Category Archives: Shakespeare

Social Distancing #7: Books & the Bard

Posted on April 24, 2020 by lisakwinkler

Yesterday, William Shakespeare would have been 456 years old. What an amazing publishing career he’s had:  plays continually performed in all languages, all over the world. The Shakespeare & Company theater company, based in Lenox, Massachusetts, posted this on its … Continue reading →

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Fire at CT’s Shakespeare Theater

Posted on January 17, 2019 by lisakwinkler

My heart weeps for a Connecticut theater destroyed by fire recently. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/13/arts/stratford-shakespeare-theater-fire.html I grew up attending performances at the American Shakespeare Festival Theater in Stratford, CT. My mother took my sister and me to its shows, mostly Shakespeare plays; it’s … Continue reading →

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Lions and Tigers and Bears… Oh My!

Posted on May 2, 2016 by lisakwinkler

I was peacefully reading the newspaper, drinking my coffee this morning when a dark shadow appeared across the page. Looking outside the doors leading to the patio, I saw a small black bear in the garden. My first reaction was … Continue reading →

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Holiday Tidings

Posted on December 8, 2015 by lisakwinkler

Given current events, I’m finding myself looking for meaning this holiday season. We met up with some friends at the New York Botanical Garden’s  annual train show, a spectacle like no other, that portrays the architecture of New York landmarks … Continue reading →

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Class Notes #6: Macbeth & World Records

Posted on October 16, 2015 by lisakwinkler

October is: pumpkins, leaves, apples, cider and of course, Halloween. The school doesn’t officially celebrate it, though the students have a fall dance. The art teacher has introduced Mexican skull and other autumn-themed painting. And I sneaked in a little … Continue reading →

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Is F-Word Usage Flunking Culture?

Posted on January 27, 2014 by lisakwinkler

When did saying the f-word become so common? Why are movies and plays so loaded with vulgar language the plot and characters become secondary? I’m hardly swear-free, and even had a swearing jar myself when in 8th grade, created by … Continue reading →

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Brushing up my Shakespeare

Posted on December 22, 2013 by lisakwinkler

December has been Shakespeare theater month for us it seems; we saw three plays: Pericles, Richard III and Twelfth Night. Pericles,  The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s  last show of its season, tells the story of a prince seeking justice, a … Continue reading →

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Overstating the Obvious: Naps, Bedtimes & Chekhov

Posted on October 15, 2013 by lisakwinkler

I accompanied my son Jacob to pick up his two kids from preschool the other day. On the walk home, we asked them what they did in school. Meira, 2, offered that she napped. That seemed the highlight or at … Continue reading →

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Blog Birthday! Happy Two Years!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by lisakwinkler

It’s William Shakespeare’s birthday! The bard at 449, is read, performed and analyzed around the world, on stage and screen, in parks and parking lots, indoors and outdoors. And it’s my blog’s 2nd birthday! Well maybe not yet as famous, … Continue reading →

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Help Send Lesley Carter ‘Round the World!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by lisakwinkler

Nothing will stop adventure seeker and blogger Lesley Carter.  I’m not sure how we first connected in the blogosphere but I have been an avid armchair traveling companion ever since.  Now she’s entered in a contest and has asked her … Continue reading →

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