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Rose Androwich | Tuesday, March 7, 2023
“Romeo and Juliet” has spawned a variety of cultural responses to the act of literature. The inspiration derived from “Romeo and Juliet” takes note of how Shakespeare wrote the play. The principal source for the plot was a narrative poem by the English poet Arthur Brooke. Brooke’s poem is based on a French translation
Caroline Lezny | Friday, November 15, 2019
The cast of “Romeo and Juliet” circles up pre-show as Advisor Scott Jackson gives them a piece of advice. As he looks around the circle of nervous faces, Jackson reassures: “If you’re comfortable, if you don’t have nerves, you’re doing something wrong. [Acting] is not a comfortable profession.” The actors nod, and their anxiety seems
Olivia Hershberger | Thursday, August 31, 2017
The Tectonic Theatre Project, famous for the “Laramie Project,” will be directing a play at Saint Mary’s to be performed Nov. 9 through Nov. 12. Rather than having a single plot throughout the show, there will be multiple stories taken from interviews of students across campus. The interviews, which will tell the stories of Saint Mary’s
Courtney Becker | Thursday, February 2, 2017
The Actors From the London Stage (AFTLS) company debuted their production of “Romeo and Juliet” in Washington Hall on Wednesday night. The company, made up of just five actors, visits Notre Dame every semester thanks to the University’s status as the “American home” for the organization, Aaron Nichols, Shakespeare at Notre Dame’s audience development
Emilie Kefalas | Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Dim the lights. Find your seat — no, wait — actually, do that before you cut the lights and save yourself … a trip to the emergency room. Now, feel your bones quake in your skin and behold (cue flash of lightning) the literary trailer for the Not-So-Royal-Shakespeare-Company’s upcoming performance of (ominous chords tip-toeing