From grisha@MIT.EDU Mon May 1 19:18:21 1995 From: grisha@MIT.EDU To: jcb@MIT.EDU Subject: hamnet Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 15:06:32 EDT ------> hamnet.gz <------ Hamnet

 "HAMNET" ==== Shakespeare's play adapted for irc
First performed 12 December 1993 20:00 GMT on #Hamnet
copyright 1993 The Hamnet Players, San Diego, CA
all enquiries to: hn2563@handsnet.org
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                      OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAM
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++++++++THE HAMNET PLAYERS:

Artistic Director: Stuart Harris
Cyberturge:        Gayle Kidder

++++++++HAMNET:

Written, produced & directed by sirrah@cg57.esnet.com  "El_Ingles"
Associate producer............. hn2563@handsnet.org    "Minou"
Set design..................... jimvs@cg57.esnet.com   "Zendar"
Unix shell etc................. E&S systems, San Diego

++++++++CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

Audience ..............."kyle"      cassidy@saturn.rowan.edu
back-up Audience ......."trammie"   daemon@uvt.tuzvo.sk     [SLOVAKIA]
PROLOGUE ..............."President" tomaz@kanin.arnes.si    [SLOVENIA]
SCENE .................."Junta"     grisha@mit.edu          [CAMBRIDGE]
_Enter ................."beeker"    471700@xavier.xu.edu    [CINCINNATI]
Hamlet ................."El_Ingles" sirrah@cg57.esnet.com   [SAN DIEGO]
Ghost .................."Nibbles"   ee3cmk@midge.bath.ac.uk
back-up Ghost .........."hank"      manaster@yu1.yu.edu
_Exit .................."ac3w"      ac3w@faraday.clas.virginia.edu
Ophelia ................"KAren"     fskmr2@acad2.alaska.edu [FAIRBANKS]
R_krantz ..............."jonw"      wolfe@gboro.rowan.edu
G_stern ................"GeekChrus" jerry@coho.halcyon.com
Queen .................."Fem"       fsmlc3@acad2.alaska.edu [FAIRBANKS]
Prompter ..............."Tauness"   oahven@delta.hut.fi     [FINLAND]
Polonius ..............."beeker"    471700@xavier.xu.edu
King ..................."Sparkey"   cs2ce@m10.herts.ac.uk   [LONDON]
Laertes ................"fan"       pdavis@access.digex.net
Fort_bras .............."spberg"    spberg@teal.csn.org     [AURORA, CO]
Drum ..................."jcusick"   jcusick@apollo.it.luc.edu
Colours ................
Attndts ................

PLEASE CHECK alt.irc FOR NEWS OF FUTURE PRODUCTIONS


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         THE COMPLETE SCRIPT........OFFICIAL SOUVENIR EDITION
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 rhubarb...
**<< Action >>** : _The CURTAIN RISES to reveal the stage set...
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 Clap,clap,clap.... etc....       [1]
       =====PROLOGUE /TOPIC World_Premiere _irc_Hamlet_in_Progress  [2]
*** PROLOGUE has changed the topic on channel #Hamnet to "World_Premiere _irc_Hamlet_in_Progress" All the world's a U
nix term....  [3]
 ...and all the men & women merely irc addicts....  [4]
 This show is Copyright 1993 The Hamnet Players [5]
 Enjoy our show + no heckling plz [6]
 Script should not be re-staged w/out permish [7]

**<< Action >>** : SCENE 1: THE BATTLEMENTS  [8]
**<< Action >>** : _Enter Hamlet  [9]
**<< Action >>** : _Enter Ghost   [10]
 re, Ghost. Zup?          [11]
 Yr uncle's fucking yr mum. I'm counting on u to /KICK the bastard.  [12]
      ======== GHOST /MODE * +o Hamlet    [13]
*** Mode change "+o Hamlet" on channel #Hamnet by Ghost
 Holy shit!!!! Don't op me, man!!!! I've gotta think abt this, + I've got chem lab in 1/2 hr. :-((((      [14]
**<< Action >>** : _Exit Hamlet     [15]

