by smithk8383 | Oct 8, 2017 | Folio, Program Performances, Shakespeare Home Slider
By Christian Fernandez Suitcases piled around a dark room. Silent ship passengers focused on little tasks that engage their full interest. An occasional song pierces the stillness, but hardly disrupts the delicate environment. Thus is the structure of the Motley...
by buttittama6669 | Apr 3, 2017 | Folio, Program Performances
by Maddie Buttitta Variations in setting, style, theatrical format, and other such reachable venues are easy to come by when seeing a production of Shakespeare’s work. Just this past year, Stauntonites have had the opportunity to see the American Shakespeare...
by buttittama6669 | Mar 23, 2017 | Folio, Program Performances
The scene is laid out like a James Bond plot: chance (and the probability-immured process of pulling names out of a hat) brings two teams of three-to-five individuals together. They have twenty-four hours (or so) to edit an early modern play into a 30 minute...
by buttittama6669 | Feb 26, 2017 | Folio, Program Performances
Movement within art appears in many forms. Within Lorca’s provocative play Blood Wedding, this was no exception. In this post-mortem, I spoke via email with Compass Shakespeare Ensemble company member and movement choreographer Molly Seremet about her history...
by buttittama6669 | Feb 15, 2017 | Folio, Program Performances
By Maddie Buttitta The play’s title alone suggests an abstract, yet raw atmosphere, in which movement within and away places and people are apparent and abundant. Forbidden love, threadbare family ties, and traditions create the space in between which the...
by smithk8383 | Feb 12, 2017 | Folio, Program Performances
The beast roars as fire shoots from its maw. It lunges, only to miss and get a swipe from a magic sword in return. The dragon, of course, is an elaborate puppet–one that takes four people to bring to life. This puppet forms one of the visual high...
