About the Play - Tempest.pub - Shakespeare Theatre Company
... y the time Shakespeare wrote The Tempest in 1611, Londoners were accustomed to stories of fantastic voyages abroad. More than a hundred years after Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas, colonization and exploration of the unknown islands west of England continued to be frequent topics o ...
... y the time Shakespeare wrote The Tempest in 1611, Londoners were accustomed to stories of fantastic voyages abroad. More than a hundred years after Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas, colonization and exploration of the unknown islands west of England continued to be frequent topics o ...
Culture Clash: What the Wooster Group revealed about the RSC
... televised material), mimicking the traditional receiving-and-filtering role of the spectator. The British actors even explored the Wooster métier themselves, screening Wolfgang Peterson’s Troy (2004) on monitors around the Performing Garage and imitating Brad Pitt or Eric Bana while delivering Shake ...
... televised material), mimicking the traditional receiving-and-filtering role of the spectator. The British actors even explored the Wooster métier themselves, screening Wolfgang Peterson’s Troy (2004) on monitors around the Performing Garage and imitating Brad Pitt or Eric Bana while delivering Shake ...
george bernard shaw - EncoreArtsSeattle.com
... Seattle Shakespeare Company for most of our 25 year history. Co-founder Cornelia Moore can still recall her own introduction to Shakespeare when a touring production performed at her elementary school, “It began a lifelong fascination with the power of words, and how they have the ability to affect ...
... Seattle Shakespeare Company for most of our 25 year history. Co-founder Cornelia Moore can still recall her own introduction to Shakespeare when a touring production performed at her elementary school, “It began a lifelong fascination with the power of words, and how they have the ability to affect ...
ASIDES production program - Shakespeare Theatre Company
... He was a great assistant director, then associate director, and he has done wonderful work for us for many years. This season will actually celebrate two of Ethan’s productions because we will be reviving his production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as our next Free For All. And, of course, this prod ...
... He was a great assistant director, then associate director, and he has done wonderful work for us for many years. This season will actually celebrate two of Ethan’s productions because we will be reviving his production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream as our next Free For All. And, of course, this prod ...
Interview with Daniel and Michael (#OUT)
... —I think he has a legitimate grievance with the people of Rome, because they have this problem with him. He feels that everyone is bound to their duty to Rome, and he does what he feels is right… —is for the good of Rome, above all else. I think he struggles with and against the people of Rome becau ...
... —I think he has a legitimate grievance with the people of Rome, because they have this problem with him. He feels that everyone is bound to their duty to Rome, and he does what he feels is right… —is for the good of Rome, above all else. I think he struggles with and against the people of Rome becau ...
Ł ó d ź C e l e b r a t e s
... Another ground-breaking scholar was Professor Irena Janicka-Świderska, who used to teach Shakespeare in practice as part of the “Teaching English ...
... Another ground-breaking scholar was Professor Irena Janicka-Świderska, who used to teach Shakespeare in practice as part of the “Teaching English ...
Theatre - Universidad de Zaragoza
... Much Ado about Nothing and As You Like It. Ed. John Russell Brown. (Casebooks series). Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1979. 23031.* ...
... Much Ado about Nothing and As You Like It. Ed. John Russell Brown. (Casebooks series). Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1979. 23031.* ...
Name: Sophomore Honors Macbeth Scavenger Hunt 1. In what and
... 1. In what and when was Macbeth believed to have been written? 2. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, who became Shakespeare’s new patron? 3. Macbeth is a tragedy. What are the other three types of Shakespeare’s plays? What else did Shakespeare write? ...
... 1. In what and when was Macbeth believed to have been written? 2. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, who became Shakespeare’s new patron? 3. Macbeth is a tragedy. What are the other three types of Shakespeare’s plays? What else did Shakespeare write? ...
Sir mark Elder Conductor Chicago Shakespeare Theater guest
... and circumstance of glorious war!”) Elgar had considered a work about Shakespeare’s Falstaff for years and wrote the knight’s name atop some sketches as early as 1901. But Elgar’s Falstaff might have become another idle dream, like Verdi’s Lear or Tchaikovsky’s Othello, had he not received a commiss ...
... and circumstance of glorious war!”) Elgar had considered a work about Shakespeare’s Falstaff for years and wrote the knight’s name atop some sketches as early as 1901. But Elgar’s Falstaff might have become another idle dream, like Verdi’s Lear or Tchaikovsky’s Othello, had he not received a commiss ...
