Rogues, Ruffians and Wiley Wits: Improvising Bawdy Characters in the Style of Shakespeare
Sun, May 25
|New York
$105 Nine-hour workshop taught by Diana Brown 2:00pm-5:00pm Sunday May 25th 10:00am-1:00pm and 2:00pm to 5:00pm Monday May 26th with showcase that evening
Time & Location
May 25, 2025, 2:00 PM – May 26, 2025, 5:00 PM
New York, 312 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018, USA 6th floor
Guests
About the event
Join Diana Brown for this workshop/rehearsal to show that requires no knowledge of Shakespeare, just the willingness to explore the bawdier side of Elizabethan life.
A ribald romp inspired by the bawdy, and in truth, a bit naughty side of Shakespeare.
We’ll adventure to the pubs and inns and alleyways, populated with scurrilous rogues and ladies lively quick.
Delightful characters, deliciously flawed with aspirations of greatness.
And we’ll explore the way Shakespeare used rhythm and rhyme, metaphor and imagery to tempting effect. We'll also spend some time exploring Original Pronunciation, the way Shakespearean actors actually spoke.
Our efforts will culminate in an improvised performance, presented as part of the festival.