May 26, 2017 | Books - Shakespeare - The Novel - Theatre
Hey! I know, it’s been awhile. I tend to go quiet while in the weeds of new projects, and for the last six months I’ve been immersed in several. The big news: I just finished the first draft of a new novel (still secret – sorry!). I was also invited...
May 9, 2016 | Shakespeare - Theatre
I try never to presume on friendship. I don’t spam friends every time I have a new book out, or when I’m involved in a particularly good play (though ‘Dry Land’ at Rivendell is very good). Truth be told, I’m pretty bad at this self-promotion thing. I hate marketing...
Feb 14, 2016 | Shakespeare
If you wanted to throw my whole theory about the cause of the feud out of whack, you could point out to me that Lady Montague does not, in fact, have the final death in the play. I would answer with a nod, a sigh, a smile, saying, “I know. Benvolio does.” The first...
Feb 13, 2016 | Shakespeare - Theatre
Ask anyone who has ever played Lord or Lady Capulet, and especially any Nurse, to name their least favorite scene, and they’ll tell you it’s the Weeping and Wailing scene. (Aside – actors almost always use short-hand when referring to a scene. R&J has the...
Feb 12, 2016 | Shakespeare - Theatre
It amazes me that, of the thirty-odd productions I’ve been a part of and the dozen more I’ve seen, I’m the only director to make use of these lines from Juliet:
O, look! methinks I see my cousin’s ghost
Seeking out...
Feb 11, 2016 | Essential Posts - Shakespeare
You know what drives me consistently crazy? The preconceptions people have about Romeo & Juliet. So often after a student matinee a teacher or a parent will complain: “Why did you add all those sex jokes?” When we explain that we did not add...
