Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Shakespeare Fast Forward


This week in Virginia,

I journeyed for the first time to Charlottesville to see a play which basically condensed everything written by Shakespeare into about an hour and a half of performance.

This means there's a lot of improv.
This means there's a 40 second version of Macbeth
and a lot of ridicule of traditional theatre. Good.

The basic format of the play was written a few years ago, and I remember it being a bit hit.
Since then it has reproduced and performed all over the place.
The production I saw was staged by a drama/acting college in Charlottesville by students.

The cast consists of just 3 actors and minimal props. The stage is really just a backdrop, one armchair was used briefly.

If you ever hear of this being done anywhere near you, just go, it'll be worth it.

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