Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a play that needs no preamble: the play’s the thing. The rest is silence. April 21st, 2011, 7:30 pm. Pre-show music at 7:00. Farrah Hall 214, just southeast of the Quad. There’s plenty of parking behind Farrah Hall after 6:00. Free and open to the public.Continue reading “Hamlet: April 21st, Farrah Hall 214”
Shakesfilm: Robert Wise’s 1949 *The Set-Up*
POSTPONED. Cause April is crazy. Film noir. Boxing. A plot straight out of Greek tragedy. Come see Robert Wise’s 1949 The Set-Up this Sunday at 7:00 in MR 301.
Shakesfilm: Chimes at Midnight
Join us this Sunday at 7:00 in Morgan 301 for Orson Welles’ 1965 masterpiece Chimes at Midnight, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.1, Henry IV.2, and Merry Wives of Windsor. Welles’ film catches all the best bits of Falstaff and gives the knight a tragic tale fit for his stature. As always, free and openContinue reading “Shakesfilm: Chimes at Midnight”
*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.”
Shakesfilm: Branagh’s *As You Like It*
Sunday at 7:00 in MR 301: Kenneth Branagh’s 2006 As You Like It. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450972/
Shakespeare’s *Love’s Labour’s Lost*
Improbable Fictions presents a staged reading of Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, Thursday March 10th, 7:30 pm, in Farrah Hall Room 214 on UA’s campus. Pre-show music begins at 7:00 pm. Free and open to the public. ~ Cast ~ Ferdinand…….…………………Charles Prosser Princess….……………….Sara-Margaret Cates Biron………….……………………….David Bolus Rosalind…….………………..Jean Fuller-Scott Longaville….………………………Russell Frost Maria….….………..…………………Abby Jones Dumian…..……………….Lawson Hangartner Katharine…….……………..Meredith WigginsContinue reading “Shakespeare’s *Love’s Labour’s Lost*”
ShakesFilm: Pasolini’s *Oedipus Rex*
This film is neither a Shakespeare adaptation nor a Tyrannosaurus Rex. It is, however, a pretty good way to spend two hours. Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Oedipus Rex, MR 301, Sunday at 7:00pm. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061613/
ShakesFilm: Branagh’s *Much Ado About Nothing*
Branagh’s Much Ado About Nothing, Sunday, 7:00, MR 301. Come ignore Keanu Reeves. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107616/ Also, don’t miss Lebowskifest tomorrow night at the Bama Theatre: http://wellthatscool.com/abiding/
ShakesFilm: Nunn’s *Twelfth Night.*
Trevor Nunn’s 1996 Twelfth Night. Perhaps one of the saddest productions of TN; certainly one of the best. Sunday, 7:00pm, Morgan 301. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117991/
ShakesFilm: Branagh’s *Love’s Labour’s Lost*
Join us on Sunday, January 31st at 7:00pm for Kenneth Branagh’s 2000 Love’s Labour’s Lost. I have a feeling this film is worth seeing if only for Branagh’s mustache. We’re screening the film in Morgan 301, UA campus. Free and open to the public. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182295/
Sprockets and Springes 