Escape to the Forest of Arden: Dramaturg’s Notes
When Teddy Rodger asked me to pull some of my favorite nature imagery from the Shakespeare canon for a podcast …
Author Archives: Drew
Theatrum Mundi
My intro essay for the 14-15 scholar guide at STC. A thankless task, yoking together a disparate and eclectic body …
To Dream, Or Not To Dream
Written for a special reading of Calderon’s masterpiece, Life is a Dream, at the Former Residence of the Spanish Ambassador. The …
Cowardesque (Private Lives)
Written for a production of Private Lives, directed by the inimitable and echt posh Maria Aitken. – DL At first glance, …
The Play of History (Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2)
Written for a production of Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 at STC, starring Stacy Keach as Falstaff. – DL …
The Russian Tartuffe
Written for a March 3, 2014 ReDiscovery Reading at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. – DL As the story goes, Alexander …
Uneasy Heads (Or, Two Men and a Baby Prince)
Written for the STC “Bard Association” Newsletter in February of 2014, on the subject of the two Henry IV plays. It gave …
The Importance of Being Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest)
Written for a production of The Importance of Being Earnest at STC, in the winter of 2013-14. -DL I hope …
The Pith of Pirandello (Henry IV)
Written for a ReDiscovery reading, Dec. 9, 2013, starring Patrick Page in the title role. The reading was a near-unanimous …
Comedy Tonight! (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)
Written in the Fall of 2013 for STC’s big Holiday show, and one of our first musicals, A Funny Thing Happened …
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