Festival Pkg doc - Act-co
... HOST is required by the company on the adjudication night. Please ensure that this person is at the theatre one-hour prior to curtain to receive the adjudication party and review any special preparations for the adjudication, including time restrictions for the evening. This person must also have th ...
... HOST is required by the company on the adjudication night. Please ensure that this person is at the theatre one-hour prior to curtain to receive the adjudication party and review any special preparations for the adjudication, including time restrictions for the evening. This person must also have th ...
brutus tragic
... Ghosts calling for revenge Use of “stichomythia” in dialogue – passages where characters speak in alternate lines. ...
... Ghosts calling for revenge Use of “stichomythia” in dialogue – passages where characters speak in alternate lines. ...
Program - American Conservatory Theater
... Bay. Housekeeping is included weekly, three chef prepared meals are provided daily, and health services are on-site. Pets love where they live too and there is even an 1,800 square foot dog park. See why The Sequoias is the perfect place for you, conveniently located in the heart of San Francisco. ...
... Bay. Housekeeping is included weekly, three chef prepared meals are provided daily, and health services are on-site. Pets love where they live too and there is even an 1,800 square foot dog park. See why The Sequoias is the perfect place for you, conveniently located in the heart of San Francisco. ...
The Merchant of Venice - The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
... 1578 (approximately 15-20 years prior to Merchant), the play was “shown at The Bull [Theatre], representing the greediness of worldly choosers, and bloody minds of usurers.” Scholars are unsure as to whether Shakespeare knew of this play or not. A more direct source is probably a selection within a ...
... 1578 (approximately 15-20 years prior to Merchant), the play was “shown at The Bull [Theatre], representing the greediness of worldly choosers, and bloody minds of usurers.” Scholars are unsure as to whether Shakespeare knew of this play or not. A more direct source is probably a selection within a ...
*Who builds stronger than a mason, a shipwright, or a carpenter?*
... should be thrown on her. Yet here she is allowed her virgin crants, her maiden strewments, and the bringing home of bell and burial. Leartes, “Lay her i' th' earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh ...
... should be thrown on her. Yet here she is allowed her virgin crants, her maiden strewments, and the bringing home of bell and burial. Leartes, “Lay her i' th' earth, And from her fair and unpolluted flesh ...
Shakespeare Among the Saints - Office of the Academic Vice
... illustrates this by listing the roles that David McKenzie, the company’s leading man, had to work up between November 17 and April 13 1866-67. He performed in thirty-seven different roles (three from Shakespeare), fifteen new and twelve others he had not played in two years (pp. 236-38). 21Ibid. T ...
... illustrates this by listing the roles that David McKenzie, the company’s leading man, had to work up between November 17 and April 13 1866-67. He performed in thirty-seven different roles (three from Shakespeare), fifteen new and twelve others he had not played in two years (pp. 236-38). 21Ibid. T ...
Quiz
... 5. What girl falls in love with a man, before she sees his face or knows his name? 6. Whose last words are: “Thus with a kiss I die”? 7. Which father has three daughters? 8. Here are the titles of ten plays, but they have been mixed up. Sort them out. - Henry 3d. - The Merry Wives of Venice. - Juliu ...
... 5. What girl falls in love with a man, before she sees his face or knows his name? 6. Whose last words are: “Thus with a kiss I die”? 7. Which father has three daughters? 8. Here are the titles of ten plays, but they have been mixed up. Sort them out. - Henry 3d. - The Merry Wives of Venice. - Juliu ...
much ado about nothing - Theatre for a New Audience
... have spawned a genre of comedy—save Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. From Restoration comedies to Hepburn and Tracy movies, these characters have inspired generations of writers to create their own witty couples who resist their own coupling and use language as an armor and a weapon ...
... have spawned a genre of comedy—save Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. From Restoration comedies to Hepburn and Tracy movies, these characters have inspired generations of writers to create their own witty couples who resist their own coupling and use language as an armor and a weapon ...
the Twelfth Night Study Guide
... Sacramento Theatre Company can accommodate 292 patrons in the proscenium-style auditorium of its Main Stage, while the Pollock Stage offers a more intimate experience with only 87 seats in a black box-style theatre. Both provide good acoustics and sight-lines. This professional, Equity theatre prese ...
... Sacramento Theatre Company can accommodate 292 patrons in the proscenium-style auditorium of its Main Stage, while the Pollock Stage offers a more intimate experience with only 87 seats in a black box-style theatre. Both provide good acoustics and sight-lines. This professional, Equity theatre prese ...
