A Cast of Thousands

Setanta will appreciate that.

Claudius? Yikes!

Too many lines?

Well, no, I hope they'll be lined up for my performance. I think I'll put a new twist on it and also marry Ophelia. Wouldn't that be big o' me?

Methinks the Letty protesteth too much.

And who will be Yorick? Not I, cause I knew him too well. Colors my judgement.

Ah, the dear Horatio: A perfect foil to Gautam. "Goodnight sweet prince, may hosts of angels sing thee to thy rest."

Horatio-I know. Slappy.

And the oak man has consented to be Hamlet's father. He doesn't mind doubling, cause all he has to do is parade among the parapets..

on to MacBeth.

McTag will be the thane.
I volunteer to be one of the weird sisters, cause I was born on Halloween.

I can think of several more preferable ways (and one most preferable) to make me rest apart from singing.....

Not with Slappy though

Darn it. I was so excited when LW suggested me for the role of Sunny Corleone. I even wrote a song. You know,
When Sunny gets blue, her eyes get red and blurry,
Then the rain begins to fall
Pitter patter, pitter patter, love is gone so what's the matter.
Nothing at all, just a lot of blood and a lot of splatter.

But MAFIA got scrapped for Hamlet, and I wasn't even mentioned in the cast Mac suggested.
But I'm not one to hold a grudge. If you need an extra witch, (I think you mentioned MacBeth), I'll think about it.

Sorry, Raggedy, there aren't a lot of women's roles in Hamlet. How about the Player Queen?

Precisly the reason why I was chosen to play the lead !

Nah! I'll be a witch. It requires less acting on my part. And I was once the researcher for this movie. I don't want to lose that job. Hold on to your part, Gautam. You never know when you're going to get bumped around here.

I nominate Raggedy for one of the three witches in "Macbeth." She can also put music to the "Toil and trouble" recitive. Besides, she is an expert at roiling the pot. She's also generous in passing around the joint.

Oh, thank you for the nomination, Mr. Wizard. I'm ready. I'm working on the music now. And Mac, I'd really appreciate it if you would be one of the witches, too. Of course, this is just a first draft:

Double, double, toil and trouble
Fire, burn and cauldron bubble.
With a little grass here
And a little weed there
When the witches' pot bubbles, you'll see double.

Well, Raggedy. That song will be a contenda at the Academy Awards Ceremony.

Yep, I'm in!

And we'll all have tremendous appetites for caramel corn.

Caramel corn and snickers bars,
A cast of thousands in a snit,
Anachronisms, yes there are,
But Willie doesn't give a .........................................

And speaking of knit or whatever,
I'm going to bed and sleep.

goodnight, fun people.