Apr. 9th, 2006

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I was getting money at the ATM, and there was a guy wearing a robe getting filmed at the ATM next to me.

Being in the vicinity of MIT, I didn't think twice about this. Except... somewhere in my brain a little bell was going off, telling me I should look more closely. And so I looked straight at the guy and realized I recognized his robe! Ten years ago I wore that exact robe in my Tempest performance! (note that if that picture were from an actual performance, I wouldn't be wearing my glasses. Also note the Gamelan orchestra in the background - we were doing a "Balinese" style Tempest. And finally, note the tiny scruff of beard which I had worked _very_ hard to grow. Shush you, Visage!)

The kid was apparently doing some Da Vinci Code movie.

Title Roles

Apr. 9th, 2006 11:13 pm
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A train of thought: "I mostly played minor characters in my theatre performances. The biggest role I had was probably that of Dr Chumley in Harvey. Not that he was the title role or anything. Hmm. Come to think of it, the title role never actually appeared on stage. I wonder how common that is?"

So: A question: In which plays (or movies, or even books) does the title role never appear on stage?

My starting list:
Harvey, by Mary Chase: (Technically, Harvey _is_ on stage, but no one in the audience can see him, so I think this counts for my list): A great play, I highly recommend seeing it. I hear the movie is good too, though I have not yet seen it.
Waiting for Godot (of course)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A very emotionally gut wrenching play. I am curious as to the title - I mean, it is a quote in the play, but why was it chosen to represent the whole thing? Perhaps if I was willing to re-read it, it might come clear...

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