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[charliesmum]

So, my work has a 60 minute quota for LJ, but apparently not for Dreamwidth. Go figure.

So...my life, an update...

Last year Charlie had a 'girlfriend' and they 'broke up' and she said they would just be friends. Apparently she sort of reneged on that, or something, and told Charlie she never liked him.

Honestly I'm not sure what exactly is going on, but Charlie's been fighting with her in school lately. I think she hurt his feelings and he's just not sure what to do about it.

He seems to be making more male friends though; that's a good thing.

Started rehearsal for the next show - we're doing Trolius and Cressida and Trojan Women in rep, and calling it The Fall of Troy. I'm Andromace. That's totally spelled wrong. I'm the wife of Hector. I have a small role in T&C and a huge one in Trojan Women. It's quite the challenge actually.

I've never done Greek Tragedy before. It's kind of fun. I'm hoping it's interesting enough to attract an audience. I'm thinking we should contact nearby schools, see if the teachers can foist us on their students.

Anyone out there ever read/see/study Greek plays?

Comments

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

What are you wondering re: Greek Tragedy?

Mind, my experiences are small and older, but I'm happy to discuss.

[charliesmum.livejournal.com]

Oh, general opinions, I guess - if you had any insights to share; if you think a modern audience would enjoy it at all. That sort of thing.

It is NOT a cheerful play. :)

[swordmage.livejournal.com]

Greek Tragedy doesn't exactly have a reputation for being the most cheerful medium. One of the plays my high school did was Antigone and I remember the reaction being mixed. (Mind, when you're required to see something, it'll be a bit different, but I digress.) I think it's a rather dicey thing, to try and drag in the local schools.

Let's put it this way - I would probably enjoy it. My husband? Not as much. It's going to depend very much on the people you're advertising it to, what your knowledge of the subject is, and just a general enjoyment of the matter.

[kirathaune.livejournal.com]

I love Greek Tragedy. I have the Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles and have a copy of Hecuba in the original Greek. I have a few others, too.

It's one of the big reasons I am staying in TW in spite of my blahs. I've read tons of Greek tragedy, but never acted in any of it.

[erinlin.livejournal.com]

I did Antigone in high school, but it was a version performed in France during WWII and was actually secretly about Nazis and La Resistance. So I think that's why I liked it.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Read a few of them, I'm rather fond of them. And I think dan and I read some aloud to each other.

Medea was my first. Then the Thebean plays by Sophocles, geeze, some other stuff but now I forget. But those 4 are ones I read and re-read.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Oh and what was interesting was reading Medea in middle school (I went to a school for dorks and brainiacs so not sure what age is appropriate) is that my feelings and interpretations changed SO MUCH over the years.

[wolfgangmozart.livejournal.com]

I got to see a Ted Hughes translation of Oedipus (?? I think) when I visited London. They did it black-box casual clothing style. I don't remember very much about it, except that there was a portion before a ritual when the cast started chanting in Greek and stomping to a special rhythm, akin to the way the play was actually performed in ancient Greece. I wish I could remember more about it; I wish the me of this age could go back and actually enjoy it!

[rvnshadow2001.livejournal.com]

I read a lot of Greek tragedies in College as i was a theater major. I also got to play Antigone in our production of Oedipus Rex my freshman year. Greek tragedies are of course NOT happy or for everyone BUT are very powerful! I think our production will be very good and you should see if some schools who are studying Greek tragedies would want to come to a performance.