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ana unsure; is ramDung witn his armor in preparation for the Battle at Agincourt? All these are my suggestions, but I must wait for the actors, the embodiments of the characters, to make their own decisions. The job of the director is to provide opportunities, the job of the actor is to make choices and make them real.
Can these young actors handle characters with more age and experience: Beatrice and Benedick, Launce, Oheron and Titania? Well, let’s see, we are actually performing interactions and conversations between characters who could be of any age, if we take a broader approach to character. How different is the banter of two actors, one male, one female in an enchanted forest, from the taunting that might take place on a school ground at recess, boys and girls trying to get the upper hand? And how different is the drive of egotistical Bottom and his crew, trying to win the King’s competition from the “guys” struggling on the soccer field?
So, with reams of possible script, in the next few weeks, I’ll boil it down to material; scenes and monologues that will entertain an audience, and materials that are representative of Shakespeare’s work. A mighty task, but what is theatre all about anyway. And as my Washington, D.C. theatre companion John Richards advices, “Don’t forget, the audience is part of your cast too. It is their input that will make your play live.”
Be advised, citizens of Rappahannock, your imagination will be put to the test in June.
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