During the Covid-19 pandemic, LOST offered a series of Table Reads (via Zoom or in-person) as an opportunity not only to provide an artistic outlet for members and to continue community-building, but also to bring a play and its characters to life to better imagine the play as a possible future LOST production. Post-pandemic, LOST has continued to organize in-person Table Reads to help in making decisions regarding the choice of play for its annual production.
Table Reads Spring 2024
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Table Reads Spring 2023
On Tues 21 March 2023, a group of approximately 20 actors from the local legal community gathered in the Victoria Courthouse Barrister’s Lounge to read the play Alice in Maryland (AiM), an original adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale, Alice in Wonderland. AiM retains many of the colourful and well-known original characters, such as Alice, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, Humpty Dumpty, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts, etc. It also contains musical numbers. AiM was devised and directed by Warwick Dobson, Professor Emeritus of the University of Victoria Theatre Department, for Authentic Community Theatre, Inc. in Maryland, USA in 2006. Warwick joined us at the LOST Table Read.
Table Reads Spring 2022
In Spring 2022, we invited actors from the local Victoria legal community to participate in the reading of two radio play versions of Bram Stoker’s Dracula at LOST Table Reads on Wed 13 April (by Philip Grecian) and Thurs 21 April (by Orson Welles).
The readings took place in the Barrister’s Lounge at the Victoria Courthouse, 7:00-10:00 pm.
The Table Reads were casual, fun theatre evenings, and hearing the two plays read out by wonderful local (legal) actors allowed us to assess which version we want to use for our annual December 2022 production and fundraiser (Orson Welles won out!).
Table Reads Spring 2021
Tuesday 6 April 2021: The City on the Edge of Forever (Star Trek teleplay, Episode 28, Season 1; original broadcast: 6 April 1967)*
*Due to copyright restrictions, only actors and production team were in attendance
Screen Shot from 6 April 2021 Final Reading
Screen Shots from 10 March 2021 Rehearsal
Table Reads Fall 2020
Tuesday 22 September 2020: Twelve Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose
Tuesday 20 October 2020: The Lost Boy by Ron Palillo
Tuesday 17 November 2020: Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory
If you would like to participate in future Table Reads, please contact info@lawyersonstage.com.