The folks at the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, Minnesota have come up with a hugely entertaining look at the Bard's leading ladies."In this shocking behind the scenes reality show we" see the women face off to determine which of them is "Best in the Canon."Enjoy.h/t blog of the ABAA
"Pulp Shakespeare"
Ever wonder what Shakespeare might have done with Quentin Tarantino's classic 1994 film Pulp Fiction?Well wonder no more - The Her Majesty's Secret Players production of "Pulp Shakespeare," continues its extended run at Theatre Asylum in Los Angeles. The Elizabethan take on the Tarantino masterpiece derives from Her Majesty's Secret Players commitment to staging modern stories and giving them a "classic twist thus allowing audiences to enjoy Shakespeare on a whole new level." Here's the trailer:
Books on the Beach: Ikea Style
It's billed as the world's largest outdoor bookcase.In honor of 30th anniversary of their BILLY bookcase Ikea constructed an outdoor library, consisting of 30 bookcases, on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The BILLY is the best selling bookcase in history with over 40 million sold and 3 million a year still being produced.The one day event allowed beach goers to swap books or to buy them with the proceeds going to The Australian Literacy & Numeracy FoundationEvery one in attendance also received a voucher for $30 off a limited edition BILLY 'Jader' bookcase. The BILLY 'Jader' bookcase is covered with...
Shakespeare in Kindergarten
This week members of the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival will be paying a visit to the kindergarten classes at Our Lady of Lourdes in Louisville, KY.Using "The Tempest" as their guide they will explore the Elizabethan world and family relationships."We're talking about the different family relationships that are in the play. These are things that are accessible even to the kindergartners. They understand family, they understand relations and they understand emotions and we don't have to worry about the text of Shakespeare and the complexity of Shakespeare and all of that sort of thing. That can come much later on,”says Brian...
The 6 O’Clock News with William Shakespeare
The Bard of Avon as Elizabethan talking-head anchorman?"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears - you wont believe what's goin' on! But if I tickle you, will you not laugh?Jon Lajoie is a Montreal-based comedian who, after graduating Dawson College’s theatre program in 2001, became a hit man to supplement his non-existent income from acting. “Between 2001 and 2007 [he] assassinated (in a ninja-like fashion) an estimated 40,000 people, and an estimated 9,000 fish. (In early 2004, demand for assassination was low, so for three months he held a part-time job as a fisherman)."That averages out to 15.65 human and...