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Fragments of a Life: Lorraine Hansberry
This post is slightly revised. It was originally published May 19, 2020. Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was born on this day, May 19. She was 34 years old when she died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. She is remembered for … Continue reading
Fragments of a Life: Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was born on this day, May 19. She was 34 years old when she died after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. She is remembered for her first play, A Raisin in the Sun, which opened on … Continue reading
A Sigh for the Whims of Male Historians (Redux)
Originally posted on December 8, 2016 It was recorded on November 23, 534 BC, that Thespis of Icaria became the first actor to step out of the chorus and portray a character onstage. Now celebrated as International Thespian Day. ______________________________________
Posted in Poetry, Theatre
Tagged Anne Marshall, First Woman on the English Stage, Margaret Hughes, Othello, Thespis of Icaria, To the Disputed Woman Who First Graced the English Stage as Desdemona, William Shakespeare
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TCS: Lend Me Your EARS – Part One – Shakespeare’s Songs and Poetry
Good Morning! ________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, The Coffee Shop, Theatre
Tagged Akala Raps Shakespeare, Al Pacino, Lend Me Your EARS, Philippe Sly sings Roger Quilter, Shakespeare's songs, TCS, The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company
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TCS: Notes from the Field
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Word Cloud: CUMULATION
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD It’s not easy to sum up a person’s life. No one is just one thing, and no one stays the same from one year to the next, especially when a single event can radically alter someone’s … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Theatre, Word Cloud
Tagged Caribbean, Cumulation, Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize for Literature, Robert Lowell, Saint Lucia, T.S. Eliot Prize
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TCS: ‘I knew him tyrannous’ – Will Shakespeare on TYRANNY – Part Two
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TCS: Cut Out in Stars – POETRY in Shakespeare’s Plays
Good Morning! ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, The Coffee Shop, Theatre
Tagged Cut Out in Stars - POETRY in Shakespeare’s Plays, King Lear, National Poetry Month, Romeo and Juliet, TCS, The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare
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A Sigh for the Whims of Male Historians
It was recorded on November 23, 534 BC, that Thespis of Icaria became the first actor to step out of the chorus and portray a character onstage. Now celebrated as International Thespian Day. ______________________________________________________________ To the Disputed Woman Who First … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Theatre
Tagged Anne Marshall, Desdemona, English History, Margaret Hughes, Othello, Restoration Theatre, Thespis of Icaria, William Shakespeare, Women in History
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