Shakespearing
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Shakespearing #49: A Review of Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s Richard II
Shakespearing #49 by Chelsea Alice Shakespeare’s Richard II—adapted by Trent Stephens for Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival—features startling symbolism, unique special effects, and a fine cast. The location, the Seabreeze Amphitheater at Carlin Park in Jupiter, was cozy and inviting, the sea breeze sweeping in from the beach. The K & J Seafood truck, where the… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #48: As You Like It at CSC
Shakespearing #48 by David Foley Wit and Fresh Sorrow: As You Like It at CSC When non-traditional casting is not the same as color-blind casting, things can get interesting. (I realize non-traditional casting is a bit of a misnomer since by now it’s quite traditional.) In John Doyle’s new production of As You Like It… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #47: The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespearing #47 by David Foley The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park Production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream The cult of the Fairy Queen has fallen into disuse, reduced to a remnant of aging votaries who follow her through the woods dressed in white. They serve her gently and lovingly, and why wouldn’t they?… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #46: Measure for Measure at Theatre for a New Audience
Shakespearing #46 by David Foley Passion and Confusion: Measure for Measure at Theatre for a New Audience Measure for Measure has the bones of a simple story. The Duke of Vienna leaves his city in charge of Angelo, a cold-hearted moralist who condemns a man to death for fornication. When Isabella, the man’s sister, comes… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #45: Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Love’s Labour’s Lost
Shakespearing #45 by John King Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Love’s Labour’s Lost Love’s Labour’s Lost is a weird play. There, I said it. The premise is that four young men, in a spirit of fellowship, swear that they will forbear the company of women in order to devote themselves to a Spartan, scholarly life. The man driving… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #44: Gender and Shakespeare in Soho
Shakespearing #44 by David Foley Father of Lies: Gender and Shakespeare in Soho Lisa Wolpe, founder and artistic director of the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company, has recently been performing a couple of theatre pieces at the Here arts space on 6th Avenue and Spring Street in Soho. In one, Macbeth3, she plays the title… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #43: Lisa Wolpe’s Gender-Bent Macbeth3
Shakespearing by Chuck Cannini Lisa Wolpe’s Gender-Bent Macbeth3 On center stage, he slumped over a tire. Strands of short blond hair dangled into the tire’s hole. The back of his burly leather armor faced the audience. Faceless. Beyond him, a figure obscured by a tattered hood and cloak skulked in the shadows. The way the… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #42: New York Classical Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespearing #42 by Chuck Cannini New York Classical Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Central Park) Central Park West’s entrance at 103rd Street welcomed all beneath the gentle glimmer of lampposts as green as the surrounding undergrowth, tree leaves, and shrubs. Manhattan’s brick-walled apartments and rumbling cars ceased to exist. This transition from a city to… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #41: OST’s The Tempest
One of my articles of literary faith is that Shakespeare is the best writer who has ever lived. A related article of literary faith is that few of my writer friends quite understand this because they think Shakespeare can’t really be understood, or play in an authentic way. They think this because their curiosity has not survived trying… Continue reading
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Shakespearing #40: A Reflection
Shakespearing #40 by David Foley A Reflection I’m supposed to come up with some final thoughts about Shakespeare after my long trek through the plays, but I keep thinking about his books. I recently stumbled on a Times article from 2005 in which the author flogs the old idea that Shakespeare couldn’t have written his… Continue reading
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