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Cecelia Swartz | Friday, September 22, 2023
Last Friday, the Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company (NSR) put on an unrehearsed production of “Henry IV Part I.” The play is one of Shakespeare’s less popular histories that tells the story of warring factions and attempted rebellion during the reign of England’s Henry IV. At least, that is about as much as I was able to
Anna Falk | Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing” begs the question: “How do you build trust in a relationship, and what happens when it is broken?” Director Nandini Sadagopan fell in love with this play at first read, admiring the presence of strong female characters Beatrice and Hero that she could look up
Peter Breen | Friday, February 3, 2023
The Not-So-Royal (NSR) Shakespeare Co.’s “Hamlet/5” comes to fruition in Washington Hall’s Lab Theatre this first weekend of February on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Notre Dame’s student-run Shakespeare troupe is known for its semiannual Bard productions, traditionally performed at semester’s end with a sizable cast and crew. This weekend’s show, however, will
Marcelle Couto | Tuesday, November 15, 2022
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Not-So-Royal (NSR) Shakespeare Co. performed an only slightly abridged “The Winter’s Tale” (circa 1609-1611), which, with its almost symmetrical split into two halves of dark tragedy and comic romance, illustrates — perhaps more clearly than any other Shakespearean play — the genre of tragicomedy. The tragedy of King Leontes
Kelsey Quint | Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Notre Dame students are taking the stage this weekend in two different shows. The department of film, television and theatre (FTT) will be staging Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias” at the Decio Theatre in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Nov. 10-13. Elsewhere on campus, the Not-So-Royal-Shakespeare Company (NSR) will be putting on “A Winter’s Tale” at
Cecelia Swartz | Friday, March 18, 2022
The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company (NSR) delivered a stunning, intense and thought-provoking performance of “Measure for Measure.” The play, one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known works, is often considered one of the bard’s problem plays because it does not fit into his usual genres of tragedy, history or comedy. The work covers tragic themes of sexual assault, abuse
Marcelle Couto | Thursday, March 17, 2022
The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company (NSR) is set to preform “Measure for Measure” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Washington Hall Lab Theater. Tickets may be purchased at the LaFortune Student Center box office for $5 or at the door for $7. The tale opens with the Duke Vincentio of Vienna who, concerned with the
Rose Androwich | Friday, November 5, 2021
The Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Company — after much anticipation from the audience and hard work from everyone involved in the production — brought to us a wonderful performance of “Macbeth.” From the excellently choregraphed fight scenes to the actors’ clear understanding of the material, the play was an exceptional one to watch. Watching the actors bring
Lexi Kilcoin | Thursday, October 29, 2020
From wearing masks to virtual “Bachelorette” watch parties to Zoom University to the HERE™ campaigns flooding Notre Dame’s campus, COVID-19 has impacted students’ lives significantly. Entertainment has not gone anywhere, though. It might look a little different, but it manages to find its way to audiences. Live theater is coming back as well, as the
Mariah Rush | Thursday, November 15, 2018
Faked deaths. Real deaths. An evil stepmother. Conspiracies. Betrayal. Love. Ghosts. A god. You can catch all of these elements at the Not-So-Royal (NSR) Shakespeare Company’s production of “Cymbeline,” which is running from Thursday to Saturday. “I think it’s one of the most intense plots Shakespeare ever wrote … I like to think of it