Cal. …sometime am I All wound with Adders, who with clouen tongues Doe hisse me into madnesse: Lo, now Lo, [Enter Trinculo.] In early rehearsals I simply entered the stage slowly in despair. I then realized … Continue reading
Playing Trinculo iii
Is Trinculo a jester? In the First Folio, he is listed, as “Trinculo, a Jester” and Caliban calls him a “pied ninny” and “scurvey patch,” which might refer to his wearing motley, the traditional garb of a fool. There is … Continue reading
Rehearsing
By Sara Topham I love rehearsing. I love seeing what happens when you take a room full of people and throw them into a play. The results will never be the same and, in the end, that’s why we return … Continue reading
Barry’s Blog, Spring
It must be Spring. The smell of gasoline is in the air and the sound of mowers and blowers drown out the peace and quiet of the morning. I, too, contributed to this situation as it has finally stopped raining … Continue reading
Beginning
By Sara Topham Whenever I begin work on a play and a part, I always have the same feeling – I always feel that the path between where I am and where I hope to arrive is so mysterious that … Continue reading