December 18, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Okokokokok!!! What an interesting controversy this is! Apparently, a man in Russia is suing the Academy Drama Theatre for their production of “Hamlet,” claiming that no one warned him it would be such a deviation from the original “Hamlet that he was expecting to see. The man was particularly shocked and angered by the raping […]
December 9, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Well, good thing we just spent so much time on “Outrageous Fortune,” for American Theatre Magazine just recently published this article on the playwright’s voice in a theatre. The article interviews both Emily Mann and Chay Yew, two playwright/directors who happen to also act as artistic heads to their own respective theatres. There are some […]
December 2, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Over Thanksgiving break, I saw “My Week With Marilyn,” starring Michelle Williams and Eddie Redmayne. I cannot say too many good things about this piece. I know that we are in Dramaturgy, and that our focus is within works of theatre, but I just found so many things about this wonderful film that I had […]
November 16, 2011 at 6:11 pm
I was thinking a lot about our quick discussion in class about the filming of stage pieces, particularly in reference to comments on “The Shipment.” Ilana said something about the translation from stage to screen, and how effective or ineffective it can be, and I find this radiotimes article to be pretty relevant to what […]
November 6, 2011 at 4:13 pm
“Choose Life over the other stuff. Get out of your head. Live. Dress up. Eat. Touch people. Help out. Give up. Love people. Give your best away. There’s more. What’s the problem? Relax. You’re going to die. Throw a party. Eat off my plate. Sing to me. Meet me in the bedroom. Get a massage. […]
November 3, 2011 at 6:00 pm
I found this article on the guardian that is super interesting — and it reminded me a lot of this past round of shows. Thinking about “a good stage death” made me think a lot about Titus especially, and how the way deaths can totally take the audience out of or keep them right in […]
October 30, 2011 at 7:09 pm
I just stumbled upon this boston.com article about a new play, “Sur le Concept du Visage du fils de Dieu” (“On the Concept of the Son of God’s Face”) playing in Paris right now. The play, written by the internationally known experimental director Romeo Castellucci, follows the provocative story of a young man caring for […]
October 25, 2011 at 9:22 pm
I haven’t really posted on anything design and production-y since we started this blog, so I thought I’d write about a technical aspect that really gets me going. Jules Fisher, a lighting designer that has been working for around 50 years, is a person who’s work I am super interested in. He’s won a great […]
October 15, 2011 at 8:09 pm
I just found an article on Backstage (which I found quite interesting that they posted this) about how contrary to what the Writer’s Guild has done, the 3 actor’s unions (SAG, AFTRA, and AEA) are not taking any sort of stance on the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Each Union stated their views of individual freedom […]
October 3, 2011 at 11:30 am
This week, Julie Taymor is set to square off against the producers of “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark,” claiming that they owe her more than $500,000 is royalties for the production. If you didn’t already know, Taymor was fired from the production back in March for artistic “clashes” with the producers; which basically means […]
September 25, 2011 at 9:33 pm
So I saw a post on the Guardian’s website that reminded me greatly of one of our initial “what is dramaturgy” talks. Having worked for a small theatre back home, I am extremely interested in what makes audiences want to support a theatre? And how in the hell do we get people out seeing shows […]
September 18, 2011 at 4:53 pm
I’m finally hopping on the Sarah Ruhl train.. I had always liked her work in the past, but I guess it had just never left a strong impression on me after I was done.. UNTIL! Now. These past couple weeks I read 3 of her plays in succession – Dead Man’s Cell Phone, The Clean […]
