ONLINE: (Almost) Making "Let's Eat Mary"
Richard Paro
Cast members of the Rotate Theatre production "Let's Eat Mary" during a rehearsal in February 2020 (left to right): Emily Hanson, Cyra K. Polizzi, Maria Cina, Shaniqua "Nikko" Murphy.
As of March 2020, Rotate Theatre Company had started rehearsals of Let's Eat Mary, a new play by Brooke Allen imagining future actions of the Bennet sisters after the ending of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. The premiere was set for May at various locations in Madison...but we were all homebound by then. The cast and crew reflect on the process of preparing the play for the stage, and the unexpected sudden pause, in this one-time-only webcast on YouTube.
media release: Join Rotate Theatre for (Almost) Making Let's Eat Mary, a 65-minute video featuring the cast and crew of what would have been the world premiere of Brooke Allen’s stage play Let’s Eat Mary.
The one-night streaming event is free and registration is not required. The streaming link, access chart, and digital program will be available at www.rotatetheatre.org.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered theaters across the country, the collaborators had already experienced months working on this unique production. In the 65 minute video, the cast and crew offer audiences a window into a rehearsal process designed with attention to accessibility and sustainability, discuss Allen's delightfully biting feminist comedy, and share clips from remote rehearsals.
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