A new film from Nadine Patterson, “Tango Macbeth” follows 20 actors over 11 days though the drama of the play and production of Macbeth. Join the filmmaker for the first showing, and celebration of Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, on April 23 in Harlem, New York. “Tango Macbeth” premiere’s at: Wednesday April 23, 6:30-8:13pm at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 2309 Frederick […]
This new play from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan features a company of 20 distinguished stage actors playing some of history’s most dynamic figures: J. Edgar Hoover; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Governor George Wallace; Senator Hubert Humphrey; Secretary of Defense Robert J. McNamara and LBJ himself. 1964: A pivotal year in American history—a landmark civil rights bill was passed, […]
Charles Isherwood, NY Times December 26, 2013 Pity the English teacher of today, faced with a roomful of adolescents busy updating their Facebook status, communicating on Snapchat or gossiping via text message about the latest perfidy committed by a frenemy. Trying to instill in students a passionate interest in Shakespeare (or even a passing one) has never been a teacher’s […]
Chicago: Shakespeare Central Exclusive: This re-telling of the Othello story, completely re-written in hip hop rhyme was one of the sensations of 2012’s Globe to Globe Festival in London. Produced by The Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, “Othello: The Remix is a stunning and powerful telling of Shakespeare’s story. Othello is portrayed not as a soldier, but as ‘the world’s greatest rapper’. […]
A collage of a city voicing the words of Shakespeare, NYSX brings the Bard’s 154 sonnets to 154 different locations, in 154 mini movies. This project brings actors from all over New York City to recite every sonnet created by Shakespeare. Each sonnet, conveyed through narratives, brings the centuries old words to life through the talent of local artists. […]
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