Reading party - 5/31 - All in the Timing

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-08-2008, 12:57 PM

Hey, swankkittens.

By popular (CP) request, I've started a new thread for the Saturday, May 31 Dramatic Reading. I decided to go with something that goes down like candy for the first try, so as to get our feet wet. We'll work our way through the list, and all suggestions are welcome for later readings.

All in the Timing is a collection of humorous short plays by David Ives, an American playwright with a knack for words and absurdity. The book is available on Amazon.com for $10 right now. We don't know how many readers we'll have, so perhaps we can start by each reader picking one role (if there are more readers, we can split them, if there are less, we can double up.) Here are the short plays:

Sure Thing
Boy meets girl. Girl says something awkward. The "time machine" bell rings. Boy meets girl. Boy says something awkward. The "time machine" bell rings. Boy meets girl…
Roles:
Bill, late 20s
Betty, late 20s
The Bell, whose only line, literally, is "ding"
Stage directions

Words, Words, Words
Three chimpanzees attempt to type Hamlet.
Roles:
Milton, a realistic chimp
Swift, a rebel chimp
Kafka, a dreamer chimp
Stage directions

The Universal Language
A man convinces a woman to take lessons in his made-up language, Unamunda.
Roles:
Don
Dawn
Stage directions

English Made Simple
A college English professor explains the real meaning of casual party chatter
Roles:
Jack
Jill
Professor
Stage directions

Foreplay, or the Art of the Fugue
Chuck, a lothario, takes his date mini-golfing. Ten years later, he takes another girl, and ten years after that, yet another… designed as a fugue, or "round."
Roles:
Chuck
Amy
Chuck II
Annie
Chuck III
Alma
Stage directions

The Philadelphia
A New Yorker discovers that his life is trapped in a phenomenon known as a "Philadelphia," where everything is unavailable and it's opposite day.
Roles:
The New Yorker
The Los Angeleno
The Waitress
Stage directions

Variations on the Death of Trotsky
Eight possible ways Trotsky might have shuffled off this mortal coil.
Roles:
Leon Trotsky,
Mrs. Trotsky
Ramon
Stage directions

Pick your poison!

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-08-2008, 01:03 PM

Yay! In, in, in. (Count me only once.)

Ummmm.....I'll play whatever people don't want to play....

innerSpaceman · 05-08-2008, 01:06 PM

Are we supposed to pick / flight over our roles in advance?

Will there or won't there be a casting couch???

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-08-2008, 01:08 PM

My couch is always open for snuggling.

If there's a role you want (or, particularly, if you don't like cold reading and want to prepare in advance) please speak up now or forever hold your piece away from us.

BarTopDancer · 05-08-2008, 01:08 PM

I'm still in as an audience. Reading out loud is scary.

Ponine · 05-08-2008, 01:37 PM

omg, I so want in. But I dont know if I can swing that weekend.
Talk to me about this skype thing.

LSPoorEeyorick · 05-08-2008, 01:47 PM

We can TOTALLY skype people in - I believe as many as want to join (group chat thing.)

Gemini Cricket · 05-08-2008, 01:56 PM

I want to be Milton, the realistic chimp and the New Yorker.
I'm in.

Snowflake · 05-08-2008, 02:00 PM

I can be the bell :-)

Ghoulish Delight · 05-08-2008, 02:02 PM

The Rebel Chimp and the Angelino sound intriguing to me. Perhaps I can combine them into a Rebel Chimp Angelino.

05-08-2008, 12:57 PM	#1
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Reading party - 5/31 - All in the Timing Hey, swankkittens. By popular (CP) request, I've started a new thread for the Saturday, May 31 Dramatic Reading. I decided to go with something that goes down like candy for the first try, so as to get our feet wet. We'll work our way through the list, and all suggestions are welcome for later readings. All in the Timing is a collection of humorous short plays by David Ives, an American playwright with a knack for words and absurdity. The book is available on Amazon.com for $10 right now. We don't know how many readers we'll have, so perhaps we can start by each reader picking one role (if there are more readers, we can split them, if there are less, we can double up.) Here are the short plays: Sure Thing Boy meets girl. Girl says something awkward. The "time machine" bell rings. Boy meets girl. Boy says something awkward. The "time machine" bell rings. Boy meets girl… Roles: Bill, late 20s Betty, late 20s The Bell, whose only line, literally, is "ding" Stage directions Words, Words, Words Three chimpanzees attempt to type Hamlet. Roles: Milton, a realistic chimp Swift, a rebel chimp Kafka, a dreamer chimp Stage directions The Universal Language A man convinces a woman to take lessons in his made-up language, Unamunda. Roles: Don Dawn Stage directions English Made Simple A college English professor explains the real meaning of casual party chatter Roles: Jack Jill Professor Stage directions Foreplay, or the Art of the Fugue Chuck, a lothario, takes his date mini-golfing. Ten years later, he takes another girl, and ten years after that, yet another… designed as a fugue, or "round." Roles: Chuck Amy Chuck II Annie Chuck III Alma Stage directions The Philadelphia A New Yorker discovers that his life is trapped in a phenomenon known as a "Philadelphia," where everything is unavailable and it's opposite day. Roles: The New Yorker The Los Angeleno The Waitress Stage directions Variations on the Death of Trotsky Eight possible ways Trotsky might have shuffled off this mortal coil. Roles: Leon Trotsky, Mrs. Trotsky Ramon Stage directions Pick your poison! Last edited by LSPoorEeyorick : 05-08-2008 at 01:08 PM.
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05-08-2008, 01:03 PM	#2
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Yay! In, in, in. (Count me only once.) Ummmm.....I'll play whatever people don't want to play.... __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Are we supposed to pick / flight over our roles in advance? Will there or won't there be a casting couch???
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05-08-2008, 01:08 PM	#4
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	My couch is always open for snuggling. If there's a role you want (or, particularly, if you don't like cold reading and want to prepare in advance) please speak up now or forever hold your piece away from us.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I'm still in as an audience. Reading out loud is scary. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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05-08-2008, 01:37 PM	#6
Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	omg, I so want in. But I dont know if I can swing that weekend. Talk to me about this skype thing. __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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05-08-2008, 01:47 PM	#7
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	We can TOTALLY skype people in - I believe as many as want to join (group chat thing.)
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05-08-2008, 01:56 PM	#8
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I want to be Milton, the realistic chimp and the New Yorker. I'm in.
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	I can be the bell :-)
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05-08-2008, 02:02 PM	#10
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The Rebel Chimp and the Angelino sound intriguing to me. Perhaps I can combine them into a Rebel Chimp Angelino. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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