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Sunday, October 4, 2020

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (7) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

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Saturday, October 3, 2020

HOW I MET THE RECLUSIVE GEORGIA O’KEEFFE by Robert Shuman

(Roxana Robinson’s article appeared in the New Yorker, 10/1; Photograh: Georgia O’Keeffe lived in a small village in rural New Mexico and rarely gave interviews. Seclusion and withholdin…

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Friday, October 2, 2020

CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND RAISES NEARLY $20 MILLION FOR ARTISTS by Robert Shuman

(Sarah Bahr’s article appeared in The New York Times, 9/24;  Photo: Elizabeth Alexander, the president of the Mellon Foundation, said, “We continue to call on others to join us in suppo…

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (94) by Robert Shuman

From the moment of the appearance of if the actor passes from the plane of actual reality into the plane of another life, created and imagined by himself. Believing in this life, the actor c…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:52PM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

PHOENIX THEATRE ENSEMBLE: CRAIG SMITH TALKS TENNESSEE WILLIAMS–NOW ON YOUTUBE (LINK BELOW) by Robert Shuman

A PHOENIX THEATRE ENSEMBLE FUNDRAISER NOW ON YOU-TUBE! Tennessee Williams was in residence for his final NY play in the 80’s, the intensely personal and autobiographical Something Cloudy, …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:08PM

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (6) by Robert Shuman

Many thanks to Christine L. who is playing a perfect game of ‘Beat the Bard’, 1-5. Send answers through Leave a Reply/ Comments, if you would like to play, too. Thanks so much, Christine…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:43PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

PAN PAN THEATRE CAPTURES ECHO OF BECKETT’S POETRY by Robert Shuman

(Amy O’Connor’s article appeared in The Irish Times, 8/29; Pan Pan’s production of WHAT IS THE WORD is due to screen in Belfast and Paris in the coming weeks. Photograph: Robbie Jack/C…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:23PM
Monday, September 28, 2020

***** ‘FAITH HEALER’ REVIEW – THIS VIRTUAL FRIEL IS THE STUFF OF MIRACLES by Robert Shuman

  (Clare Brennan’s article appeared in the Guardian, 9/27. Indira Varma, David Threlfall and Michael Sheen in rehearsals for Faith Healer at the Old Vic. Photograph: The Old Vic/Getty Im…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:51PM
Sunday, September 27, 2020

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (5) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:09PM

NEW YORK’S ARTS SHUTDOWN: THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN ONE LOST WEEKEND by Robert Shuman

(from The New York Times, 9/23; Article by Michael Paulson, Elizabeth A. Harris, and Graham Bowley; Photographs by Dina Litovsky, Victor Llorente and Daniel Arnold; via Pam Green.) We zero i…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:37AM
Saturday, September 26, 2020

EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE’S LAST PLAY FOUND IN SCOTS COLLEGE IN SPAIN by Robert Shuman

(Reevel Alderson’s article appeared 9/19, BBC Scotland.) A rare edition of Shakespeare’s last play has been found in a Scottish Catholic college in Spain. The Two Noble Kinsmen, written …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 02:19PM
Friday, September 25, 2020

BELARUS FREE THEATRE/WILMA: SATURDAY, 9/26 AT 8 PM ONLY: A FREE READING OF “INSULTED. BELARUS(SIA)” by Robert Shuman

A READING OF “INSULTED. BELARUS(SIA)” AT 8 PM BY ANDREI KUREICHIK TRANSLATED BY JOHN FREEDMAN DIRECTED BY YURY URNOV Saturday, September 26, 2020, AT 8 PM In solidarity with the people a…

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (93) by Robert Shuman

I came to understand that creativeness begins from that moment when in the soul and the imagination of the actor there appears the magical, creative if. . . that is, the imagined truth, whic…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:47PM
Wednesday, September 23, 2020

PHOENIX THEATRE ENSEMBLE: THIS THURSDAY ONLY (9/24)–CRAIG SMITH TALKS TENNESSEE WILLIAMS by Robert Shuman

A PHOENIX THEATRE ENSEMBLE FUNDRAISER Tennessee Williams was in residence for his final NY play in the 80’s, the intensely personal and autobiographical Something Cloudy, Something Clear a…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:40PM

