Xiphias Gladius ([info]xiphias) wrote,
@ 2007-08-12 22:38:00
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I guess I'm getting less and less impressed with New England Shakespeare Company. . .
How did I like the play? It was really great seeing [info]adrian_turtle, [info]felis_sidus, [info]rebmommy and Dad, and [info]temima. That's how I liked the play.

I dunno. I thought this play would work for them, but I felt that the wordplay just fell flat, because of their lack-of-rehearsal style. The verbal volleys actually DO need practice to work well.

And the audience for free Shakespeare in the park usually includes enough kids that they don't seem comfortable delivering most of the dirty jokes well.

And that's most of the jokes.

One of the Dromeos was pretty good.

On the other hand, Lis came up with an idea -- what about doing Comedy of Errors with Groucho as both of the Antipholiuses, and Chico as both of the Dromeos. We haven't figured out what Harpo would do.


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(Anonymous)
2007-08-13 07:03 am UTC (link)
Meh, I think that Abbott and Costello would do a better job of that. But the Marx Bros. do work well in 'A Night in Elsinore.'

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[info]navrins
2007-08-13 02:12 pm UTC (link)
Oh, good. That's exactly the sort of production I'm glad not to have gone to.

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[info]rebmommy
2007-08-13 06:47 pm UTC (link)
We haven't figured out what Harpo would do.

Given the way most of the other characters were played, Silent Harpo - and his horn - could play all of them and not much would be missed. I did have a very good time none-the-less - there were moments of great fun with the improv jokes, watching the children in the crowd, and being with all of you. I'd go again - or to another company's production.

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