The Stage 32 Videos: Shakespeare

I seem to have a Shakespeare phase once or twice a year. Beware :)

The King and all his court arrive and King Lear announces his plan to 'shake all cares and business from our state, / Conferring them on younger years' and calls on his three daughters to express their love for him before he rewards them with a share of his kingdom.

Monologue from Tempest (Ferdinand)

Two Noble Kinsmen (first performance in Malta)Theatre PerformanceVenue:Teatru Salesjan Roaring Voices, Shakespeare Youth TheatreCharacter: Dame JoanCredits: ...

Following on from my bio - I have recorded my rendition of Ophelia's "O woe is me..." At this point in the play, Hamlet is full of hurt and anger due to the death of his father at the hands of his Uncle, the late King's brother. Before Hamlet's absence from court, he and Ophelia were in the process of courting. Unfortunately, Hamlet's affections have been tainted by bitterness that he refuses to acknowledge his former feelings for her. So much so that he orders her to a Nunnery for she is the embodiment of his sin - lust. Ophelia is so in love with Hamlet, this onslaught leaves her confused and is the beginning of her gradual journey into a state of dissociation, madness almost.

The Lears: Fools of Fortune © 2013 ptmc Suggested by Shakespeare's KING LEAR, this contemporary American telling has Alzheimers addled Captain of Industry, Edgar Reginald Lehman Lear, gathering those closest to him for an advance reading of the will at Thanksgiving dinner. He has sold the family estate, and will go to live with those that love him best. Will his daughters Anneril and Reagan retain the family wealth & to what lengths will they go to do so? Will disinherited gay son Cord, reappear as home health care nurse, Cordelia Learson? And will the Storr family, Glen Storr Esquire, Edmond "Monty" Storr, and Edgar "Ned" Storr find their way into the tangle? Homicide, a blinding, betrayal, abuse, sibling rivalries, cross dressing, arm wrestling and even loyalty, redemption & love find their way into the turbulent mix. Characters: 5 men 2 women Mr. Edgar Reginald Lehman Lear – patriarch, man of business Ms. Anneril Lehman Lear – oldest daughter Ms. Reagan Lehman Lear – the other daughter Mr. Cord Lear/ Ms. Cordelia Learson – youngest child Mr. Glen Storr Esquire – business partner, family lawyer Mr. Edgar “Ned” Storr/ Ned o’ Bedlam – primary son, not straight Mr. Edmond “Monty” Storr – bastard son, personal trainer, escort, straight

VARIED LIVES synopsis Mr. Donald John Falstaff, a brewer from Milwaukee, striving for more than just a quiet weekend in the country, throws Mr. Fenton Philip Ford's estate, Ford Farms, and its all male cast of characters into chaos. Set in a time when gay marriage wasn’t even a topic for discussion and adoption the only legal recourse, VARIED LIVES examines the relationships of 6 men who opt for the only solutions available to them. "Modelled" upon Shakespeare’s MERRY WIVES of WINDSOR, VARIED LIVES is set in the 1930s American Midwest and suggested by the life & times of American philanthropist Robert Allerton and Allerton Park.

PANDER...ing (C) 2020 by Patrick Thomas McCarthy ptmc What if Shakespeare felt remorse in presenting Henry VI’s Joan la Pucelle, & Troilus & Cressida’s Pandarus, calling upon the patronage of Queen Elizabeth I to assist him in giving both the Pander & Joan d’Arc makeovers. Perhaps change history in the process? Achilles, Patroclus, Mistress Overdone, Anne Hathaway, Mrs. Aphra Behn, Edward DeVere and even a Gallant Stool join in the fray. And what’s that underlying thrum regarding authorship?

For William Shakespeare, fighting with a rapier and dagger was not only popular, being good at it was the mark of a real gentleman.

Minute Monologue

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