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Open Call: Audition's for Monkeywright's Amazing Audio Thingy!
All right folks. The Cult seems to be up to speed with more coiol stuff coming every day. People are posting again, birds are singing, so that means it's time for another MOnkeywright project. I know, I know, I hear you saying "past projects have met with limited success...why do you torture yourself so, Monkeywright?". Because if there's anything better than failing alone, it's failing as a group!
But we shall not fail! We shall make something amazing here! Si se puede!
OPEN CALL:
3 Actors for an audio play
Title of play:
Magic in the Seventh Inning Stretch
DRAMATIS PERSONAE:
Bobby: A young man
Jean: A young woman
Hog: A hotdog vendor
TIME AND PLACE: The upper deck cheap seats, Yankee Stadium, New York City. A hot summer’s day. The present.
This play is about a young mook named Bobby, who is attempting a romantic proposal to his long-time, long-sufffering girlfriend Jean. His friend Hog, a Hotdog vendor at Yankee stadium, has agreed to help him with this "romantic" endeavor, but secretly holds a flame for Jean. Will Hog help his friend...or will he try for true love?
So...this is a little 10-minute play that I did all right with in a few contests. Nothing earth-shattering or Tony-worthy, but fun. The main reason I want to try this here is that I have a second play, a 30-minute one-act, that is tailor made to be an audio play. So if this shorter project comes together successfully, I'll try out the bigger one...
TO PARTICIPATE:
The ability to do a New York accent is a plus here. See examples here of the kind of voices I imagine (this has nothing to do with characterization or acting choices, just...can you sound kinda like this?)
men:
(after he stops singing)
women:
(After the brief silence...Amy fishah!)
You MUST be able to digitally record your voice and save it as a .wav, .mp3, or .wma file. We will record all parts separately (I have an idea on how to do this and keep dialogue flowing naturally) an I will compile them on my computer. I will probably need some sound effects as well, which I think I should be able to find online. But if anyone out there has a collection of sound effects (real, not human voice recreations) let me know!
Who's in? I need to see who's interested first, and then we'll hold auditions.
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cassun had a huge amount of sound effects, I dunno if he still has them, but if not, I have about 6 or 7 gb of effects for some reason. So, if you need, like, eight versions of a door closing, I can probably get you them.
Although, I still think Michael Winslow is the way to go.
Also, maybe this should be in GD? Has a better chance of more people seeing it, maybe.
I thought everyone could see new blog posts by clicking on the "new posts" link up top. I think that's how most people attack the forums nowadays...
Anyway, you're Glamhoth, you should be spreading the word because everyone listens to you. And if they don't, you can chill them with the phrase "I'm Glamhoth".
It's late, I'm tired, and my humor is weak...
Most people probably do the New Posts thing, but there are people who just check GD, I think.
Anyway, don't disagree with me, I'm Glamhoth.
...(shakes in fear)
See? It worked! (althopugh it would be much more effective with emoticons.)
Is there a shakes in fear emoticon?
There should be.
Hey Monkeywright, can you post like, an excerpt?
I suppose I'm still interested...though I can't guarantee that I won't sound like an ungodly reverse of Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins trying to do a cock-er-knee accent.
I wonder if I could pull off an accent...
trrryyyy it. and post the results.
I will. Later. You should try it too. (I do realise where you live, I ain't that silly.)
1 HOUR LATER: I can't do American, though I do a half-decent British accent.
why am i not seeing a link to where i can hear it.
Hey, that wasn't the deal. I was going to post my American, the British was never discussed. :)
Anyway, let's not clutter up Monkey's thread and get in the way of the art.
I reckon Glamhoth sounds exactly like the man by the dumpster.
Apart from the fact that I enjoy singing in front of dumpsters, I sound nothing like that dude. I'm from the midwest, the land of chili dogs, factories, and boring accents. I am such a disappointment.
What would your friends and family say if you did start speaking exactly like that? You could say that you "caught New York, like a beautiful disease, capiche?"
I would have to make sure to dress in track suits and gaudy jewelry, to make the transition complete.
Make it so!
I'm already dismissed because of my mother tongue... :P
Hmmm. This is disheartening...maybe I should just start with the bigger piece...accents aren't a big deal there. I just don't want to get everything set up for a huge project and have people bailing on me.
I think because the accents you need for this piece are so specific and so distinct, it makes it a little more alienating. That's not to say that some of us won't have a go!
Okay, I'll find some kinda audio recording thingie and try for Bobby. If that doesn't work, I'll do Jean.
I think I can do an accent, but I don't really know how to record myself and I can't act...
And glamhoth actually sounds Irish. But that might be because Derek had to repeat everything he said to me bacause I couldn't hear him.
Man, having Derek for a voice proxy would be the best thing ever.
Haha. Kevin might speak softly, but his words are heavy. Heavy, man.
I would love to do this. I haven't had to speak in a New York accent since I took acting my freshman year, but I'm in love with old radio dramas, so it would be fun to participate in something similar.
When are auditions?
Well...auditions. Hm. Interest seems to be limited due to the accents... I think I'm going to skip onwards to a portion of my second play idea, as that would allow all of these wonderful accents to come together....
Where're Tom and Tit and Shotgun. They're all from around here, they should be recruited.