First off clap hands and sing is simply amazing and by far the easiest and best of the three to put up in my opinion. Then followed by a sepulchure of songs and finally lifeloop. I mean when originally reading the ideas of these plays off the website I assumed lifeloop would be the best - the idea is great, however I don't feel it is executed properly in the dialogue - it is still good, just it has more potential then was given out.
So a couple questions - first off information on royalties: I live in Edmonton Alberta and we have a fringe festival to be rivaled with and I would love to put up one of these plays.
Secondly for anyone who has read these - what are your thoughts? I mean these aren't the most easily accessable plays in the world - I had to order them off of the website just to see them for the first time. I would like to give a congrats to Emily Card who thought of a great idea to stage the last show, the only downside I have so far thought of is a lack of movement in the scenes with the main character - of course there are probally a million ways to get around that just since I JUST read them I haven't thought of too many yet.
Generally just seeing who has read them and what they think.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I haven't read them, but I did see them performed. Not only did I think they were wonderful, my SIL -- who has never read anything by OSC, or much SF at all -- really enjoyed them too.
Posted by Lucky_Sean (Member # 6223) on :
nice when/where did you see them performed?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
In Los Angeles. Um . . . about a year ago? I think?
Pop? When was that?
Posted by Lucky_Sean (Member # 6223) on :
did you see the original performance then? cause it only went up in 2004.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I think so. The last week it was here. Papa Moose will know the date; he was there too.
Posted by Lucky_Sean (Member # 6223) on :
Fringe forms due this week? should I do one of the plays and which one?
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
did you try contacting the help desk?
Posted by Lucky_Sean (Member # 6223) on :
smart man - im not sure if I have the $$ this year and I was offered an acting role in a musical I think ill wait a year to gather a buget and maybe do clap hands and sing.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Here is where you can get info about performance rights.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
who's a man?
btw I'll keep this thread in mind for the next year or so...I'm half-tempted to use one of the pieces for a directing project. Posted by Lucky_Sean (Member # 6223) on :
what really is sadening is that no one else has really bothered to buy these Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
I will. But right now all my money I have earmarked to go to Uncle Orson is going to gift certificates for IGMS.
He probably likes it better than the year I bought a bunch of copies of Ender's Game for a bunch of my old high school friends and brought them all to Vrooman's for him to sign.
I do hope these gift certificates give him as many new readers as the Ender's Game thing did. (So OSC, if you're reading this, that wasn't a complete waste of your time at the end of a very long day. And thanks.)
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
I loved signing those books, docmagik. I approve of giving my books as gifts.
And thank you for supporting IGMS by giving other people a look at it. I'm enjoying the process and am proud of the work we're publishing - stories, art, columns, and all.
Meanwhile, published plays never sell fast. We're proud of the production, though - including the fact that those who buy the set of Posing as People get the audio performance, too!
And if you want to know how Sepulchre can work with an immobilized lead character: Cast a brilliant actress in the part <grin>. Very quickly, any movement she makes with head and shoulders seems huge, because the rest of her is so still. It creates an amazing sort of intimacy.
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