Lorne Michaels enjoys reading biographies and he talks most about Shakespeare. He views Shakespeare as the ultimate problem solver- that despite any obstacle, Shakespeare saw to it that the show would go on!
-He had to get the play approved by the Lord Chamberlain and the Monarch.
-Shakespeare’s deadline was sunset, so he might have had to shave 20 minutes from Hamlet to get the play over before dark.
-He wrote expressly for actors in his group.
-His biggest challenge may have been getting productions on while the plague raged. If there were 30 deaths in a week, the London authorities closed the theaters.
You must be a fly on my wall!! I’ve been trying to teach myself this summer using those books with the modern translation side by side original. Not going well!😩 Looking forward to this.
Congratulations !! For the folks not living in the States, would it be possible, if we enroll to have the replays ?
Traci - I thought of you today as I am nearing the end of the Lorne Michaels/SNL book when they mention Shakespeare.
Oooh, what did they say?
In chapter 37 (audio 21:05:39)
Lorne Michaels enjoys reading biographies and he talks most about Shakespeare. He views Shakespeare as the ultimate problem solver- that despite any obstacle, Shakespeare saw to it that the show would go on!
-He had to get the play approved by the Lord Chamberlain and the Monarch.
-Shakespeare’s deadline was sunset, so he might have had to shave 20 minutes from Hamlet to get the play over before dark.
-He wrote expressly for actors in his group.
-His biggest challenge may have been getting productions on while the plague raged. If there were 30 deaths in a week, the London authorities closed the theaters.
So Lorne was respecting Shakespeare and making connections between Shakespeare and Saturday Night Live. And our “plague” was covid.
Love this!
You must be a fly on my wall!! I’ve been trying to teach myself this summer using those books with the modern translation side by side original. Not going well!😩 Looking forward to this.
Yes! Those books can help understand pieces but the totally destroy the verse and flow of the language. I hope you sign up for the class.