Dramatic Reading (DR) Suggestions

Post by **TriciaG** » November 10th, 2018, 1:21 pm

Gutenberg link: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/420

Moved this from Book Suggestions to the DR suggestions thread.

IanBaker · Post by **IanBaker** » November 10th, 2018, 1:24 pm

Ok. Thanks.

Foon · Post by **Foon** » November 10th, 2018, 3:53 pm

That is an excellent suggestion, I can't believe we don't have [Edit: Dorothy and] The Wiz as a DR yet!

Hmmmmm... toys with the idea...

IanBaker · Post by **IanBaker** » November 10th, 2018, 4:24 pm

Post by **TriciaG** » November 10th, 2018, 4:28 pm

Foon wrote: ↑
November 10th, 2018, 3:53 pm
That is an excellent suggestion, I can't believe we don't have The Wiz as a DR yet!

Hmmmmm... toys with the idea...

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a DR. It's the many other Oz books, many of which aren't DRs yet.

IanBaker · Post by **IanBaker** » November 10th, 2018, 4:31 pm

That's true
The book I was suggesting was dorothy and the wizard in oz. It's different.

Foon · Post by **Foon** » November 10th, 2018, 4:35 pm

Ah yes, I was just editing my post when you responded Tricia

I realise that we have The Wizard of Oz--but all these books are such gems!

IanBaker · Post by **IanBaker** » November 10th, 2018, 5:34 pm

I've been listening through the OZ series. I really liked the DR for the marvelous land of OZ, and I think they make great dramatic works.

LikeManyWaters · Post by **LikeManyWaters** » November 17th, 2018, 5:48 pm

Twinkle88 wrote: ↑
October 16th, 2018, 9:52 am
The character list and scripts are beautiful!!

Thank you. Also, thanks for the advice about getting some BC experience by doing a group project. Now, I just have to wait for some readers.

Humble suggestion for a possible future DR:
A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Very nice juvenile fiction? It's even written somewhat like a "play" although not scripted.
Most of the male characters are youth, so maybe if not done gender specific, it might be doable.

EDIT 01/16/2019:
Here's Summary and Characters List.
Here's Chapter 1 in script form.
Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4

I've scripted the whole thing and do plan on BCing this one in a month or so.

Treefairy · Post by **Treefairy** » January 20th, 2019, 10:18 am

Hello Everyone,
I'm relatively new here and am so enjoying this community. I just participated in my first dramatic work and oh, what fun it was! Are there any Dickens' works in the planning? Also, The Wizard of Oz sounds like a great idea!

silverquill · Post by **silverquill** » January 20th, 2019, 11:42 am

LikeManyWaters wrote: ↑
November 17th, 2018, 5:48 pm

Humble suggestion for a possible future DR:
A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Very nice juvenile fiction? It's even written somewhat like a "play" although not scripted.
Most of the male characters are youth, so maybe if not done gender specific, it might be doable.

EDIT 01/16/2019:
Here's Summary and Characters List.
Here's Chapter 1 in script form.

I've scripted the whole thing and do plan on BCing this one in a month or so.

Sure, why not?
Looks like a good balance between narration and dialog, so should work well as a DR.
Depending on when you launch, I might be interested in narrator, if you're not doing it.
I have a major narration to finish up first.

LikeManyWaters · Post by **LikeManyWaters** » January 20th, 2019, 12:46 pm

silverquill wrote: ↑
January 20th, 2019, 11:42 am
Depending on when you launch, I might be interested in narrator, if you're not doing it.
I have a major narration to finish up first.

Yes, that would be great if you are interested.

I plan on BC/Editing myself, so will only be needing a final chapters DPL now.
I would like to finish up my solo, so that may mean I can launch this in about 3-4 weeks.

Edit: Launched! (Link below in signature)

Post by **TriciaG** » March 17th, 2019, 12:29 pm

Suggestion from Twitter:
The Third Violet by Stephen Crane

Taking a break from his bleaker narratives, Stephen Crane wrote this witty romantic comedy about a landscape painter named Hawker, who slums as a magazine illustrator, on vacation in the mountainous hometown of his youth. There he's instantly smitten with a wealthy young woman, Miss Fanhall, staying at a hotel in the woods. Along for the ride is his journalist buddy, Hollanden, who adds a Twain-ish level of satirical running commentary.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19593

I asked for more info (is it dialogue-driven rather than narration-driven, and therefore good for a DR), but am posting this before I got a reply.

aaronwhite1977 · Post by **aaronwhite1977** » March 17th, 2019, 1:06 pm

IanBaker wrote: ↑
November 10th, 2018, 1:19 pm
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dorothy_and_the_Wizard_in_Oz
I would like to suggest starting up the project: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, By L Frank. Baum
But as a Dramatic Reading.
This would be a good book to record because it is simple and yet timeless. Currently we do not have a dramatic version of this book.
Thanks,

Love this idea! I’ve been reading these books to my kids and would love to participate!

IanBaker · Post by **IanBaker** » March 17th, 2019, 1:36 pm

Yeah! They're great books.