Actors Assemble! When The Stars Aligned During Covid
metroweekly.comA Midsummer Night’s Dream for Shakespeare’s 456th birthday?”In case you’re like, “…wait, what?,” during Covid, theater actors gathered on Zoom to read plays.
Patrons could order a ticket from a theater website, receive a private link, and then tune in from the comfort of their quarantine.“Nobody will be watching this,” our friend wrote. “It won’t be recorded.
It won’t be live. It’s just going to be an internal thing. For fun.”“Oh, cool. Sounds great,” I emailed back. “Who else is doing it?”Our friend copied and pasted the names of the other actors, as if casually posting a drama club cast list.“Lyle Lovett – Singer; Tony Shalhoub – Egeus; William Shatner – Oberon; Christina Applegate – Titania; Martin Short – Puck; Rita Wilson – Hippolyta; Michael McKean – Theseus; Tom Hanks – Nick Bottom; Lily Rabe – Helena; Marin Hinkle – Hermia; Hamish Linklater – Demetrius; Michael Urie – Lysander; Ryan Spahn – Francis Flute.”“Wait, WHAT?
Nobody will see this?”“That’s right. Nobody,” our friend reiterated. “We’re doing this for the love of Shakespeare. For the love of each other.”Love for each other?
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