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The Duchess of Malfi: Antonio and The Duchess
The Duchess of Malfi is a Jacobean revenge tragedy that explores the themes of inequality, justice, and corruption.
Sep 6, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
The Duchess of Malfi: Summary of John Webster's Revenge Tragedy
The Duchess of Malfi is a revenge tragedy based on a true story set in Italy.
Sep 6, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
Playwright Gary Kirkham on Catherine Fitch and Miles Potter
Author of Falling: A Wake, and Queen Milli of Galt wrote Pearl Gidley for Slings and Arrows star who performed in Marcia Johnson's Courting Johanna.
Sep 3, 2010
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Coral Andrews
Canadian Playwright Gary Kirkham on Blyth Festival's Pearl Gidley
This British born actor and playwright based in Cambridge, known for plays Queen Milli of Galt and
Falling: A Wake, pens another audience hit.
Aug 31, 2010
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Coral Andrews
The Malcontent in Webster's Revenge Tragedies
John Webster's revenge tragedies are characterized by sententious maxims that are reflected in outbursts of hatred and pain.
Aug 31, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
Volpone: The Theme of Desire in Jonson's Play
In Jonson's plays, vice has to be punished and desire has to be curtailed. At the end of Volpone the scam is not only undermined but also discovered.
Aug 30, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
Volpone: A Comedy by Ben Jonson
In Volpone the characters who are greedy for wealth and sexual pleasure are all punished in a way that reflects their vices.
Aug 30, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
Volpone: A Satire on Avarice by Ben Jonson
In Volpone, Jonson sets out to undermine the notion of avarice and vice by showing men who 'possess wealth, as sick men possess fevers'.
Aug 30, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
The Alchemist: A Jacobean Comedy on the Lure of Wealth and Power
Jonson's 'The Alchemist' is based on the unifying metaphor of alchemy as a means for social transformation.
Aug 29, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
The Alchemist: Jacobean Drama by Ben Jonson
The plot of 'The Alchemist' is devised by the three central characters, Face, Subtle, and Dol, who swindle their willing gulls for profit.
Aug 29, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
The Opening Scene of The Alchemist by Ben Jonson
In the opening scene of Jonson's 'The Alchemist' the audience is introduced to the vulgar nature of the three main characters: Face, Subtle, and Dol.
Aug 25, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
Ben Jonson and Jacobean Drama in England
A look at Ben Jonson's satirical drama in Jacobean England (1603-1625).
Aug 24, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
Missionary Position - Theater Review
Suite101 reviews "Missionary Position," a solo performance starring Steven Fales, taking place at the 14th Annual New York International Fringe Festival
Aug 21, 2010
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Markos Papadatos
Interview with Steven Fales
A chat with stage actor and playwright Steven Fales about his biggest influences, upcoming projects, future plans, and his advice for hopefuls
Aug 11, 2010
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Markos Papadatos
Dorimant and The Man of Mode
In Etherege's 'The Man of Mode' Dorimant must be educated as he will move from the love of the many to the love of the one.
Jul 26, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
The Man of Mode or Sir Fopling Flutter: On Affectation
In his play 'The Man of Mode', George Etherege is attacking the fragility of pretension.
Jul 26, 2010
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Maureen Cutajar
Philadelphia's PlayPenn Conference Offers Resources to Writers
An annual new play development conference hosted in Philadelphia, PlayPenn offers playwrights a safe, creative environment to revise and workshop new work.
Jul 21, 2010
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Kristen Scatton
No Exit: Jean-Paul Sartre's Existential Play
Jean-Paul Sartre's existential play No Exit traps three antagonizing characters in Hell, where they fight to maintain their sense of human dignity.
Jun 22, 2010
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Jon Blackstock
Woody Allen Play God an Existential, Postmodern Masterpiece
Woody Allen's seldom-seen play God is an existential masterpiece that answers the question of humanity's understanding of God's existence.
Jun 8, 2010
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Patrick Berkley
Contemporary American Playwright T.Cat Ford
Actor turned playwright T.Cat Ford has a timely new play, "www.chaostrade-theplay.com: an American Comedy of Investment Errors" opening in NYC in 2011.
Jun 3, 2010
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Anya Laurence
