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[legendarymadman]

Every new production brings new challenges. This is something that is true whether those productions are happening on Tabula Rasa or in New Burbage or on Broadway. Every production is different, and no production is ever entirely what you expect it to be.

All things considered, this production is actually less fraught than most of his others have

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[gonewiththereap]

When everything is over, Daisy simply perches where she can on the corner of the stage and crosses her legs smoothly. Not the lead, she supposes, but then, there's more spice in variety and it's hardly as if she's being ignored. She toys with the fabric of her skirt and watches the crowd and the other players and feels separated, but comfortable. It's how it's always been and it makes her feel wrapped and warm and good.

[new_ophelia]

"Lesbian love triangle," Kate says, hopping up along side her. "What did you think?

[gonewiththereap]

"I think that you were admirably sexual," Daisy praises with a broad grin. "I doubt Theseus would have been so noble if he'd been presented by women as attractive as the four of you," she says, indicating the actresses with her fingers flicking around. "And how's the post-play rush?"

[new_ophelia]

"Excellent, as always. Finally got away from the ingenue role," she says, grinning out at the bustling crowd. "And yourself?"

[patriotqueen]

Guy stood up and applauded loudly when the play finished, and shouted for the return of the actors to come out once more for another bow. He had also dozed off twice during the play, the toll of a poor night’s sleep. It was the contents of his flask that kept him awake the remainder of the play.

But of course he had loved it. And of course he was enthusiastic about it. Accomplishments ought to be lauded. And toasted to.

[mentalistjane]

Patrick ambled away from the stage, face shiny from the removal of make-up, greeting fellow actors and actresses on his way into the crowd. He spotted Guy, swerved in an abrupt left turn to meet up with the man.

"I don't often ask this - but got some to share?"

[patriotqueen]

"Nervous still?" Guy wondered amused. "You seemed quite composed on stage, or perhaps that was just the face paint." He did, in fact, still have a little in his flask to share, and out of the sheer goodness of his heart, he offered it it Patrick.

[mentalistjane]

"I'm always good on stage." He took the flask, breathed out and took a good snort in. "It's behind the scenes where I tend to lose my focus."

[speakscanadian]

If Ray was honest, he hadn't really come to see the play but that didn't mean it hadn't been worth watching. He wasn't that up on Shakespeare, had never really bothered trying to understand it, but the production seemed to go well and if anyone had gotten their lines wrong, well, it wasn't like Ray would have noticed anyway. Literature was definitely more a Fraser-thing.

Only it hadn't been Fraser up there, accepting the applause that was much deserved. It was Geoffrey Tennant. Ray figured if he could come to terms with Kowalski clones, then he should be able to deal with a Mountie clone just as easily. It wasn't the same though and Ray didn't know if that was because the genuine article wasn't on the island or whether it was simply because it was Fraser. Either way, he clapped a few times and thought about his friend and tried not to think about how much Geoffrey looked like him.

[fear_no_words]

The last time Uhura remembered having this much fun for a performance it had been for the benefit of an audience of androids and in the hopes of saving their lives. She hadn't had to slap Jim like she had poor Pavel, but it was a near thing. Acting might not be called her strongest suit, but Uhura did love to perform and loved being the center of attention. Strutting around on stage as a queen, even a hoodwinked queen, left her drunk on energy and ego as she finally left the backstage for the party, flushed and laughing and joyous.

[usethecompany]

The mishaps and confusions of the backstage, though perhaps troubling for members of the cast and crew, thrilled Archie every time he was honored enough to take part in them. It was like a play outside a play outside a play. With no real lines to worry himself over, as Jim was still in perfect health and more than capable as Oberon when the time came, Archie enjoyed himself and the sublime quality of it all to the utmost. He did, however, divest himself of the costume once the performance was completed. As much as he admired the costumers' handiwork, somethings were meant to remain on the stage.

[stoicsidekick]

Before coming to the island, William had never set foot inside a theater or seen a real play, but in the years since coming here - since Archie, really - he had been to more of them than he would have ever expected to in his lifetime. And though he had never learned to like Shakespeare or his dramatic twists of the tongue (he never had gotten a straight answer as to why the man couldn't have just written in plain English), he knew had much Archie loved it, and had learned to enjoy the productions for his sake. Now William rolled his eyes fondly as Archie bounded into the audience. "By the look of you, a man would think you'd been the lead," he observed, though, of course, he was smiling.

[usethecompany]

Impossible perhaps given Kennedy's current display of pleasure, but his smile brightened just a touch more by Bush's presence. Throughout the performance, though other concerns stole all his mind's attentions, Archie knew that William sat in the audience observing him, but solid, warm and smiling confirmation of facts was greater than the fact itself.

"There are no small roles, Mr. Bush," Archie explained, his words hung with the last vestiges of dramatic flare still clinging from the play. "Only small actors. And I refuse to be so. But what's this?" he asked as he drew near enough that his voice might drop low and teasing. "A smile? Am I to take this to mean you enjoyed yourself? And for Shakespeare no less?"

[stoicsidekick]

"Well, it wasn't as bad as so of 'em," Bush conceded reluctantly. Once he had gotten used to the language, he had found the story quite entertaining. But what he had liked best was seeing how happy the whole damn thing made Archie. "You certainly enjoyed yourself, that's for certain."