Carl Jordan Makes Shakespeare for Today by Robert M. Gardner Don’t miss L. Peter Callender as Shakespeare’s Othello. In the 30th anniversary year of African American Shakespeare Company, longtime Artistic Director Callender finally gets his wish to play the great role. Callender is physically well suited to play Othello. His face in repose possesses…
Shakespeare & Currier Conjure “Midsummer” in Africa by Robert M. Gardner Marin Shakespeare Company has found the perfect backdrop for Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy. A romp in the magical forest brings thoughts of young loves, old loves, and new loves. But be prepared—in today’s Trumpean climate—Bottom is right: “And yet, to say the truth,…
Shakespeare & Maog Deliver a Brutal Visual Feast by Jennifer Ann Charron Director Victor Malana Maog creates a unique visual experience as we watch Macbeth sacrifice his honor and scruples for unbridled ambition. Scenic Designer Adam Rigg has built an erector set of shiny chrome scaffolding with reflecting plexiglass panels and flashing lights, an…
Shakespeare’s Roman Empire Strikes New Trumpean Notes by Barry David Horwitz I have always avoided this play. It’s a horror show of grotesque, gory, and ghoulish murders, rapes, and tortures that take place in a fictional late Roman Empire. “Titus Andronicus” sports lots of ranting and raving and mainly, the ever-popular REVENGE, that drips…