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Antony and Cleopatra

I-II.5

1st reader- Cleopatra

2nd reader- Antony and Messenger (2.5)

3rd reader- Charmian and 2nd Messenger (1.2) and Maecenas and Octavia

4th reader- Caesar and Varrius and Attendant (1.1) and Iras and Philo and 2nd Attendant (1.2)

5th reader- Lepidus and Menas and Soothsayer and 1st Messenger (1.2) and Mardian

6th reader- Enobarbus and Pompey and Messenger (1.4)

7th reader- Agrippa and Alexis and 1st Attendant (1.2) and Demetrius

If 8th reader is present, he/she reads- Octavia and Mardian and Messenger (1.4) and Messenger (2.5)

If 9th reader is present, he/she reads- Maecenas and Philo and 2nd Attendant (1.2)

If 10th reader is present, he/she reads- Pompey and Demetrius

If 11th reader is present, he/she reads- Varrius and Attendant (1.1) and Iras

If 12th reader is present, he/she reads- 1st Attendant (1.2) and Messenger (2.5)

II.6-III

1st reader- Antony

2nd reader- Cleopatra and 1st Servant (2.7) and Song (2.7) and Octavia

3rd reader- Enobarbus and Maecenas and Alexas and Dolabella and Attendant/Servant (3.13)

4th reader- Caesar and Messenger (3.7) and Messenger (3.3) and Eros

5th reader- Pompey and Soldier (3.7) and Scarus and Ventidius and Agrippa

6th reader- Menas and Charmian and 2nd Servant (2.7) and Thidias and Silius

7th reader- Lepidus and Considius/Canidius and Taurus and Schoolmaster and Iras

If 8th reader is present, he/she reads- Octavia and Eros and Messenger (3.3)

If 9th reader is present, he/she reads- Agrippa and Iras and Silius and Attendant/Servant (3.1)

If 10th reader is present, he/she reads- Ventidius and Thidias

If 11th reader is present, he/she reads- Maecenas and Alexas and Dolabella

If 12th reader is present, he/she reads- Scarus and Song (2.7)

IV-V

1st reader- Caesar and Dercetus and 3rd Guard and Eros

2nd reader- Antony (Act 4.1 -4.8) and Seleucus and 2nd Guard and Iras and Proculeius

3rd reader- Antony (Act 4.10 ad fin) and 1st Watch and Charmian and 1st Soldier and Agrippa

4th reader- Cleopatra (Act 4) and Gallus and Guardsman (5.2)

5th reader- Cleopatra (Act 5) and 2nd Watch and Scarus and 3rd Soldier

6th reader- Enobarbus and 1st Guard and Mardian and Maecenas and 4th Soldier and Clown

7th reader- Dolabella and 2nd Soldier and Messenger (4.6) and Diomedes and Egyptian and Captain and Centurion

If 8th reader is present, he/she reads- Proculeius and Eros and Agrippa and 3rd Soldier and Guardsman (5.2)

If 9th reader is present, he/she reads- 1st Soldier and Centurion and Iras and 3rd Guard and Clown

If 10th reader is present, he/she reads- Charmian and Scarus and Dercetus and 4th Soldier and Captain

If 11th reader is present, he/she reads- Clown and Seleucus and 2nd Guard and 2nd Watch

If 12th reader is present, he/she reads- Diomedes and Egyptian and 1st Watch and Gallus