In an actual production you can kind of just go with the flow a lot easier than reading the play. You won't get get every bit of minutiae in the words may and miss out on clever details, but you'll probably be able to follow all the important stuff
Yeah this is why I really want to see some productions rather than read more of the texts.
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hey Straightzi. if I see any one Shakespeare play in my life which one should it be?
If you're just going to see one...
A good production of Romeo and Juliet can show a lot of Shakespeare's range, but good productions of R&J are few and far between.
Maybe The Tempest? It's probably my favorite of his comedies, all told, and does a good job of the classic intertwining plots thing. It's got some problematic stuff, but it can also be wielded nicely to directly showcase some of that problematic stuff, in the right hands.
Or if you want a tragedy, probably Othello. It's a nice straightforward tragedy, it's still super relevant in the modern day, and while Iago has wheels within wheels going on, his monologues tend to explain a whole lot of that.
hey Straightzi. if I see any one Shakespeare play in my life which one should it be?
If you're just going to see one...
A good production of Romeo and Juliet can show a lot of Shakespeare's range, but good productions of R&J are few and far between.
Maybe The Tempest? It's probably my favorite of his comedies, all told, and does a good job of the classic intertwining plots thing. It's got some problematic stuff, but it can also be wielded nicely to directly showcase some of that problematic stuff, in the right hands.
Or if you want a tragedy, probably Othello. It's a nice straightforward tragedy, it's still super relevant in the modern day, and while Iago has wheels within wheels going on, his monologues tend to explain a whole lot of that.
hopefully I get the chance to see more than one obviously but like. I dunno any companies in the area that put them on so who knows when I'll get the chance.
I've heard good things about Othello yeah. I might jump on one of that if I can.
any good film adaptations of any of those?
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In an actual production you can kind of just go with the flow a lot easier than reading the play. You won't get get every bit of minutiae in the words may and miss out on clever details, but you'll probably be able to follow all the important stuff
Yeah, there are three people translating a production of Shakespeare - the dramaturg, the director, and the actor (some productions don't have a dedicated dramaturg, but that work is still being done, generally by the director)
Of course, there's a lot of translator strength issues there, as with any translation, and those three roles might oppose one another at varying points in time
But part of the reason I'm opposed to translating Shakespeare is because it's already being done
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StraightziHere we may reign secure, and in my choice,To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered Userregular
hey Straightzi. if I see any one Shakespeare play in my life which one should it be?
If you're just going to see one...
A good production of Romeo and Juliet can show a lot of Shakespeare's range, but good productions of R&J are few and far between.
Maybe The Tempest? It's probably my favorite of his comedies, all told, and does a good job of the classic intertwining plots thing. It's got some problematic stuff, but it can also be wielded nicely to directly showcase some of that problematic stuff, in the right hands.
Or if you want a tragedy, probably Othello. It's a nice straightforward tragedy, it's still super relevant in the modern day, and while Iago has wheels within wheels going on, his monologues tend to explain a whole lot of that.
hopefully I get the chance to see more than one obviously but like. I dunno any companies in the area that put them on so who knows when I'll get the chance.
I've heard good things about Othello yeah. I might jump on one of that if I can.
any good film adaptations of any of those?
No.
But that's me being real curmudgeonly about filmed plays. I tend to prefer modernizations and inspired bys and stuff like that over actual filmed adaptations of Shakespeare. In which case O is a very good film adaptation of Othello.
My reaction when I last watched Romeo and Juliet was that, huh, this sure gets touted as the greatest love story a lot, but really it's about how teenagers are real fuckin dumb
My reaction when I last watched Romeo and Juliet was that, huh, this sure gets touted as the greatest love story a lot, but really it's about how teenagers are real fuckin dumb
My reaction when I last watched Romeo and Juliet was that, huh, this sure gets touted as the greatest love story a lot, but really it's about how teenagers are real fuckin dumb
Yeah it's super not a love story
I mean Romeo and Juliet both have some great soliloquys about love and longing, and if you take those out of the context of the show, you can sort of see it
But there are much more interesting interpretations of it than focusing on the whole star-crossed lovers bit
I'm seeing a production of Titus Andronicus tonight
I know only two things about Titus: murder, and puns about murder
Titus kicks ass. I played Chiron once, it was fun as hell.
Like, in actuality it's a kind of weak show with some very confusing mixed messages, but modern theatre companies are generally pretty good at resolving those issues with buckets of fake blood.
