Tag Archives: theater

Why Don’t I Go To Movies Anymore?

Posted on October 19, 2019 by emmasrandomthoughts

I heard somewhere recently how, despite the Marvel Universe earning Scrooge McDuck level of money, overall the movie industry is doing very badly.  Fewer and fewer films are taking more and more money and more and more films are withering … Continue reading →

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“You’ll Be Back”: History and Fiction

Posted on August 14, 2019 by emmasrandomthoughts

I have heard that George III has, in the UK, largely a positive reputation.  They know of his illness and madness, but by that point, the monarch was largely rendered irrelevant politically.  It was Parliament, not the king, that was … Continue reading →

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Sweat at Cleveland Play House: A Quick Review

Posted on October 24, 2018 by emmasrandomthoughts

I just want to write a quick review of the play Sweat, which I saw at the Cleveland Play House last weekend. I had been looking forward to that show ever since this season was announced, and Sweat did not … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Shakespeare Festival’s Troilus and Cressida, aka Shakespeare writes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Posted on July 23, 2018 by emmasrandomthoughts

I wanted to write a review of The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival’s Troilus and Cressida, one of Shakespeare’s rarely performed “problem plays”.  And yet, I have been struggling to write it.  Not because I didn’t like it (I did) but because … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare’s Game of Thrones: Cleveland Shakespeare Festival Performs Macbeth

Posted on August 2, 2017 by emmasrandomthoughts

One of the greatest points of pride in my life is that I have never seen a single episode of Game of Thrones.  And I never will.  (Well above my limits of violence.)  But I do not need to wonder … Continue reading →

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Summer of the Shrew Part Deaux: Katherine’s Ironic Speech

Posted on July 29, 2017 by emmasrandomthoughts

The speech that Katherine gives at the end of The Taming of the Shrew has been the subject of much discussion.  Is this speech meant to be interpreted on face value, or is it ironic? Much of this is due … Continue reading →

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Summer of the Sherw Part Deaux: Why Bianca Rebels At the End

Posted on July 2, 2017 by emmasrandomthoughts

I had been thinking about this ever since I saw The Taming of the Shrew. Much of the focus of Taming of the Shrew is on Katherine’s arc, from the shrew to the obedient wife.  My 7th grade English teacher … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Shakespeare Festival’s Taming of the Shrew: Summer of the Shrew Part Deux

Posted on June 19, 2017 by emmasrandomthoughts

It wouldn’t be summer without the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival’s outdoor free theater.   This year they begin with Taming of the Shrew.  I wish they had done this last year, because I did a bit of The Summer of the … Continue reading →

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The Power of Nostalgia, and the Music of the Night

Posted on May 5, 2017 by emmasrandomthoughts

Saturday morning I woke up after a very strange dream.  I dreamed that I was in Toronto, and I had tickets to see the Phantom of the Opera at the Pantages Theater, but I was late.  I was wandering through … Continue reading →

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Taming of the Shrew: Sun, Moon, or Actor’s Performance?

Posted on December 10, 2016 by emmasrandomthoughts

I read Taming of the Shrew when I was in college, well, sort of.  Our professor asked us to read the play throughout the semester, and once a week we met in the school’s black box theater to act out … Continue reading →

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