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...Queen's blue-blooded servants, played by Kelly matthews and Tom Chick, function as narrators for Cocteau's brand of Shakespearean prologue; they provide important information at the beginning of each of the first two acts. Although Matthews and Chick allow the opening scene to drag unnecessarily, they become more comfortable with their characters in the middle of the play. Then matthews' prissy, huffy countess and Chick's obsequious, inspid duke become enjoyable to watch...
...notice, she just crossed out the offending restrictions against obscenity before signing, a response the NEA would not allow. Media-minded impresario Joseph Papp of New York City's Public Theater wrote an op-ed open letter for the New York Times. The business-minded board of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival, the largest U.S. regional theater, held a private debate that led to a unanimous vote...
...productions straddles several different eras. Its dialogue is rooted in firm Shakespearean ground, but its innovations are strictly 20th century. In some scenes, for example, characters sport Athens College T-shirts and jeans...
...motley cross between Shakespearean comedy and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is nothing if not dramatic. Motocycles, condoms and pink bow-ties figure prominently, along with music performed by a group that calls itself "Love Juice...
...eager for more. Tandy longs for a role in just about anything by Athol Fugard, and Cronyn would like to play Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. He is too old, he reluctantly admits, to take on another Shakespearean favorite, Richard...