COMPLETE[PLAY]Andromache by Racine - thw

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"After the dazzle of day is gone,
Only the dark, dark night shows to my eyes the stars;
After the clangor of organ majestic, or chorus, or perfect band,
Silent, athwart my soul, moves the symphony true."
Walt Whitman
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wohoo, thank you for the first role in (and totally PL ok by the way).

Pyrrhus is a great tragic character, unhappily loving the woman that doesn't love him back. Torn between love and hatred, duty and compassion. You managed to characterize all this excellently in your performance, so: well done :clap:

This is a promising start to the play. :9:

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Thanks! Happy to do my part, so to speak :wink:
"After the dazzle of day is gone,
Only the dark, dark night shows to my eyes the stars;
After the clangor of organ majestic, or chorus, or perfect band,
Silent, athwart my soul, moves the symphony true."
Walt Whitman
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May I read the stage directions?
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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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an excellent beginning for this character, thank you, Alan. Pylades has quite a serenity about him, which speaks to me. It also fits the grandiose speeches of Racine (well, here in translation, but the translator did a good job).

PL ok, definitely.

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Here's my recording of the stage directions for Act 2:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/andromache_stage_2_128kb.mp3 01:13

This is my first time reading stage directions, so I would be grateful for any constructive criticism you might provide! Please let me know if there is anything I missed or if you would prefer the names pronounced differently.

When I do my recording for Act 1, should I read the introduction?
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Salvationist wrote: July 9th, 2020, 3:29 pm Here's my recording of the stage directions for Act 2:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/andromache_stage_2_128kb.mp3 01:13

This is my first time reading stage directions, so I would be grateful for any constructive criticism you might provide! Please let me know if there is anything I missed or if you would prefer the names pronounced differently.

When I do my recording for Act 1, should I read the introduction?
Yes, please read the introduction in the Act 1 recording. Also read the cast list with the words for each character, followed by "read by ____" in case any of the other readers forget to record their voice credit. (If they do do the credit, I will overwrite what you do with theirs.) And make sure you do a voice credit for "Stage Directions, read by ____"

Thanks, Todd
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Salvationist wrote: July 9th, 2020, 3:29 pmHere's my recording of the stage directions for Act 2:
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/andromache_stage_2_128kb.mp3 01:13

This is my first time reading stage directions, so I would be grateful for any constructive criticism you might provide! Please let me know if there is anything I missed or if you would prefer the names pronounced differently.
thank you for the fast turn-around. As soon as the stage directions are in, Todd can start editing it all. :thumbs:

The names are as I would expect them as well, but as long as you are consistent in your pronunciation, you have the choice on how to pronounce them. So no problems there.

I have a few small notes to edit though:

> at 0:22: (p. 138) could you repeat "Act 2" once more before "Scene 1" please ?

> at 0:41: (p. 145) after "scene 3" maybe also say the name of the one character that is in there, "Orestes"

> at 0:54: (p. 146) "Orestes, aside" – there is this rule of thumb that if the stage directions are at the beginning of the speech, the narrator has to read the name of the character as well. If they are inside or at the end of a speech, we already know who is talking, so the name is not mentioned

The rest is perfect. Thank you

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here is another great tragic heroine of Racine's. :9: I simply love the emotions of Andromache, the hatred towards Pyrrhus, the love to her son, the conflict she feels she is in. Hope I could convey it all.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/andromache_andromache_1_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 4:01 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/andromache_andromache_1_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 8:22 min.

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/andromache_andromache_1_128kb.mp3
Recording time: 3:47 min.

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Wow. What a role and performance. PL OK.

Thanks, Todd
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ToddHW wrote: July 12th, 2020, 2:48 am Wow. What a role and performance. PL OK.
:9: thanks for the fast PL. I'm glad you liked it.

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Thank you for the feedback, Sonia! I have made the three changes you requested and have reuploaded the file:

https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/andromache_stage_2_128kb.mp3 1:17
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