For zest and joyous explosion and group invention:
The "pirates" scene in Two Gents.
The knocking at the gate scene (and stuffed-food pummeling from above) in Comedy of Errors.
The arrival of Mr. Pinch in same.
The servants scene (Petruchio's return) from Taming.
The "Great Chase" scene from Much Ado with Dogberry and Watch.
The play within the play of Love's Labour's Lost.
"Ducdame" circle from AYL with Jaques, Amiens and foresters.
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On May 4, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Mike Godwin wrote:
Not sure if we can plunder this for ideas, as Terry suggests, but the recent passing of Lynn Redgrave made me think of "Shakespeare For My Father," which I was lucky enough to see in Chicago in 1994. I liked it very much. As you may know, Redgrave used Shakespeare to mediate her feelings about her father, about redemption, about resolution, and about love. And of course there was plenty of comedy in there too. It made me wonder if there was an affordable copy of the play on Alibris or another of the used-book sites.
Later today, I hope to put together a short summary of the plays we've mentioned so far as serious candidates for scenes.
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