Word: shakespeareanisms
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...irony that the classics has become the first humanity to widely apply computers, scholars say that there is a specific reason for the technological revolution to be occuring in this ancient field. Scholars of the classics are considered to be in a small group of academics--including Biblical and Shakespearean experts--who discuss a relatively select collection of works. Thus it is possible to gather all the classics into one condensed work...
Except for burlesque and Shakespearean soliloquies, the Boston-based Beau Jesters do it all: They do a parody of ritualized nonsense, what they term "A.R.T.-style," as well as the Flintstones theme song in barbershop quartet style. And from this mishmash, they create a surprisingly smooth and cleverly choreographed show...
...acting of the ensemble ranges from fair to comically bad, and this too puts a hold on Freinkel's invention. But even so, she did not go far enough: in trying to mingle modern theatrical ideas with traditional Shakespearean performance, Freinkel has created a play with more internal conflicts than even Macbeth himself. Given the problems of producing college Shakespeare, perhaps she should have adopted a less reverent attitude and an even more experimental appraoch. Like its accursed protagonist, this production of Macbeth seems "cabin'd, cribb'd, confin'd, bound in to saucy doubts and fears...
Enter the traveling Shakespearean theater company, stage left, complete with a Romeo techy named Riley (Eric Roberts). Cassie joins acting classes to escape her monotonous life, but pretty soon she's performing as Juliet offstage as much as on. If she can just cut away her town ties, and trust her slightly mad Romeo, Cassie may find happiness in L.A. But of course that's easier said than done...
...Only two people in the world, maybe three, believe in SDI" said Hoffman, who is also the Director for the Center for European studies. He said only the president, the secretary of defense, and Shakespearean actor and physicist Edward Teller had faith in the 'Star Wars' program. "Not even the scientists working on it believe it will work...