While we're still not able to attend a live performance of Shakespeare at the Old Globe, we'll continue our online readings of some of the Bard's wonderful plays. This time it will be one of his best-loved Comedies, As You Like It. There are a total of 27 speaking parts in As You Like It, 11 of which can be considered main characters. The title role, Rosalind has the most lines, (361), so we'll split the Rosalind role into 2 readers, Acts1 & 2, Acts 3, 4 and 5. The other main roles will be Orlando (190), Celia (184), Jacques (168), Duke Senior (107), Oliver (101), Touchstone (97), Phebe (87), Silvius (75), Duke Frederick (63) and Adam (60). The other 16 roles will be split into 8 assemblies of minor roles. So we'll need 20 readers in total.

Please register asap for a chance to read either a main part or an assembly of minor parts, as we must close registration on Friday, October 23rd, to give ourselves time to get everything set up. Once registration has closed, we'll have a Zoom meeting to witness the pulling of registrant's names out of a hat and assigning them to parts. Immediately after the drawing, we're hoping to have a short "coaching" session.

If you are planning to enter the lottery for a reading ticket, please be prepared to display background scenery** (that we'll provide for you) behind your image on the Zoom meeting and to wear some appropriate headgear to add realism to the performance.

If you would prefer just to watch the "performance" rather than read, please register for a Viewing Ticket.

If there will be just one of you participating please don't sign up for multiple tickets. If there will be more than one of you joining us please add individual names to the separate tickets.

We do hope that you will support this endeavor for our Societies.

** To display background scenery you'll typically need to be using a computer with an i5 central processor (CPU) or a fairly modern iPad. If you need help with this please email Brian Beeston at bepbeeston@gmail.com

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