tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed May 16 19:12:14 2007
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Re: Anyone want to translate "A Christmas Carol?"
- From: "Jon Winsley" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Anyone want to translate "A Christmas Carol?"
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 02:11:34 -0000 (GMT)
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> (Yet another translation request)
>
> My name is Christopher Kidder. I am the artistic director of Commedia
> Beauregard, a small theatre company in Saint Paul, MN. Starting with our
> last production back in January, we started down a new path that is
> focusing on performing works that have been translated from other
> languages into English. Our next season includes an 1806 play translated
> from Spanish, and a new work made up of proverbs translated from various
> languages and cultures.
>
> Why I'm writing to you today is because we are trying to put together a
> very special project for our December fundraiser. Specifically, we want
> to put on a performance (probably a staged reading) of "A Christmas Carol"
> in Klingon. It would be an abridged version, but the general idea is to
> do the entire play in Klingon with projected supertitles for those who
> can't speak it.
>
> We were wondering if such a project might appeal to you, or if you'd be
> willing to point us in the direction of someone who might be able to help
> us out?
>
> Thanks in advance for your assistance,
> Chris
>
> [email protected]
> 651-214-2905
> www.cbtheatre.org
>
>
>
> --
> "The Bible tells us to love our neighbors,
> and also to love our enemies; probably
> because generally they are the same people."
> GKC
> -----------------------------------------------------
> joel anderson * [email protected]
> mIghghachvo' yImej 'ej yIQaQ; roj yInej
> 'ej Dochvam yItlha'
> http://www.MrKlingon.org
I never thought of the Christmas Carol as a particularly Klingon play...
no battles, no victories, just an old man getting bossed around by a bunch
of ghosts.
Skyler