Word: duchess
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only real change in the text--the conversion of the Duke of Venice to the Duchess of Venice--is a cutesy, annoying attempt at originality. Emilia's "ills that we do" speech to Desdemona in Act IV, scene 4, explains that men wield all the power in the play. More than simple cross-casting, Williams' decision is a script revision that helps to undermine the strength of Othello's clear and present gender tensions...
...Duchess potatoes...
Ross effectively used stage accessories to inject humor into the production. A refrigerator, wrapped in red ribbon, dropped out of the sky like a prize in some hellishly flamboyant game show. Unfortunately for the Duchess, this morbid gift from her brothers contained a man whom she believed was the murdered Antonio...
...Duchess of Malfi boasted strong theatrical performances, creative direction and inventive production values. As for Mr. Rudenstine, perhaps he had a more enticing engagement. If not, one should be wary of this man's theatrical taste. He missed one of this semester's better plays...
...Duchess of Malfi wasn't good enough for Neil Rudenstine; he left at halftime...