WHEN F. MURRAY ABRAHAM AND RUTH BADER GINSBURG MET IN VENICE by Robert Shuman

(from The New York Times, 9/21; Photo: The Forward;  via Pam Green.) The actor recalls a chance encounter that led to a memorable performance. Sept. 21, 2020 To the Editor: Ruth Bader Ginsb…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:51PM

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (4) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:01PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

ARS NOVA ANNOUNCES PROGRAMMING AND EXPANDED RESIDENCIES FOR 2020-2021 SEASON by Robert Shuman

(via John Wyszniewski, Everyman Agency) Here’s what is going on at ARS NOVA: Debut of Ars Nova Supra, New Digital Streaming Platform New $150,000+ Vision Residency Program P.S., Durati…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:49PM
Monday, September 21, 2020

WHEN RUSSIA APPEARED IN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS by Robert Shuman

 (Ajay Kamalakaran’s article appeared in Russia Beyond the Headlines, 9/18.) Despite Russia’s overwhelming passion for the bard’s works, few in the country are aware of Shakespeare�…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:06PM
Sunday, September 20, 2020

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (3) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:06PM

THE NIGERIAN-BRITISH WRITER PUTTING BLACK JOY ON STAGE AND SCREEN by Robert Shuman

(Alison McCann’s article appeared in The New York Times, 9/18; Photo from The New York Times: Theresa Ikoko; via Pam Green.) “There’s so much more that comes with being Black apart fro…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:48PM
Saturday, September 19, 2020

IRELAND: DRUIDGREGORY REVIEW–CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCE ROOTED IN HISTORY by Robert Shuman

(Ciara L. Murphy’s article appeared in The Irish Times, 9/17; Photo: The Irish Times: Druid combines representations of raw sorrow, naked nationalism, and raucous humour to honour Gregory�…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:42PM
Friday, September 18, 2020

FAUCI SAYS IT COULD BE A YEAR BEFORE THEATER WITHOUT MASKS FEELS NORMAL by Robert Shuman

(Sarah Bahr’s article appeared in The New York Times, 9/13; Broadway theaters have been closed since March 12. Some productions have set dates to reopen in March and April 2021.Credit…Da…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:18PM
Thursday, September 17, 2020

AN AMERICAN WRITER FOR AN AGE OF DIVISION by Robert Shuman

(Alexandra Schwartz’s article appeared in The New Yorker, 9/14.  Photograph by Cole Barash for The New Yorker.)  Ayad Akhtar’s autofictional novel cunningly entwines outrage and ambiva…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:45PM

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (92) by Robert Shuman

I am interested in the truth that is within myself, the truth of my relation to this or that event on the stage, to the properties, the scenery, the other actors who play parts in the drama …

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED: ANNUAL MEET AND GREET INTRODUCTION TO TRU VIA ZOOM by Robert Shuman

(via Michelle Tabnick Public Relations   Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents its annual free Meet and Greet Introductory gathering, this year revamped for social distancing via Zoom…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:56AM

LET’S PLAY ‘BEAT THE BARD’ (2) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:24AM
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

***** RICHARD NELSON: ‘INCIDENTAL MOMENTS OF THE DAY’ REVIEW – A FEAST FOR COVID HISTORIANS (VIEW ON YOUTUBE UNTIL 11/5) by Robert Shuman

(Mark Lawson’s article appeared in the Guardian, 9/13.) In the Guardian on Saturday, Martin Amis predicted it will be years before novelists can make sense of the pandemic. Theatre’s s…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:15PM

MICHAEL FRAYN ON THE STATE OF BRITAIN AND THE FUTURE OF THEATRE by Robert Shuman

(Andrew Dickson’s article appeared in The New Yorker, 9/13; Illustration by Grace J. Kim; source photograph by Roberto Ricciuti / Getty.) A conversation with the playwright and novelist ab…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:15PM
Monday, September 14, 2020

HOW TO BIRTH A NEW AMERICAN THEATER by Robert Shuman

(Jesse Green’s, Maya Phillips’s, Laura Collins-Hughes’s, Elisabeth Vincentelli’s and Alexis Soloski’s article appeared in The New York Times, Sept. 11, 2020; Photo: The New Yo…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:59PM
Sunday, September 13, 2020

SHAKESPEARE & FRIENDS (1) by Robert Shuman

  Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

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DIXON PLACE EVENTS, WEEK OF 9/14-9/20 by Robert Shuman

DP TV is free to watch and our artists are compensated. Donations help support the community during this precarious time & ensure DP emerges from this crisis continuing to bring togethe…

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