlin Garland. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org."
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"End of Act #."
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"End of The Tyranny of the Dark, by Hamlin Garland."
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

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For individual roles: tyrannyofthedark_role_#.mp3 where # is the section number. (e.g. tyrannyofthedark_romeo_1.mp3)
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Scripts: I have only used color coding in these scripts, but if the role you're interested in is in a color that you cannot make out or that you cannot distinguish from other roles, please let me know, and I can alter them into more of a script-like format!

Character Sketches (This is a quick rundown of each character, so you have an idea of who each person is): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwHfFHgaqnAtDqHQWygOr_LJDA10RqZRYXF933u3fGo/edit?usp=sharing
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Post by Availle »

That sounds kinda interesting...

I'd love to do Viola, but I may sound a bit old for that, what do you think?
Alternatively, I could be mommy too, pushing her into the way of the... ahem... ghosts... :shock:
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Post by wib66 »

Very excited for this project :9:
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Post by jennlea »

Interested in Viola or Kate depending on which part Ava takes :)
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Umm... Whoops. I intend to play Kate and forgot to assign myself. :oops:
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Ava, would you like to play Jenn's doting mother?
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Well, if you don't think I'm sounding too old, then I'd like to stick with Viola. :)
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Post by mightyfelix »

Ok, then Viola it is for you!

Anything else you're interested in, Jenn?
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Post by jennlea »

How about Jennie Pratt and Mina?
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Post by alanmapstone »

I would like to be one of the "dead", perhaps MacLeod or Loggy whichever you think will suit :?
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jennlea wrote: April 25th, 2021, 7:52 am How about Jennie Pratt and Mina?
Ok, got it! If you want to add one or two more, You could take the Dinner Hostess and/or Adele without overlapping. No pressure, though!
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alanmapstone wrote: April 25th, 2021, 9:13 am I would like to be one of the "dead", perhaps MacLeod or Loggy whichever you think will suit :?
Ooh, I think either would be great for you! MacLeod is a bit more threatening and serious. Loggy is light-hearted and jovial. So do you want to be a nice guy or a meanie? :wink:
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mightyfelix wrote: April 25th, 2021, 11:09 am
alanmapstone wrote: April 25th, 2021, 9:13 am I would like to be one of the "dead", perhaps MacLeod or Loggy whichever you think will suit :?
Ooh, I think either would be great for you! MacLeod is a bit more threatening and serious. Loggy is light-hearted and jovial. So do you want to be a nice guy or a meanie? :wink:
I will be the meanie :lol:
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alanmapstone wrote: April 25th, 2021, 11:27 am
mightyfelix wrote: April 25th, 2021, 11:09 am
alanmapstone wrote: April 25th, 2021, 9:13 am I would like to be one of the "dead", perhaps MacLeod or Loggy whichever you think will suit :?
Ooh, I think either would be great for you! MacLeod is a bit more threatening and serious. Loggy is light-hearted and jovial. So do you want to be a nice guy or a meanie? :wink:
I will be the meanie :lol:
Got it! That means you'll have control over Ava. Until she throws you off, that is. :wink:
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