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Pacific University to portray a transgender Romeo in modern take of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Pacific University to portray a transgender Romeo in modern take of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

By Ken Centers for The Oregonian/OregonLive, 10 March 2015 Rusty Tennant, director of Pacific University’s production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” is presenting a unique interpretation of the tragic love story. Verona is a contemporary high school instead of a city; Lord Capulet is its principal, and Friar Lawrence a counselor of the eager-youth-group-leader type. A handful of the characters are transgender, including […]

March 17, 2015 · 0 comments · Teachers, Theaters
Zombies meet Shakespeare in DePauw University’s ‘Living Dead in Denmark’

Zombies meet Shakespeare in DePauw University’s ‘Living Dead in Denmark’

Published in Banner Graphic, 10 March 2015 DePauw University Theatre will continue its 2014-15 season with an invitation for audiences to visit a zombie-infested Shakespearean world in “Living Dead in Denmark.” The play, written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Andrew Hayes, professor of communication and theatre, opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 in Moore Theatre of DePauw’s Green Center […]

March 17, 2015 · 0 comments · Popular Culture, Theaters
For Valentine’s Day, ‘Shakespeare Uncovered’ focuses on love

For Valentine’s Day, ‘Shakespeare Uncovered’ focuses on love

By Mike Hughes for the Lansing State Journal, 6 February 2015 As Valentine’s Day nears, people might debate which writer created the ultimate romance. Here are three possibilities – Shakespeare, Shakespeare or … well, Shakespeare. His passionate “Othello,” “Antony and Cleopatra” and “Romeo and Juliet” are pondered in the final shows of this season’s “Shakespeare Uncovered” series, on PBS.

February 11, 2015 · 0 comments · Popular Culture, Uncategorized
Shakespeare in the Square’s First Folio Romeo and Juliet Opens Off-Broadway

Shakespeare in the Square’s First Folio Romeo and Juliet Opens Off-Broadway

By Carey Purcell for Playbill.com, 18 January 2015 Shakespeare in the Square, a group of young professionals working to bring a new perspective to classic theatre, presents a new production of William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, officially opening Jan. 18 following previews that began Jan. 14. Known for their performances in Washington Square Park, the group, which […]

February 3, 2015 · 0 comments · Uncategorized
Arts groups band together for “Wherefore: Shakespeare in Raleigh” festival

Arts groups band together for “Wherefore: Shakespeare in Raleigh” festival

By Sarah Barr for News & Observer (North Carolina), 2 February 2015 In Shakespeare’s tale of star-crossed lovers, Juliet asks the night, “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” Juliet’s question is often misunderstood to mean she is searching for Romeo rather than cursing the fact that her love is from an enemy family. Playing off that common misinterpretation, organizers of […]

February 3, 2015 · 0 comments · Theaters
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