Jun 29, 2007 | Shakespeare - Theatre
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. “I know. Benvolio does.” The first legitimate...
Jun 27, 2007 | Essential Posts - Shakespeare - Theatre
There are two battles at the top of Macbeth. Whenever I am in charge of the staging, I try and open the show with both of these, just to make things clear. But whether or not they're staged, they are laid out in Act I scene ii. Appropriately, they come from two...
Jun 26, 2007 | Essential Posts - Shakespeare - Theatre
There are perhaps three uber-famous speeches in Macbeth, but the one that is most often quoted is the "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow" speech. It’s often taken as an existential lament, recited by actors and professors with a deep sorrowful...
Jun 9, 2007 | Shakespeare - Theatre
A couple days ago I reconnected with Harlan Underhill, my high school Shakespeare teacher from half a lifetime ago. Harlan was also the co-director of my very first production of the Bard’s work (of course, it was Romeo & Juliet. And, yes, I...
Jun 7, 2007 | Film & Television - Shakespeare - Theatre
I mentioned the other day that I was watching season 2 of Slings & Arrows. Well, I stopped. Not because it’s bad. It’s a marvelous Canadian show about theatre – basically, a send-up of life at the Stratford Festival. No, the problem is I know...
