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What a joy to learn that SantaCruzShakespeare is thriving enough to *grow* and talk to its incoming and outgoing leaders about some theories re: why it might be bucking nationwide trends. datebook.sfchronicle.com/theater/northe…

"I realized that the job of dramaturgy isn’t to identify what’s wrong with plays & help fix them; rather the work was to encourage or inspire writers back to their desks, to embolden them to go the rest of the way..." –Todd London via HowlRound Theatre Commons bit.ly/3FhtMdE

“...the role of stage director is critical, as the gender profile of directors has a snowball effect on the gender breakdown of creative teams. By hiring more women directors, companies are likely to see an increase in women designers across productions."

In 1710, Queen Anne of England feted four Native American dignitaries—would-be political allies. Their presence at a performance of Macbeth caused a stir. bit.ly/3srO80U #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

.@bkadams on Richard II: "The play sharply examines fundamental questions we all have about nations: who has the right to lead; who is considered a legitimate citizen; and who we are willing to stand by in a time of political crisis and social upheaval."

"As the Shakespearian scholar Jonathan Bate has observed, “ecclesiastical law as shaped by the Bible says nothing about the clubbing of baby seals.” We have yet to see a conservationist production of Hamlet take advantage of this variant (although its time will surely come). "

What does it mean to be a Shakespeare company in 2024? What if Shakespeare isn't an origin story, but a synthesis moment — one we can try to recreate? On the exciting doings at Marin Shakespeare Company: datebook.sfchronicle.com/theater/marin-…

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"The opera’s first words drew Cohen’s professional attention: 'Matter can be neither created nor destroyed, but only altered in form...' The text did not reflect scientists’ knowledge in 1945. Oppenheimer would have known better." via Library of Congress blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/01/dr…

My favorite Shakespeare artist and my favorite dramaturg?? Fantastic!

"We may never have heard the word “enseamed,” but when we hear an actor—wild with distress, disgusted to the point of nausea—stretch and hiss its syllables as if retching poison, then we learn something by feeling it..."

On our 900th episode (!), Good Tickle Brain 🐀's Mya Gosling and her pocket dramaturg Kate Pitt discuss "A Stick-Figure Hamlet," their definitive comic retelling filled w/ jokes, insights, & facts both bonkers & obscure. HEAR HERE! American Theatre #Podnation reducedshakespeare.com/2024/03/stick-…

“'There’s probably a Venn diagram of people who play GTA and people who like Shakespeare,'” Oosterveen admits, “'and the crossover is very small.'”

Today marks the official opening of RICHARD II, HENRY IV and HENRY V. Congratulations to the cast, crew and creative team for making this historical feat possible. Special thanks to The Roy Cockrum Foundation and Ameriprise Financial for their generous support.

"...we keep you in one piece so that you can get up and work tomorrow." -Jacqueline Goldfinger: Also Martine:

"So what does Shakespeare teach us? Nothing. His tragic theater is not a classroom. It is a fairground wall of death in which the characters are being pushed outward by the centrifugal force of the action but held in place by the friction of the language."

Juliet: The orchard walls are high and hard to climb Romeo:

What is a dramaturg? PlayShakespeare.com finally, helpfully, defines "the holy grail of American theater titles." playonshakespeare.org/what-is-a-dram…