MSND Rehearsal, Thursday, 4-8 p.m. FHT

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The house lights have been dimmed, so that the techies can do their thing.

Rory was curled up in the middle of the front row, her hair piled haphazardly on her head and held in place by a pen as she chewed on her lip and studied her very well-worn script.

There were assorted goodies and drinks on a table to the side, in case the actors were hungry during their last rehearsal.

[Please use the scripts you *should* have been emailed last night. And PLEASE READ THIS. Also, yay cast list!]

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ACT I

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ACT I, Scene I

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Egeus complains to Theseus of his daughter’s disobedience by preferring Lysander over Demetrius. Theseus gives her four days, until his wedding, to choose obedience, death, or cloistering (going to a nunnery), despite the fact that Demetrius has betrayed Helena’s love and that Lysander is equally as worthy. Hermia and Lysander resolve to run away and unwisely share their plans with Helena.

Re: ACT I, Scene I

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Pippi enters sage left to meet her husband-to-be.

ACT I, Scene II

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Artisans gather to prepare a play for Duke’s wedding and plan a rehearsal in the same lover’s wood.

Re: ACT I, Scene II

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Pip enters and looks around for his "actors".

"Answer as I call you. Nick Bottom, the weaver."

He was thinking about having his ear pierced for the play.

Re: ACT I, Scene II

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Lana's here, but has no lines in this scene, so just smiles and tries to look appropriately Snout-ish.

Re: ACT I, Scene II

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Xander, his thankfully shortened script in hand, though only for reassuring himself of which bits got cut out, answers as called.

"Ready. Name what part I am for, and proceed."

Re: ACT I, Scene II

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Pip glanced down at his script, which he figured that the character would do anyway.

"You, Nick Bottom, are set down for Pyramus. "

Re: ACT I, Scene II

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Just like he didn't have a script in his hand -- because Bottom, as far as Xander can tell, really is more idiot than idiot-savant -- he asks about his part, sounding kind of hopeful that it might be the second, because again, idiot. "What is Pyramus? A lover, or a tyrant?"

Re: ACT I, Scene II

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Pip adopted what he hoped was a long-suffering expression.

"A lover, that kills himself most gallant for love. "

Re: ACT I, Scene II

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"That will ask some tears in the true performing of it--"

Xander snickered. "Got that right. From somebody."

"-- if I do it, let the audience look to their eyes."

"..........And see, I was gonna say ears."

"I will move storms, I will condole in some measure. To the rest: yet my chief humour is for a tyrant: I could play Ercles rarely, or a part to tear a cat in, to make all split."

Xander made a face. "Let's not tear kitties, and say we didn't? Also I'm not singing the next bit. You can't make me."

Instead he read it out loud in a sing-song voice half an octave higher than his usual one, while using one of his hands, balled-up into a fist, to play the Sockpuppet of Love.

The raging rocks
And shivering shocks
Shall break the locks
Of prison gates;
And Phibbus' car
Shall shine from far
And make and mar
The foolish Fates.

"This was lofty! Now name the rest of the players," he ordered, dropping his fake puppet. "This is Ercles' vein, a tyrant's vein; a lover is more condoling."