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July 10, 2007

It's Shakespeare, so you can't complain. That's just "Shakespearean language." Here it is, Act III, Scene 1 from The Merchant of Venice:If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? Anyway, in Seattle we've got outdoor theatre options, and most of them are in Volunteer Park this weekend, July 14 & 15, for the Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival. There are......

Continue Reading "Outdoor Theatre Groups Take Over Local Parks, Shout About Bleeding Pricks & Fat, Drunken Reprobates"

March 25, 2005

Seattlest has no idea how it happened, but London's Reduced Shakespeare Company is bringing their abridged version of the complete works of ol' Bill Shakespeare to the Tacoma Actors Guild (TAG) for a two-week run from March 24th through April 10th. As one might expect, this is a whirlwind performance that squeezes each play into bite-sized chunks, such as a 34-second version of King Lear. TAG's website includes a warning to viewers that the show......

Continue Reading "Shakespeare Comes to Tacoma, Cliffnotes Style"

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