I may call LINE!

[albadger]

Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!
John, to stop Arthur's tide in the whole,
Hath willingly departed with a part,
And France, whose armor conscience buckled on,
Whom zeal and charity brought into the field,
something something something
Of kings, of beggars, old men, young men, maids --
Who having no external thing to lose
But the word "maid," cheats the poor maid of that --
That smooth-faced gentleman, tickling Commodity.
Commodity, the bias of the world;
The world, who of itself is piesed well,
Made to run even upon even ground,
something something something
And this same bias, this Commodity,
something something something
From a resolved and honorable war
To a most base and vile-concluded peace.
And why rail I on this Commodity?
But for because he hath not wooed me yet;
Not that I have the power to clutch my hand
something something something
And like a beggar rail upon the rich.
Well, while I am a beggar, I will rail
And say there is no sin but to be rich;
And, being rich, my virtue then shall be
To say there is no sin but beggary.
Since kings break faith upon Commodity,
Gain, be my lord, for I will worship thee!

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I'm supposed to have the whole thing memorized and ready to read for strangers in 2 hours and 23 minutes. Pray for Mongo.

Comments

[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

Well, how'd it go?

[albadger.livejournal.com]

Went okay. Like that review of Keanu Reeves as Hamlet went, "He said all of the right words, and mostly in the right order."

It's for a series of readings -- I've already done three, but they bring in new directors, and ask that everybody audition for them. But if you get cast in the reading of Romeo and Juliet, there's actually a stipend, because they're travelling the reading to a retirement community! Woo hoo! 20 bucks!

[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

Y'should see what I do for less than 20 bucks, 8 times a day!

[albadger.livejournal.com]

I know for a fact it's a lot more interesting than what I do for less than 20 bucks, 8 times a day...

[bearhedded.livejournal.com]

It's a lot more interesting than what ANYONE does for less than $20, and I'm grateful....

Not that I don't wish we ALL were doing just what we want, and getting paid what we deserve!

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

BEst of luck!!!

(although by the time you read this, it will have been over)

I hope it went well.

[albadger.livejournal.com]

Well, thankee! One can never tell at auditions -- I've had ones I was sure were disasters, & I ended up getting parts from, & the other way around of course. That's why I prefer to do auditions with my glasses off & no contact lenses... better if you can't read expressions...

OT, but those pix you've been posting are mighty fine! Growr!

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

Cheers!

For the most part, they've been done with random crap image capture devices, mostly my iPhone and my iSight cam attached to my laptop, or my G5.

I don't know how long I'll keep going with it, but for now, I am having fun.

[maxauburn.livejournal.com]

I'm a bit late but am hoping the reading went well....

[albadger.livejournal.com]

Thanx! I won't know how I did with the auditors for a while. There's one I'm sure I did poorly with, because she has very precise ideas as to how Shakespearean verse should be read, and I think she's full of bollocks, and I don't read that way. So it's a win-win, with her at least.

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

Knocked 'em dead, didn't ya?

[albadger.livejournal.com]

If any of them call me, I'll know they're still alive!

Unless... unless it's like in that Twilight Zone episode! [Shudder] I may not answer my phone for a while --

wait, I don't answer it now! That creditor thing. So it's a win-win.