Uncle Bill Shakespeare...Alive and Well!
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Billy today?
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Alive...and well!Billy today?
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Polonius's last piece of advice to his son Laerte in "Hamlet":
"To thine own self be true"
Artist Jane Spakowsky
"To thine own self be true"
Artist Jane Spakowsky
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Today is Veterans Day, November, 11, 2021
Shakespeare and War: Stephan Wolfert
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 81
"In his one-man show Cry Havoc! actor Stephan Wolfert, a US Army veteran, draws together lines in Shakespeare’s plays spoken by soldiers and former soldiers—including Macbeth, Othello, and Richard III".
"He puts those words to the task of explaining the toll that soldiering and war can take on the psyches of the men and women who volunteer for military duty. Wolfert also runs free weekly veterans-only acting classes aimed at helping them readjust to life as civilians".
"He is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev". (Read Transcript or Audio)
Shakespeare and War: Stephan Wolfert
"In his one-man show Cry Havoc! actor Stephan Wolfert, a US Army veteran, draws together lines in Shakespeare’s plays spoken by soldiers and former soldiers—including Macbeth, Othello, and Richard III".
"He puts those words to the task of explaining the toll that soldiering and war can take on the psyches of the men and women who volunteer for military duty. Wolfert also runs free weekly veterans-only acting classes aimed at helping them readjust to life as civilians".
"He is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev". (Read Transcript or Audio)
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Read about Shakespeare’s retirement and final years.
"After a glittering career as an actor, playwright and theatre proprietor in London, Shakespeare retired in 1611 at the age of 47 to his home town of Stratford, where his wife and family had remained during all the years in which he had lived and worked in London"."Shakespeare’s retirement was not a matter of sitting around in slippers and letting the world pass him by: he was active in monitoring his financial interests, took an interest in borough affairs, and continued to work with younger playwrights, collaborating with them on plays, and visiting London frequently. But now, living in Stratford, he was able to enjoy the company of his family and childhood friends. By this time, too, he had a granddaughter, Elizabeth, and was able to give time to her". (Read More)
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Still Dreaming: Shakespeare with Seniors
While there were some, the cast they finally assembled was largely anything but. Ben and Noah were invited on this adventure by filmmakers Jilann Spitzmiller and Hank Rogerson, who turned the process into a documentary called Still Dreaming. We talk about the experience with Ben Steinfeld and Hank Rogerson".
"Hank and Ben are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev". AUDIO LINK & Transcript of Interview
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 102
"In 2011, Ben Steinfeld and Noah Brody, co-directors of New York’s Fiasco Theater, were invited to an assisted living facility and nursing home just outside New York City to work with its residents on a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Because it was the Lillian Booth Actors Home—a facility filled with retired singers, actors, dancers and musicians—Ben and Noah expected to work with a group of seasoned Broadway professionals".While there were some, the cast they finally assembled was largely anything but. Ben and Noah were invited on this adventure by filmmakers Jilann Spitzmiller and Hank Rogerson, who turned the process into a documentary called Still Dreaming. We talk about the experience with Ben Steinfeld and Hank Rogerson".
"Hank and Ben are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev". AUDIO LINK & Transcript of Interview
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In Search of Shakespeare's London
"William Shakespeare was born in Stratford -- but he lived in London throughout his professional life. Although the capital has changed greatly over the past 400 years, traces of the city that the playwright called home can still be found. Join journalist and author Dan Falk on a brief tour of Shakespeare's London".
"William Shakespeare was born in Stratford -- but he lived in London throughout his professional life. Although the capital has changed greatly over the past 400 years, traces of the city that the playwright called home can still be found. Join journalist and author Dan Falk on a brief tour of Shakespeare's London".
Link does not take me to the Audio Link & Transcript of Interview.Still Dreaming: Shakespeare with Seniors
Shakespeare Unlimited: Episode 102
"In 2011, Ben Steinfeld and Noah Brody, co-directors of New York’s Fiasco Theater, were invited to an assisted living facility and nursing home just outside New York City to work with its residents on a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Because it was the Lillian Booth Actors Home—a facility filled with retired singers, actors, dancers and musicians—Ben and Noah expected to work with a group of seasoned Broadway professionals".
While there were some, the cast they finally assembled was largely anything but. Ben and Noah were invited on this adventure by filmmakers Jilann Spitzmiller and Hank Rogerson, who turned the process into a documentary called Still Dreaming. We talk about the experience with Ben Steinfeld and Hank Rogerson".
"Hank and Ben are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev". AUDIO LINK & Transcript of Interview
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Thank you, it works! I'm listening to it now.
edit: That was very enjoyable to listen to.
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https://stilldreamingmovie.com/shop/ order DVD of "Still Dreaming"
