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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, So…
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, fo…
(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/Corbis …
 (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 …
Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
(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…
(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 by S…
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 and t…
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…
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 at …
(from The New York Times, 9/21; Photo: The Forward;Â via Pam Green.) The actor recalls a chance encounter that led to a memorable performance. Sept. 21, 2020 To the Editor: Ruth Bader Gin…
Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved
(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., …
 (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's m…
Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
(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 from deal…
(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's …
(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…Davi…
(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…
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 …
(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 …
Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
(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…
(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 abou…
(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…