<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-9aea1883-7fff-5905-8ca0-50786744e2cb" class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hello!</span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am very pleased to announce to the list the release of a new book, co-authored by (Canadian dramaturg and U of T grad!) Toby Malone and Aili Huber, available NOW, that will be of interest to the community. </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cutting Plays for Performance: A Practical and Accessible Guide</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">features practical exercises, examples, and case studies in text cutting in the works of playwrights including Shakespeare, Shaw, Aeschylus, Middleton, Centlivre, and many more. Importantly, the book concludes with a reminder as to the legality of text cutting, to ensure all users are aware of what can be cut, and how. We have also developed a companion website, at </span><a href="http://www.cuttingplays.com" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.cuttingplays.com</span></a><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which features cutting tools and further enrichment.</span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Crucially, the book also includes an amazing set of interviews with </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">globally renowned theatre artists, including James Shapiro, Anne Bogart, Peter Oswald, James Evans, Kate Mulvany, Tim Carroll, and Antoni Cimolino.</span></div><br class=""><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It has been a labor of love to produce </span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cutting Plays for Performance</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and early reviews have been extremely positive:</span></div><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“</span><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyone who stages Shakespeare’s plays—and those of other leading playwrights—knows that to revive these works typically means to trim them. But how should they be cut? And at what cost? </span><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cutting Plays for Performance</span><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> brilliantly explores the techniques and approaches that govern how this is done. It’s an original and practical book, one that actors, directors, scholars, and playgoers will find—as I have—an engrossing and invaluable read.” James Shapiro, author of </span><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Drawing on interviews with some of the world's leading directors as well as their own experiences of the stage, Malone and Huber have produced a lively and engaging guide to an essential (but often invisible) component of any theatrical performance: cutting the text. With examples from across the dramatic canon and written in an accessible style, Cutting Plays for Performance is an indispensable resource for budding students, practitioners, and critics of theatre. I still can't believe this book hasn't existed until now." Brett Greatley-Hirsch, University of Leeds</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have been building our social media over the last few months and have been receiving great feedback from our followers over the sneak previews to the book. We would love it if you might push news of the book out to your channels and those in the community who might be interested in reading about this vital process.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have a useful website, at </span><a href="http://www.cuttingplays.com" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.cuttingplays.com</span></a><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and we would love it if you would follow our social media (or promote us on yours!): </span></p><ul class="" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/cuttingplays" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.twitter.com/cuttingplays</span></a></p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/cuttingplays" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.instagram.com/cuttingplays</span></a></div></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/cuttingplays" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.facebook.com/cuttingplays</span></a></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book is available through Routledge’s site </span><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Cutting-Plays-for-Performance-A-Practical-and-Accessible-Guide/Malone-Huber/p/book/9780367748883?utm_source=cjaffiliates&utm_medium=affiliates&cjevent=5f2a9a7a47b811ec82d3c5a30a82b82c" class="" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at this link</span></a><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, as well as on Amazon and all other book retailing locations. See the attached flyer for a discount code that will get you 20% off at the Routledge site to the end of the year!</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 14pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sincerely,</span></p><h1 dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 20pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Toby Malone and Aili Huber</span></h1></span><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="41C621F3-FFA2-4A32-9E89-50456AA1D12B" class="" src="cid:F9217386-2A19-4066-AF4F-FD30E735688B"></div><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">_____________________<br class=""><br class="">Toby Malone, Ph.D (He/Him/His)<br class="">Assistant Professor of Theatre History, Criticism, and Dramaturgy<br class="">State University of New York at Oswego<br class="">Theatre Department<br class="">125C Tyler Hall (LGBTQIA+ Safe Space)<br class="">Oswego, NY<br class=""><a href="mailto:toby.malone@oswego.edu" class="">toby.malone@oswego.edu</a><br class="">315-312-2579<br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://www.turglife.com" class="">www.turglife.com</a><br class=""><a href="http://www.dramaturgyhub.com" class="">www.dramaturgyhub.com</a><br class=""><br class=""><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Cutting-Plays-for-Performance-A-Practical-and-Accessible-Guide/Malone-Huber/p/book/9780367748883" class="">Pre-order</a> <i class="">Cutting Plays for Performance: A Practical and Accessible Guide</i> from Routledge, launching in December 2021<br class=""><br class="">Faculty Advisor<br class="">Oswego Black Widows Women’s Rugby<br class="">Oswego Wizards Men’s Rugby</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="">
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