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Much Ado About “Much Ado”

Our last night in London could very easily have been a very depressing and melancholy affair. Instead, our class spent the night watching Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe Theater, and we were able to end our trip on … Continue reading

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A Day at the Museum

As a class, we’ve seen some pretty impressive sights during our stay in London. Hampton Court Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Globe Theater, Big Ben, Tower of London… The list goes on and on. We have travelled across the city (and … Continue reading

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A Wicked Woman in Titus Andronicus

When I first read Titus Andronicus, I pictured Tamora as a character whose actions were somewhat justified as a result of the suffering she had endured by the hands of Titus and his fellow Romans. After her pleas of mercy … Continue reading

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“This charm dissolves aspace.” -Tempest, 5.1.64

Yesterday afternoon Annie and I went to the Warner Brothers Studio for The Making of Harry Potter Tour. Before we got to the studio, I was actually a little bit nervous that the tour would ruin the magic of Harry … Continue reading

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The Performance Review That I Didn’t Write

So, because I did two character studies for my first two performance reviews, I decided to branch out and do something different for the third. That one being posted, I wanted to point out a few things I thought about … Continue reading

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A Case for a Minimal Lear

It is immediately apparent from the first scene of the National Theatre’s production of King Lear that the inspiration for the time period is the height of the Soviet era. There is a constant military presence: soldiers flank various scenes … Continue reading

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Crouching Aphrodite/All the World’s a Stage

These last few days I have had some interesting impressions whirling around in my head, but it’s been difficult to pin them down into a cohesive thought.  This blog post is going to be my attempt at bringing them together. … Continue reading

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Wanderful London

A few times over the last couple of days I have found myself wandering along through the streets, gardens, and museums of London.  While I generally had an idea of where I wanted to end up and when, I also … Continue reading

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Woe in Wales

“Go to Wales they said. It’ll be a nice, easy day trip they said.” -Anna Kathryn Barnes Well, going to Wales was plenty nice, but easy it was not. First, due to some oversight AK and I took a bus … Continue reading

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Week Three: London!

With my own graduation literally a week and a half away, here’s a recap of how I spent when of my penultimate weeks as an undergrad. May 6: We started our first full week in London at a running pace. … Continue reading

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