The Boards - CAST LIST - 9/21

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Sometime Monday, Geoffrey toddled out the theatre door and posted up a list.
CAST FOR A MIDNIGHT SUMMER'S DREAM
Puck - Pluck - Karla
Oberon - O'Berrin - Cal
Titania - Titasia - Emma
Lysander - Lycander - Sam
Demetrius - Demetri - Jack P.
Hermia - Hermione - Dinah
Helena - Henela - Savanah
Nick Bottom - Mick Backside - Priestly
Peter Quince - Paul Quincy - Drake
Francis Flute - Frank Flutie - Jack B
Robin Starveling - Robbie Starling - Robin
Tom Snout - Tod Snout - Gabrielle
Snug - Snuggy - Hinata
Philostrate - Philos - Kate
Egeus - Epeus - Ender
Theseus - G'kar
Hippolyta - Sophie
Peaseblossom / Moth - Pimpernel / Mote - Joan
Cobweb / Mustardseed - Coriander / Mustardtree - Blysse

[cast list! feel free to ping in IC with reactions, OC with notes, issues, or spaz or whatever... I tried to get everyone in as best I could; also if you get the old-fantasy-book reference on the one meta name, I HUG YOU]

Comments

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Hermione?" Dinah blinked at the list. Wow, that was not what she'd been expecting at all. But cool!

OOC question

[glacial_queen]

I thought we weren't meta-ing Shakespeare anymore?

Re: OOC question

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

...if we aren't, it's news to me? Heck, I'll be pleased as punch but no one told me.

Re: OOC question

[lovemykilt]

Not metaing has definitely been discussed. Let me see if I can hunt down any definitive conclusion.

Re: OOC question

[glacial_queen]

I thought it had, but I can't find anything in either fandom_ooc or in the OOC roundups. So maybe I'm just crazy?

Re: OOC question

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

I emailed the mods to check so we'll see what they say.

Re: OOC question

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Per the last Open Forum:

The general rule on Shakespeare has been that it doesn't need a meta name if there are no characters from that play in Fandom at the time. If a character later shows up and the player wants there to be a meta, we come up with one and handwave that we were using that title the whole time. If all of the players from that fandom would rather there not be a meta, then the play can be treated as if it's one of Shakespeare's histories, which moves the characters into the category of "you may think you know my story but he got all kinds of things wrong."

So, since we don't have any characters currently in game, I don't think we *have* to meta.

Re: OOC question

[lovemykilt]

You're speedier than I. That was the statement I was looking for.

Re: OOC question

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Quick c/ped here: I emailed the mods so we see what they say!

Re: OOC question

[glacial_queen]

That's exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

*goes and hugs her sanity*

OOC The Second!

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Can Firekeeper's name on the cast list be changed to Blysse? It's totally confusing, I know, because narrative from her POV would always say 'Firekeeper', but she introduces herself as Blysse first, since that's her 'legal' name.

Re: OOC The Second!

[suit-of-sables.livejournal.com]

Done! ^_^

Re: OOC The Second!

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Muuuuch love, thank you!