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*Love’s Labour’s Lost,* a recap.

To the cast and crew of Love’s Labour’s Lost: bravo!  It’s amazing just how well 400-year-old comedy ages.  I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard watching Shakespeare since…okay, maybe never.  And the show also received some major publicity: it showed up in the Crimson White (here), on the front page of UA’s website last week, andContinue reading “*Love’s Labour’s Lost,* a recap.”

King Lear: November 17 at the Ferguson Theatre

In 1810, critic Charles Lamb claimed that “Lear is essentially impossible to be represented on a stage” (‘On the Tragedies of Shakespeare’). We’re taking Lamb’s statement as a challenge. Shakespeare’s King Lear is about the inexpressible. What can a child say to an unruly parent? What can a king say once he’s given away hisContinue reading “King Lear: November 17 at the Ferguson Theatre”

Oct 7th, 7:30pm: Much Ado About Nothing

The next Improbable Fictions staged reading will be Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, a comedy-sandwich with a tragic condiment.  Beatrice and Benedick are in love with life, and there are only two things that they cannot stand: marriage, and each other.  Which will prove stronger, wooing or wit?  And will the melancholy Don John spoil everyone’sContinue reading “Oct 7th, 7:30pm: Much Ado About Nothing”