Madame Pepita by Gregorio Martínez Sierra (1881 - 1947). Translated by John Garrett Underhill (1876 - 1946)
Madame Pepita is a dressmaker in Madrid with an inherited fortune and a secret. So naturally she worries about the motivations of the suitors for her daughter's hand. But perhaps she should pay attention to other concerns as well. This play was made into a BBC movie in 1952. ( ToddHW)
We did a one act play of his as part of the current one act collection. The prologue was given by a puppet, which seemed an interesting touch. So howsabout a full length play of his - even if there are no puppets this time?
Gender neutral casting. And, even though the cast list in the book gives the character ages (why?? no idea - but that is why it is in the MW), you can be any age to portray any character.
Is there a deadline?
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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To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
Where do I find the text? Source text (please only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/cradlesongotherp00martiala/page/148/mode/2up (This 'read-this' link goes to a scanned copy of the text which on some machines is so low resolution as to be pretty well unreadable. It may be better to scroll down, select the pdf version, and to download that. That's much higher resolution.)
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Set your recording software to:
Channels: 1 (Mono)
Bit Rate: 128 kbps
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
Submit one file per act.
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At the end: End of Act [#].
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madamepepita_[role]_[#]_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the act number.
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The 'read-this' link goes to a scanned copy of the text which on my machine is so low resolution as to be pretty well unreadable. It's better to scroll down, select the pdf version, and to download that. That's much higher resolution
I had to laugh at myself when I looked at the ages. At first, I was going to say that I'd read Carmen because she's closest to my age. Then I realized I'm actually right in between her and Madame Pepita. Then I realized, no, I'm actually closer to Madame Pepita!