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Balderdash and Banalysis, or Bandy about the Bard
Synopsis:
A 5-play sequence spoofing all of the plays of Shakespeare. Each full-length play contains seven one-act spoofs. There are 35 one-acts in all. Each spoof has a movie tie-in to help explore Shakespeare.
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spoofs of Shakespeare
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Male: - Female: - Other: 12-15, flexible
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Before
Synopsis:
Julia, a stage manager, finds herself trapped in a production of Antigone, in the lead role.
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But You Have Eyes
Synopsis:
A contestant stumbles into an absurdist version of the Bozo bucket-game.
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One-act
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Reading - Center Theatre (Chicago), August 1995
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Shakespeare Restored
Synopsis:
Editors Alexander Pope and Lewis Theobald square off in the 18th Century over how best to save Shakespeare's scripts, which had become difficult to understand due to old printing techniques and changes in the language. In the meanwhile, Sophocles' Electra drops by as she awaits the return of her brother, Orestes.
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Shakespeare Restored
Synopsis:
Two 18th Century editors, Alexander Pope and Lewis Theobald, square off on how best to save Shakespeare's scripts.
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Reading - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, January 2013
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Six Lessons
Synopsis:
Follow an acting student on her journey from an inexperienced amateur to a confident professional.
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A look inside the Stanislavski system from the first person to introduce the system to American actors. Adapted from Acting: The First Six Lessons, by Richard Boleslavsky
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adaptation
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