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...inherited a company €3.5 million in the red and with an unimpressive ratio of hit productions. Boyd sees Midnight's Children as exactly the sort of show to put the RSC back on track. It may not be Shakespeare, he says, but "Rushdie is in the highly theatrical Shakespearean tradition. You can say they're both overblown, or you can see that they supersede the prosaic limitations of naturalism. That's the sort of new work we should be doing." Boyd plans to introduce a regular summer festival of new work to run alongside productions of Shakespeare...
...Shakespearean history set in Mexico and a musical about the political and emotional aspects of international chess competition have beaten a crowded field of student productions vying to grace Harvard’s largest stage this spring, the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) announced Sunday...
...them all the more compelling” explains Bittner. A lighting director will create the mood while the puppets gesticulate to the words of the actors, and musical interludes—in hip-hop, techno and jazz styles—create an added layer of intensity and distance from Shakespearean tradition...
...private behavior and the choices people make as citizens and human beings.” Symonds emphasizes that these issues “are as relevant in current society as in 16th-century Vienna.” In order to enforce morality laws, the Duke of Vienna disguises himself. Shakespearean chaos ensues with plenty of comedic characters, including a nun, a Duke disguised as a monk, and a promiscuous lover. Of course there is plenty of personal drama wrapped up in mistaken identity and elaborate deceptions. Directed by Patrick Demers, a professional director, and assisted by a guest artist actor...
...fortunes of U.S. airlines become more dependent on government regulations and largesse, Longmuir's experience in Washington is raising her profile. A smooth talker who double-majored in semiotics and Shakespearean literature at Brown University, Longmuir will need all her skills to deliver on the $1.8 billion loan application United has submitted to the government's airline stabilization board...