William-Shakespeare

Theater Review: Brown Box Theatre Project’s Gothic “Hamlet”

September 7, 2017
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This exciting look at Shakespeare’s tragedy is a decidedly gothic affair.

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Theater Review: “Henry IV” — A Bold But Overreaching Stroke

August 23, 2017
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So, how do you come away from a lukewarm production with such positive feelings?

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Theater Review: Bravo for “American Moor”

August 10, 2017
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American Moor is a terrific meditation on Othello and race.

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Theater Commentary: Trump, Julius Caesar, and Political Farce

June 19, 2017
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If the ballyhoo around the Public Theater’s Julius Caesar is a sign of the times, then we have a lot more than Trump to fear.

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Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Dream of a Midsummer Night

May 24, 2017
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Mortals would be foolish to miss the ASP’s version of Shakespeare’s Dream.

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Theater Review: Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s Extraordinarily Meta-“Hamlet”

October 18, 2016
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In this innovative production, Hamlet comes off as Shakespeare’s most successful genre mash-up of tragedy and comedy.

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Theater Feature: Willing Suspension Productions Celebrates “The Sea Voyage” and a Glorious Anniversary

April 15, 2016
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Willing Suspension Productions serves as a valuable counter-balance to American academia’s Shakespeare-centric curriculum.

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Book Review: “Shylock Is My Name” — And the Problem Remains

April 1, 2016
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Despite this, he is vexed by how the play draws out the anti-Semitism of English audiences

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Concert Review: The Bard in Boston, Part 3

February 16, 2016
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The BSO’s Shakespeare festival has proven to be the most satisfying extended endeavor yet of Andris Nelsons’ directorship.

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Concert Review: The Bard in Boston, Part 2

February 9, 2016
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Everyone on stage seemed to sense that this was a special occasion and the BSO, accordingly, played with an extra jolt of electricity.

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