Shakespeare

In depths of darkness, where shadows creep, A haunting spectre, depression, does seep. Like clouds that gather in a sombre sky, It casts a pallor on life passing by. This black dog, fierce, with teeth bared wide, Latches onto the soul, a fearsome tide. …

Shakespeare is my love language, and has been for a very long time. Here are ten romantic quotes from Shakespeare’s works: “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.” — A Midsummer Night’s Dream “Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love.” — Hamlet “If music be the food of love, play on.” …

Slammed: a Memoir — Chapter 12 Part 4 — Note: Unless you’re familiar with the exercise described below, I do not recommend attempting it without an experienced teacher or guide. In the fall of 2010, four and a half years clean from meth, I started my first year of grad school at the New School for Drama in NYC. …

A reasonably faithful adaptation of the Shakespeare classic — too bad it’s by Roman Polanski — This review was originally posted to Twitter on July 10, 2019. Initial release: October 13, 1971 Director: Roman Polanski Roman Polanski is a child rapist. He also made what’s among the most faithful adaptation of Macbeth, Shakespeare’s classic tale of murder and madness, and though Shakespeare can be difficult to translate to film, he nailed it. …

Our finale farewell was unspoken, unmeasured, and unending as such. For you I fell like a fool, grasping for only your voice as my crutch. The veil of dusk which dawn holds back at bay, Could not withstand the tears I shed endlessly upon my loss, Each night and each…

The TWELFTH NIGHT musicians on creating and performing the music at the bittersweet heart of the play — With Twelfth Night — onstage at the Lantern now through June 18, 2023 — sound designer and composer Christopher Colucci and performer Charlie DelMarcelle continue their longtime artistic collaboration with the Lantern. Colucci’s work has been heard in many Lantern productions, including Travesties; A Man for All Seasons; The Plague…

A review — What a wonderful example (and exploration) of poetry’s contribution to the conversations to be had around race, violence and social history. The poet, A. Van Jordan, is Professor of Creative Writing at Stanford University and the recipient of a number of accolades. He has received numerous awards and a Gugenheim…

Shakespeare’s Thoughts on Remote Viewing in Sonnet 44 — If the dull substance of my flesh were thought, Injurious distance should not stop my way, For then, despite of space, I would be brought From limits far remote, where thou dost stay. No matter then although my foot did stand Upon the farthest earth removed from thee, For nimble thought can jump both sea…

w/ Nataki Garrett & Scarlett Kim of Oregon Shakespeare Festival & Latoya Peterson of Glow Up Games — This week on the show we welcome Nataki Garrett and Scarlett Kim of Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Latoya Peterson of Glow Up Games to talk about Hella Iambic the collaboration between the famed theatre company and the game studio that has previously worked with the likes of HBO on…