Theatre -> TV/Film?
I promise this post will be a bit off topic. Not about Shakespeare exactly, but theatre in general. For those of you theatre students and other theatre practitioners out there: … Continue Reading ⇒
Theatre
Speaking the words, seeing the pictures
I’m not talking about illustrated editions of Shakespeare’s works. Will uses a lot of very descriptive words to help both the actor and the audience imagine a visual picture from … Continue Reading ⇒
What does it all mean?
(To the casual reader of Shakespeare: this might not apply to you directly, but remember that to enjoy these works you have to know what they mean too. And when … Continue Reading ⇒
A-Store
In the links section I added something that say “Bard Blog Recommends…” which will take you to a mini store that has a bunch of recommended items related to Shakespeare. … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Union
This is one of this words that will make sense when used in context. But by itself it’s one of those words that make you think “WTF mate?” It is … Continue Reading ⇒
See, read, listen, enjoy!
You can read all the books about Shakespeare you’d like, take tons of classes, but on top of all that the way to be an expert on the Bard is … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Ate
No, not the past tense of “eat”. That would be a silly thing to write about. Not that food doesn’t deserve to be written about, but I think you all … Continue Reading ⇒
Review: Thinking Shakespeare
by Barry Edelstein I picked up this book one day at a bookstore while browsing the Shakespeare section, like I do, and took a quick look inside. Knowing nothing about … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Betide
I was trying for a while to make a clever quip in iambic pentameter using the following word, but it’s rather late (or very early) and nothing betid. Please accept … Continue Reading ⇒
Love Language
If there were a two word answer to the question “what do I have to do to be a great classical actor?” My answer would be LOVE LANGUAGE. Of course … Continue Reading ⇒