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San Jose Rep Script/Book Club
Are you an avid reader? Ever read a script? Are you a theater lover? Come experience a new kind of book club at San Jose Rep!
San Jose Rep, in partnership with Hicklebee’s, is hosting a club that reads scripts and books related to the plays being presented in the San Jose Rep 2012-2013 season. The club will read and discuss the scripts of plays and musicals, books on which a play is based, or books on a theme related to a specific production. Join us for a lively discussion of scripts and books throughout the year and, if you’re so inclined, take the opportunity to compare the discussion with the actual production.
WHO: Everyone is welcome!
WHEN: The club will meet on the Tuesday preceding the run of each show.
WHERE: In the lobby of San Jose Rep from 7-8pm (doors open at 6:45).
COST: There is no charge to attend and no requirement to purchase tickets.
While there is no requirement to purchase tickets, you may well find that the combination of reading and theater attendance enhances both experiences. As you read, how do you imagine the characters look, and how does that compare to the actors cast in the roles? What do you think the ideal set would look like, and does the actual set match those expectations? How do the spoken lines delivered by your internal voice stack up against the actors’ delivery? If you’re reading a book, what parts might you omit to fit into a typical play running time, and did the play adapter make similar choices? How would you translate internal monologues and descriptions into verbal dialog and stage action?
Club Meeting Dates
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 Disconnect March 21 - April 14, 2013 |
March 19th at 7-8pm The book is available for purchase at the San Jose Rep box office and Hicklebee's (www.hicklebees.com). Read the book Miss New India by Bharati Mukherjee in preparation for our discussion. This book is thematically similar to the next play at San Jose Rep, Disconnect. Here's a description of the play: "Your credit card is maxed out, and you hang up the phone on “Ross” who has been chasing your payments for months. But Ross is actually Roshan, and though the sun is shining for you, it’s past midnight for him. In a contemporary Indian call center, a group of young graduates are renamed and re-branded as they try to claw back cash spent by Americans crippled with debt. In their efforts to chase the very American dream the people they are calling have defaulted on, the desperation and feuds of a high-pressure work environment are revealed. This smart and relevant play depicts the connections and disconnections between economies and peoples on opposite sides of the world with bitter humor and candor."
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The Tragical Histroy of Dr. Faustus May 9 - June 2, 2013 |
No Script/Book Club Meeting. |
 A Minister's Wife June 20 - July 14, 2013 |
June 18th at 7-8pm The book is available for purchase at the San Jose Rep box office and at Hicklebee's (www.hicklebees.com). Read the book Candida, the source material for the new musical A Minister's Wife, in preparation for our discussion. Here's a description of the musical: "This new musical re-telling of George Bernard Shaw’s Candida questions Victorian notions of love and marriage amidst the swirl of a love triangle. Candida, the strong-willed and beautiful wife of Reverend James Morrell, returns home from a trip to London with a young poet who wants to rescue her from what he presumes to be a dull family life. As Reverend Morrell finally recognizes what he might lose, Candida has to decide what she wants to gain, and choose between them. Filled with lush 19th century ballads, this well-known story questions what it is that a woman really desires from a man." |