COMPLETE[PLAY]The Freaks by Pinero - thw

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May I play Ronald - I have my clown costume ready?
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Thank you. Sadly, as an "Ordinary Mortal" you do not get to wear a costume.

I think that the Ordinary act Extraordinary and the Extraordinary act Ordinary is part of the point Pinero is trying to make in the play....

Thanks, Todd
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ToddHW wrote: July 22nd, 2021, 5:37 am Thank you. Sadly, as an "Ordinary Mortal" you do not get to wear a costume.

I think that the Ordinary act Extraordinary and the Extraordinary act Ordinary is part of the point Pinero is trying to make in the play....

Thanks, Todd
Too deep for me!
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ToddHW wrote: July 22nd, 2021, 5:37 am Thank you. Sadly, as an "Ordinary Mortal" you do not get to wear a costume.

I think that the Ordinary act Extraordinary and the Extraordinary act Ordinary is part of the point Pinero is trying to make in the play....

Thanks, Todd
Here we are:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/freaksanidyllofsuburbia_ronald_1.mp3 6:47
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/freaksanidyllofsuburbia_ronald_2.mp3 11:43
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/freaksanidyllofsuburbia_ronald_3.mp3 4:27
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Thank you.

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May I claim Julie Maud Pratt?
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Alan
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May I do Edward Waterfield? My first try at a dramatic reading...hope I can give it a good go!
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excellent job, again, Adrian. Loved both your naughty boy act in the beginning, and later the more lover-like tentative wooing, and oh...seems he got jilted in the end. :( not a happy ending then, but I guess Pinero didn't want to shock his audience with such mésalliances. ;)

I found a few missed bits still, and I hope I caught them all, because it was difficult to rummage through the script for some reason.

Act 1:

> at 1:53: (p. 6) between "stuck-up nonentities" and "blow ! dash !" could you leave more space for the stage directions
> at about 6:13: (p. 37) missed line: "Oh, mums !"
> at about 6:28: (p. 41) missed line: "Giant !"
> at about 6:47: (p. 66) missed line: "Ha, ha, ha ! Sheila ! Ha, ha, ha !"

Act 2:

> at about 2:20: (p. 119) missed line: "Lots of ice, Collingridge."
> from 6:24 to 7:11: (p. 131/132) these "ssss !" that appear here six times, I think they should be "drinking noises", like you are slurping up something through a straw, because the stage directions say so and that is what they are doing at the time. Not sure whether it's possible to simulate such a gulping sound since it might be too difficult to record yourself actually slurping a drink. :hmm: But the hissing sound you are making doesn't really fit. If it's too difficult, we may do it with stage directions.

Act 3:

> at 4:05: (p. 209) missed word: "I"
> at about 4:13: (p. 214 and 215) two missed lines: "O, yes, we know." and "Yes, what's the use o' keepin' on saying good-bye ?"

thanks ! great performance and an excellent start.

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pompously played out, Alan :thumbs: I see we both have the ungrateful job of being the undesirable squatters of the house :lol: I will try to match up with your pompousness, or even trying to out-pompous you :mrgreen: noblesse oblige, after all.

I only found one missed bit, which you will have to say with yours truly:

> at about 3:15: (p. 34) missed line: "Oh !"

the rest was perfect ! Thanks, looking forward to the rest

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jakemalizia wrote: July 23rd, 2021, 2:11 am May I do Edward Waterfield? My first try at a dramatic reading...hope I can give it a good go!
Certainly. Thanks.

Please take the one minute test first. It is not really an audition but an equipment check. Don't want to record something long before you make sure that your equipment is set up properly to give us files we can use!

I have a short summary for the important special rules in drama; here goes:

1) you don't have to read an intro or outro disclaimer, this will be done by the narrator. Instead, record your voice credit at the beginning of the file using the words in the MW, which should be something like: "Matilda O'Fipp, the Colonel's Daughter, read by XXXX" (whatever you use for your reader name)

2) then browse through the text and record all the lines you have to speak. Also include any "All" lines while your character is on stage. For a big role it may be good to read the entire play to get into character, but at least it would be good to read a bit around your lines, see what the others are saying, so you can better "react" to them. Just be as expressive (according to the character) as you can in your role.

3) if there are pointers in the text qualifying your voice, like [laughs] or [whines], an added bonus would be that you act those out in your reading, if possible, to make it all more interesting.

4) You prepare and upload a separate file for each Act that your character is in. (Note - the section numbers change as I move stuff around on the MW, so remember character name, not section numbers.) Your file will be proof-listened, and you may receive some notes on corrections and their time locations in your file. These will be posted in the forum and show in the Magic Window marked as "See PL Notes" - please cut corrections into your file to update it and upload a new file (SAME NAME) in a reasonable time - like before your voice and equipment setup change and everything sounds different!

5) and most importantly: please leave enough space between each of your speeches, preferably 4-5 seconds or more. Even when you have the stage directions in the middle of your speech (for example: [kisses her hand]), also leave 4-5 seconds of pause there, because our editor (me) later on has to copy all your parts and paste them into his (my) master file and it's helpful if he (me) has enough space to fiddle with

That's it, I think. Just have fun acting out. And post any questions here.

Thanks, Todd
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jennlea wrote: July 22nd, 2021, 9:20 pm May I claim Julie Maud Pratt?
Thank you.

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Kitty wrote: July 23rd, 2021, 5:52 am
Thank you, Sonia, as always for your encouraging words. Had fun channeling my inner brat.
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/freaksanidyllofsuburbia_ronald_1.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/freaksanidyllofsuburbia_ronald_2.mp3
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/freaksanidyllofsuburbia_ronald_3.mp3

Act 1:

> at 1:53: (p. 6) between "stuck-up nonentities" and "blow ! dash !" could you leave more space for the stage directions
at 6:18 > at about 6:13: (p. 37) missed line: "Oh, mums !"
at 6:44 > at about 6:28: (p. 41) missed line: "Giant !"
at 7:02 > at about 6:47: (p. 66) missed line: "Ha, ha, ha ! Sheila ! Ha, ha, ha !"

Act 2:

2:22 > at about 2:20: (p. 119) missed line: "Lots of ice, Collingridge."
Rerecorded from 6:29 to 7:18 > from 6:24 to 7:11: (p. 131/132) these "ssss !" that appear here six times, I think they should be "drinking noises", like you are slurping up something through a straw, because the stage directions say so and that is what they are doing at the time. Not sure whether it's possible to simulate such a gulping sound since it might be too difficult to record yourself actually slurping a drink. :hmm: But the hissing sound you are making doesn't really fit. If it's too difficult, we may do it with stage directions.

Act 3:

at 4:08 > at 4:05: (p. 209) missed word: "I"
at 4:25 > at about 4:13: (p. 214 and 215) two missed lines: "O, yes, we know." and "Yes, what's the use o' keepin' on saying good-bye ?"
My Librivox-related YouTube series starts here: Part 0: Introduction. https://youtu.be/pMHYycgA5VU
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Part 15: Case Study (Poem) https://youtu.be/41sr_VC1Qxo
Part 16: Case Study 2 (Dramatic Reading) https://youtu.be/GBIAd469vnM
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Alan
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Thank you.

(By the way, I shortened the required file name as shown in the first posting. Alan and Adrian, THIS DOES NOT AFFECT WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE. Leave them the way you already sent them.)

Thanks, Todd
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