Jocelyn Vilter

I agree with Paula and find myself going even one step further - I don't
believe plays were really *meant* to be read as literature. They were
written for the express purpose of being performed. The script is only the
road map of the production. Reading a script is like looking at a road map
of someone's trip to the most beautiful place on earth and trying to get a
sense of it from only that 2 dimensional piece of paper. Don't torture
yourself trying to read plays, there it too much other good stuff out there!
My husband and I also do theatre and when I am getting ready to design the
costumes for a play I always go to the first read through. Even though it
is just the actors and director sitting around a table reading the script
aloud, it *always* clarifies the story for me.

Save a particular play for when you can find an affordable production of it
live, or rent it on video tape or find a book on tape version. Or if you
just can't wait, get a group of friends together and do your own read
through!

Jocelyn Vilter

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> I find a LOT of plays boring to read - and we are theater people! I
> really
> can't understand a play until I've seen it on it's feet, then read it,
> then
> seen it or worked on it some more.**
>
> Hey, Paula --
>
> I think my son is too young, and my budget too lean for live theater.
> But I've been wanting to get more plays on video. My son has watched
> some Shakespeare and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead with avid
> interest. I'm thinking he can handle some pretty complicated ideas if
> he gets to take them in on the comfort of his couch. Do you want to
> recommend anything? (The rest of you are welcome to chime in.)
>
> I think I'm getting my husband Steambath on video for Christmas.
> Irreverance really appeals to him. (Definitely explains why he married me.)
>
> Betsy