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17

Conversation

1

Narrator

Listen

to

a

conversation

between

a

student

and

a

professor.

Professor

OK,

let

s

see.

Right,

Modern

Stagings

of

a

Shakespearian

Classic.

Well,

like

I

told

you

last

week,

I

think

thats

a

great

topic

for

you

paper.

So

the

title

would

be

something

like

...

uh

...

Student

I

am

not

really

sure,

probably

something

like

20thcentury

stagings

of

A

Midsummer

Nights

Dream.

Professor

Yes,

I

like

that.

Straightforward

and

to

the

point.

So

how

is

the

research

going?

Student

Well,

thats

what

I

came

to

talk

to

you

about.

I

was

wondering

if

you

happen

to

have

a

copy

of

the

Peter

Brook

production

of

A

Midsummer

Nights

Dream

in

your

collection.

Ive

been

looking

for

it

everywhere

and

I

am

having

a

really

hard

time

tracking

it

down.

Professor

Thats

because

it

doesnt

exist.

Student

You

mean

in

your

collection

?

Or

at

all?

Professor

I

mean

at

all.

That

particular

production

was

never

filmed

or

recorded.

Student

Oh

no.

I

had

no

idea.

From

what

I

read,

that

production,

like,

it

influenced

every

other

production

of

the

play

that

came

after

it.

So

I

just

assumed

it

had

been

filmed

or

taped.

Professor

Oh,

It

definitely

was

a

landmark

production.

And

its

not

like

it

ran

for

just

a

week,

but

either

it

was

never

filmed

or

if

it

was

the

films

been

lost.

And

it

s

ironic

because

theres

even

a

film

about

the

making

of

the

production,

but

none

of

the

production

itself.

Student

So

now

what

do

I

do?

If

there

is

no

.

Professor

Well,

think

about

it.

This

is

the

most

important

20thcentury

staging

of

A

Midsummer

Nights

Dream,

right?

Student

But

how

can

I

write

about

Brooks

interpretation

of

the

play

if

I

cant

see

his

production.

Professor

Just

because

theres

no

recording

doesnt

mean

you

cant

f