And Don Marquis gave Archy a friend, Mehitabel, a cat, who thinks she’s Cleopatra. Patrick: Yes, Archy first appeared in a newspaper column, which allowed him to be very contemporary and to comment on the themes of the day.
Patrick (laughing) : My best answer is: let go all vanity, be absolutely willing to look as idiotic and foolish and weird and crazed as you possibly can.īen: The play is based on poems, is that right?
#Archy and mehitabel how to#
It was the beginning of the 20th century, people were interested in spiritual movements, table tapping, ouija boards, other explorations…conventional religion was losing its power and influence and artists and writers were looking at esoteric things… Like satirists, Alexander Pope or Jonathan Swift…Archy is a free verse poet, trapped inside the body of the cockroach.īen: Here’s a listener’s question: As an actor, how do you decide how to play a cockroach? Patrick: Yes, an insect’s view of the world…DMQ’s stroke of genius. A brilliant way to express your frustration and rage at the madness in the world.īen: An insect’s perceptions of humanity. Don Marquis, creator of Archy – I feel it was his alter ego…That he poured all his wit and venom about the world into Archy the cockroach. Patrick: I was working in the US about 20 years ago, teaching and directing – and I picked up Archy in a secondhand bookshop. It’s an interesting play…you play Archy the cockroach…tell us something about it.
Like getting back on the horse again…Asking myself: ‘Can I still do this?’! I am sure people will be very warm and supportive and appreciative of all the effort that’s gone into everything.īen: I know this is a performance you’ve done before. Patrick: Exciting, like coming home and bit scarey.
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