Modernity in Antiquity

“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

Four centuries of Romeo and Juliet: an overview

Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, written around 1595 – 96, although there is no direct evidence of specific performance dates before the restoration. Nevertheless, the early printed text suggest that it was popular from the start; the first quarto of 1597 claims that “it has been often ( with great … More Four centuries of Romeo and Juliet: an overview

Writing for Theatre

Writing for theatre is a whole different game to writing for any other medium. Maybe it sounds like the most obvious statement ever, but I think what it really means is only just starting to hit me. Recently I have been reading the Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre – a great read for any … More Writing for Theatre

Director’s Block

There is a lush thunder storm playing outside my window and screen door.  I’ve holed myself up next to the door listening to the late night noise.  As a child, night was my most creative time of the day.  As I grew up, I learned that all humans are more creative at night, before bed … More Director’s Block

Quote

“The trick is to take the work seriously, but not take yourself seriously at all.”  -Judi Dench

The Shakespeare Thefts by Eric Rasmussen

Summer Reading List! In Search of the First Folios Six years after Shakespeare’s death,  John Heminge and Henry Condell – two of the actors from his company, The King’s Men – gathered together all of his dramatic works and published them in an impressive 908 page hardback book. Bound in calfskin and measuring fourteen inches … More The Shakespeare Thefts by Eric Rasmussen