List: Theatre / Arts | Curated by Martin French

Jul 4, 2024
50 stories
Theatre / ArtsThoughts, ideas, experiences, and responses to matters specifically theatrical, and generally artistic
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Romeo, The Blade“But he’s the hero!”
Jul 4
Jul 4
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[1] The Ghost AwakesClues Toward Hamlet: Act I, Scene i
Jun 30, 2022
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Jun 30, 2022
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[4] Now Shall We Three Meet AgainClues Toward Hamlet: Act I, Scene iv
Jul 26, 2022
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Jul 26, 2022
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To Be, Or Maybe Not?An odd question with a longer answer than you probably want
Mar 19
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Mar 19
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Everything Shortform
At the beginning of the 21st Century, sport was fueled by attempts to turn it into science.Eventually, with more science and math degrees found attached to sports teams than in their local universities, it became apparent that…
Feb 23
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Feb 23
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The Time Before Great American TheatreWhy was there nothing before O’Neill?
Feb 18
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Feb 18
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An exploration of “Authentic Race Casting” in ShakespeareSome thoughts on the idea of casting and race
Jul 15, 2023
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Jul 15, 2023
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Shakespeare and the Color BlueA color in absentia
Mar 30, 2022
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Mar 30, 2022
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Everything Shortform
Everybody felt that bringing a full-size pipe organ to Mars City was ostentatiously Gothic.Fleiss wasn’t an organist or a musician of any kind. Habitually he came up with improbable ideas and made them happen. Disappointingly, he…
Aug 25, 2022
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Aug 25, 2022
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Everything Shortform
— Very good indeed. It feels like it was created by a human— This is like the work of a real artist. What a great algorithm!
Aug 26, 2022
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Aug 26, 2022
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[3] Happy FamiliesClues Toward Hamlet: Act I, Scene 3
Jul 18, 2022
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Jul 18, 2022
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[2] Moody DaneClues Toward Hamlet: Act I, Scene ii
Jul 8, 2022
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Jul 8, 2022
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An Introduction to Clues Toward HamletA scene by scene exploration of the play
Jun 29, 2022
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Jun 29, 2022
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Writers’ Blokke
The Shifting Sands of a Simple ClauseWhere we place a clause often is a statement of who we are
Jun 27, 2022
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Jun 27, 2022
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Some Moments from a Recent ProductionSome thought on shared and unique experiences, and the crafting of them
Jun 23, 2022
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Jun 23, 2022
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Some Thoughts on Henrik Ibsen’s The Master Builder / Bygmester SolnessOne of Ibsen’s most under produced plays
Jun 8, 2022
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Jun 8, 2022
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The Haven
The Five Musicals I Want To See In LondonRegardless of the likelihood of their existing
Jun 6, 2022
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Jun 6, 2022
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May: A Personal UpdateWhat is happening with me, rather than my medium account
Jun 2, 2022
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Jun 2, 2022
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Everything Shortform
In space there is neither night nor day, there is only now.And sometimes the things that can happen to a freighter are harmless but important. Like the time when Koscis captained the Glidden to Tau…
May 18, 2022
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May 18, 2022
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Everything Shortform
However vast space, it is no match for the capacity of the human imagination.The voyage from one constellation across the void to another takes 6 empty weeks of occasional instrument readings and readiness for…
Apr 21, 2022
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Apr 21, 2022
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