A New Approach

A number of ideas have been posed regarding producing Nunc Licet. So that has gotten me thinking. I started a FaceBook page titled "Nunc Licet" with the intention for that to be a place for people who want to be involved to post ideas and discuss various things. These blogs are more for me to post updates than for any interaction the way FaceBook is. So that's a New direction in trying to mount a production.

As I have said elsewhere, the upcoming Assembly is a prime opportunity to mount a production of some sort.

At the last Assembly we conducted a reading, which was nice and very productive for advancing the show, but the next reading/workshop/production needs to be more extensive and include blocking and business. I am also very firm on the position that we need to perform the script as written without any changes (unless it is a glaring error to the anticipated result). The last reading resulted in chopping the daylights out of the script. I can't say I was happy about that. It was only done because if the limitations on time, space and personnel.

The next presentation needs to be documented with a multiple camera video shoot. I have older equipment and we can use that if necessary, although I'd rather upgrade. Depending on the budget, we may have to rent. We did film the last reading, but there are problems accessing the footage from that. The digital files seem to be impaired.

So for now, I am going through the script and changing the font to one that is easier to read when the script is posted on the web. The earlier font was nice and fancy, but not practical.

I guess I'll publish that version and put it up for sale to raise production funds. Hopefully that will work.

I made an effort to encourage a production thru community theatre, but that's not going to happen unless I raise the budget, which is exactly what I didn't want to have to do. So if anybody wants to jump in on the producing team, do let me know!

AG
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A Film Version

Part of my plan is to set-up the green-screen in the studio for various purposes. I expect that stage to be a rehearsal stage as well. I had it in mind that we might install a set for "Nunc Licet" to produce a film version.

The truth is that the stage area is smaller than I'd like, but it could work. The plan that began to foment over 35 years ago, was to shoot the film at Cairncrest in Bryn Athyn. Stanley Rose was hot on that idea, in fact he is the one who suggested it. At that time, Carincrest was closed down and needed to be brought up to code. I've tossed that idea around for years and have thought about how to adapt the play for film.

Someone else made the effort to do a film adaptation of the play, but unfortunately it was without my participation or approval. I was distressed about that, so I never really studied her work. But from what she told me, she altered the premise of the relationship between two characters, which, although interesting, created an underlying deviousness that I found unacceptable.

Anyway, if we do build a producing team on this project, the theatre production needs to include documentary film and ultimately lead to a narrative film production. So the producing team needs to be committed to this degree.

AG