Best of the Bard
I was telling someone of my list of favorite scenes this evening, and it made me think of a reading that I was planning to have several years ago. Instead of choosing one play, I would edit together a collection of the most popular scenes for us to read. Due to scheduling problems, we weren’t able to have the reading, but I did send out an invitation. The invitation was written largely in iambic dimeter (!), and I thought the readers of this site might appreciate it.
Enjoy!
Best of the Bard
A witches’ brew. A fiery shrew. A knavish sprite. A portly knight. A maid’s disguise. A Jew’s suprise. A bastard’s plan. Each age of man. A paper crown. A motley clown. A nightmare haunt. This John of Gaunt. A guarded door. A jealous Moor. A castaway. St. Crispin’s Day.
A eulogy. A balcony.
The death of kings.
And other things…
It’s the very best of all the scenes, speeches, and sonnets from Shakespeare, hand-picked and edited by yours truly. Be there … or not to be there.
May 20th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
I’ll come!! Reschedule sometime please?
May 21st, 2009 at 8:45 am
Hear, hear!
May 21st, 2009 at 10:24 am
I’d love to attend and perhaps read the “wooing” scene?
May 21st, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Thanks, guys, but the reading had to be cancelled before I actually edited the script, so it may be some time before I’m able to put such a thing together.
I would like to get the reading group started back up again soon, though. We’ll read all of these scenes… the hard way!
May 21st, 2009 at 4:46 pm
The sooner the better – I miss them!!!