Nov 26, 2018
If we took a photograph of every single King Lear ever staged, they would likely all be wearing a different costume. When it comes to Shakespeare’s stage directions, he’s of very little help to production companies because rarely, if at all, are the costumes of a particular play detailed out anywhere by Shakespeare...
Nov 19, 2018
One of the most iconic holiday images in the Western World is that of a grand family table set for a crowd, packed with goodies and right at the center is a stuffed turkey glistening and ready for dinner. What you might not expect from this image is that the turkey’s arrival on the holiday table has a long history in...
Nov 12, 2018
The character of Prospero in The Tempest is full of magic, superstition, and the question for the audience about whether Prospero is a good man or a selfish and greedy villain. Then of course, we have to ask, was he even a real man at all, or something supernatural?
When The Tempest was first staged, it was done so...
Nov 5, 2018
William Shakespeare’s life overlapped some of the most extraordinary scientific discoveries in human history. Modern thought was developing the idea of a round Earth, the sun being the center of the universe, and scientific minds like Galileo, Thomas Digges, and Tycho Brahe, were utilizing then cutting edge technology...