20.Jan.2010 IRT’s production of ROMEO and JULIET for 2010
Because of Romeo and Juliet’s widespread familiarity, companies who produce it seek to find a particular viewpoint for their version of the story. This was true when Shakespeare wrote the play. He took an Italian story, kept the original character and place names, but gave it his own unique twist with English poetry and values. [...]
Shakespeare’s Theatre
In Shakespeare’s day, playgoing was enormously popular for all classes of people, and new theatres were springing up across London. None was more popular than Shakespeare’s home theatre. The Globe functioned in many ways as a metaphor for contemporary concepts of society, civilization, and the universe at large. The name of the theatre itself—the Globe—suggested [...]
Shakespeare
Although William Shakespeare is generally considered the greatest dramatist in the English language, few facts are known about his life. Only a handful of legal documents verify his existence. Tradition has it that he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small market town, on April 23, 1564. His father was a glove maker who became High [...]
“Two households, both alike in dignity …”
Romeo and Juliet is perhaps Shakespeare’s most familiar play. Its story of forbidden love translates into all cultures and has served as inspiration for artworks in all forms: music, opera, ballet, film, literature, and painting. Even people who have never read or seen the play know lines from it, so pervasive is its influence in [...]
Why Shakespeare?
Why do we study the plays of William Shakespeare? He lived and died almost 400 years ago. He wrote about kings and queens and other people far from our own time. His use of poetry is strange to our ears, and his vocabulary is full of words we don’t understand and can’t pronounce. How could [...]
24.Sep.2009 IRT Announces ProLiance Energy as its Youth Education and Outreach Sponsor
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Repertory Theatre announced today that ProLiance Energy has expanded its commitment to Indiana’s educational community – and extended its long-term relationship with the IRT by becoming the sponsor of the IRT’s 2009-2010 Youth Education & Outreach Programs. This new partnership provides a tremendous educational experience to students in all 92 counties [...]