Here you can find a partial recording of October 1st’s staged reading of Richard III, as well as the Richard III, cut. The recording starts with pre-show music, and the performance proper starts at minute 29. Unfortunately, due to the size of the original audio file and the size of the memory card I wasContinue reading “Audio for Richard III”
Category Archives: Program Notes
Audio, IF presents *Romeo and Juliet*
00:01—Pre-show music 28:30—Show Notes 31:40—Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet 1:50:30—500 Miles The Script: R&J cut August ***** Improbable Fictions presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet 7:30, September 5, 2013, at the Dinah Washington CAC Romeo…………………………………………..Michael Witherell Juliet………………………………………………..Katherine Gates Capulet…………………………………………………Glen Johnson Lady Capulet……………………………………..Natalie Hopper Nurse……………………………………………………..Soapy Jones Tybalt……………………………………………………Kirstin Bone Montague………………………………………………..Matt Kelley Benvolio………………………………………………..Joey Gamble Prince………………………………………….Mark Hughes Cobb Mercutio…………………………………………………Exa Skinner Paris……………………………………………….Colin WhitworthContinue reading “Audio, IF presents *Romeo and Juliet*”
Firsts
You can find the program for last Thursday’s reading of Elizabeth Cary’s The Tragedy of Mariam here: Mariam, program and director’s notes Also, I’m sad to say that I didn’t manage to make an audio recording of this staged reading. This has been a crazy March for the Strode Program at U of A. However, there is one more recordContinue reading “Firsts”
post.Hecuba.post
IF’s September reading of Euripides’ Hecuba packed out the Greensboro Room at the Bama Theatre. And I’ve learned that UA’s APO is offering pledge points to students that attend IF events. And the reading was reviewed by The Dome. There’s nothing tragic about that! Here are a few thoughts on the production from the director,Continue reading “post.Hecuba.post”
Hamlet: Pics and Programs
Thanks to cast, crew, and audience for making last night’s staged reading of Hamlet a thrilling evening. I’m posting the program notes below. As you can see in these pics (more pics here), the cast took advantage of the whiteboard in 214 Farrah Hall to write lines, maxims, and jokes, a cloud of words andContinue reading “Hamlet: Pics and Programs”
Shakespeare’s *Love’s Labour’s Lost*
Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, Thursday March 10th, 7:30 pm, in Farrah Hall Room 214 on UA’s campus. Pre-show music begins at 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public. ~ Cast ~ Ferdinand…….…………………Charles Prosser Princess….……………….Sara-Margaret Cates Biron………….……………………….David Bolus Rosalind…….………………..Jean Fuller-Scott Longaville….………………………Russell Frost Maria….….………..…………………Abby Jones Dumian…..……………….Lawson Hangartner Katharine…….……………..Meredith WigginsContinue reading “Shakespeare’s *Love’s Labour’s Lost*”
Program notes: King Lear
Thanks to everyone (actors, audience, and crew) who made Wednesday’s reading a success. Program notes below. Shakespeare’s King Lear is about the inexpressible. What can a child say to an unruly parent? What can a king say once he’s given away his crown? What can we say once we’ve seen “unaccommodated man?” King Lear is an apocalypse of language,Continue reading “Program notes: King Lear”
Much A-did
Thanks to everyone–cast, crew, and audience–for making last night’s staged reading of Much Ado About Nothing a success. So many great moments, from Cee Lo Green to “Kill Claudio” to the “hands of justice!” Be sure to subscribe to this blog for information about future readings. (King Lear, November 17th!) Here are Alaina Jobe’s dramaturgicalContinue reading “Much A-did”
The first reading: Twelfth Night
On March 25th, 2010, we held our first staged reading: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. You’ll find the cast list and program notes below. We should have offered special thanks to Lady Gaga, but we didn’t know that her music would save the show. Laughter was scarce for the first two acts: a death knell for thisContinue reading “The first reading: Twelfth Night”
Sprockets and Springes 