The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 23.0208  Tuesday, 29 May 2012

From:        John Briggs < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >

Date:         May 28, 2012 9:29:05 PM EDT

Subject:     Re: SHAKSPER: Maria

Pete McCluskey wrote:

>The actor playing Maria could double as Antonio; Maria leaves 3.4 with

>enough time for a quick costume change to Antonio, and since his

>presence is needed in 5.1, Maria doesn’t appear.

No, that’s a worse doubling suggestion than Sebastian. Antonio and Sebastian exeunt together at the end of 3.3, and Olivia and Maria immediately enter together at the beginning of 3.4—that’s what I mean by “impossible exits/entries”. (Similarly, Maria, Sir Toby and Fabian exeunt at the end of 3.2, and Antonio and Sebastian enter together at the beginning of 3.3.)

John Briggs