Rick On Theater

My unmediated impressions and thoughts on, especially, theater and other topics of interest to me.

Showing posts with label King Lear. Show all posts

Showing posts with label King Lear. Show all posts

11 January 2021

"Waiting out a pandemic — and for our 'King Lear'"

by Peter Marks [The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all aspects of our lives all around the world. Among the hardest-hit industri...

17 November 2020

James Shapiro’s Shakespeare

by Kirk Woodward [Kirk’s an insatiable reader even in ordinary times, but the enforced leisure (if that’s even the right term) of the pand...

04 June 2010

Kirk Woodward’s 'King Lear' Journal

[I’ve asked others to contribute “guest posts” to ROT from time to time, and Kirk has previously been generous enough to contribute a fasci...

28 March 2009

Ian McKellen’s 'King Lear'

PBS is broadcasting Ian McKellen’s King Lear under the auspices of its semi-regular program Great Performances . (The first airing on WNET...

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About Me

Rick: After college and the army, I studied acting and theater; I have an MFA in Acting and uncompleted Ph.D. in Performance Studies (ABD). I have worked as an actor, director, dramaturg/literary advisor, critic/reviewer, essayist, editor, and teacher of theater and acting (studio/conservatory, college, high school, and middle school). Several years ago, some theater friends who don't live in New York anymore asked me to keep them informed about what I see and I began sending them detailed, opinionated e-mails.

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