Byrd and The Bard
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/opinion/04marche.html
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Meet Oskar Schell, an inventor, Francophile, tambourine player,
Shakespearean actor, jeweler, pacifist, correspondent with Stephen
Hawking and Ringo Starr. He is nine years old. And he is on an urgent,
secret search through the five boroughs of New York. His mission is to
find the lock that fits a mysterious key belonging to his father, who
died in the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Of course, the Shakespearean bit could be all of about 2 lines of dialogue in the introduction of the character. But I prefer to imagine something more along the lines of “Searching for Bobby Fischer”, where the kid just exudes this sort of genius for everything he does.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=64738
Shakespeare Girl Fight!
I wonder if you can even perform Shakespeare in a mud wrasslin pit?
🙂
Atlanta Needs Money
The Tavern is very highly regarded for their “original practice” style, and we’ve spoken of them often here on the blog. One of their staff, Ann, has been a regular contributor in the past (though I’m not sure if she’s still hanging out with us). If you’ve got some bucks to donate and want to support Shakespeare, Atlanta can certainly put your generosity to good use.