nrhelms

Spring 2013

Lend me your ears…or your iTunes…

If you missed last Thursday’s staged reading of Julius Caesar, never fear! You can find the program here: JC_Program and a recording of the show here: Julius Caesar 2012 It’s like having a time machine!

Casting Call: Julius Caesar

But to present Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, we need actors. If you’re interested in participating in this staged reading, contact the director, Professor David Ainsworth, at dainsworth@ua.edu. You can find his cut of the script here: JuliusDACut

Hear, oh hear!

If you missed our staged reading this week, fret not! You can find the audio recording here: IF, Tragedy of Tragedies, 815.12 Thanks again to all the actors and audience members! Also, thanks to Susie Johnson for assistant directing. Also, publicity (after the fact, but still): http://www.wvuatv.com/content/improbable-fictions

Tragedy of Tragedies!

We’ll be performing Fielding’s play at Kentuck, Aug 15 and 16, 7:30 pm. For more details, see the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/491183157577686/

Tragedy of Tragedies!

On August 15-16, IF will present a staged reading of Henry Fielding’s Tragedy of Tragedies, or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. But to do that, we need actors. If you’re interested in taking part in our staged reading, email me at nrhelms@crimson.ua.edu. Susie Johnson will be Assistant Director for this show, which willContinue reading “Tragedy of Tragedies!”

Twelfth Night!

The Rude Mechanicals present…

Here’s the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/269931823104524/ Also, check out Mark Hughes Cobb’s editorial on the RMs here: http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120525/ENT/120529876

Inside the Tornado

YouTube Shax

Just in case you’re looking for an Interim class to take at UA, check this out: Interim 2012. MTWT noon to 3:15 pm. Professor Sharon O’Dair “YouTube Shakespeare” (EN 408) is a study of adaptation and appropriation of Shakespeare, in which you will address a play text, The Tempest, three film versions—*Forbidden Planet*, *Prospero’s Books*, and *The Tempest*Continue reading “YouTube Shax”