tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post1312376482568698677..comments2024-03-25T01:39:10.406-06:00Comments on Mysterious Musings: Shakespearean Storms in ChicagoJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-90410740295282829272007-08-26T14:42:00.000-06:002007-08-26T14:42:00.000-06:00That is true. And I also enjoy Shakespeare on tap...That is true. And I also enjoy Shakespeare on tape.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-76628240683649720362007-08-25T22:42:00.000-06:002007-08-25T22:42:00.000-06:00I find that Shakespeare is best staged in smaller ...I find that Shakespeare is best staged in smaller theaters, at least for those of us for whom the language requires a bit of extra concentration. My favorite productions have all been in smaller theaters, of <I>Coriolanus</I>, <I>The Tempest</I> and <I>Macbeth</I>. I also saw Ian McKellan do <I>Richard III</I> in a big hall not designed fot theater. It was all shallowly sloped seating, muddy sound, black costumes -- bad news!<BR/>===================<BR/>Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/>http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-27703695990347331932007-08-24T10:23:00.000-06:002007-08-24T10:23:00.000-06:00Peter, I find THE TEMPEST more significant every y...Peter, I find THE TEMPEST more significant every year. And Chicago theatre is terrific, and of course they do Shakespeare constantly in the big Globe replica at Navy Pier.<BR/><BR/>Everything reminds me of Shakespeare, but especially this weather.<BR/><BR/>And Bob, I'm afraid we might be sending a bit more of that weather your way. It looks mighty gloomy out there.<BR/><BR/>There's a great scene in Huckleberry Finn in which Huck describes a thunderstorm that he witnesses from a cave, and it's just a lovely piece of writing. I thought of that yesterday, too.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-44943970672209165502007-08-24T05:31:00.000-06:002007-08-24T05:31:00.000-06:00Those of us in Michigan who are getting your lefto...Those of us in Michigan who are getting your leftover storms would like those of you in Chicago to keep them there, please. The neighbors are trying to get that tree out of the pool today.<BR/><BR/>But it was an awesome storm. It parked over us for about five hours and rumbled and roiled and lashed and drenched and left us with a few tornados, too.<BR/><BR/>But what a show!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190277960920314859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-91429886878046215022007-08-23T22:35:00.000-06:002007-08-23T22:35:00.000-06:00By odd coincidence, my favorite production of Shak...By odd coincidence, my favorite production of Shakespeare was one of <I>The Tempest</I> by a small professional group in -- Chicago. That was the week of the great blizzard of 1993, so maybe there is something to this weather-Shakespeare thing after all.<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com