At the play of pyramus and thisbe in Midsummer night's dream, does Quince incorrectly read the prologue due...

to anxiousness or is the prologue simply badly written and Quince is reading it correctly? I am supposed to be performing this part and would like to know this bit of information to improve my acting of this part.

At the play of pyramus and thisbe in Midsummer night's dream, does Quince incorrectly read the prologue due...
This is an excellent question! And the answer it YES...to both possibilities!





It's up to YOU (along with your director, of course) to decide whether Quince is a good writer or not. If he IS, then he mangles the prologue due to "stage fright," and the nervousness that comes with playing a command performance before Theseus and the other nobles.





If you decide that he's kind of a hack writer, then he actually give a GOOD performance of a badly-written text.





These are VERY different interpretations. My advice to you: don't make up your mind before rehearsals begin. Try BOTH options. Explore. See which one feels better to you. This is the true joy of the actor's process. When you begin, EVERYTHING is possible...then begins the process of selection.





Good luck.
Reply:1st. Make sure you read the play cover to cover. Make sure you know the entire plot....These guys take pride in what they do, but they are goofballs. They are "professionsal" actors. Bottom (who plays Pyramus) is stuck on himself and wants the audience to take note of HIS good character. It has been played many ways, but I like it best when played over the top and vieing for attention (not litterally) from the audience, who is royalty (another character on stage).





This play within a play is the comic relief! Play it up. Let the director tell you whether to take it down a notch. :)
Reply:Actually I played Nick Bottom which in turn had me playing Pyramus. Ha ha ha





I think did read it nervously. I don't know, our Quinece was a hell lot different since we made it into our own crazy twisted version.