THEATRE : ACT OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE
THEATRE - ACT OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. I love theatre! I do! I love it so much that I spell the word theater the British way because it reminds me of the French spelling. I miss the West End like I miss champagne. But I have a confession to make: I hate reading plays. Don't tell that to my friends! The worst thing is, I write plays, but I hate to read them. I pretend I have read some classics because I studied classical theatre, but I really have no idea of what I'm talking about. I haven't read all the plays by Shakespeare even though I worship Shakespeare, and I studied at the RSC Summer School. I indulge in the thought that I have read all the plays by Oscar Wilde, because he is my idol, but I'm pretty sure I didn't read the Duchess of Padua, I just conveniently convinced myself I did because I saw the movie version. I almost quit acting school when we had to spend one full year on Chekhov. I couldn't stomach it. I remember reading all his plays in ...