There are lots of classic books I haven’t read, and a few that I feel like I’ve read because I’ve seen a movie version or something on television. Jane Eyre is one of those books, and it turns out that one of the others is its near exact contemporary – Vanity Fair by William Makepeace […]
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Theater – The Lightning Thief
Many years ago – nearly 8 according to Goodreads – I picked up a series of young adult books about a modern boy who finds out he is a demigod. That is, son of an ancient Greek God with a human mother. His name was Percy Jackson, and it turned out there was a whole […]
Theatre – Richard III
Back when I was in college, I took a course on Shakespeare that involved making weekly (if not more frequent) trips down to the American Shakespeare Center and the Blackfriars Playhouse. It was a great course, and one of the most fun aspects was getting to have a behind-the-scenes look at the theater and how […]
Theater – Nell Gwynn
My issue with theatrical outings lately has been a lack of sleep, meaning I’m much more likely to fall asleep in my chair, which is not the way that I want things to turn out. It’s also a matter of most nights I would be happy to just stay at home and knit and watch […]
Theater – The Panties, the Partner, and the Profit
In recent years, there has been nothing that I have enjoyed more in the theater than one of the excellent new translations of French farce by David Ives at the Shakespeare Theatre. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen three of the four shows he wrote produced there, and they’ve all been delights. So when it was […]
Theater – An Inspector Calls
When the Boy sent me the information about this production (and about the ones upcoming), I was super excited – and for a dumb reason. All the shows put on by the Shakespeare Theatre Company this fall have been under 2 hours with no intermission. Basically – movie length, and when they’re done, they’re done. […]
Theater – King John
Ok, I’m going to be honest with you straight up here. I fell asleep during this show. That’s not a way of saying this play is boring, or that you shouldn’t go, or that you wouldn’t enjoy it. It’s a way of saying I’ve been very VERY tired the last week or so and all […]
Theater – Cry It Out
I feel like a broken record lately. So much of the media I’ve consumed in recent months has been focusing on new motherhood, and it makes me feel seen and like I’m not alone. Because when you have a baby in the winter, it can feel isolating, and hard to get out there with your […]
Theater – Comedy of Errors
I have enjoyed Shakespeare for a long long time. And somewhere in my brain, I have a very basic memory of what my first experience seeing Shakespeare was. I can’t be 100% sure, but there’s some bit that niggles at me and says, “Comedy of Errors”, and I’m not sure why. It may be because […]
Theater – The Color Purple
It’s a strange thing, my theater viewing this summer. Normally I would have seen more shows than I did, but we’ll just mention the baby again as a reason why the Boy and I aren’t going out and seeing more – especially evening performances. But I’m thinking now of the last show I saw – Ain’t […]