Tag Archives: travel

Dissolutions of ancient amities

Posted on March 24, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

As we near April, my dramaturgical duties have been evolving from collecting ideas and images into more concrete, production-related responsibilities. These include: observing rehearsals and going over notes with my director; running lines with actors and discussing character choices; shamelessly … Continue reading →

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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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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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What paper were you reading?

Posted on January 12, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

Stuff people at a Shakespeare festival say, a video my professor showed our Shakespeare Now class as a reprieve from our 20 page final papers: Funny thing about prompt books for old productions: They’re chock full of stuff people at … Continue reading →

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Look with thine ears

Posted on January 9, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

I have a love-hate relationship with both musical theatre and Taming of the Shrew. Actually, hate is too strong of a word. Musical theatre was, as one of my professors so aptly describes it, my gateway drug to the world … Continue reading →

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Let’s see, let’s see

Posted on January 8, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

I didn’t imagine that my visit to the Tate Modern would provide me with so much material. Much of the artwork, abstract or surrealist, asked some profound and difficult question that related to the questions with which Lear is faced. … Continue reading →

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The art of our necessities is strange

Posted on January 6, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

Shakespeare drew on a handful of sources to write King Lear (Holinshed’s Chronicles, Edmund Spencer’s the Faerie Queen, Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia), but to trace Lear’s roots all the way back to the beginning, you have to start in 700 BC. … Continue reading →

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The wheel has come full circle

Posted on January 5, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

As much as I wanted to immedietely post all of my magical Globe findings on day one, I’m glad technological difficulties forced me to postpone this entry. I needed to revisit the exhibition this morning because my first tour was … Continue reading →

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Excellent foppery of the world

Posted on January 4, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

Today was brimming with firsts. I took my first hostel shower and enjoyed my first groggy London morning at a cafe in Southbank. I bought my first English Starbucks coffee (it was the only place with wifi, unfortunately) and then, … Continue reading →

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Wine loved I deeply

Posted on January 2, 2013 by MaeganWritesOn

This glass of wine may be the only thing keeping me alive at this point, but it’s totally worth it (I decided to wait on my first English drink and enjoy it when I’m a bit more well-rested. Wine is … Continue reading →

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