Richard’s Mischief Managed

Our reading of Richard III last night was a great success, despite the rainy evening. You can find our Richard program here, which includes historical background and scene summaries courtesy of our director, Angeline Morris. Below, for your viewing pleasure, you can find alternate poster designs from UA art students we thought worthy of honorableContinue reading “Richard’s Mischief Managed”

IF presents Spring 2020

It’s a busy semester, so Improbable Fictions is concentrating its efforts on two performances this spring. First off, we’ll be presenting a collection of scenes of and about teaching in early modern drama as part of the 2020 Hudson Strode symposium “The Future of Teaching Shakespeare.” Registration is closed for the symposium (we capped outContinue reading “IF presents Spring 2020”

Milton’s Paradise Regained!

On Wednesday, October 16th in 30 ten Hoor Hall, Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of John Milton’s Paradise Regained. 7:30 pm show start, free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Hudson Strode Program in Renaissance Studies, UA Dept. of English. For more information, please visit improbablefictions.org and strode.english.ua.edu/.

Twelfth Night ramblin’

In Trevor Nunn’s 1996 “Twelfth Night,” possibly the best, or at least among the top, film adaptations of this comedy, Toby Stephens plays Orsino as a languid, distant melancholic. So it took me a number of double-takes to recognize the same actor — now fiery red-headed, apparently his natural coloring — 20 years later, asContinue reading “Twelfth Night ramblin’”

IF presents Twelfth Night, Oct 2

And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges! On Wednesday, Oct 2, Improbable Fictions will present Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the first staged reading we performed back in 2010. An excellent way to start out our ELEVENTH season! The details: Wednesday, Oct 2, 7:30-9:00 pm in Room 30 of ten Hoor Hall, UA’s CampusContinue reading “IF presents Twelfth Night, Oct 2”

Notes on *Sir Thomas More*

My classes begin Thursday, and with them my attempts to better infuse my teaching with intersectional thinking. I’ll have thoughts about successful forays and failed experiments as the semester goes along, but today I only have anticipation. As such, I’m taking the opportunity to post some program notes I wrote for a Resurgens Theatre productionContinue reading “Notes on *Sir Thomas More*”

Brit Lit I: the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries

As the start of the fall semester looms closer, my attention has been drawn away from syllabus construction and blogging and toward a lot of the nitty gritty details of teaching: course schedules, Blackboard shells, writing assignments, and of course scheduling service commitments. In the midst of all that, here’s what I currently have forContinue reading “Brit Lit I: the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries”

Fall 2019: Twelfth Night and Paradise Regained

Just a quick announcement: this fall, Improbable Fictions will present staged readings of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Milton’s Paradise Regained! Twelfth Night: Wed, Oct 2, 7:30 pm, in 30 ten Hoor Hall, UA Campus Paradise Regained: Wed, Oct 16, 7:30 pm, in 30 ten Hoor Hall, UA Campus As always, IF is sponsored by theContinue reading “Fall 2019: Twelfth Night and Paradise Regained”