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What would 150 nubile young women at an all-female college do to earn a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records?
No, this is not the Story Ideas thread..... this is the Author's Hangout, remember?
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WELLESLEY, Massachusetts (AP) -- To read or not to read. And in 24 hours?
That was the question for the Wellesley College Shakespeare Society, which now has the answer.
The group, assisted by other enthusiasts, on Monday finished an all-night read-a-thon of William Shakespeare's complete works in what may be a record 22 hours and five minutes.
More than 150 people read aloud from Sunday at sunset until about 3:22 p.m. Monday. Five groups read simultaneously and continuously, banging a cymbal as each play, sonnet or poem was finished.
"Shakespeare or all-nighter to study? I would take a night of Shakespeare over any other all-nighter experience I've ever had," said Christiana Molldrem, a sophomore member of the society. "It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had in my life."
The 31-member society at the all-women's college outside Boston was joined by Shakespeare enthusiasts of all ages. The group has contacted the Guinness Book of World Records to find out if it has set any records, but they have not yet heard the results.
Wellesley's entire unabridged canon included 39 plays, 154 sonnets and poetry. Readings were held in five rooms in the society's Victorian Tudor house on campus: two rooms for history plays, one comedy room, a tragedy room and a room for "problem plays" -- a term some literary scholars use to describe a work that can't be classified into one of the other groups.
The marathon reading concluded with "Hamlet." More than 60 people read the play simultaneously, Molldrem said.
Molldrem, who stayed up the entire time, planned to design certificates for volunteers that read, "I saw the ghost," referring to the ghost of Hamlet's father.
Society president Alison Buchbinder said she was extremely tired after reciting so many "thees" and "thous."
"We've just spoken so many words and so many lines and lived so many lives," she said. "To finally be back in the 21st century, it was a little shocking."
No, this is not the Story Ideas thread..... this is the Author's Hangout, remember?
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WELLESLEY, Massachusetts (AP) -- To read or not to read. And in 24 hours?
That was the question for the Wellesley College Shakespeare Society, which now has the answer.
The group, assisted by other enthusiasts, on Monday finished an all-night read-a-thon of William Shakespeare's complete works in what may be a record 22 hours and five minutes.
More than 150 people read aloud from Sunday at sunset until about 3:22 p.m. Monday. Five groups read simultaneously and continuously, banging a cymbal as each play, sonnet or poem was finished.
"Shakespeare or all-nighter to study? I would take a night of Shakespeare over any other all-nighter experience I've ever had," said Christiana Molldrem, a sophomore member of the society. "It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had in my life."
The 31-member society at the all-women's college outside Boston was joined by Shakespeare enthusiasts of all ages. The group has contacted the Guinness Book of World Records to find out if it has set any records, but they have not yet heard the results.
Wellesley's entire unabridged canon included 39 plays, 154 sonnets and poetry. Readings were held in five rooms in the society's Victorian Tudor house on campus: two rooms for history plays, one comedy room, a tragedy room and a room for "problem plays" -- a term some literary scholars use to describe a work that can't be classified into one of the other groups.
The marathon reading concluded with "Hamlet." More than 60 people read the play simultaneously, Molldrem said.
Molldrem, who stayed up the entire time, planned to design certificates for volunteers that read, "I saw the ghost," referring to the ghost of Hamlet's father.
Society president Alison Buchbinder said she was extremely tired after reciting so many "thees" and "thous."
"We've just spoken so many words and so many lines and lived so many lives," she said. "To finally be back in the 21st century, it was a little shocking."
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