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Our preparation stands/ In expectation of them

Posted on April 4, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

As much as I regret not finding time to post an update until just now, there’s something deliciously satisfying about returning to my blog after the madness of tech week to finally announce that THIS IS IT. We’re here. Tonight … Continue reading →

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Fit for your o’er-looking

Posted on March 26, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

Our official trailer:

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Thou hadst little wit in thy bald crown, when thou gavest thy golden one away

Posted on March 19, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

Speaking of crowns…I saw this artifact while visiting the British Museum over winter break, but I couldn’t get a good picture. I found one while revisiting Iron Age England research just now, and I found out that this crown was … Continue reading →

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A serviceable villain

Posted on March 5, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

I’m blogging in defense of Oswald, whom I consider to be the most undervalued, underrated, ignored, misrepresented character in the entire play. Goneril, Regan, Edmund — they’re rightfully condemned by readers and audiences. Sure, in some adaptations they’re more human or … Continue reading →

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Most choice, forsaken

Posted on February 26, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

So my idea of procrastination this semester is finding amusing King Lear tidbits, videos and images online. Most of the silly ones I share with my class on Facebook, but I found something really illuminating on youtube just now, and … Continue reading →

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What is your study?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

Between yesterday’s workshop and today’s lesson, the 40-ish King Lear students can speak, move, even fight Shakespeare. Or at least we know a bit more about how to do those things well. Last night, we all attended a two hour … Continue reading →

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I do remember now

Posted on January 31, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

I read King Lear for the first time my senior year of high school, but I wasn’t unfamiliar with the story. It was one of the favorites in my illustrated book of Shakespeare stories, watered down, prose versions of the … Continue reading →

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Had he a hand to write this?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

My two weeks in England was something of a theater marathon. My mornings and afternoons were spent in a library or on some kind of tour. My evenings (beginning around 4 p.m. because I was so nervous about being late) … Continue reading →

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Lear’s Shadow: George H.W. Bush

Posted on December 6, 2012 by MaeganWritesOn

Nosocomephobia: The fear of hospitals. It’s one of hundreds on phobialist.com, but I imagine it’s probably one of the more common ones, at least above fear of German things (Teutophobia) or fear of chins (Geniophobia). And it’s no wonder: Hospitals are, … Continue reading →

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