Well, it's hard to say, since the whole point of the exercise was to explore the difference between modern British, modern American, and Early Modern pronunciation. There were definitely some places where difficulties with lines went away, because they were scanning properly - that sort of thing. I find the accent very pleasing, but then again, I find the North Country accent pleasing, and also the Virginia/NC barrier islands accent pleasing, and it is not hugely dissimilar. (Regrettably, the brief Google search didn't turn up any audio examples - ask me sometime if you're curious. The potted sonnet is still mostly intact in my head.)
I can say for certain that I will not ever mount a full production of EME Shakespeare, or any other playwright - that's not the place I want to pour that much energy. But I have occasionally entertained the idea of doing scenes, less as a production and more as a workshop for the interested.
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Re: Yes, I'm being lazy...
Date: 2009-06-11 03:15 pm (UTC)I can say for certain that I will not ever mount a full production of EME Shakespeare, or any other playwright - that's not the place I want to pour that much energy. But I have occasionally entertained the idea of doing scenes, less as a production and more as a workshop for the interested.