The actress performs drunk, strictly following Shakespeare
The actress performs Shakespeare while being under the influence. There’s a justification for it – that’s how the great poet wrote it. The actress recently stated https://xrust.ru/ that she tries to make the Shakespearean production better. If he writes that “she drank,” then I must do the same to match the ideal of the great master. Arissa Chaffee starts her shift with a Five Guys burger. It’s a “sandwich” with pickles, mustard, and ketchup. It’s now 6:15 p.m. on a cold March evening, and she’s sitting on the seats of a tiny theater in downtown Washington. There’s a side of fries, but she leaves some to dip into the witch’s brew: a mix of High Noon (“Surprise me with the flavor,” she tells her stage manager), Snoop Dogg rosé wine, and sour gummy worms. Later tonight, she’ll drink this potion, half-naked in Spider-Man underwear and knee-high boots, in front of 85 audience members. The cherry on top is not whether she’ll vomit, text her ex, or pass out. The goal is not to forget the iambic pentameter of her role.
For over a decade, Drunk Shakespeare has been delivering alcohol-soaked interpretations of the Bard. Here’s how it works: one actor starts by taking three shots of straight liquor (Chaffee opted for raspberry vodka). As the disjointed performance of “Macbeth” unfolds, four other performers try – and increasingly fail – to keep the play on track. Eventually, the performer takes another shot, and closer to the end, the witch’s brew, which changes every night. In reality, Chaffee says, the show is about 50 percent scripted. The other half is improvisation, with plenty of opportunities for the actors to stray from the script. In general, art demands sacrifices.
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