07 - Ralph Roister Doister, Part 7

Suggestion: Don't discuss the play "Ralph Roister Doister" by the actual title with the actors who were involved (we use "The English Play"). You will, at best, see them cringe, at worst see their backsides as they run away ... This play turned out to be very very difficult. The author, Nicholas Udall, wrote this play in rhyming couplets, but butchered the language to do so. We spent most of rehearsal working out what some of the lines meant. This was our first foray into period plays, and ... we should have chosen something else. Oh well. The performance is actually better than some of the troupe remember, but it was hard, to say the least. It is far from our best work, and some troupe members have tried to blot it out of their minds forever (not sure how successfully). We cut over 2 hours of dialog, and the songs. Anyway, this is also one of the longer plays we did (1 hour, 36 minutes or so). Performed: Mists Investiture, November 13, 1993.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• GSP
• Golden Stag Players
• Nicholas Udall
• Comedy
• Humor