COMPLETE[PLAY]Psyche by Molière - thw

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Psyche by Molière (1622 - 1673). Translated by Charles Heron Wall (1836 - 1905)

This is a very different Moliere, not the usual satire of everyday life. It is instead a classical tale based on the ancient story of Psyche and Cupid, and was performed for Louis XIV with ballet interludes to music by Jean-Baptiste Lully (which we do not include here) in 1671. ( ToddHW)
  • This project is complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page at: https://librivox.org/psyche-by-moliere/

    We are about halfway through all the plays by Moliere and things may become a bit strange.... At least compared with his usual plays.

    I am going to be mostly out of touch through June and into July - retiring at long last and moving. In the meantime, I'm posting a couple more plays to keep you all busy. (PLEASE record lines on other plays first!)

    Kitty will be our wonderful DPL, and will mind the store in my absence. Gender neutral casting as always.

    By the way, if you pick a short role that is only in one act, feel free to pick another short role in another act. (Please do separate voice credits, not "X and Y read by ----")

    DO NOT SING

    (It is too hard to verify that tunes are PD, and even harder to match up voices in choruses.)

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      We ask that you submit your recorded sections within 1-2 months of placing your claim. Please note that to be fair to the readers who have completed their sections in a timely way, if you haven't submitted your recording(s) after two months, your sections will automatically be re-opened for other readers to claim, unless you post in this thread to request an extension. Extensions will be granted at the discretion of the Book Coordinator. If you cannot do your section, for whatever reason, just let me know and it'll go back to the pool. There's no shame in this; we're all volunteers and things happen. Please do not sign up for more sections than you can complete within the two month deadline.
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      This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
      • Project Code: Wsw5ZWk7
      • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): ( Molière) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Poquelin
      • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyché_(play)
      • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 57
      • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: No
      • Original publication date (if known): 1671
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        Genres for the project: Plays; Classics (Antiquity)

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      • BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: viewtopic.php?p=6430#p6430

        Set your recording software to:
        Channels: 1 (Mono)
        Bit Rate: 128 kbps
        Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

        Submit one file per act.
      • Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
        [Role], read by [your name].

        If you are reading stage directions, please include for each file:At the beginning: Act [#] of Psyche, by Molière. Translated by Charles Heron Wall (1836 - 1905) This is a Librivox recording. All Librivox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit Librivox dot org.

        At the end: End of Act [#].

        Please remember to check this thread frequently for updates!
      • AFTER recording
        Save files as 128 kbps MP3
        psyche_[role]_[#]_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the act number.



        Transfer of files (completed recordings) Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file. Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.
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      Thanks, Todd
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Post by Kitty »

I'm up for some nasty role this time. Cidippe, one of the mean jealous sisters :twisted: who is trying to make poor Psyche's life hell.
Who's going to be mean with me ? There's another sister available :mrgreen:

oh...and DPL of course :)

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Post by silverquill »

Oh, Sonia's getting out her mean sister claws :shock:

Hmmm. I'm thinking abut stage directions for this one too. . .

And, if it wouldn't be too conflicting, may a River God.
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Post by bluechien »

Can I take Venus, please?
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Post by NemoR »

May I claim Vertumnus in the Prologue and also Vulcan? .... Vulcan is listed in Act 1 in the MW, but I only see him in Act 2?

Thanks!
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May I claim Venus?
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Never mind, someone got to Venus before I did! I'll take Love.
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Post by Kitty »

silverquill wrote: May 27th, 2018, 10:21 am Oh, Sonia's getting out her mean sister claws :shock:
Hmmm. I'm thinking abut stage directions for this one too. . .
haha I was actually also considering stage directions in this one, but then my "mean side" won :mrgreen:

Thanks for claiming, Larry, I'll sign you up.
And, if it wouldn't be too conflicting, may a River God.
hmm however for this I'd rather wait for Todd's verdict. The narrator is overlapping with every Act and Prologue and Interlude, so I fear this may be conflicting. Let's wait for what Todd has to say on this matter.

Meanwhile I reserve narrator for you, but if you prefer to do the River God after all, we can always switch :)

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Post by Kitty »

bluechien wrote: May 27th, 2018, 10:31 am Can I take Venus, please?
ah our goddess of beauty has arrived. :) Thanks Eva. BTW you have quite a nasty streak in this role too. :evil:

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NemoR wrote: May 27th, 2018, 10:33 am May I claim Vertumnus in the Prologue and also Vulcan? .... Vulcan is listed in Act 1 in the MW, but I only see him in Act 2?
:hmm: I think you are right, Nemo, well he seems to be in the interlude. Anyway, far away from the Prologue, so I guess it's ok to claim both roles. Thanks !

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leanneyauyau wrote: May 27th, 2018, 10:54 am Never mind, someone got to Venus before I did! I'll take Love.
great, thanks Leanne. Just to confirm, "Love" here is the young god Eros, the son of Venus, who falls in love with Psyche. Is that the role you wanted to claim ?

Todd, I think there is a bit of a confusion in the script. In the beginning Love is called Cupid, when he first shows up with his mother (Venus) in the prologue. Later on he appears in a grown-up version as Love to woo Psyche. The problem is that there are some minor "cupids" fluttering about as well, and who sing in the chorus I think. We need to make sure these are not mixed up.

So Leanne, please also check the lines for "Cupid" in the Prologue, that's actually the same person than Love.

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Post by leanneyauyau »

Kitty wrote: May 27th, 2018, 11:28 am
leanneyauyau wrote: May 27th, 2018, 10:54 am Never mind, someone got to Venus before I did! I'll take Love.
great, thanks Leanne. Just to confirm, "Love" here is the young god Eros, the son of Venus, who falls in love with Psyche. Is that the role you wanted to claim ?

Todd, I think there is a bit of a confusion in the script. In the beginning Love is called Cupid, when he first shows up with his mother (Venus) in the prologue. Later on he appears in a grown-up version as Love to woo Psyche. The problem is that there are some minor "cupids" fluttering about as well, and who sing in the chorus I think. We need to make sure these are not mixed up.

So Leanne, please also check the lines for "Cupid" in the Prologue, that's actually the same person than Love.

Sonia
Oh wait, I think I got confused. Can I take Psyche instead?
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leanneyauyau wrote: May 27th, 2018, 11:32 am Oh wait, I think I got confused. Can I take Psyche instead?
:lol: oh ok....yes of course. Good thing I clarified then ;)

I'll swap roles for you.

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Kitty wrote: May 27th, 2018, 11:12 am
silverquill wrote: May 27th, 2018, 10:21 am Oh, Sonia's getting out her mean sister claws :shock:
Hmmm. I'm thinking abut stage directions for this one too. . .
haha I was actually also considering stage directions in this one, but then my "mean side" won :mrgreen:

Thanks for claiming, Larry, I'll sign you up.
And, if it wouldn't be too conflicting, may a River God.
hmm however for this I'd rather wait for Todd's verdict. The narrator is overlapping with every Act and Prologue and Interlude, so I fear this may be conflicting. Let's wait for what Todd has to say on this matter.

Meanwhile I reserve narrator for you, but if you prefer to do the River God after all, we can always switch :)

Sonia
Sorry Larry, but if you take the narrator you can't also be a River God. Narrator is already omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent throughout the play.

Thank you all for the rapid-fire claims here. hope Sonia was able to keep them all straight!

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Post by Kitty »

ToddHW wrote: May 27th, 2018, 11:39 am Thank you all for the rapid-fire claims here. hope Sonia was able to keep them all straight!
yes I think I'm up-to-date now....gave me a taste of what's to come when I become deputy here :mrgreen:

now I can exhale again...

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