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Mike Huguenor on June 2, 2021
In Shylock, a Jewish actor throws a Shakespeare Festival into chaos with his controversial performance as the notorious moneylender from Merchant of Venice. The festival is canceled (along with the actor’s career), and he is left having to defend his actions, and explain his artistic choices. Exploring themes of censorship, artistic freedom,…
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Winona Rajamohan on August 8, 2018
San Jose Youth Shakespeare is celebrating Christmas early with one of Shakespeare’s most gender-bent comedies. Originally performed on the final evening of Christmastide, Twelfth Night features plenty of cross-dressing and a bit of what historians have identified as metatheatre—that is, playing with the concept of acting in a play on stage. This…
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