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Tag: Hamlet

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Words words words

Christopher Munden August 13, 2020 No Comments

In this time of physical isolation, a writer should be able to reach out with language. Our prose should build bridges.

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Quintessence Theatre Hamlet review
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Remembering Hamlets

Kathryn Osenlund March 28, 2020 9 Comments

Cooped up inside, with no theater in sight, I’m remembering Hamlets I’ve known.

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Theater in Sketch: CORIOLANUS (Shakespeare in Clark Park)

Chuck Schultz July 30, 2017 No Comments

The audience gather together on two adjacent hill sides and in the middle is a stretch of grass,

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HAMLET (REV Theatre Company): “For the apparel oft proclaims the man” Fashion-forward styling updates HAMLET

Nia Dickens July 12, 2017 1 Comment

REV Theatre Company creates a powerful rendition of HAMLET through scenery and clothing

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HAMLET (Bedlam Theater Company): “Shakespeare’s most underrated comedy” is at McCarter in Princeton

Kathryn Osenlund January 27, 2017 No Comments

Bedlam’s imagination and the energy of their acting make their production stand out.

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Shakespeare Fringe Roundup: Misadventures among the classics

Toby Zinman September 26, 2016 1 Comment

Toby Zinman gives bullet reviews of nine Shakespeare-ish shows in this year’s Fringe.

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OMELETTO (Ombelico Mask Ensemble): 2016 Fringe review 77

Christopher Munden September 20, 2016 3 Comments

It’s “like Hamlet”, with all the key plot points, “only scrambled” in a light-hearted Commedia dell’arte of masks, jokes, music, and puppets.

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Young People Speaking Truth: A talk with Mantua Theater Project’s Nick Anselmo

Lauren Patterson August 27, 2016 No Comments

Addressing the needs of the communities in West Philadelphia through self-esteem building experiences for youth in theater.

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The Last Days of the Society Hill Playhouse

Christopher Munden February 3, 2016 2 Comments

A stalwart of Philadelphia theater since the 1960s, Society Hill Playhouse will close on April 1, 2016. This Spring’s programming marks the final chapter in a long history.

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2014/15 Critics’ Awards: The best in Philadelphia theater

Christopher Munden August 14, 2015 1 Comment

Local theater writers vote for their favorites in twelve categories!

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Moonwalking on the Moon: Lindsay Smiling on Michael Jackson, Philly theater, and the inaugural production by Orbiter 3

Christopher Munden June 29, 2015 1 Comment

This week marks a landmark in independent theater in Philadelphia: the inaugural production by Orbiter 3, a new producing playwrights collective. Over the next three years,…

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ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Wilma): A contemporary classic, in three parts

Michael Fisher May 29, 2015 No Comments

Tom Stoppard’s ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD is perhaps the most ubiquitous work of postmodern drama.

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HAMLET (Wilma): Blanka Zizka’s daring production amazes while keeping its distance

Kathryn Osenlund April 6, 2015 No Comments

Not unlike the U.S. Constitution, HAMLET endures partly because its imperfections and spaces allow for different ways to read it.

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“I was born into Shakespeare, the American Shakespeare”: Alex Burns on directing MACBETH (Arden), part 1

Henrik Eger April 6, 2015 No Comments

I will never forget the first time I saw Hamlet. My sister and I were out playing on the street in Mount Airy, Philadelphia.

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Physical, Naked Honesty On Stage: Interview with Zainab Jah, female Hamlet at the Wilma Theater

Henrik Eger April 1, 2015 No Comments

Interview with British actor Zainab Jah, who takes on the role of HAMLET at the Wilma Theater.

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Shakespeare vs Stoppard: Exploring the Wilma’s dream pairing of HAMLET and ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

Christopher Munden March 23, 2015 1 Comment

Two of the best plays in the English language share most of the same characters and much of the same dialog. The Wilma is doing them in successive productions.

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Jared Reed as Hamlet and Jennifer Summerfield as Horatio in Hedgerow Theatre's HAMLET. Photo by Kyle Cassidy.
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To alter or not to alter, that is the question: Dan Hodge on directing HAMLET in unorthodox ways

Henrik Eger November 19, 2014 1 Comment

Dan Hodge discusses his edited version of HAMLET, onstage through November 23 at Hedgerow Theatre.

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Friendzone? Jennifer Summerfield as Horatio. Photo by Kyle Cassidy.
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HAMLET (Hedgerow): The play’s the thing

Christopher Munden October 28, 2014 No Comments

I have some friends who think William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language, but they don’t like going to the theater to…

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Jennifer Summerfield as Horatio and Jared Reed as the title character in Hedgerow Theatre's HAMLET. Photo by Kyle Cassidy.
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[podcast] Cutting Hamlet: Director Dan Hodge on adapting Shakespeare’s masterpiece for the stage

Christopher Munden October 23, 2014 No Comments

Every staged version of Hamlet is edited. Posterity left us two “authentic” written versions of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, as well as a poorly transcribed but…

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Ama Bollinger stars in Chris Davis’s ANNA K (Photo credit: Courtesy of the artist)
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Deb Miller’s 15 Top Picks for the 2014 Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Debra Miller July 26, 2014 3 Comments

Phindie will provide more Philly Fringe Festival coverage than any publication in the world! Coverage begins with 15 picks from star Phindie writer Deb Miller.

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