In this collection of essays the author gives us an opportunity to peek into the mysterious life of the theatre; she recalls her numerous conversations with and anecdotes about the "stage folk", such as actors, actresses, playwrights, stage directors or managers. However, her portrayal of theatrical life doesn't aim at glamorising the profession and the day-to-day life of those connected with the stage. On the contrary, if there's one overarching theme to her stories it is the repeated assurance that it's a hard and precarious existence, even for those at the top of the profession, let alone those who play minor parts and are rarely mentioned.
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Keywords that describe the book: theatre, theater, actor, actress, stage, play, art
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Hi. I will be your MC for this project. Be back shortly with your MW.
Since this will be your first project as soloist/book coordinator(BC), you will need to set up a password for access to the workflow system so you can enter the information into the section compiler which then appears in the "Magic Window" in the top post. Here are some links to detailed instructions for logging into the system and setting a password the first time, as well as for entering and editing information in the section compiler.
If you have any questions, let me know. I'll leave this thread here in the Launch Pad for a day or so longer before I move it to the Going Solo forum, to see if a DPL (Dedicated Prooflistener) volunteers. Looking forward to working with you.
Thank you so much! Sorry for my belated reply -- I'm new to these forums and just didn't have my notifications set correctly. This will be my first solo project. I'm very excited to get started, and truly welcome any and all feedback and advice as we go. I'll get started now with the workflow system.
The MW is fine, but for a solo, you don't really need to add word counts. Simply 36:05 in the notes field will do. Yes, you can edit the first post to add genre and keywords. However, since you hadn't included them in the template, I took the liberty of choosing Nonfiction/Performing Arts as the Genre and adding the following keywords: theater, acting, stage, state production. I'm happy to change these and/or add additional keywords in the database if you wish. We will also need a public domain summary before this is cataloged. Ideally, this will be something you write yourself.
I love your reading style and the voices/accents you do. I think I am going to really enjoy listening to you read this book. Looking forward to hearing more!
jennlea wrote: ↑July 20th, 2020, 10:01 pm
Hi Teresa!
Section 1 is PL-OK!
I love your reading style and the voices/accents you do. I think I am going to really enjoy listening to you read this book. Looking forward to hearing more!
Thank you, Jenn!! Looking forward to reading more. FYI, I'm out of town next week, and might not be able to finish another chapter before I leave. So things might be quiet until August, but then I'll keep rolling.
Just one minor thing to fix. The volume of the file is coming in at 82.7dB. The accepted range is 86-92dB (89 being the ideal) so your file will need to be amplified.
These last two chapters were pretty long, so I was starting to wonder if I should cut them in half... But I'm noticing later chapters aren't nearly as long. For now I'll keep going with a chapter as a section.