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Acquisitions Night at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
On February 21st, 6:30 p.m. the doors were opened to the main hall to welcome guests to one of two of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s
Cyrano de Bergerac: Richly Entertaining
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Always the prompter, never the star.” You know the story: The larger than life Cyrano (Douglas Hodge) is a Renaissance man – author, iconoclast, and
Per Kirkeby’s Paintings and Sculpture At the Phillips Collection
Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
“Everything is collapsing and transforming deep inside the picture.” Per Kirkeby Per Kirkeby is the most famous artist many people have never heard of. Highly
Shakespeare As You’ve Never Seen Him Before
Friday, July 13th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
And it’s right in the Hudson Valley, a delightful 90 minute drive, or train ride up north to Garrison, where Northern Westchester meets Putnam County.
The 39 Steps–HVSF-style
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Playing Around
There’s a laugh-riot going on in the Hudson Valley, cleverly done with magnificently-talented actors. While I thought I was headed to a predictable performance of
Anonymous: I Wouldn’t Wanna Take Credit Either
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
Conspiracy Theorists come in many flavors and forms; there are the 9/11 Truthers, the Birthers, the Area 51 believers, the people who believe vaccines cause
The Tragic Comedy of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
by Christian Barclay on Playing Around
It is hard to believe that William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice is a comedy. True, it doesn’t have the soul-searching elements of Hamlet, the star-crossed
Between Worlds: Stomp Meets Romeo and Juliet
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
by Lina Zeldovich on Playing Around
Stomp meets Romeo and Juliet, and classic Flamenco meets the art of modern dance in this uniquely told love story, Between Worlds, written by and
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