Reimagining Henry IV
During my undergraduate years (2005-2009) and graduate years (2010-2013), I was actually cast in a few Shakespeare plays. Guess how my professors cast me?
Classical Theatre is Trans
Back in Shakespeare’s day, theatre was already a hotbed of cultural rebellion—from the moment poor actors broke laws to dress as royals. Elizabethan politicians regularly denounced boys wearing dresses to
How to Crusade
What does it take to create a sense of war on stage? How could it be possible to embody the violence and invasion of a country with less than a
There Is No Shakespeare
Does the idea of altering or editing the works of Shakespeare make you nervous? Dive into the history of variable texts, inconsistent printing, censorship, and near-constant revision and start wondering
Drum and Colours: Henry IV Meet and Greet
On Tuesday, February 14, the cast of Drum and Colours: Henry IV gathered together for the first time with the production team to hear about the designs for the show
The Art of the Change
Debra Ann Byrd pulls off many kinds of transformations (age, race, power, vocation, identity, gender…), and even manages to “undo” some categories altogether! This kind of change can be an