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Tag Archives: Shakespeare
Student Profile Series: As You Like It at Columbia Stages directed by Shannon Fillion
The Arts Initiative chatted with M.F.A. Directing Candidate Shannon Fillion and actress Meaghan Witri about their upcoming production of As You Like It. Shannon is directing the piece as part of the 2011-12 Columbia Stages Season and Meaghan plays the … Continue reading
Posted in Free in NYC, Theater
Tagged as you like it, Columbia Stages, Forest of Arden, Meaghan Witri, MFA Theatre, Rosalind, Rosalinde, Shakespeare, Shannon Fillion, theatre
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Student Profile Series: Ito Aghayere
Ito took a break from rehearsals for the MFA Actors’ Thesis shows of La Ronde and A Midsummer Night’s Dream to talk about her work at Columbia. What was it about the program at Columbia that appealed to you as … Continue reading
Posted in Career Education, Theater
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acting, Class of 2012, CU Theatre, Ito Aghayere, La Ronde, MFA Acting Program, Riverside Theatre, School of the Arts, Shakespeare, theatre
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An Evening of Sex with the Shakespeare Society
The expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame, Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust, Enjoy’d no sooner but despised straight, Past reason hunted, … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Theater
Tagged Sex in Shakespeare, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Society, Stephen Greenblatt, William Shakespeare
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Achieving Greatness: The Fiasco Theater’s Twelfth Night
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.–Twelfth Night, II.v Anyone who knows me knows about my obsession with Shakespeare. Give me some mellifluous, honey-tongued verse and I’m content to pass many a happy … Continue reading
Posted in Theater
Tagged downtown, fiasco, performance, Shakespeare, Theater, theatre
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KCST’s Measure For Measure
King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s (KCST) famous Spring Show has been a tradition for the past fifteen years. The Spring Show is always written by Shakespeare, even though KCST’s other shows are not exclusively Shakespeare. This year, the show is Measure … Continue reading
Posted in Student Organizations, Theater
Tagged FREE, KCST, King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe, Measure for Measure, outdoor theatre, performance, Shakespeare, student performances, Theater, theatre
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3-Minute Musical Hamlet
In light of recent news about Hamlet quartos becoming available online, I decided to revisit the classic text. But it’s just so long. For those of you with short attention spans or an unshakable desire to turn everything into a … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Literature, Music, Video of the Day
Tagged Adam McNaughton, Alas Poor Yorick, Hamlet, Hamlet song, Hamlet summary, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Quartos Archive, soliloquy, To Be or Not To Be, Video of the Day, visual aids, William Shakespeare
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Shakespearean Quartos Now Available Online
Early printed editions of Shakespeare’s plays are some of the most valuable literary possessions. Quartos, a cheap way of printing, were the first publications of Shakespeare’s plays, created during the early 17th century while the author was still living. The … Continue reading
Posted in Literature
Tagged Hamlet, quarto, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Quartos Archive, soliloquy, To Be or Not To Be, William Shakespeare
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Cruel Yet Merciful
Othello is a story of jealousy, betrayal, and all around villainy. Othello (Kendale Winbush, CC ‘11) is a rapidly rising Venetian general who is married to his true love, Desdemona (Alice Mottola, BC ‘10). Othello’s jealous lieutenant, Iago (James Underwood, … Continue reading
Posted in Student Organizations, Theater, Tickets
Tagged FREE, KCST, King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe, Othello, Shakespeare, stage fighting, student performances, theatre
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