Jan 15, 2024 | Shakespeare - Theatre
There is a particularly pernicious trap awaiting actresses cast as Juliet. A similar trap awaits Lady Macbeth, though of a different nature, as well as several of the more archetypal male roles. But none of them are as insidious as The Juliet Trap. Here’s how it...
Sep 20, 2023 | Publishing - Shakespeare - Theatre
Tracing the sources of Shakespeare’s plays to their roots is fun, though sometimes vexing. Do you work backwards, or try and trace the evolution from ancient texts to his eventual recreation? Chronologically, the most obvious inspiration for Shakespeare’s Romeo...
Sep 1, 2023 | Essential Posts - Shakespeare - Theatre - Writing
“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” William Shakespeare’s The Tragedie Of Romeo And Juliet reinvented theatrical Tragedy by taking standard Comedic elements and subverting them, with unhappy outcomes. This makes Romeo & Juliet...
May 4, 2012 | Books - Shakespeare - Theatre
Longtime readers of this blog will certainly recognize the centerpiece of this collection – my take on the origin of the Capulet-Montague feud which led to the writing of THE MASTER OF VERONA. But I've gone much further in this collection of essays,...
Mar 28, 2009 | Shakespeare - Theatre
Since the publication of THE MASTER OF VERONA, this site has been reached every single day by someone Googling the terms “Capulet-Montague Feud.” I want the piece to be easy to find, so I’m reposting it here. Enjoy! Early in 1999 I was directing...
