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Do you require your Shakespeare students to see a play in performance each semester? If so, what do you do to prepare them? Do you feel that as an academic you are looking for something different in a performance than someone approaching it from the theatrical side? I know that as a longtime Shakespearean actor and director I am often willing to enjoy more experimental interpretations, because after working with these plays for so long they have started to look more like blank canvasses than priceless cultural artifacts. On a sidenote, I actually did direct a production of Romeo and Juliet where I tried to find overlooked moments of comedy, including interpreting the nightingale and lark scene much the way you talked about. It was... not well received. I also played the Nurse's "O woe!" bit for comedy (which people have certainly done before), because that scene always gave me the church giggles as a kid.
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Cemetry Gator posted:Basically, the only reason why you should ever glance at the Winter's Tale is for the stage direction, "A bear attacks." It's "Exit, pursued by a bear." Pretty good line for a hack.
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May 30, 2009 02:35
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drkhrs2020 posted:Quick question: Can Chick Lit be good? I know the term can be used to pigeon hole books but like every area, is there a good example you are aware of that does the genre justice i.e a young female oriented book written well possessing the qualities of a good novel? Or is the nature of the genre to appeal to the LCD, and be a mass market seller? Hey, not everything that's "female-oriented" is automatically chick lit.
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