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  • Yesterday Audio Project

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  • Since the project will be recorded primarily in English, fluency in English is required to participate. For that reason, this form is not bilingual. / このプロジェクトは主に英語で録音されるため、参加には英語の流暢さが必要です。そのため、このフォームはバイリンガルではありません。

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    The project will be recorded almost entirely in English and will require fluent English ability. The conceit is that the characters are actually speaking Japanese, but we're hearing it as English. Place names and some exclamations will be read in Japanese, obviously. We haven't decided if it's important to match accents between characters or generations, but we'd like to try different pairings during the auditions. If you're not entirely sure of any of these questions, that's fine.
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    Please upload a recording of your voice. Please select the sample script most appropriate to your voice type (or which one you like the most if your voice falls into multiple categories). This isn't for selection purposes, but just to allow us to plan the reading groups for the auditions.

  • Young Man (after an argument with his parents)
    "This is the moment of my farewell to this house. I shall never set my foot on this threshold again. Ever!"

    Teenage Girl
    "Onegai! I beg you! Please, this is my last chance. This could be the only chance in my lifetime to see the Beatles. If I miss it, I must live with regret for the rest of my life."

    Young Woman
    "All the stifling rules, patronizing announcements, Ocha permission certificates, dull uniforms, boxed-up daughters, exams after exams, the rote memorization that vanishes within a moment— everything blows away in a cyclone and disappears into the black hole."

    Middle-aged Man (in this case, a teacher)
    "Arts? That sounds like leisure. Your thinking is shallow. Besides, when you knew not to, why did you go to the Beatles concert? That’s all I’m asking and...the truth of the matter is....Who did you say you went with?"

    Middle-aged Woman
    "What’s so good about their long hair? You think foreign countries are better than Japan. You don’t even know the difference between a shrine and a temple. What a pity!"

    Old Man (talking about building a makeshift greenhouse)
    "I tucked a plastic sheet tightly over the blocks. If cats don’t come meddling around, we’ll get plenty of crops this year."

    Old Woman
    "English is interesting. They say ‘crack OPEN an egg’ instead of ‘break’ an egg. Did you know?"

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