Corona Cold Reads: Timon of Athens

These are crazy times and we’ve all taken on a bunch of new projects as we socially isolate in order to help stop the spread of Covid-19.   We’re donating where we can, we’re cleaning the pantry, we’re organizing the 2300+ title dvd library. We finished work on the Nominee Interview Series even though the live event for our yearly Critics’ Pick Awards had to be cancelled (we’ve still got trophies to give out, eventually). We started the Corona Movie Club to help curb our boredom and constant need to talk about movies with other human beings. I’m even watching network procedurals and actually writing about them.   But what we all really need is comfort. We need our favourite things and our favourite people and right now those are hard to come by so we have to do everything we can to bring them together whenever possible. For me, there’s nothing quite so comforting and joyful as Shakespeare. Luckily, I know a lot of people who also love Shakespeare- a few old friends from my alma mater’s Shakespeare Society and a few of my favourite Toronto theatre artists, all of whom just so happen to be talented and generous and responsibly socially isolated enough to want to join a nearly 3-hour 19-person Zoom call for the purposes of livestreaming Shakespeare on YouTube.   Check out Timon of Athens in audio form below (or on iTunes) then tune into our YouTube page on Friday nights at 7pm EST to catch our live readings.   A huge thank you to the cast of Timon of Athens: Timon – Jim Hill Flavius- Scott Garland Apemantus- Susan Bond Alcibiades- David Armstrong Poet/ First Lord/ Servilius/ First Senator- Chris Prentice Painter/ Second Lord/ First Stranger/ Second Senator/ Timandra- Laura Hubbard Merchant/ First Servant/Varro’s Servant- Nicole Falgoust Jeweller/ Isidore’s Servant/ Second Stranger/Philotus- Steve Vargo Messenger/ Cupid/Caphis/ Sempronius/ Hortensius- Elizabeth Ramirez Old Athenian/ Fool/ Ventidius/ Third Stranger- Torey Urquhart First Lady/ Lucilius/Second Servant/ First Bandit- Olivia Klausen McCargar Third Lord/ Lucilius’ servant/ Second Bandit- Miriam B Third Servant/ Lucullus/ Third Bandit- Melissa Wright Senator/ Page/ Titus/ Fourth Lord/ Soldier- Elizabeth Morriss Flaminius/ Third Senator/ Phrynia- Shalyn McFaul   CLICK HERE to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes so you don’t miss an episode.  The post Corona Cold Reads: <em>Timon of Athens</em> appeared first on My Entertainment World.