Time Out of Joint: Global Shakespeare Seen in Prison – a work in progress from CultureWorks on Vimeo. Directed by Steve Rowland, edited by Jason Hirata. Produced in cooperation with and made possible by Rehabilitation Through the Arts. A NY State based 501c3. Grant awarded by The Wyncote Foundation, Philadelphia, PA. The film is now in post-production. Completion expected in […]
Actor, director, filmmaker, Alexander Barnett is working on an exciting new film adaptation of King Lear. You can find more details at: https://www.facebook.com/KingLearFilm Here is his director’s statement: “Today, wherever you turn, the world is erupting in violence: murder, torture, rape, carnage. The list of atrocities seems endless. More and more we see life treated cheaply, brutally, in such a […]
The Great Society Written by Robert Schenkkan Directed by Bill Rauch The Oregon Shakespeare Festival And The Seattle Repertory Theater Part Two of two plays about the Lyndon B Johnson presidency, 1963-1968. Reviewed by Steve Rowland for Shakespeare Central Taken together, The Great Society and its prequel, All the Way, are an important new work of art. Robert […]
Reviewer: Steve Rowland / Shakespeare’s Globe touring company / Moore Theater / Seattle WA / November 26, 2014 / This traveling production from Shakespeare’s Globe which stars veteran actor Joseph Marcell is an extraordinary telling of “The Tragedie of King Lear”. If it comes your way, see it. Repeatedly, the Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe, Dominic Dromgoole, has shown how Shakespeare can honor […]
Ira Glass wrote the following Tweet after seeing “King Lear” at “Shakespeare in the Park” in New York City’s Central Park, the other night, starring John Lithgow, Jessica Hecht and Annette Benning. Directed by Daniel Sullivan. Dramaturg Jim Shapiro. “John Lithgow as Lear tonight: amazing. Shakespeare: not good. No stakes, not relatable. I think I’m realizing: Shakespeare sucks.” Is he […]
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