The Boomerang Theatre Company Introduces the Bard to Beyonce
By Taylor Turner Beyonce and Shakespeare are certainly both house names, though not ones that generally go together. Apparently the Boomerang Theatre Company decided to think outside of the box,...
View Article“Cats” Alum Stephen Mo Hanan Graduates to Tragedy of “Lear”
By Olivia George Stephen Mo Hanan as King Lear. Photo by Carrie Crow, via americanbard.org. The venue may have been on the small side, but the American Bard Theater Company’s production of “King Lear”...
View ArticleMagnet Theater Hosts Musical Improv Fest, Oct 4-7
By Jason Boxer via magnetinspirado.wordpress.com There’s something downright magical about musical improv. The tension that comes from creating a musical on the fly is absolutely thrilling, and the...
View ArticleBook Marks: Queen Bees and Wannabees in Shakespeare’s Later Works
By Talia Kuhel This column will discuss how various books have influenced other mediums of entertainment. via PopSugar Shakespeare undoubtedly missed out on the opportunity to attend an American high...
View ArticleBook Marks: King Lear would be a Freegan
By Talia Kuhel This column will discuss how various books have influenced other mediums of entertainment. via the Guardian Freegan: “Somebody who abstains from contributing to the economy and salvages...
View ArticleDowntown Dramatics VII: Theatre For A New Audience
Image via tfana.org By Emma Gold, Highlighter staff columnist In the past few weeks, mainstream attention has been flooding to Theatre For A New Audience because of a single face: Oscar Isaac. A film...
View ArticlePublic Theater’s Mobile Unit Puts on Moving Rendition of “Romeo and Juliet”
Courtesy of Joan Marcus By Zach Martin, Arts Editor Despite the extensive influence of “Romeo and Juliet”’s narrative tropes, iconic quotes and naive protagonists, the tragic romance — along with the...
View ArticleIt Only Takes One – If the One is Emily Carding
By Hailey Nuthals, Arts Editor There can be nothing that tickles the playful, spiteful spirit more than a one-woman production of a Shakespeare show. For plays that were originally done with casts...
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