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You can see here a contemporary staging in period dress... This is the scene where Giovanni confesses his love to Annabella. 

Act 1 Scene 3

Annabella . On my knees, [She kneels.
Brother, even by our mother’s dust, I charge you,
Do not betray me to your mirth or hate;
Love me, or kill me, brother.

Giovanni . On my knees, [He kneels.
Sister, even by my mother’s dust I charge you,
Do not betray me to your mirth or hate;
Love me, or kill me, sister.

Annabella . You mean good sooth, then?

Giovanni . In good troth, I do;
And so do you, I hope: say, I’m in earnest.

Annabella . I’ll swear it, I.¹⁷

Giovanni . And I; and by this kiss, [Kisses her.
(Once more, yet once more; now let’s rise) [they rise] by this,
I would not change this minute for Elysium.
What must we now do ?

Annabella . What you will.

Giovanni . Come then;
After so many tears as we have wept,
Let’s learn to court in smiles, to kiss, and sleep.

"Tis a Pity Shes a Whore Image by Cjonesang on Photobucket."

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Some history on the playwright JOHN FORD.

Jonathan Ford was an English Dramatist. 'Tis A Pity She's A Whore is his best known work. He wrote during the Jacobean(1603–25) and Caroline(1625 – 49) eras. Surprisingly enough Incest is not an uncommon theme in his plays.
Some of his other shows include:
The Lover's Melancholy
The Broken Heart 
Love's Sacrifice 
The Fancies Chaste and Noble 
The Lady's Trial





"John Ford (dramatist)." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 08 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford_(dramatist)#The_canon_of_Ford.27s_plays>.


"Ford, John"  World Encyclopedia. Philip's, 2008. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Central Washington University.  9 March 2011  <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t142.e4224>
"Shakespeare's Contemporaries." Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet. Web. 08 Mar. 2011. <http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/contemporaries.htm#Ford>.


"Caroline"  The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Chris Baldick. Oxford University Press, 2008. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Central Washington University.  9 March 2011  <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t56.e170>


"Jacobean"  World Encyclopedia. Philip's, 2008. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  Central Washington University.  9 March 2011  <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t142.e5936>

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'Tis A Pity She's A Whore by John Ford

The script we will be using can be found by following the link 

Script ('Tis A Pity She's A Whore)

This translation in the public domain, that is fairly complete. 

but one that is easier to read on your computer can be found by following this link.

SECOND QUARTER

ALL POSTS FOLLOWING THIS ONE WILL BE FOR WINTER 2011

dramaturgy 9a

In this video, you can see how in your face these plays are meant to be performed. There should be as little as possible separation between the actors and the audience.

Fall of Man

Again this is on the ground where we will using the pagent wagon.

dramaturgy 8a

Performing the mystery/cycle plays is not a new thing
here we can see one company performing one of the entire cycles in one spot.

The English Mystery Plays 2009

Were as we are going to make a more traditional approach and perform in various spots. on wagons.

dramaturgy 7a

originally the cycle plays were performed on pageant wagons:

(http://department.monm.edu/theatre/Rankin/Classes/THEA171/Lectures/pageant%20wagon.jpg)

here we can see an artists rendering of one. These were basically small movable stages.

and here we can see the plans for one. Though these are not "true blueprints" we will be basing our wagon off of it

(http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/mpwagonrec.jpg)

As you can see the wagon had two carts you could park next to one another giving a larger playing space, but it can split for travel, which is whats needed when moving down the narrow streets.