American Highlander in Texas

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Greetings and a Warm and Sunny Welcome from the High Desert of Southern California.



You'll like it here!

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[fluter]

Here's a more pertinent question: can one email, text, post, IM, or otherwise type the name of the Scottish play while in the theatre, or is all that just another form of speaking the name of said play?

Well I had just crossed an outdoor courtyard, between the lobby and the costume shop, so I didn't type it, either.

AND, if you do have the misfortune of saying "that name" in a theatre, here's what you should do:

And here I thought you had to spin around 3 times, spit over your left shoulder, say "Angels and ministers of grace defend us," go outside, run around the theater 3 times, say "MacBeth, MacBeth, MacBeth;" and er, umm, something. I always wondered, though, whether the spinning and circling should be widdershins...

When am I ever not inside the theatre?

Yes, I should have guessed that one.

[macwilkin]

from "famously hot" Columbia, SC.



Guys, if you're not inside a theater, it's OK to name the play.

And kilts would be incredibly, blatantly anachronistic---but fun. And the 4 patrons who knew they were anachronistic would think you were ignorant, unless you got a licensed dramaturge to write them a long essay about it. But fun.

As the son of a former Shakespearean actor, I was just going to add that about not naming the play inside a theatre.

And for a blatantly anachronistic, but fun take on "the Scottish play" (sorry, old habits die hard!), take a look at Orson Welles' 1948 version -- my Dad's favourite version.

AND, if you do have the misfortune of saying "that name" in a theatre, here's what you should do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enmztm9uMzQ



And now I'm off to Great Birnam Wood...

T.

[KFCarter]

AND, if you do have the misfortune of saying "that name" in a theatre, here's what you should do:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Enmztm9uMzQ

When I tell people that I am the Exec. Director of a theatre, they assume I run a theatre.
This is a common mistake.
In truth, the theatre runs me. And you can usually assume, if I'm awake, I'm probably in or near the theatre.

Here's a more pertinent question: can one email, text, post, IM, or otherwise type the name of the Scottish play while in the theatre, or is all that just another form of speaking the name of said play?

[Shanntarra]

In truth, the theatre runs me. And you can usually assume, if I'm awake, I'm probably in or near the theatre.
Here's a more pertinent question: can one email, text, post, IM, or otherwise type the name of the Scottish play while in the theatre, or is all that just another form of speaking the name of said play?

Any where near a theater and comunicating the scottish play's name is considered saying it in my book. As for saying it , I don't take a chance. And I agree if you are awake you are more thank likey working on something FOR the theater. You never do theater you ARE theater. So say the nuts I hang out with anyway. Though these are the same people who say I've been around too much contact cement because I actually LIKE doing costumes at their theater.

[Cynthia]

Hello and welcome to XMTS! Is the pattern review site the Great Pattern Review?

[Shanntarra]

Hello and welcome to XMTS! Is the pattern review site the Great Pattern Review?

Yes Patternreview.com. No one else on there had ever heard of an X-Kilt.

I am the resident melodrama costumer at a local theater. I work a day job but my heart is with the theater. I love it because where else can you play dress us with real people.

BTW Chas, is there any way you could send good meat pies my way? Or even good fish and chips? I spent a year in NZ studying costuming and got the taste for real british food. Since coming back to TX good brit food is seriously lacking.

[McMathTX]

Welcome from Fort Worth!
Dean

[McClef]

from South Wales UK!

[Highlander31]

Welcome to the forum.