July 2015 – NapaShakes

Nice and Ruff?

napashakes July 20, 2015 July 20, 2015Costume, Fashion, Will's World 0

Is the Elizabethan Collar the Worst Fashion Trend in History? A Canadian Columnist Gets Rough on the Ruff “Arguably the most useless fashion ever was the collar ruff, becoming popular during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Ruffs were those elaborate, pleated collars that made the fashion victim look…

Unleash the Beast!

napashakes July 6, 2015 July 6, 2015Dramaturgy, Philippa, The Plays 0

Our resident Dramaturg Dr. Philippa Kelly asks: WILL PASSION BRING OUT THE ASS IN YOU? The moment Bottom gets entangled as the object of Titania’s passion, he’s transformed into an ass (‘Oh Bottom, thou art translated.’) Does passion ‘translate’ people into their beastly selves, blunting their reason at the service of…