Much ado about nothing

     I’ll bet they had a hoot of a time writing this musical. The Duke has a line that contains the phrase “his delights were dolphin like they showed his back above the elements he liv’d in“. Seeking the clearest understanding of the phrase before I try to perform with it I looked it up……… Guess what? That whole speech was lifted from Cleopatra just before she was bit in the tit by the asp. … Yeah the big final act of  Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra Act V Scene II. (I wonder….. should i deliver the line as CLEO for effect falsetto female? would anyone even get it?)
I have another line which includes "Orpheus’ Lute..." Seeking the clearest understanding of the phrase before I try to perform with it I looked it up……… Guess what? That line was lifted from Proteus
to Thurio from Shakepeasre’s Two Gentlemen of Verona Act III Scene II. I wonder how many of the bard’s comedies and tragedies are included within the lines of my fellow actors scripts?

Many will hear few will notice.
Anything went when tossing this musical together;  bicycles, frisbees, telephones, bubbles, balloons, crazy sixties laugh-in dancing, mini skirts, tall red boots, hot sexy people, anti war themes, the me, and peace and love man.

How any of this matters to “The Duke” I dunno

Special Thanks to Jerry for stopping by with his dedicated copy of THE HARVARD CONCORDANCE TO SHAKESPEARE as well as his much traveled copy of The Riverside Shakespeare
　
　

The Voice

Is that how I sound?  It wasn't until mid grade school standing alone on the smooth gymnasium stage listening to the sound of my childs' voice the age of reason completed its turn.  Until then I was unaware that MY voice would be the one thing that I could completely own. There was something empowering in the noises my mouth made at that moment as they bounced around the empty hall only to fall on my ears unfamilar.  Unaware at the time I would fall deeply in love with my voice, this self love made me capable of loving unconditionally today.  Thank you voice.  "You can't love another without loving yourself."(cool line from the opening number)  If only I were a tenor.  How will The DUKE of MILAN sound?  That answer is my focus during these early weeks of preparation. The words, the music, the thoughts and feelings born from the pages of the script and score are my welcome bedfellows and bedfellowettes. I savor the days I get to share with this perfect Cast and a true friend Scott Miller.  Please join me to discover how  "TWO GENTLEMEN VERONA" will change us.

Stepping lightly on the earth,

T.A.Conway