Day 3
Class:
Today we had a guest lecturer: the humbling Paul Ready, who plays Alan Conway in Time and the Conways. Paul answered questions we had about the play, and then proceeded to undertake a daunting task: teaching Shakespeare to a group of people who had never acted Shakespeare before. He covered iambic pentameter, rhythm, punctuation, and many other specifics that will certainly be helpful in acting our own Shakespeare verses next week.
Paul Ready teaching our class about Shakespeare. What a guy.
Show: The Cherry Orchard at the Old Vic.
The Bridge Project
We saw the same cast as Monday perform in Chekov’s classic, on the same stage, with much of the same set. Acts I and II were separated from III and IV by a 15-minute interval. The dramatic final scene was played well by Richard Easton, and may have been the most memorable image on stage along with the collection of peasants across the backdrop. This was undoubtedly the first time many of us have seen the same cast do two different shows in such a short period, and we were lucky that the cast was so talented.
Quote of the day: “O!” -Tisch
MALS London '09 
Daniel — What a great blog. I look forward to the daily reports of the class meeting and plays. This is the next best thing to being there. Hello to everyone. Maybe we can share a virtual pint!
Cheers – Margaret