Theodore P. Mahne, The Times-Picayune
June 24, 2014
How could William Shakespeare ever have made it in the business of modern theater? What producer would be willing to hire dozens of actors? Who’s going to sit through five acts in a Twitterized world?
In “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),” now playing as part of the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival at Tulane’s season, director Carl Walker solves those supposed problems with glee. Five acts? Who needs them? This show squeezes the three dozen plays in the Bard’s canon into a tight two hours with a brief intermission. […continued]






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