Saturday, June 02, 2007

I'd never have the nerve to pull that off

Man, I just love The Onion:
Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended

The Onion

Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended

MORRISTOWN, NJ—"When most people hear The Merchant of Venice, they think 1960s Las Vegas, but it's time to shake things up," said maverick director Kevin Hiles.

Posted by J. Walker at 10:26 AM
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  1. Lucas10:32 PM

    This greatly amuses me because I just ran lights for a really stupid production of Henry V. Its "concept" was to make it look like it was shoddily thrown together by some theatre folks. Voila, everyone knows Shakespeare. It's worse than people suddenly knowing complicated choreography and harmony in a chorus line on the streets of Manhattan.

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