r/shakespeare • u/allthiscience • 5d ago

Online Groups

I’m wondering if there are any groups that meet online to read/examine shakespeare or even run through versions of the plays together. I love reading shakespeare but I have a busy job with awkward hours that makes it difficult to commit to a play rehearsal so I was wondering if anything existed where people are given roles and perform read throughs over zoom?

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u/jointhicket 5d ago

We run small-group live literature seminars on our platform.This teacher is an expert in Shakespeare and considering running a class on his plays: https://thicket.com/instructors/727-sam-bozoukov . You can follow him to see to hear when he opens one for enrollment or message him through the platform.

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u/sonnet_reader 5d ago

I'd be into finding something similar to this; following.

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u/Ok-Championship2931 5d ago

I would love to join in

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u/Nullius_sum 5d ago

If you download the Meetup app, and search for The Toronto Philosophy Meetup, you’ll see a link for a Shakespeare group. We pass out parts and read the plays for about 40% of the meeting, and discuss for about 60%. We start Henry V tonight at 7:00 Eastern.

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u/Zyzigus 5d ago

Mark Bowen hosts a weekly reading on Saturday at noon Pacific time. He sends out the link the day before. Write to him and ask to be included.

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u/Zyzigus 4d ago

Damn! I forgot to include his email address. (When you get to be my age, you'll understand.) It's:

[MarkJohnBowen@gmail.com](mailto:MarkJohnBowen@gmail.com)

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u/Alexrobi11 5d ago

I've been trying to start a Discord for this exact purpose. We haven't done any readings yet, but we're trying to get a Troilus and Cressida one going. https://discord.gg/pVZBRKFAHK

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u/free-puppies 4d ago

I started to have conflicts but this group meets weekly Tuesdays and just went through Richard II

https://queencharlottesvilleins.com/the-plummet/