Sunday, February 6, 2011

Burbage Break

So, this is not about Proteus, but it is something funny that I've noticed. During Romeo and Juliet rehearsals somebody mentioned that Romeo isn't in the 4th act at all because Shakespeare had written in a break for Richard Burbage, and that you can always tell who he played because they aren't on stage for the 4th act of their respective plays. So knowing that I went through the 4th act of our play and lo and behold, Valentine has been banished and meets up with the bandits right at the beginning of the 4th act and isn't heard from again till act 5. So Bobby/Jonathan, you have the Burbage part. There isn't much of a relevance to acting process or anything, just a fun observation.

3 comments:

  1. Niiiiiiiiice. I'm a bit smarter now. Thanks AJ. Who was the somebody who mentioned that fact?

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  2. Johnny Adkins was the one who dropped that knowledge.

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