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Directing, Gaming, Shakespearing.

Dec 16th’s Shakesfilm: To Be or Not To Be

  This year the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies begins a Shakespeare on Film series at the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. All films are free and open to the public. We’ve scheduled a range of films, some you’ve no doubt seen and loved, others you’ve not. Next up is To Be or NotContinue reading “Dec 16th’s Shakesfilm: To Be or Not To Be”

As You Like It!

Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s As You Like It on Thursday, December 4th, 7:30pm, at the Dinah Washington Black Box Theatre. The reading is directed by Deborah Parker, assistant directed by Jacob Crawford, and the cast includes students and faculty from UA and members of the Tuscaloosa community. If you missed our show,Continue reading “As You Like It!”

Shakespeare Behind Bars, and program notes for The Bad Sleep Well

The next Shakespeare Film at the Bama Theatre will be Shakespeare Behind Bars, which was postponed last month due to tornado warnings. Also, if you missed The Bad Sleep Well last week, you can find Brett Chatham’s program notes here: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (~1600) Despite its reputation among Shakespeareans, The Bad Sleep Well is not “Kurosawa’s Hamlet.” To clarify,Continue reading “Shakespeare Behind Bars, and program notes for The Bad Sleep Well”

Audio for Richard III

Here you can find a partial recording of October 1st’s staged reading of Richard III, as well as the Richard III, cut. The recording starts with pre-show music, and the performance proper starts at minute 29. Unfortunately, due to the size of the original audio file and the size of the memory card I wasContinue reading “Audio for Richard III”

Shakesnews: Events for October 13th and 16th

The staged reading of Richard III was a great success, and I’ll have some audio posted from it later this week. First I have an announcement about two Shakepseare events happening next week. Shakespeare Behind Bars Hudson Strode’s next Shakespeare On Film offering will be Shakespeare Behind Bars, next Monday, October 13th, at 7:30pm at the Bama Theatre. Here’sContinue reading “Shakesnews: Events for October 13th and 16th”

Richard III

At 7:30pm on Wednesday, Oct 1st, Improbable Fictions will present a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Richard III at the Tuscaloosa Cultural Arts Center (just down the block from the Bama Theatre). Pre-show music begins at 7:00pm. This reading is free and open to the public. The Facebook Event If you’re interested, you can find ourContinue reading “Richard III”

10 Things I Love About This Film

Here’s what Dr. Natalie Loper had to say about 10 Things I Hate About You, the first film in the Strode series this fall. The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare 10 Things I Hate About You is an adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew, which is one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies and remainsContinue reading “10 Things I Love About This Film”

Fall Shakes Events, 2014

There’s an abundance of Shakespeare in Tuscaloosa this fall! Here are some of the offerings. Workshops: This fall, Improbable Fictions will be hosting a series of one-hour workshops on Shakespeare in performance. Our first event will be this coming Thursday, September 11th at 7:30, when Mark Hughes Cobb will lead a workshop entitled “Rude Shakespeare:Continue reading “Fall Shakes Events, 2014”