Tag: Angeline Morris
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“Within the hollow crown”: A Season Reflection
Back in July, when the 2023-24 season was announced, as the season dramaturg I posed a series of questions for audience members to consider. When is the crown a prop and when is it a costume? Are there similarities in discussions of the crown across these plays? What happens when the crown is worn by…
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Re-visiting—Re-vising—the Narrative of Richard III
We invite audiences coming to our production next Friday to consider which version of the narrative they believe: is Richard the figure of Tudor legend? Or, possibly, do we need to re-visit (and re-vise) our understanding of Richard III?
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Controlling the Narrative
Early in Shakespeare’s 1 Henry IV, Hotspur declares that his family’s efforts to support the current king, Henry IV, were a mistake. Instead of “Richard [II], that sweet lovely rose,” the Percys instead “plant[ed] this thorn, this canker, Bolingbroke”. In order to redeem their family’s honor, they must avenge the slights of King Henry and…