Comments on: The GENDER BENDER Variation: Twelfth Night, Act 1 - Switched Gender! http://twelfthnight.mshakespeare.com/blog/2009/04/14/the-gender-bender-variation-twelfth-night-act-1-switched-gender/ The Metaverse Shakespeare Twelfth Night 2009-2010 Production Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ina Centaur http://twelfthnight.mshakespeare.com/blog/2009/04/14/the-gender-bender-variation-twelfth-night-act-1-switched-gender/#comment-1184 Ina Centaur Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:13:58 +0000 http://twelfthnight.mshakespeare.com/blog/2009/04/14/the-gender-bender-variation-twelfth-night-act-1-switched-gender/#comment-1184 In general, I think the "temperament" or "essence" of the character carried through despite the change in voice gender. I've grown too used to hearing a female or male voice for certain parts, that sometimes (when the other gender speaks for the role!) I had to look @ the script again to follow along what's going on! Some funny points (before I go off to tackle my taxes)... Here's a voice recording of today's <a href="http://inacentaur.com/audiostorage/Apr14GB.mp3" rel="nofollow">GENDER BENDER</a>. Viola and Orsino seem like a really good match/switch. Toby/Andrew sounding effeminate was rofl! (And Kerry has totally got the Andrew laugh!) Ixmal as Olivia and Caliban as Viola was confusing. They've got the air of it, to an extent, but I've grown so used to them playing other roles in this scene though.. In general, I think the “temperament” or “essence” of the character carried through despite the change in voice gender. I’ve grown too used to hearing a female or male voice for certain parts, that sometimes (when the other gender speaks for the role!) I had to look @ the script again to follow along what’s going on!

Some funny points (before I go off to tackle my taxes)… Here’s a voice recording of today’s GENDER BENDER.

Viola and Orsino seem like a really good match/switch.

Toby/Andrew sounding effeminate was rofl!
(And Kerry has totally got the Andrew laugh!)

Ixmal as Olivia and Caliban as Viola was confusing. They’ve got the air of it, to an extent, but I’ve grown so used to them playing other roles in this scene though..

]]> By: Ina Centaur http://twelfthnight.mshakespeare.com/blog/2009/04/14/the-gender-bender-variation-twelfth-night-act-1-switched-gender/#comment-1183 Ina Centaur Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:55:58 +0000 http://twelfthnight.mshakespeare.com/blog/2009/04/14/the-gender-bender-variation-twelfth-night-act-1-switched-gender/#comment-1183 T'was fun... though disorienting. (But we survived!) T’was fun… though disorienting. (But we survived!)

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