Grahamlet
by Graham Arthur Mackenzie
graham@grahamlet.org
versions: 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0

(Grahamlet Annotated Script) written by Graham Arthur Mackenzie
Grahamlet Official Script edited by Graham Arthur Mackenzie
Grahamlet Click-Through Script coded by Graham Arthur Mackenzie

Version 4.0
- Developed early 2023; toured mid 2023
- Various parks, forests, and other natural settings in Ashland OR, Boulder CO, Santa Fe NM, Los Angeles CA, Sacramento CA
- Live run-through in real time, ~99% memorized

Grahamlet 4.0 Tour 2023 planned itinerary:
Flyer for Grahamlet 4.0 Tour 2023 5/25: Sequim, WA 5/26-27: PDX, 5/28-6/1: Ashland, 6/2: SLC / Arches, 6/3-4: Boulder / Denver, 6/5-7: Taos / Santa Fe / Albuquerque, 6/8: Grand Canyon, 6/9-10: Las Vegas, 6/11-12: LA, 6/13-14: Palm Springs / Joshua Tree, 6/15-17: San Diego, 6/18-22: Sac / NC+GV / Tahoe, 6/23-25: Stanley, ID / Salmon National Forest, 6/26-7/4: Seattle

Boulder CO, 6/10/23, video by Tyler Lansford:


Los Angeles CA, 6/15/23, photos by Brian Quist (click to enlarge in new tab):
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Sacramento CA, 6/17/23, photos by Brian Marshall (click to enlarge in new tab):
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See below, demonstration of Grahamlet 4.0 text memorization; ~97.5% memorized

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1RHT3J7m9bLaCipQq2aFX4vPCrF0u6j / or download
Motion Picture Experts Group .mp4 files:
Act 1: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5
Act 2: Scene 1, Scene 2
Act 3: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4
Act 4: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5 Not Recorded, Scene 6, Scene 7
Act 5: Scene 1, Scene 2

See below, test footage of assistive tech I'm developing to make Grahamlet more accessible:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/wFeFlyxnBw4 / or download / 4th gen accessibility tech MVP


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GITM9UidqfU / or download / 3rd gen accessibility tech MVP


https://youtube.com/shorts/QH7gJLDKgd0 / or download / 2nd gen accessibility tech MVP


https://youtube.com/shorts/g0C6YbYNbuw / or download / 1st gen accessibility tech MVP

Version 3.1
- Filmed October 15 - 21, 2021; edited by José Ramírez, titles/subtitles added by Graham, and published over the end of 2021, beginning of 2022
- The top of Dead Horse Canyon in Lakeridge Park, Seattle; specifically in the canopy clearing with the semi-circle of tree stumps left behind by city foresters in the wake of a powerful windstorm with a lot of fall-down

- Filmed live run-through in real time, ~50%-65% memorized
- High-definition film (1080 p, 30 fps) of a live run-through not in real time

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1RHT3J7m9Z-jNmVMWZ1lBHbv16ay4Gr
In response to my seeming inability to convince even passionate Shakespeare fans to make the trek to this somewhat remote spot to see me do Version 3.0 live and in person, I borrowed a couple GoPros from my brother Greg Mackenzie and a friend of his José Ramírez and rented a third myself from Glazer's Cameras and just depended on natural lighting and the microphones within the cameras.
Motion Picture Experts Group .mp4 files:
Act 1: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5
Act 2: Scene 1, Scene 2
Act 3: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4
Act 4: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5, Scene 6, Scene 7
Act 5: Scene 1, Scene 2

Version 3.0
- July 31 & August 1, 2021
- The top of Dead Horse Canyon in Lakeridge Park, Seattle; specifically in the canopy clearing with the semi-circle of tree stumps left behind by city foresters in the wake of a powerful windstorm with a lot of fall-down

- Live run-through in real time, ~25%-33% memorized
Flyer for Grahamlet v3.0
Promoted the show casually to friends / family / on social media. Handed out 50ish flyers to the audience at the Seattle Shakespeare Company's very-well-attended version of Comedy of Errors in a park in downtown Issaquah.
Literally no one showed up for either half of the performance.


Version 2.1
- February 14 - 24, 2020
- My apartment in Sacramento

- High-definition film (1080 p, 24 fps) of a live run-through not in real time

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1RHT3J7m9bGrtdQKegS3Wmxy2uesKtX
Borrowed a Sony a6300 from Joel Sauter and used the lighting in my bedroom.
Quicktime .mov files:
Act 1: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5
Act 2: Scene 1, Scene 2
Act 3: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4
Act 4: Scene 1, Scene 2, Scene 3, Scene 4, Scene 5, Scene 6, Scene 7
Act 5: Scene 1, Scene 2

Version 2.0
- Weekend of my birthday, January 12, 2020
- My apartment in Sacramento

- High-definition film (1080 p, 24 fps) of a live run-through not in real time
Still frame of Grahamlet v2.0
Rented a Sony alpha7 iii and LED light from Mike's Camera in Sacramento for the weekend. Spent most of Saturday setting things up / dialing them in.
Did not have enough time to capture a complete run. Was not stoked with the results I did capture, both for color & lack of focus.


Version 1.1
- December 18, 21, and 23, 2019
- My Airbnb in Portland, my friend's Mom's house in Sequim, my Dad's house in Seattle

- A live run-through in real time, with a lone live musician
Grahamlet flyer for v1.1
Grahamlet v1.1 House Rules pdf

Version 1.0
- December 12 - 14, 2019
- My apartment in Sacramento
- A live run-through in real time, with a lone live musician
Flyer for Grahamlet v1.0
Grahamlet v1.0 House Rules pdf

Photo of Graham from Grahamlet v1.0 Photo of Graham from Grahamlet v1.0 Photo of Graham from Grahamlet v1.0
Photo: Kristýna Esquivel

Version 0.0
- Halloween 2019
- Midtown Sacramento
- A pub crawl of one around midtown Sacramento, dressed all in black, reciting the play aloud unceasingly
A handful of handwritten notes used during Grahamlet v 0.0
These are the handwritten notes I created for that night, in order to be able to order drinks non-verbally.


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