**<< Action >>** : SCENE 2: AFTER HAMLET'S CHEM LAB     [16]
 2b or not 2b...   [17]
 Hmmmmmm...        [18]
 :-(    Bummer...  [19]
 Ooops, here comes Ophelia    [20]
**<< Action >>** : _Enter Ophelia     [21]
 Here's yr stuff back        [22]
 Not mine, love.   Hehehehehe ;-D  [23]
 O heavenly powers: restore him!  [24]
**<< Action >>** Ophelia thinks Hamlet's nuts  [25]
 Make that "sanity-deprived", pls....  [26]
 Oph: suggest u /JOIN #nunnery         [27]
 :-(    [28]
*** Signoff: Ophelia (drowning)   [29]

**<< Action >>** : SCENE 3: INTERIOR    [30]
**<< Action >>** : _Enter R_krantz      [31]
**<< Action >>** : _Enter G_stern       [32]
 re   [33]
 re    [34]
 re, guys... :-\     [35]
 zup?              [36]
 Fucked if i know. brb...  [37]
**<< Action >>** : _Exit Hamlet in a sulk.  [38]
 fuckza matter w/him?     [39]
 Guess he must be lagged. Let's lurk   [40]
**<< Action >>** : R_krantz lurks   [41]
**<< Action >>** : G_stern lurks    [42]

**<< Action >>** : SCENE 4: THE QUEEN'S CLOSET  [43]
 Ma: what the fuck's going on?  [44]
 Don't flame me, i'm yr Ma!      [45]
 Er....   [46]
 Psst! Thou hast thy father much offended..  [47]
 Oh, right.... Yr dad's pissed at u   [48]
**<< Action >>** : Hamlet slashes at the arras  [49]
 Arrrghhhh!!!   [50]
      ========= HAMLET /KICK * Polonius  [51]
*** Polonius has been kicked off channel #Hamnet by Hamlet
 Now look what u've done u little nerd.   :-(  [52]
 Wrong man...... Bummer...    [53]

**<< Action >>** : SCENE 5: GRUESOME FINALE    [54]
      ========= QUEEN /TOPIC DEATH    [55]
*** Queen has changed the topic on channel #Hamnet to "DEATH"
**<< Action >>** : _Enter Hamlet, Queen, King, Laertes, R_krantz, G_stern [56]
**<< Action >>** : Queen takes a drink   [57]
**<< Action >>** : King gives Ham & Laer swords  [58]
 Go for it, lads!  [59]
**<< Action >>** : Laertes stabs Hamlet [60]
**<< Action >>** : Hamlet stabs Laertes [61]
**<< Action >>** : Hamlet stabs King    [62]
 Holy shit this Danish vodka is like poison   :-@     [63]
 and u always thought i was just wasting my time in chem lab, hehehe [64]
**<< Action >>** : Queen dies in agony    [65]
 Aaaaarrgghhh!   [66]
**<< Action >>** : King dies  [67]
 AAaaaarrrrrrhhhhh!!!!  [68]
**<< Action >>** : Laertes dies  [69]
 AAAAaaaaaarrrrrrhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   [70]
**<< Action >>** : Hamlet dies   [71]
**<< Action >>** : R_krantz + G_stern GULP!!!!!!  [72]
**<< Action >>** : _Enter Fortinbras + drum + colours + attendants   [73]
 EEEEEEEuuuuuucchhhhhh!!!!!! What's been hpng here?  [74]
 Like, rat-a-tat, man   [75]
 Hmmmmmmm......      [76]
 Holy sheeeeet!!!!!  [77]
      ============ FORT_BRAS  /NICK _King    [78]
** Fort_bras is now knwn as _King
**<< Action >>** : _The CURTAIN SLOWLY FALLS. {{{{{{{--THE END--}}}}}}}  [79]
 hmmmmmmmm.....   [80]