Why Shakespeare Always Left ’em Dancing! The cast of the Globe Theatre’s Richard II led by Mark Rylance ends an evening of tragic history on the BBC with a rousing traditional dance: Audience members who’ve enjoyed our Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre productions, both live and onscreen, have noticed the actors ending the evening…
Get Ready for The Taming of the Shrew: Understanding the “Induction” “Induction” doesn’t only mean “bringing someone to a position,” like inducting them into the Army or the Hall of Fame. It also means “bringing about or giving rise to” the action, as Shakespeare cleverly demonstrates with his Induction Scene in The Taming of the Shrew.…
Where are the Mothers in Shakespeare? From Juliet’s hands-off Mom to Hamlet’s too-hot Mama, the plays of Shakespeare are hardly an ode to motherhood. It was an age when the reigning monarchs, first Elizabeth then James, as children lost mothers who lost their heads. Did that make glorification of motherhood taboo? NapaShakes…
“Her passions are made of nothing but the finest part of pure love” – from Antony & Cleopatra WELCOME PHILIPPA! Renowned Shakespearean joins NapaShakes Team NapaShakes is thrilled to welcome author and Shakespeare scholar Philippa Kelly as our new director of Dramaturgy and Audience Outreach. She currently serves as Resident Dramaturg for the California…
