"The play's the thing" -Hamlet, William Shakespeare Play reading groups have a long tradition. In Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway," the character Peter Walsh describes reading Shakespeare out loud with some companions. In E.M. Forster's "A Room with a View," the character of Mr. Beebe remarks on the pleasure of reading plays out loud. And in his book, "Caravans," James A. Michener talks about how—in the mid-1940s—foreign embassy personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan gathered in the evenings and read plays out loud as a form of entertainment. More recently, during the COVID lock downs, online play reading group activity soared. Here at WICE we thought this would be a very nice addition to our Literature program, and a recent survey of WICE members indicated that there's a real interest in it. |
WICE's "Living Room Players" group currently meets once a month in a willing member's apartment, where a play is distributed, members take on roles and read the play out loud, and then discuss it afterwards. The group looks for plays to read with the following qualities:
Among other plays, the group has read the following to date:
Participation in this group is free for WICE Members, although registration is required. Note: There are two reserved spots for new WICE members in each play reading. If you would like more information or if you have questions, please email: play-reading@wice-paris.org Return to Literature |
