I’ve updated the Bill / Shakespeare Project YouTube channel to include a playlist for Measure for Measure.
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Measure for Measure: Act Two plot synopsis
When Act Two of Measure for Measure begins, we’re back to our men of power, the deputized duke Angelo, and his lieutenant, Escalus. The first of the act’s four scenes opens with a philosophical debate between the two men regarding the purpose of laws and punishment.
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The Bill / Shakespeare Project presents: This Week in Shakespeare news, for the week ending Monday, October 5th, 2015
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This week’s Shakespeare news review includes Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s decision to update/translate the plays, sex jokes, pop sonnets, and a funny infographic. PLUS our usual recap of this week’s daily highlights in Shakespearean history.
Measure for Measure: Act One plot synopsis
As Measure for Measure opens, we are in Vienna where Duke Vincentio is discussing his impending absence with an aged lord and adviser Escalus. We learn that he is planning to leave the government of the city to a deputy, Angelo. The duke asks the lord, “What figure of us think you he will bear?” (I.i.16). Escalus responds that
If any in Vienna be of worth
To undergo such ample grace and honor,
It is Lord Angelo.
To undergo such ample grace and honor,
It is Lord Angelo.
- I.i.22-4
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Podcast 113: Theatrical Reviews–Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Pericles, Antony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing
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This week’s special podcast includes theater reviews of the three Shakespeare productions from this year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival season: Pericles, Antony and Cleopatra, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival pocket reviews
OK, so I was in Ashland for a little over 48 hours… and I caught three plays from this year’s slate at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, their 80th season. I’m home now, and exhausted, but here are my capsule reviews in the run-up for fuller discussions in Sunday’s podcast.
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New Month, New Play: Measure for Measure!
So. All’s Well That Ends Well has ended. And we have a new play: Measure for Measure!
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Greetings from Ashland!
Hola, readers!
I love the Oregon Shakespeare Festival…
I’m in town for two days (three if you count arriving last night just in time for dinner)… today, it’s Pericles at the Thomas Theatre for the matinee, tonight Antony and Cleopatra at the outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre (which could prove interesting as my morning walk today took place in a crisp 42 degree temp), and tomorrow afternoon Much Ado About Nothing for a Bowmer Theatre matinee. Then it’s quick drive back to Medford to fly back to southern California and a night’s sleep in my own bed before delivering a Shakespeare resources presentation at the Ventura County Office of Education Library Day on Friday.
I’ll be posting post-play capsule video reviews on my Vine and Twitter feeds, then full reviews as part of a special podcast next Sunday (remember the Vine time limit is only 6 seconds, so they’ll be really capsule reviews).
All’s Well That Ends Well: Wrap-Up
And we find ourselves at the ending of All’s Well That Ends Well. Does it end well? I think so. At least for me. At least for this discussion.
The Bill / Shakespeare Project presents: This Week in Shakespeare news, for the week ending Monday, September 28th, 2015
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This week’s Shakespeare news review includes an award for Taymor, shaking up Shakespeare, and a bunch of reviews, including a handful for the RSC’s Henry V, and a non-fiction book. PLUS our usual recap of this week’s daily highlights in Shakespearean history.