Posts Tagged ‘shakespeare’
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KRISTIAN LINWED ▪ 10 If you were one of the many readers beguiled by Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, you’ll want to make your way to the Modern today. That’s because Simon Stephen’s stage ad...
Brainy Humor
Drag Strip Courage tackles a mashup of The Bard and the undead.JIMMY FOWLER
A lot of theater artists feel an obligation to speak of William Shakespeare in reverent tones, as if performing the words of The Bard is an unquestionably noble enterprise. Actor and director Seth Johnston, who formed the small...
Anonymous: Shakespeare in Lies
Crazy history can’t take down this period spy thriller.KRISTIAN LIN
The whole idea that Shakespeare didn’t write Shakespeare’s plays is a load of crap. I feel safe saying this, having spent a chunk of my college years studying Elizabethan theater. (Think of me what you will on that account....
The Bard in Tweetland
Lauren and Jason Morgan honor Shakespeare with irreverence and year-round work.JIMMY FOWLER
On the 447th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth in April, an arts blogger for a West Virginia newspaper wrote that the Elizabethan playwright had aimed his work at the masses, not the elite: “If he were alive today, he’d ...
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KRISTIAN LINWED ? 8 Just as the William Campbell’s exhibit of Dalton Maroney’s art ends (see Gallery), another exhibit of his work begins at Arlington Museum of Art. Flow: Dalton Maroney 1982-2011 features wood sculptures and works on ...
Trinity Shakes Rosalind
The TCU festival recruits a top-notch talent to tackle one of The Bard’s greatest characters.JIMMY FOWLER
If any Shakespearean character deserves to be rediscovered by contemporary audiences, it’s Rosalind from As You Like It (probably written in the year 1600). Literary critics and amateur bardolators alike have long been infatu...
Something for Everyone
Big TicketThe Stolen Shakespeare Guild puts on its Condensed Shakespeare Festival for the next two weekends, and what an evening of theater it promises to be. This year’s festival, billed as the “Toga Party Edition,” has all kinds ...
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KRISTIAN LIN WED ? 9 TV nostalgists should head to Bass Hall this week to watch Melissa Gilbert star in the stage musical version of Little House on the Prairie, this time playing Ma Wilder instead of little Laura. The show, which fea...
Trinity Shakes’ Hamlet Onboard
With Andrew Milbourn in the lead, The Bard’s drama will crown the annual festival.JIMMY FOWLER
Actor Andrew Milbourn first tackled the title role of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet three years ago in a TCU production. He was an undergraduate whose only previous experience with the Elizabethan playwright was an eighth-grad...
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KRISTIAN LINWED ? 10 Joe Sears and Jaston Williams launched their tour of Tuna Does Vegas in March 2008, and already it’s making its third stop in Fort Worth. This time, though, Tuna City will meet Sin City at Casa Mañana Theatre in...
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