Haunting History Onstage: Shakespeare in the USA and Canada

In 2016, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the Stratford Festival of Canada mounted marathons through Shakespearean history to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare with Tug of War and Breath of Kings. Both productions invited parallels to contemporary political events in their promotion and design, just as the original performances of these works in the Shakespearean era used past events to comment on present realities. Endurathons for cast and audience alike, Tug of War and Breath of Kings used double-casting, stylized treatments of violence and 'firsts' for each company to sweeten the bitter pill of these historical narratives.

Author: Regina Buccola
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/15/2019
Pages: 75
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.14lbs
Size: 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.13d
ISBN: 9781108714846

About the Author
Buccola, Regina: - Regina Buccola is Professor of English and Chair of Humanities, Literature and Languages at Roosevelt University.