I'm seeing a production of Titus Andronicus tonight
I know only two things about Titus: murder, and puns about murder
Titus kicks ass. I played Chiron once, it was fun as hell.
Like, in actuality it's a kind of weak show with some very confusing mixed messages, but modern theatre companies are generally pretty good at resolving those issues with buckets of fake blood.
the company I'm seeing generally does good work but they also work VERY cheap
I don't know if I'm going to get the Dario Argento levels of hideous violence I want
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I'm seeing a production of Titus Andronicus tonight
I know only two things about Titus: murder, and puns about murder
Titus kicks ass. I played Chiron once, it was fun as hell.
Like, in actuality it's a kind of weak show with some very confusing mixed messages, but modern theatre companies are generally pretty good at resolving those issues with buckets of fake blood.
the company I'm seeing generally does good work but they also work VERY cheap
I don't know if I'm going to get the Dario Argento levels of hideous violence I want
That's a shame.
The company I worked with was weak in a lot of ways (like liability insurance!), but it was also partially run by a professor of theatrical makeup, so we had some absolutely gnarly stuff going on. Lots of blood packs, of course, but also some really good handmade prosthetics for the various limbs that get chopped off, and a special rig for torturing two of the characters to death on stage - essentially all of the restraints were fitting with tubing that someone backstage could pump blood through.
you're young enough that you'll have plenty of opportunities to see Hamilton nearby and affordably in your lifetime, just have to wait until it makes its way out of the early stages of a hyper-popular musical
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Yeah this is why I really want to see some productions rather than read more of the texts.
If you're just going to see one...
A good production of Romeo and Juliet can show a lot of Shakespeare's range, but good productions of R&J are few and far between.
Maybe The Tempest? It's probably my favorite of his comedies, all told, and does a good job of the classic intertwining plots thing. It's got some problematic stuff, but it can also be wielded nicely to directly showcase some of that problematic stuff, in the right hands.
Or if you want a tragedy, probably Othello. It's a nice straightforward tragedy, it's still super relevant in the modern day, and while Iago has wheels within wheels going on, his monologues tend to explain a whole lot of that.
hopefully I get the chance to see more than one obviously but like. I dunno any companies in the area that put them on so who knows when I'll get the chance.
I've heard good things about Othello yeah. I might jump on one of that if I can.
any good film adaptations of any of those?
Yeah, there are three people translating a production of Shakespeare - the dramaturg, the director, and the actor (some productions don't have a dedicated dramaturg, but that work is still being done, generally by the director)
Of course, there's a lot of translator strength issues there, as with any translation, and those three roles might oppose one another at varying points in time
But part of the reason I'm opposed to translating Shakespeare is because it's already being done
No.
But that's me being real curmudgeonly about filmed plays. I tend to prefer modernizations and inspired bys and stuff like that over actual filmed adaptations of Shakespeare. In which case O is a very good film adaptation of Othello.
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Yeah it's super not a love story
I mean Romeo and Juliet both have some great soliloquys about love and longing, and if you take those out of the context of the show, you can sort of see it
But there are much more interesting interpretations of it than focusing on the whole star-crossed lovers bit
no Shakespeare.
les miss will be at one in spring though. I might get that ticket.
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The way to be "less miserable" is to not watch that play hahahahaha
I know only two things about Titus: murder, and puns about murder
Oh man that was in town in 2017 I think.
Titus kicks ass. I played Chiron once, it was fun as hell.
Like, in actuality it's a kind of weak show with some very confusing mixed messages, but modern theatre companies are generally pretty good at resolving those issues with buckets of fake blood.
the company I'm seeing generally does good work but they also work VERY cheap
I don't know if I'm going to get the Dario Argento levels of hideous violence I want
That's a shame.
The company I worked with was weak in a lot of ways (like liability insurance!), but it was also partially run by a professor of theatrical makeup, so we had some absolutely gnarly stuff going on. Lots of blood packs, of course, but also some really good handmade prosthetics for the various limbs that get chopped off, and a special rig for torturing two of the characters to death on stage - essentially all of the restraints were fitting with tubing that someone backstage could pump blood through.
My wife and I saw Hamilton this past 4th of July, though, that was great!
just you wait*
you're young enough that you'll have plenty of opportunities to see Hamilton nearby and affordably in your lifetime, just have to wait until it makes its way out of the early stages of a hyper-popular musical
*sorry I can't help myself
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Eating a raw onion like an apple is fucking horrifying
Also eating an apple core is like actually dangerous isn't it?
that's probably the grossest thing I ever saw a family member do