Casting and logistics for As You Like It

[wildeabandon]

Okay, logistics and casting for As You Like It below. There are a few songs - leonato, tenebrousphantom, and highlyeccentric each have one. Let me know if you'd rather not sing and I'll recast those parts.

Software: We'll be using Zoom. Ideally you would download a client here, beforehand (available for Windows, Mac and Linux). I've enabled the setting that means you can join through a browser, but apparently it works less well than the client.

I'll open the meeting a few minutes before 14:30 on Sunday, and then you'll be able to join either by clicking on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3141627183?pwd=WXhscDBQLytBcFh1akFFRllWY0JxUT09 or by opening the client, going to Join, and then entering 314-162-7183 as the meeting ID and 584680 as the password.

Scripts: The script is available from Project Gutenberg. I have failed to check whether there's much textual variation if people want to use dead tree copies they already have, so if anyone more knowledgeable than me wants to comment that would be very useful.

Casting:
Audrey - themidnightgirl
Phebe - naath
Celia - themidnightgirl
Rosalind - the_alchemist
Silvius - the_elyan
Corin (COR.) - ofunaq
Sir Oliver Martext - the_alchemist
Touchstone - highlyeccentric
Adam - tenebrousphantom
Orlando - leonato
Oliver - robert_jones
Charles - naath
Le Beau - ofunaq
Jaques - bunnypip
Amiens - wildeabandon
Duke Frederick - wildeabandon
Duke Senior - the_elyan
Jaques De Boys - naath
Dennis - the_elyan
Hymen - tenebrousphantom
William - robert_jones
First Lord at Court - the_elyan
Second Lord at Court- Jaques - bunnypip
First Lord in Arden - tenebrousphantom
Second Lord in Arden - - highlyeccentric
First Page - bunnypip
Second Page - leonato

Songs
Amiens - Under the Greenwood tree (2,V)
Amiens - All together here (2,V)
Amiens - Blow thou winter wind (2,VII)
2nd Lord in Arden - The lusty horn (4,II)
2nd Page - It was a lover and his lass (5,III)
Hymen - Wedding hymn (5, IV)

I think there should be dots and recordings for various versions of these all over the internet, so just find a version you like, or make something up if you feel so inclined.

Comments

Songs

[leonato]

When I played Amiens with Tower Theatre I sang Under the Greenwood tree and All together here to the tune of "Under the moon of love" by Showaddywaddy, and "It was a lover.." to the tune of "Leaving on a jet plane", both of which work well.
I can't remember what I used for "Blow thou.."

[bunnypip]

I think Audrey and Jaques do a fair amount of talking to each other when Audrey and Touchstone are getting married etc.

(But thank you for the Jaques casting xx)

[wildeabandon]

Ooh, well caught. Okay, I'm going to give Audrey to themidnightgirl and swap you in as First Page.

[bunnypip]

fab - thank you

[the_alchemist]

Squeeeee! Thank you.

Textual variation shouldn't be a problem. It's a 'clean text' - folio only, no quartos. I don't think even Stanley Wells managed to fuck it up.

Songs

[(Anonymous)]

If it won't be a pain, I'd prefer not to sing. Sorry!

Re: Songs

[tenebrousphantom]

That was me! Dreamwidth had helpfully logged me out...

Re: Songs

[wildeabandon]

Sorry for not replying earlier - that's fine. I'll keep the casting the same, because Hymen is quite a nice role and I think he'll suit you, but robert_jones will do the song.

Re: Songs

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you very much!