Word: roleplaying
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...never been that into fantasies or roleplay. My uncle once got me a subscription to World of Warcraft, and when he came over to set it up and introduce me to his online guild, I kept laughing nervously. This probably offended him, because a few months later I signed on out of boredom and realized he hadn’t renewed my subscription...
...don’t know, either). After the boxed wine ran out, the party dispersed, forcing all to walk home through the pouring rain. SATURDAY Things got started frighteningly early in Loker Commons where, at 8 p.m., the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association had a live-action roleplay (LARP) ball. Donning tiaras and military uniforms, students and alums gathered together between the pool tables and that kid finishing his problem set for waltzes and swordfights. At the CityStep party at the Signet, people who teach dance to children ate whipped cream off each other’s bodies. A classy...
Things got started frighteningly early in Loker Commons where, at 8 p.m., the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association had a live-action roleplay (LARP) ball. Donning tiaras and military uniforms, students and alums gathered together between the pool tables and that kid finishing his problem set for waltzes and swordfights...
Larson (who goes by “Lars”) and Zarif are invented characters, played by actor George Calil and actor/producer Wali Razaqi, respectively. They are part of Johnston’s actual five-man crew, which skillfully uses the roleplay to gain access to warlords, bounty hunters, and Northern Alliance members who believe they are being interviewed for a genuine documentary...
...Obvious rule number 5: [The audience] needs to care about your characters." One of Ayckbourn's great gifts is the ability to create people whose flaws are both maddening and charming. Best of all is the boyfriend's mother in RolePlay, superbly performed by Jacqueline King. Perpetually drunk, she mortifies everyone with alcohol-drenched insults. Yet among the hypocritical company, her honesty is refreshing. Which brings us to Rule No. 54: "Casting is everything." Ayckbourn's ensemble is uniformly fabulous. In particular Alison Pargeter moves from sniveling schoolgirl through Bridget Jones-style lonelyheart to damaged woman, impressive in each incarnation...