So, today was my first day at school with all the other teachers and all I could think about was the theatre season and year! If what we have accomplished this summer carries into the year then this year is going to be crazy! Have you seen the line up of events for Drama Club? … More Don’t Jinx it!
Peter O’Toole as Hamlet, directed by Laurence Olivier, 1963 David Tennant as Benedick and Catherine Tate as Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing Dame Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth, 1979 Tom Hiddleston as Cassio, Othello Meryl Streep in Henry V, 1976 Fiona Shaw as Richard II, 1995 Alan Cumming as Macbeth
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Homestead High School’s Theatre Department is embracing a new mission—to educate students with a strong focus on social justice. As part of the department’s effort to create the top social justice theatre program in the country, starting this Fall students participating in theatre will be encouraged to take part in social justice activities, including the … More Theatre for Social Justice
“It’s terrific working with Andrew Scott as Moriarty. He’s an exceptional actor. He makes incredibly fresh and unusual and utterly unpredictable choices. So, it’s a thrill. You feel that you’re being outplayed, which is exactly how you should feel.” – Benedict Cumberbatch on Sherlock costar Andrew Scott
It’s hard not to be tickled by the new “gender flipping” meme making the rounds of late, which gently pokes fun at the media’s tendency for absurd hyper-feminine and hyper-masculine imagery and stereotypes. Basically, the meme “flips” the gender of ads/book covers/movies posters/etc., turning female images into male ones and vice-versa, thus rendering them absurd. The … More Is Gender Flipping the Norm?
“Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn’t mean that people didn’t have sex, pick their nose, or swear.” -Kate Winslet As we look at a season filled with stories either set or written long ago, it’s interesting to think about how much or really little we have changed. 100 … More Modernity in Antiquity
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