Play Suggestions: Running Time - While Shakespeare Slept

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Running Time - While Shakespeare Slept

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Topic: Running Time - While Shakespeare Slept

Posted By: Theatrestation
Subject: Running Time - While Shakespeare Slept
Date Posted: 11/03/12 at 11:50am

Has anyone done this show? What is the approximate running time? Wondering if it is long enough as a stand alone show or if it would need to be paired with a companion piece...perhaps Juliet's Garden.

Thanks!

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Posted By: edh915
Date Posted: 11/03/12 at 4:39pm

I'm not familiar with the show, but a remarkably accurate rule of thumb for determining the length of a play is:
Figure two minutes of playing time per page of script.

30 pages equals 60 minutes
45 pages equals 90 minutes
57 pages equals 114 minutes, etc., etc., etc.

I don't know why this works, but it's never more than 5 or ten minutes off.

(FYI: A script for a movie comes in at 1 minute per page. Go figure.)