Tag: Shakespeare

Two actors in colorful period costumes perform on stage outdoors, delivering a dynamic introduction to Shakespeare’s Othello: one gestures passionately while the other looks serious, standing near a textured wall with a large, blue-stained area.

An Introduction to Othello

This engaging talk by Purdue Cornerstone Liberal Arts faculty will provide fresh insights and historical context to deepen your appreciation of Othello ahead of the performances in October.

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Something Rotten

The unique humor of Broadway’s funniest show

The laugh lines in the Broadway hit Something Rotten! flow from different sources. Some come at the expense of William Shakespeare, the rock star of his day, here played as a world-weary writer who finds being famous so much more...
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Scene from The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan

The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan Coming to Purdue

Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company (Peking Opera) brings reimagined telling of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ to Purdue September 23 at 8 P.M. in Loeb Playhouse.

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The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan program cover

Program: The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan

The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan – adapted from Zhu Sheng-Hao’s translation of Hamlet – by Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company, September 23, 2016, Loeb Playhouse

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