Hamlet Act 4
... have words to speak in thine ear will make thee dumb; yet are they much too light for the bore of the matter. These good fellows will bring thee where I am. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold their course for England: of them I have much to tell thee. Farewell. 'He that thou knowest thine, HAMLET.' ...
... have words to speak in thine ear will make thee dumb; yet are they much too light for the bore of the matter. These good fellows will bring thee where I am. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern hold their course for England: of them I have much to tell thee. Farewell. 'He that thou knowest thine, HAMLET.' ...
Hamlet - Stratford Festival 2015 Study Guide
... In 1937, Laurence Olivier performed the title role at the Old Vic. That same year, the play was staged at Elsinore in Denmark with Olivier and his wife Vivien Leigh (Ophelia). This production was directed by Tyrone Guthrie. In 1938, Maurice Evans’ production was the first to present the uncut play t ...
... In 1937, Laurence Olivier performed the title role at the Old Vic. That same year, the play was staged at Elsinore in Denmark with Olivier and his wife Vivien Leigh (Ophelia). This production was directed by Tyrone Guthrie. In 1938, Maurice Evans’ production was the first to present the uncut play t ...
Document
... A Twitter post by National Public Radio personality Ira Glass sparked a national dialog on the cultural relevance of Shakespeare in modern America. His comment “Shakespeare: not good. no stakes. not relatable” is the antithesis of what audiences discover through the bold, visceral productions at Chi ...
... A Twitter post by National Public Radio personality Ira Glass sparked a national dialog on the cultural relevance of Shakespeare in modern America. His comment “Shakespeare: not good. no stakes. not relatable” is the antithesis of what audiences discover through the bold, visceral productions at Chi ...
Program - The Old Globe
... Shakespeare famously tells us that the purpose of theatre, “both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as ’twere, the mirror up to nature.” Drama’s job is to reflect the world, for better or worse, as it actually is. Centuries of Shakespeare’s successors have drawn inspiration from this dictum, ...
... Shakespeare famously tells us that the purpose of theatre, “both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as ’twere, the mirror up to nature.” Drama’s job is to reflect the world, for better or worse, as it actually is. Centuries of Shakespeare’s successors have drawn inspiration from this dictum, ...
2017-18 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT Page 1 of 7
... Greek tragedy to wildly profane contemporary comedy, all chosen to present to the community the new company of actors working at the Conservatory," said Greg Leaming, Director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory. "It’s the kind of high energy, eclectic season that Sarasota has come to expect from us – and ...
... Greek tragedy to wildly profane contemporary comedy, all chosen to present to the community the new company of actors working at the Conservatory," said Greg Leaming, Director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory. "It’s the kind of high energy, eclectic season that Sarasota has come to expect from us – and ...
february 2017 - The Old Globe
... Shakespeare famously tells us that the purpose of theatre, “both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as ’twere, the mirror up to nature.” Drama’s job is to reflect the world, for better or worse, as it actually is. Centuries of Shakespeare’s successors have drawn inspiration from this dictum, ...
... Shakespeare famously tells us that the purpose of theatre, “both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as ’twere, the mirror up to nature.” Drama’s job is to reflect the world, for better or worse, as it actually is. Centuries of Shakespeare’s successors have drawn inspiration from this dictum, ...
Macbeth - McNair
... It is thought to be extremely bad luck to say the name "Macbeth" anywhere near a theatre. Actors and theatre personnel instead, refer to Shakespeare's Macbeth as "the Scottish play." Actors refer to the lead characters as the Mac-ers, Lady M, and other nicknames. This superstition goes back to the 1 ...
... It is thought to be extremely bad luck to say the name "Macbeth" anywhere near a theatre. Actors and theatre personnel instead, refer to Shakespeare's Macbeth as "the Scottish play." Actors refer to the lead characters as the Mac-ers, Lady M, and other nicknames. This superstition goes back to the 1 ...
Colorado Shakespeare Festival
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a professional acting company in association with the University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder. It was established in 1958, making it one of the oldest such festivals in the United States, and has roots going back to the early 1900s.Each summer, the festival draws about 25,000 patrons to see the works of Shakespeare, as well as classics and contemporary plays, in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and indoor University Theatre.The company is made up of professional actors, directors, designers and artisans from around the United States and the world, along with student interns from around the nation.Timothy Orr, the current producing artistic director, was hired in 2014 after serving as an actor in the company since 2007 and associate producing artistic director since 2011.