Phoning It In
The Bard-a-thon rages on. Last night, I joined them by phone for their readings of As You Like It and The Merry Wives of Windsor. Right now, we’re doing Richard III. I’m having a grand time.
The Bard-a-thon runs their readings a little differently than I run mine. They assign roles as they go, scene-by-scene. They don’t necessarily keep the same reader on the same character from scene to scene.
I divide up all of the characters into parts before the reading, and then those parts are chosen randomly by the readers. The readers can trade parts before the reading, but once the reading starts, the readers read the same characters for the length of the play.
Of course, my readings are planned in advance and people come expressively to read a particular play. It sounds like the Bard-a-thon is an open house, with people coming in and out, and even people like me calling in. I guess it makes more sense for them to do it the way they are, since it keeps them flexible.
Anyway, I love what they’re doing and I love them for doing it. Maybe this will start a national trend. There are 50 states, and 52 weeks in the year. You do the math.
January 30th, 2007 at 12:51 am
Bill
It was great to have you join us for the Bard-a-thon. I was one of the readers in three (I think) of the plays you called in. It is fun to have readers from far away drop in for a while.
Myles to go Comeau
January 30th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Myles away,
It’s fun to have visitors from far away come to my site as well. Thanks for stopping by, and come back any time.
I had a great time participating in your Bard-a-thon. I have a small group that meets once a month to do Shakespeare readings here in NYC. How nice to find kindred spirits!
Bill