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A difficult reunion. A ridiculous argument. Something left unsaid. Explore ten scenes, choose either role, and let the included automated reader take the other part.
Record and export as many takes of these included scenes as you like—no subscription or import credits required. Sign in to the app to practice. Importing your own sides is separate.
Five original excerpts. Five clearly labeled, AI-assisted modern adaptations. The full scenes and fixed reader audio are included in the app; this page helps you choose where to start.
From Trifles by Susan Glaspell
Two women collect clothes for a neighbor accused of killing her husband. The investigators are upstairs.
Choose either role: MRS. HALE / MRS. PETERS
Content note: References to murder, strangulation, imprisonment, and a controlling relationship.
Original dialogue; stage directions omitted and whitespace normalized for practice. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
Based on Trifles by Susan Glaspell
Mara and Beth have permission to collect clothes from a neighbor's house after her arrest. Investigators are working upstairs.
Choose either role: MARA / BETH
Content note: References to murder, imprisonment, and a controlling relationship.
AI-assisted modern adaptation for SelfTape Studio; not the original author's dialogue. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
From A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Christine Linde and Nils Krogstad meet alone after years apart. She once left him to marry someone financially secure.
Choose either role: MRS LINDE / KROGSTAD
Content note: Financial hardship and a painful former relationship.
Translation: R. Farquharson Sharp.
Original dialogue; stage directions omitted and whitespace normalized for practice. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
Based on A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Chris has accepted a job without knowing she will replace her former partner, Neil. Their conversation becomes about why she left years ago.
Choose either role: CHRIS / NEIL
Content note: Financial hardship, caregiving, job loss, and a breakup.
Source translation: R. Farquharson Sharp.
AI-assisted modern adaptation for SelfTape Studio; not the original author's dialogue. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
From The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Lomov has come to propose to Natalya. Before he gets to the question, a passing reference to his land starts an argument.
Choose either role: NATALYA STEPANOVNA / LOMOV
Content note: Period references to inherited land and labor obligations.
Translation: Julius West.
Original dialogue; stage directions omitted and whitespace normalized for practice. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
Based on The Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Ian has invited Natalie over to discuss their future. They grew up in neighboring houses, and he has brought a ring.
Choose either role: NATALIE / IAN
Content note: A heated but nonviolent argument.
Source translation: Julius West.
AI-assisted modern adaptation for SelfTape Studio; not the original author's dialogue. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
From The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Algernon has found Jack's lost cigarette case. Its inscription does not match the identity Jack uses in town.
Choose either role: ALGERNON / JACK
Content note: References to smoking; an optional imaginary prop.
Original dialogue; stage directions omitted and whitespace normalized for practice. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
Based on The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Alex has found the phone his friend left behind. A message on the lock screen exposes an awkward inconsistency.
Choose either role: ALEX / JACK
Content note: Privacy, dishonesty, and an optional imaginary phone.
AI-assisted modern adaptation for SelfTape Studio; not the original author's dialogue. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
From Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Beatrice and Benedick meet again among friends. Their familiarity emerges through a public exchange of insults.
Choose either role: BEATRICE / BENEDICK
Content note: Insults and period attitudes to courtship.
Original dialogue; stage directions omitted and whitespace normalized for practice. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
Based on Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Bea and Ben encounter each other at a friend's wedding after avoiding one another for months. They both insist they are unbothered.
Choose either role: BEA / BEN
Content note: A former relationship and mild insults.
AI-assisted modern adaptation for SelfTape Studio; not the original author's dialogue. Automated reader audio generated through SelfTape Studio using OpenAI.
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