Hormonal prince.
Jack wrote…
Today, I announced to my theatre director that I wanted to play Hamlet. She nodded at this and asked if I’d play him as androgynous – like myself, in other words – but I said no, not for this particular role. I enjoy the vaguely backwards notion that while I disregard gender in my day-to-day life, I can convincingly inhabit any part of the spectrum onstage.
My director has faith I’ll be a nicely hormonal prince, at any rate.
What’s your experience?
Posted by julian on December 4th, 2009 at 08:00 am
Category: your voice 4 comments »
December 4th, 2009 at 8:29 am |
Your director is ace. I’d love to play a male character on stage some time. Preferably Mephisto from the German version of Dr Faustus.
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December 4th, 2009 at 8:29 am |
Congratulations on getting the par, I’m sure you’ll be awesome!
My (biologically female) younger brother is actually working on directing a production of Hamlet right now in which she’ll be playing Hamlet. Nifty coincidence, that.
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December 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm |
Darnit, Lanthir, I’m -not- directing it. It is a Renaissance production, get it straight. [/fake-offended]
Anyway, Hamlets represent! I wish there were more directors who understood and tolerated different bits of the gender spectrum, like yours seems to do. Congratulations and break a leg!
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December 5th, 2009 at 5:33 pm |
inhabiting any part of the spectrum. i love that concept. fictionalizing gender.
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