Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 10 · column 5 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
As 1 gather monologues and scenes for the themes of: Power, Love, Humor, and Fantasy, I find that I have enough for a six-hour Elizabethan marathon. But, no matter, as I find out which actors can commit to this rigorous rehearsal and performance schedule, I can refine my choices. Or will I? Even now the young actors are speaking the difficult text with confidence, AND BRITISH ACCENTS. Zack Huff and Wes Kitchen are just aching to be the Gravediggers in “Hamlet,” and Jackie Melia can “taste” Juliet. New members of the group, Jessica and Danielle Boutte already seem to see themselves as Elizabethan ladies. Lhani Abernathy is, on first instruction, able to deliver lines with several different qualities. And Natalie Bosch, .the youngest new member, holds her own, pouring over the complicated vocabulary “O for a Muse of Fire,” from Henry V.
So back to the writing. My concern is to be representative of the characters, but also choose well-known materials, and others though not known, that typify Shakespeare’s work. Hurrah for computers and the ability to create grids on which to organize the material by play, scene, page number, character, and list of possible actors to play the parts. When my files become too unmanageable, Heather Puskar, RRC Managing
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