Guest critic Anna Holloway is a professional dramaturg and reviewer based in Oklahoma City. She writes for The Oklahoman and for the NewsOK blog, as well as makes occasional guest appearances on Oklahoma Arts Scene and Hurd and OKConstage.com. Having directed Macbeth, she is always interested in seeing other approaches to the play. The genius … Continue reading
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“Get Wicked” with House Party: Interview with MACBETH’s Taylor Harris
#getwicked “We have party in our name? We think theatre’s a party and we want our audiences to think so to,” chuckles House Party Theatre’s Creative Director Taylor Harris, his resonant, rich voice rumbling with glee. He’s playing the title role of the company’s inaugural production of a sweet little play by William Shakespeare, Macbeth, … Continue reading
Mind Full of Scorpions: Bare Bones Shakespeare’s MACBETH
Forgetting a line on stage during a performance constitutes an actor’s nightmare. Anyone who has trod the boards for any length of time has had it happen, “gone up” on lines unexpectedly. Usually, after a split second that feels eternal, the actor recovers, or another player covers for them or improvises a clue line that … Continue reading
Mucking About with Sir Kenneth Branagh: “Macbeth” on NTLive
Sir Kenneth goes mucking about, and offers nothing new or exciting for his pains. The National Theatre Live screenings present William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, co-directed by Sir Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford for the Manchester International Festival, produced in a deconsecrated Victorian church. In his cozy pre-show chat with NT Live’s host, Ashford reveals that … Continue reading
Rambo or Gekko? Shakespeare Dallas Does “Macbeth”
Does Macbeth project as Rambo or Gordon Gekko? This is not a trick question. In Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth”, an injured sergeant describes the title character’s conduct on the field of battle early in the play: ”For brave Macbeth, … Disdaining fortune, with his brandisht steel, Which smoked with bloody execution, Like valour’s minion, Carved out … Continue reading
Fairly foul, fairly good: Sundown Collaborative “Macbeth”
Fairly foul, fairly good. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth gets produced fairly often, with mixed results. Guess it’s one of those “harder than it looks” plays. I’ve seen three fairly effective productions by professional companies over the past few years, both in superior venues, with large budgets for costumes and fully realized sets and effects, helmed by … Continue reading
Trinity’s Cast Shakes It Up for 2011 Festival
In rounding out an article about the 2011 Trinity Shakespeare Festival for the regional Arts & Culture DFW Magazine, I sent e-mails to a range of festival company members asking them to share their perceptions and feelings about the festival. So impressed by the impassioned responses I received, I post them below in their entirety … Continue reading
Kitchen Dog’s MACBETH: Mind Full of Scorpions
“We have brought down the regime”, chanted the Cairo Tahrir crowd , while many were seen crying, cheering and embracing one another. Mohamed El Baradei, an Egyptian opposition leader, hailed the moment as being the “greatest day of my life… The country has been liberated after decades of repression.” (AP Press) As Egypt sheds a … Continue reading
Trinity Shakespeare 2011: Best Yet 2 Come!
Attention classical theatre-lovers and intrepid, versatile actors: The Trinity Shakespeare Festival under the direction of Texas Christian University professor Thomas Walsh announces its 2011 Season—- Macbeth & As You Like It The Festival will produce for its third season Shakespeare’s most compelling tragedy, Macbeth and the delightful comedy As You Like It. The plays … Continue reading
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