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The Last Will – Disappointing
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“William Shakespeare’s tumultuous final days and his ultimate change of heart” Will Shakespeare (Austin Pendleton) is not sleeping. He’s arrived home on one of four
In Acting Shakespeare – “He Wrote Us”
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
A bare stage. A wooden crate. A silver topped cane. The actor, in jeans and a jacket, walks in from the audience. He sets down
And on the Twelfth Night There Was Revelry!
Friday, May 4th, 2012
by Erin E. McGuff on Playing Around
When, as a theatre audience member, you walk into a non-traditional space, you expect a show that will rival its venue in exciting irreverence. With
Lynn Redgrave Archive at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Lynn Redgrave, the original Georgy Girl, died nearly two years ago. A member of a storied Shakespearean family, she let behind a theatrical archive, a collection
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
“Summer of Lust”—A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
by Weintana Abraha on Playing Around
The Cell and The Hive Theatre Company’s second “Summer of Lust” show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, is staged with the playful spirit
Don’t Wait for Cupid to Plan that Perfect Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Living Around
To-morrow is Saint Valentine’s day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. —William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV,
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