Hiring twenty-one actors to voice audiobook characters for a five-act production about this moment in history as a foil to robot narration strategies by tech-first booksellers. Auditioning is live, so don't hesitate to connect.
- The role of Alistair is tentatively hired. [2:49 pm CST]
- The role of Archie was offered to a second actor. [4:18 pm]
- The character "Marcus" is cast. [17:33]
- "Melissa" is cast. [17:35]
- Martin is cast. [17:58]
- Madelyn is hired. [18:32]
- Maxwell is cast. [19:52]
21 April 2025
"Melissa" declines {after reviewing Act One and the contract}
- Morgan is hired. [11:14 a.m.]
- Mary. [11:17 a.m.]
- "Michelle" is offered. [11:17 a.m.]
- "Matt." [11:25 a.m.]
- "Mason" offered [11:26 a.m.]
- Two "Melissas" auditioning. [11:32]
- Mary signed.
- Offer made to "Charlotte." [11:41]
- Offer to "Anya." [11:47]
- "Matt" passes. [12:05]
- Archie replaced. [12:27]
- "Matt" and "Chris" fielded to improv scene. [12:27]
- Advance materials shared with two voice actors and an audio file approved. [13:09]
- Offer to "Ava." [15:15]
- Modern Language Association and American Studies Association in the 'hot seat.' [15:55]
- Recommended reading: Sally Barrilla's The Doctor is for sale at $4.99 or in paperback on Amazon.
- Typo corrected.
- Maxwell. [21:46]
22 April 2025
"Charlotte". [1:30]
- Offer to "Praveen." [14:33]
- Contract from "Praveen." [14:47]
- Role offered to Second City comic. [19:01]
- Understudy? [19:31]
23 April 2025
Troubleshooting onboard apps.
- Three new contracts. [8:54]
- First full act transferred from one voice artist.
- I'm laughing. #notnewsactually
- A Backstage mystery problem solved.
- Three Acts transferred.
- 1.75 acts transferred.
24 April 2025
Friday.
- Some new recordings transferred. [6:13]
- "That" is the most frequently-used non-distinctive word in Act 1-Act 5, Scene 1 — followed by "what." [13:05]
- "Michelle" is. [18:26]
- Google Play is 127 pages. [18:26]
25 April 2025
Possibly found "Chris."
- "Parvati" and "Morgan" cast.
- Audio of "Charlotte" in Acts 1-5 transferred and downloaded. [9:51]
26 April 2025
Hi "Mason."
- Meet with "Melissa" [21:52]
27 April 2025
Editing Act One is underway.
- Emailing India with a hope of sourcing their field recording of Ashtangic breathwork.
- Leigh Hunt. [12:49]
- Act One mocked-up in GarageBand thanks to "Alistair," "Ava," "Charlotte," and "Michelle." [14:29]
- "Marcus" and "Maxwell" I presume.
- ISO "Martin" and "Chris."
28 April 2025
Complete lines transferred from "Matt" and "Charlotte" {9:28}
- "Martin" signed! {3:53}
- Chris Kraus, I beseech you in the name of Katherine Mansfield and my first boyfriend Dino, the illustrator!
- Readings of the Act/Scene number will be included as a harmony in Act Two-Five. Google Play will feature a highlight reel segment at the end.
- Acts One-Five laid out.
29 April 2025
Extensions granted to "Parvati," a Minnesota/Annoyance Theatre comedian choosing between two roles, and "Archie" {17:35}
30 April 2025
Chris Kraus = McKenzie Wark
- "Archie" recorded 20 takes per scene.
1 May 2025
Thanks for alerting me to a numbering issue on Google Play!
- Thanks to everyone playing Alistair, Archie, Ava, Charlotte, Madelyn, Mary, Matt, Michelle, and Morgan for sending audio.
2 May 2025
Google Play! will have a comic book edition online and in print.
3 May 2025
"Padma [14:37–39]" and "Parag [11:38–48]" hired.
4 May 2025
Negotiating with a volunteer editor.
- Grateful for all the wonderful performances I'm experiencing thanks to contributors!
5 May 2025
An audio engineer signed my NDA. [23:54]
6 May 2025
Comicbook illustration begins.
- First task is drawing the characters.
8 May 2025
Full audio from 15/21 actors.
10 May 2025
Requested studio time from 1871.
12 May 2025
Trying to reconnect with the nicest guy I ever thought of as my boyfriend, illustrator Dino Thibault from New Zealand, for the role of "Chris."
- Server hasn't rejected my message at 9:08 and 9:10 to his address. 3/9 addresses in general pool [9:19] failed at 9:19.
- At 9:51, finding another undeliverable from general message. [9:24]
- It's 2:52 a.m. tomorrow in New Zealand.
- Buzz is on, but who's narrating? Not Bissinger!
13 May 2025
"Martin" and "Prashantha," hi "Chris."
16 May 2025
The listing is expired, and "Google Play"/go(o)gel play is *this close* to full ensemble.
- Zac Farley remains my best friend, though we haven't spoken audibly since December 2019. He is a video editor who loves music.
- my RMS was low
19 May 2025
Full audio from 18/21 actors.
- Requesting a local presentation of the material via a staged reading.
22 May 2025
20/21
26 May 2025
- Scheduling time at Experimental Sound Station hopefully.
- Requesting budget from Field of Vision to film my short "COVID-19 Girltalk" starring Rumi Chaudhry, voice of "Praveen," et al.
- They will respond within two months. [13:46 p.m.]
29 May 2025
Recasting "Martin":
- Invited Rodrigo Perez to Experimental Sound Station, presuming I will get access!
- For the staged reading, lip-syncing.
30 May 2025
October release date.
- , coinciding with Halloween and Yoko Ono's "Music of the Mind" at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
- https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501717048/a-disability-of-the-soul
7 June 2025
Scheduled recording for "Martin" and narrator.
- Full-time dedicated editing can begin July 14.
9 June 2025
Two samples for ESS, creating a third as preparation for DUSK on June 28.
- to Chris S.: "My microphone stopped working and I borrowed two yesterday and those aren't picking up either." [15:12]
12 June 2025
Finalizing post-production will happen, and maybe from the Sound of Places residency in Bethlehem (September 1 to October 15).
13 June 2025
"go(0)gel play! or Google Play" will not have an AI-narrated edition. If you would like to hear an AI-narrated audiobook Мол is adorable! like that on the Google Play store.
18 June 2025
Thank you EVERYBODY, including the solar-powered Mystery Street Recording Company: all twenty-one roles, and narration, were produced.
19 June 2025
A gallery exhibition about 'goog play!'
26 June 2025
'proprietary font' > staged reading
29 June 2025