Treat yourself (and the Public Theater) with a Shake-speare shake
The PR folks at Bank of America and Delta Airlines were apparently so nervous about the Trumpian depiction of Julius Caesar in last month’s Shakespeare in the Park production that… Read more »
“I am Richard II; know ye not that?” or, when Shakespeare was actually politically controversial
America, I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but there’s treachery afoot. So, a play’s the thing: It depicts the unbridled jealousy of a beloved emperor by nervous, swamp-dwelling politicians terrified… Read more »
What Julius Caesar teaches us about tragedy in politics: Reflecting on yesterday’s shooting
Two days ago, I wrote about public outcry in response to the current production of Julius Caesar in New York’s Central Park. In the production, Julius Caesar is portrayed as a stand-in… Read more »
Let’s talk about Julius-Donald Caesar-Trump: Stop being outraged, especially at the Public Theater’s production
In an interview about his 1937 production of Julius Caesar, Orson Welles said, “All of Shakespeare’s great characters are swine… They all are in Julius Caesar. It’s a very interesting play… Read more »
Shakespeare 4-ever
The plays can be ripped up, recast, and staged in surprising locales… Read more »
Rare books burn in Egypt, only accusations remain
The burning of the ancient Royal Library at Alexandria ranks among history’s greatest tragedies and depending on the era and bias of the historian “recording” its loss, blame has been… Read more »