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Notes from the Breach | A Tale of Unmoderated Grief

Tony Tambasco — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:41:14 +0000

There’s a regular Trojan Spring underway in Staunton right now; in addition to the ASC’s upcoming production of Christopher Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage, two MFA projects from Mary Baldwin College’s program in Shakespeare and performance will treat on the subject; both of them new works. My own Ballad of Dido opens later in the spring, [...]

O What Learning Is| Education News for the Week of January 24. 2012

Steven — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:06:23 +0000

Hello all, Steven here and welcome to another edition of O What Learning Is. This is your weekly place for all things Education and Shakespeare. What have we got this week for you? Well let’s see: Teachers learning how to teach Shakespeare, A lecture on Shakespeare and Verdi in Chicago, and much more.

Teachers getting taught [...]

O, what learning is! | Education News for the Week of December 20

Claire — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:30:36 +0000

This week in education, Shakespeare's school prepares to make admission changes, the Conservatory at Shakespeare & Co stages "Cymbeline" with young actors, and PETA's "William" continues to garner praise.

O, what learning is! | Education News for the Week of November 22

Claire — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:30:55 +0000

This week, critic Marjorie Garber keeps the humanities in the spotlight, Salty Shakespeare brings the playwright's works to unusual places in California, and Pan Pan Theatre visits the U.S. with a unique take on Hamlet.

Speak the Speech: Shakespeare News for the Week of November 3

David — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:38:45 +0000

Hello again, everyone. It’s been a bit of a slow news week in the Shakespeare performance department, but there are still a few interesting nuggets of information this week, including a good chance to see the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and help out a good cause and an interesting interview with the great director Michael Kahn.

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O, what learning is! | Education News for the Week of October 25

Claire — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:30:27 +0000

This week in education, The Independent revisits the Joseph Reynolds campaign against The Simpsons, The Royal College of Art displays Shakespeare-inspired prints, and The Stratford Shakespeare Festival promotes various competition challenges for students.

Speak the Speech: Shakespeare Performance News for the Week of October 20, 2011

David — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:03:02 +0000

The great thing about Shakespeare is the strange and varied company he keeps. This week’s performance roundup features appearances from a Nobel Prize winner and former First Daughter, as well as Radiohead and Quentin Tarantino.

Director Peter Sellars and writer Toni Morrison bring their new production Desdemona, a follow-up to Sellars’ controversial 2009 Broadway [...]

The Scrivener

Emily — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:00:01 +0000

Greetings! Emily here with your weekly dose of Shakespeare scholarship news. There is much to cover this week, so let us get to it.

Greenblatt and the NBA

The Chronicle of Higher Education put out this list of academics whose works are in the running for this year’s National Book Awards. Among the nominees is [...]

O, what learning is! | Education News for September 20

Claire — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:30:24 +0000

This week in Shakespeare education: New Zealand continues to ruffle feathers, "William" pleases the crowds, technology aids classrooms, and festivals abound!

O what fools we mortals be…for Shakespeare | Foolery news for the week of September 15, 2011

Caroline — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:49:24 +0000

Up this week: renting the room where Shakespeare slept, celebs and the bard, and food for thought for Shakespeare lovers.