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Category Archives: Shakespeare
National Poetry Month 2016: April 23rd, Willy Shakes
To me, fair friend, you never can be old (Sonnet 104) By William Shakespeare To me, fair friend, you never can be old, For as you were when first your eye I ey’d, Such seems your beauty still. Three winters … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, National Poetry Month, Poetry, Shakespeare
Tagged National Poetry Month, William Shakespeare
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Last Chance to See Maiden Phoenix’s Winter’s Tale
You only have 3 more opportunities to see Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale: this afternoon, August 29th, at 6PM, and tomorrow August 30th at 2PM and 6PM. The production is directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, and … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare, Theatre
Tagged Allison Gilman, Andrea DiTull, April Singley, Argos Productions, Caroline Rose Markham, Cassandra Meyer, David Valdes Greenwood, Elizabeth Ramirez, Flat Earth Theatre, Fresh Ink Theatre, Gail Shalan, imaginary beasts, Juliet Bowler, Kamela Dolinova, Kiki Samko, Leilani Ricardo, Maiden Phoenix Theatre Company, Mara Elisa Palma, Norma Heller, Sarah Gazdowicz, Sarah Mass, The Winter's Tale
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Boston NOW: Shakespeare B-Day, Japan Festival, Harvard LITfest
Happening today, April 18th! The 8th Annual Bookish Ball and Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebration is taking place in Harvard Square at noon. Check out the full roster of events here. There will be readings, there will be book-buying, and there will … Continue reading
Posted in Boston NOW, Food, Literature, Shakespeare, Theatre, TV and Film
Tagged ASP, Bookish Ball and Shakespeare's Birthday Celebration, Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine, Harvard LITFest, Japan Festival Boston, John Harvard's Brew House, Karen Thornber, Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, Suzanne Koven
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National Poetry Month 2015: Day 1, Billy Shakes and a Defense of Poetry
I got into a tiff recently with a friend about my textual purism when it comes it Shakespeare. To reproduce the argument would be tedious: suffice it to say that we disagreed about the consequences of changing Shakespeare’s original text when … Continue reading
Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Measure for Measure: Trim, but Lacking Spice
Here is my review of ASP’s production of Measure for Measure. I’m glad someone local has tackled this play, and there are many things to admire here. But while there are no glaring flaws, I must admit I was … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Reviews, Shakespeare, Theatre
Tagged Actors Shakespeare Project, ASP, Measure for Measure, Shakespeare
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Boston Theatre: Comedy of Errors
Actors’ Shakespeare Project is putting on a circus-themed production of Shakespeare’s (arguably) earliest play at the Brighton High School auditorium, now through October 19th. I reviewed the show for My Theatre (Boston). You should check it out; while I consider … Continue reading
Posted in Boston, Reviews, Shakespeare, Theatre
Tagged Actors Shakespeare Project, Comedy of Errors, David R. Gammons
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Boston NOW: April 2014
Introducing Boston NOW, a rich list of cultural events going on in Beantown right now. Here’s what’s happening in April: FILM: IFFBoston and LGBT Film Festival From April 23rd to the 30th, tap into your inner cinephile by attending the … Continue reading
Posted in Boston NOW, Literature, National Poetry Month, Science, Shakespeare, Theatre, TV and Film
Tagged As You Like It, ASP, Berklee, Brattle Theatre, Cambridge Science Festival, Coolidge Theatre, Fort Point Theatre Channel, ICA, IFFBoston, imaginary beasts, King Lear, LGBT, MFA, Sam Mendes, Simon Russell Beale, Somerville Theatre
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Poem a Day 2014: Shakespeare and the Power of Drama (#1)
Last night, I attended a graduate class at Boston College. We discussed King Lear, particularly in light of textual materiality and performance history. I woke up this morning to find out from the New York Times about a very special … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Literature, National Poetry Month, Shakespeare, Theatre
Tagged Lear, National Poetry Month, Nawar Bubul, Shakespeare, sonnet 30, Syria, Zaatari
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Culture Update 2/24/14: Academics, Coriolanus, and Capote
Some important articles and cultural considerations I’ve been mulling over for the past week or so: Kristof: Exhorting PhDs to Get Involved Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times wrote a column last week (“Professors, We Need You!”), carefully and … Continue reading
A Poem a Day: National Poetry Month, a Bard’s Birthday, Literature in the Face of Tragedy
I’m not sure what I want to say, or whether there’s a need to say anything at all. I had been meaning to posts poems in honor of National Poetry Month, and have almost been delayed a month. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, National Poetry Month, Shakespeare
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The Educated Procrastinator 